Terrific entry of 280 beef cattle at Ballymena

Fat cows sold to 195p for a Lim 680kg at £1326. Fr cows to 120p for 800kg at £960.

Beef heifers to 209p for a Lim 590kg at £1233, beef bullocks to 208p for a Lim 680kg at £1414. Friesian bullocks to 166p for 650kg at £1079.

Beef cows sold to: M Diamond, Garvagh Lim 680kg, £1326 (195), Robert Clyde, Templepatrick Lim 620kg, £1184 (191), J McGerrigle, Strabane AA 660kg, £1247 (189), Robert Clyde Lim 590kg, £1097 (186), D Hume, Randalstown Lim 730kg, £1321 (181), Sandra Hunter, Bushmills Lim 700kg, £1211 (173), local farmer Lim 710kg, £1214 (171), Robert Clyde Lim 750kg, £1260 (168), E Logan, Ahoghill Lim 570kg, £934 (164), D Black, Cushendall Lim 590kg, £967 (164), T A Rodgers, Broughshane Lim 680kg, £1088 (160), Alex Connor, Ballyclare BB 760kg, £1178 (155), D Hume Lim 680kg, £1054 (155), P McConnell, Ligoniel Lim 500kg, £755 (151), Alan Patterson, Magherafelt AA 630kg, £932 (148), Ivan Wallace, Doagh Lim 570kg, £826 (145), R Crawford, Raloo Lim 660kg, £937 (142), local farmer BB 790kg, £1106 (140), Alastair McCartney, Crumlin Char 800kg, £1120 (140), local farmer Sim 620kg, £861 (139), D Cousins, Downpatrick Lim 720kg, £1000 (139), George Crothers, Kells Lim 570kg, £786 (138), Mrs Cherry, Templepatrick Lim 640kg, £876 (137), G Devlin, Randalstown Lim 720kg, £986 (137).

Friesian cows sold to: Roger Lyttle, Raloo 800kg, £960 (120), J A Boyd, Kircubbin 610kg, £683 (112), W S Kennedy, Ballyclare 680kg, £761 (112), J A Boyd, 660kg, £732 (111), 700kg, £777 (111), B Alexander, Ahoghill 700kg, £777 (111), Liam McConway, Toomebridge 740kg, £814 (110), G Connon, Aldergrove 700kg, £763 (109), 820kg, £893 (109), 700kg, £749 (107), Thomas Dunlop, Glenarm 640kg, £684 (107), G A and C R Crawford, Clough 700kg, £742 (106), J McCamley, Carrick 640kg, £672 (105), B Dunn, Ballyclare 660kg, £685 (104), Robert McCluggage 630kg, £648 (103), Forsythe Bros, Loughgiel 620kg, £620 (100), Harold Johnston, Ahoghill 650kg, £650 (100), Liam McGarry, Loughgiel 520kg, £509 (98), local farmer 650kg, £611 (94), K Craig, Ballyclare 550kg, £495 (900), John Caldwell, Antrim 610kg, £549 (90), B Gribben, Dunloy 610kg, £542 (89), Miss S Hunter, Doagh 700kg, £616 (88), R Morrow, Glenarm 600kg, £528 (88).

Beef heifers sold to: J Collins, Ballymoney Lim 590kg, £1233 (209), Lim 560kg, £1120 (200), P Mitchell, Glenariffe Lim 540kg, £1069 (198), E Logan, Ahoghill Lim 530kg, £1028 (194), J and J Rea, Kilwaughter Char 540kg, £1047 (194), R McIntyre, Glarryford Char 620kg, £1196 (193), J and J Rea Lim 600kg £1152 (192), W Kirkpatrick, Dundrod Char 580kg £1102 (190), J McKinley, Bushmills AA 470kg, £883 (188), R McIntyre, Glarryford Lim 610kg, £1140 (187), J and J Rea, Kilwaughter Char 590kg, £1097 (186), W Kirkpatrick, Dundrod Blonde 560kg, £1019 (182), J Collins, Ballymoney Char 480kg, £873 (182), T Herbison, Ballymena AA 560kg, £991 (177), Steven McCann, Randalstown Sim 650kg, £1137 (175), Wm Graham, Liscolman Lim 570kg, £969 (170), T Herbison AA 540kg, £918 (170).

Beef bullocks sold to: Mervyn Farr, Ballinderry Lim 680kg, £1414 (208), G Montgomery, Craigavon BB 670kg, £1386 (207), J McKinley, Bushmills AA 640kg, £1312 (205), Mervyn Farr BB 730kg, £1496 (205), W Kirkpatrick, Dundrod Char 600kg, £1224 (204), J McKinley AA 570kg, £1140 (200), C Millar, Kilrea Lim 520kg, £1034 (199), Thomas McErlean, Bellaghy Par 570kg, £1134 (199), Char 620kg, £1227 (198), Mervyn Farr, Lim 720kg, £1425 (198), J McKinley AA 650kg, £1280 (197), Gary Arthur, Ballymena Par 660kg, £1300 (197), A Ferguson, Ballyclare Lim 570kg, £1117 (196), Owen Park, Antrim Char 650kg, £1267 (195), Char 710kg, £1384 (195), Mervyn Farr, (2) Lim 720kg, £1396 (194), Gary Arthur, Ballymena Par 650kg, £1261 (194), G Montgomery, Craigavan Char 650kg, £1254 (193), Owen Park, Antrim Lim 600kg, £1152 (192), J McKinley AA 700kg, £1344 (192), C Millar, Kilrea Lim 490kg, £940 (192), Joe Adams, Glarryford Char 680kg, £1305 (192), P Mitchell, Glenariffe Lim 550kg, £1056 (192).

Fr bullocks sold to: G Montgomery, Craigavon 650kg, £1079 (166), Robert Robinson, Broughshane 680kg, £1020 (150), Wm Graham, Liscolman 510kg, £719 (141), Robert Robinson 680kg, £952 (140), 580kg, £812 (140), H Simms, Carrick 660kg, £884 (134), local farmer 580kg, £748 (129).

19 dairy cows and heifers met much improved demand selling to £1570 for a calved heifer from W W and J W Patton, Newtownards, calved cows to £1550 for a third calver from Thomas Carlisle, Dundrod.

Ruling prices: W W and J W Patton, Newtownards calved hfr £1570, Thomas Carlisle, Dundrod calved cow £1550, Joseph Adams, Ballymena calved hfr £1480, W W and J W Patton, Newtownards calved hfr £1380, Joseph Adams calved cow £1380, John Hunter, Crumlin calved cow £1340, Thomas Hamilton Jnr, Carrick calved hfr £1260, Robert Hanna, Cullybackey calved cow £1200, Robert McCluggage, Larne in calf hfr £1080.

64 lots in the suckler ring included a reduction sale of pedigree AA for I Forsythe, Moneymore. Top price of 3200gns was paid for an AA cow with bull calf at foot, bulls to 2900gns also for an AA. Commercial lots sold to £1720 for a BB heifer with Lim bull calf.

Ruling prices: S and M Black, Carnlough BB hfr and bull calf £1720, Lim hfr and hfr calf £1480, Lim cow and bull calf £1450, Patrick Logan, Ahoghill Lim hfr and hfr calf £1350, B Millar, Randalstown Sal hfr and bull calf £1300, Patrick Logan, Ahoghill Lim hfr and hfr calf £1280, E Haire, Ligoniel Here cow and bull calf £1240, E Gregg, Ahoghill BB hfr and hfr calf £1220, WJ Patton, Cloughmills Lim hfr and hfr calf £1200, E Gregg, Ahoghill Sal cow and hfr calf £1200, E Haire, AA cow and bull calf £1180, J Bannon, Larne Char cow and bull calf £1150.

148 lots in the calf ring sold to £395 for a three week old Lim bull, older lots to £455 for a pair of AA, young heifer calves to £395 for a Lim, older lots to £405 for an AA and Friesians to £195.

Beef bred bull calves sold to: R M Barnett, Strabane (2) AA £455, Robert Adams, Ballymena Lim £395, Stuart Hall, Larne Lim £395, Samuel Lowe, Carryduff £395, B Gribben, Dunloy Lim £350, J and M Wilson, Carrick AA £350, Samuel Lowe BB £335, A Brown, Ballintoy Char £330, J and M Wilson, Carrickfergus AA £330, AA £320, Samuel Lowe, Carryduff BB £315, N Alexander, Gracehill Lim £305, D Montgomery, Glenwherry Sim £300, Samuel Lowe BB £300, Raymond Stewart, Ballyclare Here £295.

Heifers sold to: R M Barnett, Strabane AA £405, N McCracken, Magilligan Lim £395, J and M Wilson, Carrick AA £335, Stuart Hall, Larne Lim £330, RM Barnett, AA £330, Samuel Lowe, Carryduff BB £320, J Lynn, Cullybackey BB £315, Stuart Hall Sim £300, Raymond Stewart, Ballyclare Here £295, local farmer Lim £280, Samuel Lowe, Carryduff BB £275, G Devlin, Randalstown Lim £265, S Dickson, Bellaghy Lim £265, James Graham, Raloo Sim £265, R M Barnett AA £260, James Graham, Raloo Sim £260.

Friesian bull calves sold to: Dominic Mawhinney, Bellaghy £195, J Lynn, Cullybackey £90, J Blair, Larne (2) £70, Arthur Gibson, Glenarm £60, £55, £50, D Livingstone, Randalstown £45, J Blair £45, (6) £40, H and L Wilson, Larne £30.

An entry of 220 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Bullocks sold to £515 over for a Lim 370kg at £885 offered by Alan White, Mosside. Heifers sold to £480 over for a Lim 400kg at £880 presented by G Hume, Randalstown.

Bulls/blks 0-250kgs: A and D McAfee, Bushmills Char 220kg, £625 (284), J Hayes, Rasharkin Blonde 250kg, £660 (264), S Greer, Ballyclare Char 210kg, £500 (238), S Greer Lim 210kg, £450 (214), P McConnell, Aughnacloy Lim 250kg, £530 (212), T Morrow, Larne Char 250kg, £470 (188).

251-300kgs: J H Fraser, Belfast Char 280kg, £760 (271), A Kennedy, Ardglass Char 300kg, £710 (236), AA 280kg, £655 (233), Robert Armstrong, Lisburn Char 290kg, £675 (232), Alan White, Mosside Lim 280kg, £630 (225), Alan White, Ballymoney Lim 280kg, £630 (225), I McGarel, Aughafatten Char 270kg, £580 (214), D Bristow, Portglenone Lim 300kg, £630 (210), P McConnell, Aughnacloy Char 280kg, £555 (198), Samuel Herbison, Ballymena (2) Lim 300kg, £560 (186).

301-350kgs: A Kennedy, Ardglass Char 350kg, £855 (244), Alan White, Mosside Lim 340kg, £810 (238), A Kennedy Char 320kg, £740 (231), Alan White Lim 330kg, £760 (230), James A Ross, Islandmagee Lim 320kg, £685 (214), J McNeilly McQuitty, Clough (2) Lim 350kg, £740 (211), I McGarel, Aughafatten Char 320kg, £670 (209), Alan White, Mosside Lim 310kg, £645 (208), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter AA 340kg, £700 (205), Andy Spence, Nutts Corner Lim 340kg, £690 (202), Sam Cameron, Randalstown Lim 340kg, £675 (198), D Bristow, Portglenone Lim 340kg, £665 (195), Sam Cameron, Lim 350kg, £670 (191), H D McKeown, Ballymena AA 340kg, £650 (191), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 320kg, £610 (190).

351kg and over: Alan White, Mosside Lim 370kg, £885 (239), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 360kg, £860 (238), A Kennedy, Ardglass Char 360kg, £830 (230), A Warwick, Templepatrick Sim 400kg, £885 (221), Richard Cowan, Magheramourne SHB 380kg, £830 (218), Sam Cameron, Randalstown Lim 370kg, £805 (217), E Drummond, Ballynure Char 380kg, £810 (213), Robert Armstrong, Lisburn BB 360kg, £750 (208), Sam Cameron Lim 390kg, £810 (207), E Drummond, Ballynure Char 410kg, £850 (207), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 360kg, £740 (205), James A Ross, Islandmagee Lim 380kg, £880 (202), S D Anderson, Kilwaughter Here 400kg, £810 (202), A Kennedy, Ardglass Char 390kg, £780 (200), AA 370kg, £740 (200), J McNeilly McQuitty, Clough Char 380kg, £750 (197).

Heifers 0-250kgs: J Hayes, Rasharkin Blonde 250kg, £570 (228), Harry Park, Ballymena Lim 230kg, £520 (226), P McConnell, Aughnacloy (2) AA 230kg, £500 (217).

251-300kgs: Robert Armstrong, Lisburn Char 260kg, £600 (230), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 300kg, £685 (228), M P Jordan, Stoneyford Lim 260kg, £590 (226), A Kennedy, Ardglass Char 300kg, £680 (226), J H Fraser, Char 300kg, £665 (221), Char 300kg, £650 (216), A Stewart, Ballyclare (2) Here 300kg, £645 (215), Hubert Stewart, Ballyclare AA 300kg, £640 (213), M P Jordan, Stoneyford Lim 270kg, £570 (211), Harry Park, Ballymena Char 300kg, £630 (210), (3) Char 280kg, £580 (207), Char 300kg, £620 (206), S J C Woodburn, Ballyclare BB 290kg, £580 (200).

301-350kgs: J H Fraser, Belfast Char 330kg, £700 (212), E Drumond, Ballynure Char 330kg, £690 (209), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 330kg, £690 (209), Hubert Stewart, Ballyclare (3) AA 310kg, £640 (206), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 340kg, £700 (205), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 340kg, £700 (205), Harry Park, Ballymena Lim 330kg, £670 (203), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter Lim 350kg, £700 (200), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 310kg, £620 (200), Robert Armstrong, Lisburn AA 310kg, £620 (200), Harry Park, Ballymena Here 320kg, £605 (189), Hubert Stewart, Ballyclare (2) AA 350kg, £660 (188), J H Fraser, Char 330kg, £620 (187).

351kg and over: G Hume Lim 400kg, £880 (220), D Hume, Randalstown Lim 360kg, £760 (211), A Warwick, Templepatrick Lim 400kg, £835 (208), Matt Gingles, Kilaughter Lim 360kg, £740 (205), M McBride, Crumlin Lim 380kg, £770 (202), J H Fraser, Belfast Char 370kg, £730 (197), A Warwick, Templepatrick Lim 430kg, £845 (196), Harry Park, Ballymena Sim 360kg, £690 (191), S J C Woodburn, Ballyclare BB 450kg, £845 (187), A Warwick, Templepatrick Lim 430kg, £800 (186), C Magill, Larne Lim 430kg, £800 (186), James A Ross, Islandmagee Lim 400kg, £740 (185), M McBride, Crumlin Lim 410kg, £750 (182), W Livingstone, Ballymena Char 420kg, £765 (182), A Stewart, Ballyclare Here 370kg, £670 (181), James A Ross Lim 390kg, £690 (176).The annual show and sale of lambs at Loughgiel attracted a quality entry of Mule ewe lambs which met an excellent trade selling to a top price of £120 per head. The show was kindly sponsored by Alistair Christie and judged by Bren Blaney who awarded first place to Fred Loughridge Armoy for a tremendous pen of lambs which went on to sell for the second top price of £112 per head. Leading prices and prizewinning positions for Mule ewe lambs were as follows: H Duncan 12 at £120 (second), F Loughridge 12 at £112 (first ), H Duncan 11 at £108 (fourth), Des McCollum 10 at £107, M Elliot 12 at £106 (third), H Duncan 12 at £102, F Loughridge 12 at £101, 12 at £101, M Elliot 12 at £100, F Loughridge 12 at £99, H Duncan 14 at £98, M Elliot 11 at £98, D McCollum 10 at £98, S McNaughton 11 at £96, 12 at £96, H Duncan 5 at £95, M Elliot 11 at £95. Leading averages – H Duncan 85 ave £96.10, Des McCollum 56 ave £92, F Loughridge 190 ave £89.28 and M Elliot 139 ave £87.79.

A small offering of store lambs met a very sharp trade selling to £63.50 for Suffolk lambs, Mulle wethers sold to £60.50 and BF wethers to £54. Mule hoggets sold to £116 paid to D McFadden.

A tremendous entry of 4300 sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a terrific trade. Hoggets sold to £195, ewe lambs to £108, store lambs to £78 and rams to £1050. Leading prices as follows:

Breeding sheep sold to: Darren Johnston, Glenarm 10 Cv £195, 10 Cv £190, 10 Cv £170, 10 Cv £150, Declan McKillop, Loughgiel 15 Suff £146, local farmer 10 Mule £145, 10 Mule £145, 10 Mule £142, DW McFarland, Aldergrove 10 Tex £140, Darren Johnston, Glenarm 8 Cv £140, DW McFarland 10 Tex £138, John Tuft, Lisburn 12 Mule £136,WJ McWhirter, Cullybackey 12 Suff £136, DW McFarland, Aldergrove 10 Tex £135, M Fulton, Ballymena 15 CB £131, local farmer 8 Suff £130, WJ McWhirter, Cullybackey 12 Suff £130, TA Smyth, Randalstown 7 Mule £128, DW McFarland 10 Tex £128, John Tuft, Lisburn 8 Mule £128, T Perry, Strabane 8 Suff £127, Robert Howie, Doagh 9 CB £126.

Ewe lambs sold to: K Stewart, Larne 12 Suff £108, S Topping, Kilwaughter 8 Suff £108, A V Magill, Carnlough 15 Suff £108, B Gingles, Larne 10 Suff £105, Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter 12 Mule £105, 14 Suff £105, K Stewart, Larne 12 Suff £102, R Hunter, Larne 11 Suff £98, Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter 12 Mule £98, 12 Mule £98, S Rainey, Ballygally 8 Tex £98, Rainey Bros, Ballygally 9 Suff £97, A V Magill, Carnlough 15 Suff £96, Rainey Bros 8 Mule £95, B Gingles, Larne 12 Mule £94, Rainey Bros, Ballygally 10 Tex £94, A V Magill 15 Suff £94, K Stewart, Larne 12 CB £92, Wilbert Kerr, Kilwaughter 12 Mule £92, B Gingles, Larne 12 BF £90, 12 Suff £90, S Topping, Kilwaughter 12 Suff £90, Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter 12 Mule £90, Eoin Butler, Rathkenny 1 Suff £90, Margaret McGalliard, Carnlough 12 BF £90.

Store lambs sold to: M McAuley, Martinstown 9 Mule £78, Alex McLoughlin, Carnlough 25 Tex £77, McAuley farms, Cushedun 12 Mule £75, M McAuley, Martinstown 9 Mule £72, Liam Hamilton, Cushendun 18 Suff £70, Alex McLoughlin, Carnlough 44 Tex £70, R J McKay and Son, Carnlough 60 Suff £69.50, Roger Crawford, Parkmore 55 Tex £69, 53 Tex £69, R Hunter, Larne 23 Suff £67.50, James McLoughlin, Carnlough 36 Suff £67.50, Peter McLoughlin, Carnlough 5 Suff £67.50, Oisin McLoughlin, Carnlough 2 Suff £67.50, Patrick McLoughlin, Carnlough 3 Suff £67.50, Shannon McLoughlin, Carnlough 1 Suff £67.50, Connor McLoughlin, Carnlough 3 Suff £67.50, J McNeill, Moorfields 18 Mule £67, Martin Magill, Larne 6 Tex £67, G L Porter, Crumlin 3 Suff £66, A V Magill, Carnlough 22 Suff £65, Liam Hamilton, Cushendun 18 Suff £65, K Kidd, Broughshane 26 Tex £65, H Donnelly, Rathkenny 32 Suff £65, E Kerr, Portglenone 34 Suff £64.50, Liam Hamilton, Cushendun 53 Tex £64.

An entry of 260 store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a great trade. Bullocks sold to £720 over for an AA 680kg at £1400 offered by J Moore, Garvagh. Heifers sold to £680 over for a Char 580kg at £1260 presented by A Thompson, Islandmagee.

Store bullocks sold to Local producer Char 360kg, £840 (233), Par 390kg, £895 (229), (2) Can 390kg, £875 (224), A Thompson, Straid Lim 360kg, £800 (222), Lim 420kg, £925 (220), local farmer Sim 400kg, £880 (220), Owen Miskelly, Ballynahinch Lim 450kg, £980 (217), Char 430kg, £935 (217), D Patterson, Crumlin Lim 440kg, £955 (217), Owen Miskelly Lim 450kg, £970 (215), A Thompson, Straid Lim 460kg, £990 (215), Owen Miskelly Char 450kg, £960 (213), (2) Lim 460kg, £980 (213), Martin McGarry, Broughshane Lim 470kg, £1000 (212), A Thompson, Straid Lim 470kg, £1000 (212), David Hall McCourt, Lisburn Char 480kg, £1020 (212), local farmer Char 480kg, £1020 (212), Owen Miskelly, Ballynahinch Char 440kg, £930 (211), Martin McGarry, Broughsane Lim 450kg, £950 (211), Owen Miskelly Lim 460kg, £970 (210), David Hall McCourt Sim 490kg, £1030 (210), local farmer Lim 400kg, £840 (210), Owen Miskelly BB 490kg, £1025 (209).

Heavy bullocks sold to: J Moore, Garvagh Lim 610kg, £1300 (213), AA 680kg, £1400 (205), D Patterson, Crumlin AA 550kg, £1130 (205), Owen Miskelly, Ballynahinch Lim 510kg, £1045 (204), local producer Lim 570kg, £1160 (203), David Hall McCourt, Lisburn Char 530kg, £1075 (202), TJ Heron, Ballyclare BB 550kg, £1115 (202), Owen Miskelly Lim 560kg, £1135 (202), W and M Orr, Ballycastle Char 520kg, £1045 (201), local farmer Lim 540kg, £1085 (200), David Hall McCourt Char 530kg, £1065 (200), local producer AA 540kg, £1080 (200), Owen Miskelly Lim 530kg, £1060 (200), David Hall McCourt Sim 520kg, £1035 (199), local producer AA 640kg, £1270 (198), D Patterson, Crumlin AA 600kg, £1190 (198), local producer Char 570kg, £1130 (198), David Hall McCourt, Char 550kg, £1090 (198), local producer Blonde 540kg, £1070 (198), Owen Miskelly Lim 530kg, £1045 (197), Char 520kg, £1025 (197), D Patterson, Crumlin Lim 520kg, £1015 (195), T J Heron, Ballyclare Lim 590kg, £1150 (194), Owen Miskelly Char 520kg, £1010 (194), A T Carson, Ballymoney Here 580kg, £1120 (193).

Store heifers sold to: Martin McGarry, Broughshane Lim 440kg, £915 (208), D Christie, Ballymoney AA 500kg, £1030 (206), local farmer Blonde 490kg, £1000 (204), Alistair Martin, Kells AA 480kg, £970 (202), W and M Orr, Ballycastle Char 410kg, £820 (200), D Christie, Ballymoney Lim 500kg, £985 (197), W H S McCrory, Glenarm Char 410kg, £800 (195), Char 490kg £935, (190), Paul McMullan, Dundrod Lim 450kg, £850 (188), W H S McCrory Char 380kg, £715 (188), A Caldwell, Clough Lim 480kg, £890 (185), W H S McCrory Char 410kg, £750 (182), Brian Calwell, Clough AA 440kg, £800 (181), (2) AA 480kg, £870 (181), W H S McCrory, Char 480kg, £870 (181).

Heavy heifers sold to: Alex Thompson, Islandmagee Char 580kg, £1260 (217), Char 540kg, £1095 (202), D Christie, Ballymoney Lim 530kg, £1060 (200), Alex Thompson, Islandmagee Char 530kg, £1040 (196), W H S McCrory Char 510kg, £1000 (196), Alex Thompson, Islandmagee Sim 540kg, £1055 (195), D Christie Lim 600kg, £1160 (193), Alex Thompson Char 580kg, £1100 (189), Char 510kg, £940 (184), D Christie Lim 510kg, £930 (182), Sim 530kg, £960 (181), Alex Thompson Char 540kg, £955 (176), R Wallace, Carrick Char 590kg, £1000 (169).

The annual show and sale of mule ewe lambs at Ballymena Mart on Tuesday evening saw an increased entry of 2,600 lambs meet an excellent trade with averages up by over £9 per head to level at £95.71 and a top price of £180 per head paid to Graham Loughery for his first prizewinning pen. Leading average in the sale was taken by Jimmy Mills, Killwaughter who averaged £116.47 for 125 lambs offered. The show was kindly judged by John Murphy of Shane’s Castle and sponsored by the Northern Ireland Bluefaced Leicester Club.

Leading prices and prizewinning positions are as follows – G Loughery 10 at £180, W Adams 10 at £178, O Loughran 10 at £170, J Mills 10 at £168, 12 at £150, O Loughran 10 at £148, R Workman 10 at £145, S Kerr 11 at £144 (second) local producer 12 at £140, O Loughran 11 at £136, S Kerr 12 at £136, G Loughery 12 at £135, S O’Kane 10 at £135, local producer 14 at £130, M Workman 10 at £125, J Mills 12 at £125, C Magill 10 at £122 (third), R Loughery 10 at £120, J Mills 12 at £120. Leading averages: J Mills 125 ave £116.47, G Loughery 109 ave £107.67, S Kerr 100 ave £107.66, O Loughran 198 ave £105.81, R Workman 118 ave £103.08 and local farmer 274 ave £100.87.

A great entry of 2798 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade. Fat lambs sold to 390p for a pen of 8 Texels 22kg at £86 from R Hunter, Larne and to a top per head of £89.50 for 28 Beltex 23kg presented by F Harbinson, Limavady. Fat ewes sold to £109.

Fat lambs (2453): Top prices per head - R Hunter, Larne 8 Tex 22kg, £86 (390), F Harbinson, Limavady 28 Bel 23kg, £89.50 (389), Alex Magee, Larne 10 Tex 17kg, £64 (376), I Morrison, Dunloy 24 Tex 22.5kg, £84.20 (374), 15 Tex 23.5kg, £87 (370), P McConnell 38 Tex 22.5kg, £83 (368), W J Thompson, Glenwherry 3 Tex 22kg, £81 (368), W L Millar, Lisburn 6 Tex 22kg, £81 (368), D A and N Simpson, Ballyrobert 2 Tex 24kg, £88 (366), A and J Currie, Ballyclare 15 Tex 22kg, £80.50 (365), John Thompson, Bushmills 3 Tex 22.5kg, £82 (364), Wm Byers, Ballymena 10 Tex 22.5kg, £82 (364), Samuel Heaney, Ballyclare 9 Tex 21kg, £76.50 (364), Timothy Wray, Carnlough 4 Tex, 22kg £80 (363), K Topping, Magheramourne 22 Tex 19kg, £69 (363), G McAuley, Ballynashee 4 Cv 22.5kg, £81.50 (362), T and J Mackey, Ballyclare 24 Tex 23kg, £83.20 (361), Steven Marshall, Ballymena 25 Suff 22kg, £79.50 (361), S Davison, Broughshane 9 Tex 22.5kg, £81 (360), J McCollum, Carnlough 10 Tex 22.5kg, £81 (360), J and S Kane, Doagh 51 Tex 22.5kg, £81 (360), K Topping, Magheramourne 20 Tex 20kg, £72 (360), Graeme Martin, Broughshane 7 Tex 24.5kg, £88 (359), Derek Smyth, Moorfields 6 Char 22kg, £79 (359), B Hamill, Aughafatten 10 Dor 20.5kg, £73.50 (358), John Lennox, Kilrea 10 Tex 24kg, £86 (358), John McFall, Broughshane 14 Tex 23.5kg, £84.20 (358), Wm Smyth, Moorfields 24 Tex 22.5kg, £80.50 (357), S Thompson, Glenarm 22 Suff 23.5kg, £84 (357), G McKeown, Aughafatten 21 Tex 21.5kg, £76.80 (357).

Top prices per head: F Harbinson, Limavady 28 Bel 23kg, £89.50, Graeme Martin, Broughshane 7 Tex 24.5kg, £88, D A and N Simpson, Ballyrobert 2 Tex 24kg, £88, S Davidson, Broughshane 4 Tex 25kg, £87, I Morrison, Dunloy 15 Tex 23.5kg, £87, Lucy Calderwood, Dunloy 29 Tex 27kg, £87, S McGowan, Ballymoney 21 Tex 25kg, £87, S McKeegan, Cushendall 2 Tex 28kg, £87, R Hoy, Holestone 14 Tex 25.5kg, £86, S Davison, Broughshane 1 Tex 26kg, £86, T Montgomery, Broughshane 18 Tex 27kg, £86, Charles McAllister, Broughshane 21 Tex 24.5kg, £86, J H Craig, Carnlough 16 Suff 25.5kg, £86, R Hunter, Larne 8 Tex 22kg, £86, Matt Workman, Kilwaughter 18 Suff 25kg, £86, 1 Suff 25kg, £86, James Allen, Broughshane 16 Tex 27kg, £86, John Lennox, Kilrea 10 Tex 24kg, £86, H M Dobbin, Aughafatten 10 Tex 26.5kg, £86, K Topping, Magheramourne 2 CB 28kg, £86, T F Cunningham, Portglenone 1 Dor 27kg, £86, R Davison, Broughshane 14 Tex 25.5kg, £86, W Marshall, Portglenone 7 Tex 26.5kg, £86, Brian Lyttle, Kells 40 Tex 25kg, £85.50, Roy Hunter, Broughshane 18 Tex 24.5kg, £85.20, G Kernahan, Islandmagee 3 Dor 24kg, £85, Ian Kennedy, Broughshane 7 Tex 25kg, £85, Ian Dodds, Glenwherry 21 Tex 25.5kg, £85, Noel McNeill, Cushendun 1 Suff 26kg, £85, Cecil Warwick, Moorfields 3 Tex 28kg, £85.

Fat ewes (345)

First quality

Suff - £65-£90

Tex - £70-£109

CB - £50-£60

BF - £40-£55