An entry of 1325 sheep in Ballymena resulted in an easier trade.  Fat lambs sold to 473 for a pen of 19kg at £90 offered by J Sheppard, Raloo and to a top per head of £110 for a heavy lamb from R & M Milliken, Armoy.  Fat ewes sold to £122.   Fat lambs […]

Heifers sold to:- A Hall, Antrim AA 520kg £1145 (220), T Robinson, Ballynure Lim 540kg £1135 (210), A Hall AA 570kg £1190 (208), Liam O’Neill, Ahoghill Par 420kg £870 (207), JP O’Neill, Cushendall Lim 290kg £590 (203), T Weatherup, Carrick SH 580kg £1160 (200), D Knox, Coleraine Char

A small entry of dairy stock sold to £1310 for a springing cow from G Harper, Greysteel.  Ruling prices:- G Harper, Greysteel springing cow £1310, Sam Wallace, Broughshane calved hfr £1300, G Harper spg cow £1160, WJ Bryson, Crumlin calved hfr £1100.   39 lots in the suckler ring sold

An entry of 270 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade.  Beef cows sold to 214p for a Char 830kg at £1776, Fr cows to 146p for 660kg at £963, beef heifers to 226p for 570kg at £1288, beef bullocks to 232p for 580kg at £1345 and Friesian bullocks to 181p […]

  An entry of 857 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a terrific trade.  Fat lambs sold to 550p per kg for a pen of 3 Texels 20kg at £110 and to a top per head of £121 for a heavy Suff.  Fat ewes sold to £109.   Fat lambs (702) Top prices per […]