A seasonal entry of 140 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.  Beef cows sold to 187p for a Lim 840kg at £1570, Fr cows to 126p for 790kg at £995, beef heifers to £200 for 680kg at £1360, beef bullocks to 208p for 640kg at £1331 and Fr bullocks to 146p for […]

An entry of 1514 sheep in Ballymena resulted in another great trade.  Fat lambs sold to 400p for a pen of 20 Texels 24kg at £96, from Ian Campbell of Templepatrick and to a top of £98.50 for a pen of 22 Texels 27.5kg offered by Leslie Turtle, Broughshane.  Fat ewes sold to £90.  

A seasonal entry of store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a steady trade.  Bullocks sold to £590 over for a Char 550kg at £1140 presented by Mr A & Mrs B Hunter, Antrim.  Heifers sold to £420 over for a Char 460kg at £880 offered by Marion Simmons, Antrim.   Bullocks

56 dairy cattle at the annual Christmas show which was sponsored by Danske Bank, with Seamus McCormick in attendance and judged by Mrs Janet Whitlow, Lanarkshire who selected as her champion a calved heifer belonging to Sam Wallace, Broughshane.  This heifer went on to sell for the top price of

An entry of 150 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a sharp trade.  Beef  cows sold to 177p for 580kg at £1026, Fr cows to 138p for 570kg at £786, beef heifers to 200p for a Lim 600kg at £1200 and beef bullocks to 223p, 620kg at £1382.   Beef cows sold to:- […]