An entry of 640 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in another good steady trade.  Beef cows sold to 205p for a Blue 860kg at £1763.  Fr cows sold to 133p for 720kg at £957, beef heifers to 212p for 560kg at £1187, beef bullocks to 203p for 610kg at £1238 and 710kg at […]

An entry of 2509 sheep in Ballymena resulted in an improved trade.  Fat hoggets sold to 485p for a pen of 6 21kg at £102 presented by John Clarke, Ballymena and to a top per head of £128.50 for a pen of heavy hoggets from William Young, Desertmartin.  Fat ewes sold to £193.   Fat

An entry of 220 store cattle in Ballymena resulted n a steady trade.  Bullocks sold to £585 over for a Lim 550kg at £1135 presented by Paul Whyte, Maghera.  Heifers sold to £535 over for a Lim 510kg at £1045 offered by JW Harbinson, Limavady.   Heifers 0-500kgs Thompson White, Maghera

Another good entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a steady trade.  Ewes with lambs sold to £262, springing ewes to £162, store lambs to £82 and pets to £47.   Ewes and lambs sold to:- D Ward, Glenarm 1 Tex ewe & 2 lambs £262, N Wallace, Coleraine 2 Tex ewes

An entry of 480 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade.  Beef cows sold to 185p for a Lim 640kg at £1184, Fr cows to 126p for 840kg at £1058, beef heifers to 216p for 500kg at £1080, beef bullocks to 218p for 830kg at £1809 and Friesian bullocks to 165p […]