An entry of 3400 sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a sharp trade.  Breeders sold to £166, ewe lambs to £100, store lambs to £64.50, rams to 450gns.  Leading prices as follows:-   Breeders sold to:- Local farmer 8 Suff £166, 3 Cv £162, Patrick McNeill, Ballycastle 6 Tex

  A tremendous turnout of 621 head at the opening show/sale of suckled calves kindly sponsored by Ulster Bank, Limousin society and Newport Collections. Show results: Char bullock 1st and reserve champ McAfee Bros, Bushmills, 2nd McAfee Bros, 3rd P & J O’Kane, Carnlough.  Lim bullock

104 head in the dairy ring.  Good quality lots were in strong demand to a top of £2140 for a second calver from D Livingstone, Randalstown. D Livingstone, Randalstown £2140, WB Johnston, Ligoniel £2040, A & W McIlwaine, Ballyclare £1950, D Livingstone £1850, £1830, £1800, W Johnston,

An entry of 460 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a super trade.  Beef cows sold to 189 pence for a Blue 730kg at £1379, Fr cows to 116p for 740kg at £858, beef heifers to 203p for 790kg at £1603, beef bullocks to 203p for 640kg at £1299 and Friesian bullocks to 148p for […]

An entry of 2152 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a cheaper trade.  Fat lambs sold to 326 pence for a pen of 16 Beltex 22.5kg at £73.50 offered by JW Harbinson, Limavady and to a top per head of £80 for a pen of heavy Rouge from G Houston, Randalstown.  Fat ewes sold to £88. […]