Heifers selling to £1,680 for a 610kgs Aberdeen Angus at Armoy Mart

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A 100% clearance rate at Monday night’s sale of cattle in Armoy met with a greatly improved trade and over half the cattle were sold to online bidders.

Many more cattle could have been sold at excellent prices.

Steers sold to £1,660 for a 700kgs Friesian from Mr Ray Dunlop, Bushmills.

Heifers to £1,680 for a 610kgs Aberdeen Angus from Mr Charles Battersby.

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Fat cows made up to £1,560 for an 800kg Aberdeen Angus from Mr Charles McAlister, Cushendall.

Leading prices

Steers

Robert McHenry, Torr, Charolais, 540kgs £1,500, 460kgs £1,380, 490kgs £1,440, 300kgs £960. Denver Glass, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus 590kgs £1,480, 600kgs £1,480, 510kgs £1,240, 550kgs £1,330. Harold Chambers, Bushmills, Limousin, 580kgs £1,470, 540kgs £1,460, 560kgs £1,450. Knox Stafford, Coleraine, Hereford, 600kgs £1,510. Sean McGill, Ballycastle, Limousin, 480kgs £1,240, 510kgs £1,240, 490kgs £1,200, 480kgs £1,160. Alex Scott, Coleraine, Aberdeen Angus, 380kgs £880. Ballymoney producer, Belgian Blue, 510kgs £1,190, 560kgs £1,280, 510kgs £1,230, 530kgs £1,260, 500kgs £1,200. Patrick Kelly, Ballycastle, Stabiliser, 390kgs £990, 400kgs £990, 390kgs £950, 380kgs £910.M Cochrane, Mosside, Friesian, 510kgs £1,250, 500kgs £1,120, 520kgs £1,290, 490kgs £1,160, 510kgs £1,080. Raymond Dunlop, Bushmills, Friesian, 530kgs £1,080, 700kgs £1,660. James McAuley, Bushmills, Saler, 450kgs £950. S Mathews, Bushmills, Friesian, 505kgs £1,180, 50kgs £990. Ronnie Taggart, Bushmills, Friesian, 480kgs £930, 500kgs £970, 500kgs £970. A and D Glass, Ballycastle, Belgian Blue, 470kgs £1,170. Sam Montgomery, Dunloy, Ayrshire, 700kgs £1,390, 620kgs £1,340.

Heifers

C Battersby, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 680kgs £1,610, 610kgs £1,680, 660kgs £1,590. Harold Chambers, Bushmills, Limousin, 600kgs £1,560. Stephen Hunter, Dervock, Belgian Blue, 510kgs £1,200, 540kgs £1,230. A and D Glass, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 600kgs £1,470, 590kgs £1,390, 430kgs £1,010, 540kgs £1,280. Patrick Kelly, Ballycastle, Stabiliser, 500kgs £1,240, 430kgs £1,020, 360kgs £860, 460kgs £990, 410kgs £970. James McAuley, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 610kgs £1,340, 550kgs £1,140, 480kgs £1,020, 510kgs £1,050.

Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue, 580kgs £1,280, 580kgs £1,260.

Fat cows

Charles McAlister, Cushendall, Aberdeen Angus, 800kgs £1,440, 815kgs £1,560. Raymond Taggart, Bushmills, Limousin, 600kgs £890. M Gordon, Clough, Friesian, 650kgs £780.

Suckler outfits sold to £1,200.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.

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Auctioneers: Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.