37 dairy cows and heifers sold well to £1720 for a calved heifer from C Casey, Cloughmills, calved cows to £1540 for a second calver from RH & HA Shanks, Dunadry.  Ruling prices:- C Casey, Cloughmills calved hfr £1720, RH & HA Shanks, Dunadry calved cow £1540, B McClean, Bushmills

A much better entry of 360 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in an improved trade.  Beef cows sold to 218p for a purebred Blue 850kg at £1853, Fr cows to 141p for 760kg at £1071, beef heifers to 214p for a Char 540kg at £1155, beef bullocks to 221p for a Par 650kg […]

An entry of 1108 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharp trade.  Fat hoggets sold to £378p for a pen of 17 Texels 23kg at £87 presented by C Adams, Antrim and to a top per head of £95 for a pen of heavy Texels offered by David Law, Ballymena.  Spring lambs sold […]

An entry of 240 store cattle on Tuesday resulted in a terrific trade. Bullocks sold to £575 over for a Lim 400kg at £975 for a Lim showed by N McErlain, Portglenone.  Heifers sold to £500 over for a Lim 490kg at £1090 showed by Cecil Wilson, Glenarm.   Bulls/blks 301-400kgs N McErlain,

Another good show of sheep on Monday evening resulted in s sharp trade.  Ewes and lambs to £200, ewes to £105, pets to £46 and dry hoggets to £92.   Ewes and lambs sold to:- I Montgomery, Glenwherry 2 CB ewes & 4 lambs £200, WJ Thompson, Glenwherry 1 CB ewe & 2 lambs £190,