An entry of 260 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in another great trade.  Beef cows sold to 207p twice for 650kg at £1345 and 700kg at £1449.  Fr cows sold to 142p for 610kg at £866, beef bullocks to 238p for 900kg at £2142, Fr bullocks to 164p for 660kg at £1082, beef […]

An entry of 744 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a much quieter trade.  Suffolk sheep society held their annual show and sale of fat lambs with Sam Carmichael judging the event.  1st prize was awarded to G Thompson, Bushmills 23kg at £110, 2nd and 3rd to A Kerr, Ballymena 22kg at

An entry of 140 store cattle met a great trade.  Top price of £1155 went to Colin Fleck, Clough for a Lim heifer 440kg.  Top price of 1445 went to K Woodside, Islandmagee for a AA bullock 630kg.   Heifers 0-500kgs Colin Fleck, Clough Lim 440kg £1155 (262), JP O’Neill, Cushendall Lim

32 dairy cattle on offer met better demand selling to £1900 for a calved cow from Mervyn Smyth, Cloughmills.  Ruling prices:- Mervyn Smyth, Cloughmills calved cow £1900, A Hoey, Glenwherry calved cow £1710, Thomas Carlisle, Dundrod calved cow £1660, AG Smyth, Dungiven spg cow £1570, A Hoey

An entry of just over 300 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade.  Beef cows sold to 213p for a Lim 560kg at £1192, Fr cows to 141p for 630kg at £888. Beef heifers to 225p for a 520kg at £1170, beef bullocks to 223p for 640kg at £1427 and Friesian […]