Another super entry of 4000 sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a great trade.  Hoggets sold to £300 for Cheviots, ewe lambs to £130, store lambs to £87 and rams to 800gns.  Leading prices as follows:-   Breeders sold to:- M McGuigan, Pomeroy 10 Cv £300, 10 Cv £280, local

181 dairy cattle sold included a dispersal. WG Johnston, Ligoniel received top price of £2450 for a second calver.  Ruling prices:- WG Johnston, Ligoniel £2450, £2120, J McCann, Lurgan £2020, G & Mrs AM Patton, Carrowdore £1960, WG Johnston £1920, David McConaghy, Dervock £1900,

Another great entry of 550 beef cattle in Ballymena on Thursday.  Beef cows sold to 192p for 800kg at £1536 and 660kg at £1267, Fr cows to 136p for 750kg at £1020 and 600kg at £816, beef heifers to 244p for 700kg at £1708.  Beef bullocks to 233p for 720kg at £1677 and to a […]

An entry of 2367 sheep in Ballymena resulted in another slightly improved trade.  Fat lambs sold to 437p for a pen of 16 Texels 21.5kg at £94 offered by R & M Milliken, Armoy and to a top per head of £106 for a pen of 3 Texels 27.5kg presented by M & A Millar, […]

An entry of 300 store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.  Bullocks sold to £730 over for a Char 540kg at £1270 presented by D Black, Carnlough. Heifers sold to £670 over for a Char 570kg at £1250 offered by James Smyth, Randalstown.   Bulls/blks 0-500kgs Thomas Jamison,