Best trade for sheep of the year at Massereene Mart

Spring lambs selling from 460p to 511p for a pen of Texels 22kg at £112.50.

Heavy lots sold up to 117 per head.

In the cast ewe ring Texels sold to £131, Charollais to £118, Suffolks to £110 and fat rams to £120.

Spring lambs: Larne producer 7 lambs 22kg at £112.50.= 511p. Ballyutoag producer 21 lambs 22kg at £112 = 509p. Lisburn producer 5 lambs 22kg at £110 = 500p. Carrowdore producer 26 lambs 20kg at £100 = 500p. Templepatrick producer 11 lambs 21.5kg at £106 = 493p. Ballyclare producer 4 lambs 22.5kg at £111 = 493p. Crumlin producer 9 lambs 21.5kg at £105.50 = 491p. Glenarm producer 20 lambs 23.5kg at £115 = 489p. Crumlin producer 5 lambs 21.5kg at £105 = 488p. Antrim producer 20 lambs 24kg at £117 = 487p. Antrim producer 10 lambs 20kg at £97 = 485p. Aldergrove producer 19 lambs 21.5kg at £104 = 484p. Antrim producer 9 lambs 21.5kg at £104 = 484p. Ballymena producer 12 lambs 22kg at £106 = 482p. Crumlin producer 30 lambs 20kg at £96 = 480p. Doagh producer 8 lambs 20kg at £95.50 = 478p. Aldergrove producer 6 lambs 24kg at £114 = 475p. Glenarm producer 60 lambs 20.5kg at £97 = 473p. Ballyclare producer 6 lambs 23.5kg at £111 = 472p. Magherafelt producer 7 lambs 23kg at £108 = 469p. Crumlin producer 8 lambs 22.5kg at £105 = 467p. Larne producer 24 lambs 21kg at £98 = 466p. Templepatrick producer 6 lambs 20.5kg at £95.50 = 466p. Ballywalter producer 4 lambs 22.5kg at £105 = 466p. Antrim producer 11 lambs 21.5kg at £100. = 465p. Antrim producer 55 lambs 23kg at £107 = 465p. Crumlin producer 13 lambs 20kg at £92.50 = 463pp. Newtownards producer 21 lambs 23kg at £106 = 461p. Lisburn producer 4 lambs 21kg at £97.50 = 464p. Ballycarry producer 6 lambs 23.5kg at £108 = 460p.

CAST EWES: Crumlin producer 2 Texels at £131. Millisle producer 7 Charollais at £118. Ballywalter producer 6 Suffolks at £110. Ahoghill producer 10 Charollais at £107. Cookstown producer 7 Texels at £100. Ballymoney producer 16 Suffolks at £100. Crumlin producer 6 Texels at £99. Ballywalter producer 16 Suffolks at £97. Antrim producer 3 Suffolks at £96. Larne producer 9 Charollais at £96.