Trade outstanding for cattle at Armoy

Trade was outstanding for the good show of cattle on Monday night, Steers sold to £1,510 paid to Mr Wm Browne, Bushmills, Heifers to £1,280 paid to Mr P J Dougan, Coleraine for an outstanding Lim Heifer.

STEERS: Wm Brown, Bushmills, S/H, 800kgs £1,510. V McNeill, Ballycastle, Chars, 600kgs £1,290, 520kgs £1,130, 600kgs £1,280, 610kgs £1,215, 560kgs £1,185, 540kgs £1,145, 630kgs £1,265, 605kgs £1,245, 550kgs £1,150, 490kgs £1,010. Andrew Bellingham, Ballymoney, Lim, 480kgs £990. Jas McMullan, Rathlin, Lim, 280kgs £610, 290kgs £610, 240kgs £570. D J Montgomery, A/A, 170kgs £360, 160kgs £370. Sam McAllister, Bushmills, Fres, 605kgs £1,085, 625kgs £1,040, 630kgs £1,090, 630kgs £1,085, 625kgs 660kgs £1,040, 665kgs £1,040. Robt Crawford, Glarryford, B/B, 650kgs £1,240, 600kgs £1,160. Chas Battersby, Bushmills, Char, 690kgs £1,220, 610kgs £1,180. Brian McAuley, Bushmills, Fres, 500kgs £855, 510kgs £850. Wm Brown, Bushmills, SH, 600kgs £1,180. A Bellingham, Ballymoney, A/A, 460kgs £835, 520kgs £935. V McNeill, Ballycastle, Char, 510kgs £1,000. Arthur Devlin, Balycastle, Char, 300kgs £650.

HEIFERS: P J Dougan, Coleraine, 450kgs £990, 550kgs £1,280. J W Stewart, A/A, 640kgs £1,140. Jas McMullan, Rathlin Island, Lim, 300kgs £655, 240kgs £520, 290kgs £610, 270kgs £580, 330kgs £685, 300kgs £630.

SUCKLERS

A special entry of in-calf cows from Brian McVicker, Bushmills, sold to £1,270 with other lots as follows: £1,050, £1,000, £990, £910, £940 (Lim Bull), £1450.

Fat cows sold to £920, paid for a 760kgs Lim Cow.

Sale every Monday night at 7.00pm sharp

A smaller show of sheep last Wednesday night met with a fine trade, Fat Lambs sold to £83.50, Fat Ewes to £72.50.

David McAlister, Bushmills, 30kgs £83.50. I Strawbridge, Coleraine, 26kgs £83.20. E Duncan, Ballyvoy, 25kgs £83.00. A Devlin, Limavady, 24 ½kgs £83.00. Joe Murphy, Cushendun, 26kgs £83.00. J Simpson, Mosside, 23kgs £82.80. Uel Ramage, Bushmills, 25kgs £82.60. JJ & JP Dillon, Armoy, 24 ½kgs £82.40. E Ferguson, Magherafelt, 24kgs £80.00. D Douthard, Armoy, 24kgs £79.00. J & J Ferguson, Bushmills, 23kgs £79.00. Noreen Jamison, Dunloy, 27kgs £81.00. D Huey, Armoy, 27kgs £80.00. B & M mcKendry, Armoy, 26kgs £80.00. Boyd Jamison, Armoy, 25kgs £79.00.

FAT EWES: B & A Dowey, Cullybackey, c/b’s £72.50. Joe Murphy, Cushendun, c/b, £71.00. M McBride, Armoy, Texs, £69.00. P Thompson, Bushmills, Tex, £66.00. Arthur Devlin, Armoy, c/b, £64.00. Dundarave Estate, c/b, £70.50. R & J Smith, Bushmills, Tex, £68.00.

Store Lambs sold to £70.00 in a very sharp trade.

Sale every Wednesday night at 7.00pm

Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister & Son