Better cattle trade than expected at Armoy
Another excellent turnout of 150 head on Monday met with a better than expected trade in spite of the Bluetongue scare.
Steers sold to a top price of £2,570 for an 800kg Char Steers, Heifers sold to £2,190 for a 640kgs A/A, Fat Cows sold to £2,040 for an 840kgs Hereford Cow.
LEADING PRICES
Robt & James Currie, Ballymoney, Fres, 800kgs £2,570, 660kgs £2,240, 700kgs £2,200, 670kgs £2,140.
Geo Kerr, Ahoghill, A/A, 590kgs £2,220, 600kgs £2,240, 580kgs £2,020, 500kgs £1,900, 500kgs £1,890, 540kgs £1,920, 500kgs £1,760, 550kgs £2,020, 560kgs £2,070, 500kgs £1,800, 510kgs £1,840.
Stephen Tweed, Ballymoney, Sim, 380kgs £1,550.
W D Marshall, Cloughmills, A/A, 370kgs £1,490, 370kgs £1,480, 350kgs £1,420, 400kgs £1,650, 430kgs £1,700, 380kgs £1,510, 410kgs £1,600.
Rory Fyfe, Martinstown, Lim, 300kgs £1,370, 330kgs £1,450, 440kgs £1,700, 340kgs £1,430, 370kgs £1,560, 340kgs £1,420, 350kgs £1,400, 270kgs £1,210.
Robert Getty, Armoy, Char, 605kgs £2,290, 660kgs £2,530, 600kgs £2,200.
Patrick Black, Ballycastle, A/A, 540kgs £1,990, 500kgs £1,920, 480kgs £1,860, 505kgs £1,980.
Brian McCloskey, Loughguile, HOL, 620kgs £1,900, 580kgs £1,950.
Ray Dunlop, Bushmills, Fres, 560kgs £1,930, 600kgs £2,190, 570kgs £1,860, 700kgs £2,180.
Pat Kelly, Ballycastle, Lim, 410kgs £1,580, 380kgs £1,520.
Donal Gillan, Loughguile, Lim, 550kgs £2,050, 490kgs £1,880, 580kgs £2,240, 500kgs £1,950.
John Woodside, Ballycastle, HER, 490kgs £1,860, 405kgs £1,720.
S Mathews, Ballymoney, B/B, 480kgs £1,740, 430kgs £1,560.
Martin Delargy, Cushendall, Fres, 570kgs £1,730, 515kgs £1,690.
Jean Christie, Ballintoy, Hol, 550kgs £1,850.
Martin McKillop, Loughguile, Fres, 500kgs £1,560, 380kgs £1,140, 430kgs £1,450.
Sam McKinnon, Ballycastle, HER, 230kgs £930, 230kgs £960, 170kgs £860, 280kgs £1,080.
Chris McNaughton, Loughguile, A/A, 300kgs £1,180.
HEIFERS
Robt Currie, Ballymoney, A/A, 640kgs £2,190.
Warwick Farms, Ballymena, A/A, 540kgs £1,960, 540kgs £1,810, 500kgs £1,780, 550kgs £1,920.
Pat Kelly, Ballycastle, STA, 380kgs £1,520, 370kgs £1,360, 315kgs £1,360.
Jas Hunter, Ballymoney, A/A, 480kgs £1,700.
WD Marshall, Cloughmills, HER, 440kgs £1,480, 400kgs £1,460, 405kgs £1,480.
Rory Fyfe, Martinstown, Lim, 310kgs £1,200.
Chris McNaughton, Loughguile, Char, 320kgs £1,440.
Charles Kane, Ballintoy, A/A, 500kgs £1,710, 530kgs £1,800, 530kgs £1,770.
Sam McKinnon, Ballycastle, HER, 260kgs £1,120, 200kgs £860, 270kgs £1,100.
Warwick Farms, Ballymena, Lim, 550kgs £1,820.
Chris McNaughton Loughguile, Lim, 310kgs £1,320.
FAT COWS
Sam McKinnon, Ballycastle, HER, 800kgs £2,040. David McKeeman, Ballymoney, Fres, 675kgs £2,040, 600kgs £1,810.
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