Excellent trade for stock at Ballymena

Ewe Lambs sold to £245 for a pen of Suffolk Cheviot lambs presented by K O'Hara, Knocknacarry Rd and to £240 for a great pen of Mule Ewe Lambs from Stephen McDonnell, Ballybrack. The large entry of store lambs saw strong bidding and sold to £134.50 for a pen of 57 Texels, paid to Patrick McNeill, Ballyvenaught.

Ewe Lambs

K O'Hara, Knocknacarry 9 Suff Chev £245

S McDonnell, Ballybrack 10 Mule £240

P McCormick, The Grove, Torr 10 Mule £240

J J McAlister, Glendun 10 Mule £235

E McCormick, Brablagh 10 Mule £225

B Magee, Clady 12 Mule £220

McKay Bros, Torr 10 Mule £220

J McNeill, The Park, Torr 12 Mule £215

P McCormick, The Grove, Torr 10 Mule £215

K O'Hara, Knocknacarry 10 Chev £210

J McNeill, The Park, Torr 14 Mule £205

S McDonnell, Ballybrack 10 Mule £205

J J McAlister, Glendun 12 Mule £204

E McCormick, Brablagh 6 Mule £200

S McDonnell, Ballybrack 13 Mule £200

McKay Bros 8 Mule £200.

Store Lambs

P McNeill, Ballyvenaught 58 Tex £134.50

L & M Blaney, Mullarts, Tromra 12 Mule £134

J & A Murphy, Torr 60 Mule £132, 65 Mule £131.50

M Delargy, Ballyeamon 35 Tex £131.50

E & H McKeegan, Glenann 6 Tex £131

D Convery, Glendun 15 Mule £131

McKay Bros, Torr 25 Mule £131

P McSparran, Knocknacarry 38 Tex £131

D Convery, Glendun 23 Suff £130

P McNeill, Ballyvenaught 10 Tex £130

M & M Convery, Glendun 12 Mule £130.

A smaller show of 235 Beef Cattle on Thursday sold with a slightly improved trade. Beef Cows to 376p for a BB 680kg at £2556, Fr Cow to 274p for 620kg at £1698 and Beef Heifers to 388p for a Lim 670kg at £2599. Beef Bullocks to £394p for a Lim 780kg at £3073 and to a top per head of £3332 for a BB 850kg and Fr Bullocks to 282p for 520kg at £1466.

Beef Cows

Local Farmer BB 680kg £2556 (376), R Gault, Ballyclare Lim 700kg £2562 (366), 690kg £2497 (362), D Andrew, Templepatrick Lim 660kg £2362 (358), 650kg £2327 (358), 740kg £2634 (356), 680kg £2284 (336), D Bell, Randalstown Lim 810kg £2705 (334), R Canning, Drumsurn Lim 770kg £2541 (330), J Kane, Cushendall Lim 660kg £2178 (330), I N McClelland, Coleraine Char 780kg £2574 (330), B McAllister, Glenarm Char 620kg £1996 (322), V J Wallace, Garvagh AA 690kg £2194 (318), AA 700kg £2226 (318), Local Farmer Char 640kg £2035 (318), R Canning Lim 610kg £1903 (312).

Hol/Fr Cows

A Getty, Mosside 620kg £1698 (274), D J Kane, Bushmills 630kg £1512 (240), local farmer 530kg £1272 (240), A Bowden, Greyabbey 660kg £1557 (236), R, J & H Shanks, Dunadry 760kg £1778 (234), A & I Cruikshank, Glarryford 700kg £1624 (232), A Bowden 670kg £1527 (228), D Scott, Coleraine 700kg £1582 (226), A Getty 700kg £1540 (220).

Beef Heifers

V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 670kg £2599 (388), W Campbell, Carnlough Lim 710kg £2740 (386), V N Fleck Lim 640kg £2457 (384), A Ross, Newtownards Lim 640kg £2444 (382), R J Arrell, Randalstown BB 610kg £2330 (382), A Ross Char 660kg £2508 (380), V N Fleck, Broughshane Lim 720kg £2736 (380), R Canning, Drumsurn Char 630kg £2381 (378), A McCullough, Cullybackey Char 750kg £2820 (376), M Pentland, Lisburn Lim 520kg £1955 (376), A Ross Lim 540kg £2019 (374), 590kg £2194 (372), 680kg £2516 (370).

Beef Bullocks

Top per kg

B McAuley, Antrim Lim 780kg £3073 (394) RJ Arrell, Randalstown Bel 850kg £3332 (392) Lim 810kg £3118 (385) A McCullough Cullybackey Lim 680kg £2563 (377) K McDevitt, Limavady Lim 670kg £2492 (372) R Thompson, Ballymoney Lim 760kg £2812 (370) K McDevitt, Cha 660kg £2442 (370) B Harkness, Coagh Lim 740kg £2723 (368) B McLean, Armoy Cha 770kg £2833 (368) D Winter, Randalstown Abe 740kg £2708 (366) J Mackey, Ballynure Cha 630kg £2305 (366) R Thompson, Ballymoney Cha 820kg £2984 (364) Lim 730kg £2657 (364) J Calderwood, Portglenone Lim 710kg £2584 (364) Local Farmer, Cha 700kg £2548 (364) K McDevitt, Cha 690kg £2497 (362).

Top per head

RJ Arrell, Randalstown Bel 850kg £3332, B Harkness, Coagh Cha 900kg £3150, RJ Arrell, Lim 810kg £3118.50, B McAuley, Antrim Lim 780kg £3073, RJ Arrell, Lim 860kg £3010, B Harkness, Cha 840kg £3007, R Thompson, Ballymoney Cha 820kg £2984, D Stewart, Ballyclare Lim 860kg £2958, J Calderwood, Cha 840kg £2956, J Brennan, Cha 830kg £2946, Cha 880kg £2904, B Megahey, Shb 850kg £2890, B McLean, Cha 770kg £2833, T Thompson, Lim 760kg £2812, D Winter, Randalstown Abe 790kg £2749, B Harkness, Lim 740kg £2723.

FRIDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2026

Black Galloway, White Galloway & Belted Galloway Cattle

Smashing sale of Black Galloway, White Galloway & Belted Galloway Cattle today topped to 5400g for Bel presented by A W Edgar and H Irvine, from Ballymena for Bel 5400g, T Madden, Carnlough Gal 4600g, Gruige Farm, Cloughmills Gal 4200g, H Irvine, Bel 4000g, B Huey, Ballymoey Gal 3800g, Gruige Farm, Gal 3600g, B Moorhead, Ballymoney Wg 3600g, Gruige Farms Gal 3200g, Gal 3000g, Wg 2800g, J Robertson, Bel 2800g, R Creith, Bushmills Bel 2700g, Gruige Farm Gal 2600g, B McDowell, Donaghadee Bel 2600g, B Moorhead Gal 2500g.

Dairy Cows

Small sale of dairy cows today topped at £2900 for Hol presented by I Small, Ahoghill, D & M McGregor, Ballymena Ayr £2650, R Stewart, Ballyclare Ayr £2650, S Jamieson, Broughshane Hol £2350, Hol £2300, D & M McGregor, Hol £2250, T J Gordon, Ballyclare Ayr £2200, Ayr £2050, Ayr £2000, R Stewart, Ayr £1900, T J Gordon, Ayr £1800, Ayr £1800, D McClintock, Moorefields Fri £1700, Hol £1700, Hol £1700G Forsythe, Cloughmills Hol £1400.

Sucklers

Top price presented by W Cranson, from Newtownards for a Lim with bul calf £3500, D Boyd, Portglenone Sim with bul calf £3300, W Cranson, Lim with Hfr calf £3250, D Boyd, Sim with bul calf £3000, Sim with bul calf £2900, B Paul, Maghera Cha with bul calf £2800, A Cudden, Castledawson Cha £2800, Cha £2800, N Brown, Greyabbey Cha with bul calf £2500, W Weatherup, Carrickfergus Lim with bul calf £2450, A Cudden, Cha £2250, Cha £2200, Cha £2000.

Calves

285 calves averaged £726. Bulls to £1420 for a Simmental, Heifers to £1280 for a Charolais and reared Friesians to £655 for four.

Bulls

C McDonnell, Ballycastle Sim £1420, £1400, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £1350, J & C J Hooks, Newtownards AA £1320, Local Farmer Char £1280, J & C J Hooks BB £1280, C McDonnell Char £1250, I McFarlane, Holywood BB £1240 x3, Local Farmer Lim £1230 x2, A Gaston, Glarryford AA £1190 x4.

Heifers

Local Farmer Char £1280, I Montgomery, Mallusk Char £1260, Local Farmer Lim £1230, C McDonnell, Ballycastle Char £1190, J & C J Hooks, Newtownards BB £1190, I McFarlane, Holywood BB £1120, J & C J Hooks Char £1050, I McFarlane BB £1040 x2, D Wallace, Antrim Char £1030 x2, I Montgomery Char £1000, R Montgomery, Parkgate Lim £1000.

Fr/Hol Bulls

D Wallace, Antrim £655 x4, D & R Millar, Randalstown £550 x2, D Wallace £500 x3, A Getty, Mosside £500 x9.

Weanlings

175 weanlings on Friday sold with another good steady trade. Bullocks to £1940 over for a Lim 650kg at £2590 presented by B McAllister. Glenarm and Heifers to £1580 over for a Lim 460kg at £2040 from R Spence, Drumlin.

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 300kg £1710 (570), C Magill, Larne Lim 300kg £1660 (553), D J McFerran Char 280kg £1540 (550), 290kg £1580 (544), J Collins, Rasharkin BB 180kg £950 (527), Local Farmer AA 230kg £1200 (521) x6, D Gillan, Garvagh AA 290kg £1440 (496), M Simpson, Newtownards Brb 300kg £1460 (486) x2, J Collins, Rasharkin Lim 300kg £1380 (460).

301 to 350kg

J McLaughlin, Aughafatten Char 310kg £1690 (545), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 330kg £1780 (539), J McLaughlin Char 310kg £1640 (529), D J McFerran Char 320kg £1690 (528), C Magill, Larne Lim 320kg £1690 (528), D J McFerran Char 310kg £1580 (509), , B Connon, Larne Lim 320kg £1580 (493), M Simpson, Newtownards Brb 310kg £1490 (480) x2, J Connolly, Larne Char 340kg £1570 (461), M Simpson Brb 310kg £1390 (448) x2, J McLaughlin Char 350kg £1550 (442).

Over 351kg

C Magill, Larne Lim 360kg £1870 (519), Char 370kg £1900 (513), 370kg £1840 (497), 380kg £1880 (494), B Connon, Larne Lim 410kg £1950 (475), C Magill Char 400kg £1900 (475), K Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 400kg £1900 (475), J McLaughlin, Aughafatten Char 360kg £1700 (472), F McAllister, Glenarm Char 430kg £2020 (469), J McLaughlin Char 380kg £1770 (465), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Char 400kg £1840 (460), B McAllister, Glenarm Lim 410kg £1880 (458), N & J McKee, Cairncastle Lim 380kg £1740 (457), C Magill Char 430kg £1940 (451), B Connon Lim 420kg £1880 (447), R Spence, Crumlin Lim 400kg £1780 (445).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

J McLaughlin, Aughafatten Char 240kg £1380 (575), local farmer Lim 210kg £1160 (552), J McLaughlin Char 270kg £1410 (522), local farmer Lim 200kg £1040 (520), J McLaughlin Lim 300kg £1550 (516), Char 240kg £1230 (512), Char 240kg £1210 (504), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 270kg £1310 (485), local farmer Lim 200kg £960 (480), J Collins, Rasharkin Lim 290kg £1310 (451), D Gillan, Garvagh Char 250kg £1100 (440).

301 to 350kg

S Weatherup, Ballyclare Lim 340kg £1700 (500), J Connolly, Larne Char 310kg £1440 (464), S Weatherup Lim 320kg £1470 (459), J McLaughlin, Aughafatten Char 330kg £1510 (457), D J McFerran, Dunloy Char 310kg £1400 (451), S Weatherup Lim 330kg £1490 (451), J Connolly Char 330kg £1480 (448), D Gillan, Garvagh Char 310kg £1390 (448), S Weatherup Lim 330kg £1460 (442).

Over 351kg

N & J McKee, Cairncastle Lim 380kg £1790 (471), S Weatherup, Ballyclare Blo 360kg £1690 (469), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 370kg £1670 (451), S Molyneaux, Dundrod Char 400kg £1780 (445), R Spence, Crumlin Lim 460kg £2040 (443), 420kg £1850 (440), Char 440kg £1890 (429), N & J McKee Lim 380kg £1630 (429), J Cameron, Broughshane Lim 420kg £1800 (428), S Taylor, Ligoniel Sim 390kg £1670 (428).

MONDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2026

Over 4000 sheep for sale on Monday night sold with a great trade overall. Store Lambs topped at £130.50 for 27 Texels from S P Fitzgerald, Crumlin and Ewe Lambs to £340 for 12 Cheviots from A Douglas, Limavady which were entered in the annual sale of Suffolk Cheviot & Cheviot Ewe Lambs. Breeding sheep reached £500 for a single Suffolk Hogget from Jalex Livestock, Randalstown.

The NI Suffolk Society Ram Lamb Show & Sale topped at 4200gns on two occasions for two Ram Lambs from J Smyth, Newtownstewart, closely followed by a Ram Lamb from S McCloskey, Claudy at 4100gns.

The Select Texel Shearling Ram Sale topped at 1900gns on two occasions for two Rams from J W Watson, Downpatrick, closely followed by a Ram at 1850gns from M & J Watson, Dundonald.

Store Lambs

S P Fitzgerald, Crumlin 27 Tex £130.50, B Jamison, Armoy 50 Tex £127.50, 50 Tex £127, W Hamilton, Doagh 26 Suf £125.50, P McAleese, Loughgiel 2 Suff £124, J O'Kane, Cushendall 35 Suff £123, K Kidd, Broughshane 35 Suff £123, R M Carson, Islandmagee 28 Char £121.50, J O'Kane 10 Suff £120, D Donaghy, Cookstown 8 Tex £120, J McLoughlin, Carnlough 64 Suff £119, L Topping, Islandmagee 25 Tex £118.50, R M Carson 12 Char £118, A Hall, Carrickfergus 4 Spd £116.50, S P Fitzgerald 19 Tex £115.50.

Ewe Lambs

A Douglas, Limavady 12 Cv £340, M Cunningham, Bryansford 2 Tex £335, L Anderson, Kilwaughter Suff £310, S Hunter, Bushmills 11 SuffChev £300, J Quigley, Donemana 2 SuffChev £300, A Douglas 12 Cv £290, 12 Cv £290, 12 Cv £285, Crockataggart Farms, Draperstown 10 Cv £280, 12 Cv £280, A Douglas 12 Cv £275, Crockataggart Farms 12 Cv £275, 14 Cv £275, A Douglas 2 Cv £260, Crockataggart Farms 11 Cv £260, S Hunter 7 Mule £255, H O'Kane, Carnlough 10 Suff Chev £255, A Douglas 12 Cv £255, L Anderson 12 Suff Chev £250, P Quigley 12 Suff Chev £250, Crockataggart Farms 12 Cv £250, M Cunningham, Bryansford 3 Tex £250, S Hunter 12 Suff £245, H O'Kane 10 Suff Chev £245, J Quigley 10 Suff Chev £245, R Workman, Kilwaughter 12 Suff Chev £235, H O'Kane 10 Suff Chev £235, J Quigley 12 Suff Chev £235, 5 Suff Chev £235, S Hunter, Bushmills 7 Mule £230, J Quigley 12 Suff Chev £230.

Breeding Sheep

Jalex Livestock, Randalstown 1 Suff £500, W Rankin, Drumquin 5 NC Chev £400, 5 NC Chev £390, Jalex Livestock 2 Suff £385, I McCluggage, Glarryford 10 Suff £385, W McCurdy, Broughshane 12 Cb £380, 12 Suff £370, W Rankin 5 NC Chev £370, I McCluggage 11 Suff £370, C & I Mills, Glenarm 1 Tex £360, W & A Purcell, Castlerock 12 Mule £350, 12 Mule £345, W Byers, Cullybackey 10 Mule £340, C & I Mills 7 Tex £340, P McAuley, Carnlough 6 Cv £335, Jalex Livestock 2 Suff £320, I McCluggage 10 Tex £320, W & A Purcell 12 Mule £315, 12 Mule £315, 12 Suff £310, E Cassidy, Maghera 12 Tex £310, K Travers 9 Mule £305, W & A Purcell 12 Suff £305, T McIlroy, Raloo 10 Mule £305, J Dickson, Draperstown 12 Cv £300, B McCloskey, Loughgiel 12 Mule £300.

TUESDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER 2026

A larger entry of 340 Store Cattle on Tuesday sold with a great trade. Bullocks to £1990 over for a Simmental 830kg at £2820 presented by J & M Roundtree, Templepatrick and Heifers to £1820 over for a Charolais 690kg at £2510 presented by D & H Gregg, Clough.

Bullocks

Up to 500kg

M McKillop, Loughgiel Char 250kg £1250 (500), J Blair, Cullybackey Char 490kg £2190 (446), D Blair, Greenisland Blo 290kg £1290 (444) x2, J McMurran, Ballycarry Lim 480kg £2130 (443), F McEldowney, Swatragh Lim 440kg £1950 (443), H McCullough, Randalstown Char 420kg £1800 (428), D Blair Blo 390kg £1640 (420), H McCullough Sim 460kg £1920 (417), F McEldowney Lim 460kg £1900 (413), 490kg £2020 (412), 480kg £1970 (410), H McCullough Lim 480kg £1960 (408), T Moorhead, Aughafatten Sim 500kg £2040 (408), J McClure, Ballymoney Char 470kg £1910 (406).

Over 501kg

M & A Guy, Limavady Char 550kg £2390 (434), J McMurran, Ballycarry Lim 550kg £2380 (432), E Stinson, Moira Char 510kg £2190 (429), J McMurran Lim 510kg £2190 (429), E Stinson Char 510kg £2180 (427), J Blair, Cullybackey Char 520kg £2190 (421), 570kg £2390 (419) x2, T Moorhead, Aughafatten Char 550kg £2290 (416), J Blair Lim 550kg £2290 (416), E Stinson Char 550kg £2290 (416), 530kg £2200 (415), 560kg £2320 (414), J McMurran, Ballycarry Char 570kg £2360 (414).

Heifers

0kg to 500kg

J McClure, Ballymoney Cha 400kg £1730 (432) B McCloskey, Kilrea Cha 440kg £1900 (431) Greenmount Hill Farm, Lim 430kg £1850 (430) J McClure, Cha 430kg £1810 (420) B McCloskey, Cha 360kg £1510 (419) Greenmount Hill Road, Lim 430kg £1790 (416) S McKeegan, Cushendall Cha 450kg £1800 (400) B McCloskey, Cha 500kg £1980 (396) Greenmount Hill Farm, Lim 430kg £1640 (381) Lim 430kg £1630 (379) B Reid, Templepatrick St 360kg £1360 (377) Greenmount Hill Farm, Abe 490kg £1850 (377) Sho 470kg £1730 (368) 490kg £1800 (367) B McCloskey, Cha 500kg £1830 (366) Greenmount Hill Farm Sho 480k £1750 (364).

501kg and over

G &J McIlwaine, Groomsport Lim 530kg £2280 (430) J Alexander, Clough Cha 580kg £2340 (403) Cha 530kg £2090 (394) D & H Gregg, Cha 600kg £2360 (393) Lim 590kg £2310 (391) Cha 560kg £2180 (389) Greenmount Hill Farm, Lim 520kg £2000 (384) B Bailey, Ballycastle Lim 600kg £2280 (380) J Alexander, Cha 570kg £2130 (373) D & H Gregg, Clough Cha 58kg £2150 (370) J Alexander, Cha 610kg £2260 (370) D & H Gregg, Cha 570kg £2110 (370) S McKeegan, Cushendall Cha 520kg £1920 (369) D & H Gregg, Cha 570kg £2100 (368) J Alexander, Cha 620kg £2270 (366) Lim 600kg £2190 (365).

WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2026

3290 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a sharper trade. Fat lambs sold to 675p for 21 texels 20Kg at £135 presented by J Cubitt, Clough and to a top per head of £174 for 2 Texels at 33Kg offered by T McKillop, Glenarm. Fat ewes sold to £236.

Fat Lambs (2482)

Top Per Kg

J A O’Kane, Carnlough 32 Tex 18Kg £127 (705), S Henderson, Donaghadee 5 Tex 19Kg £130 (684), J Cubbitt, Clough 21 Tex 20Kg (675), J Kane, Glenarm 6 Ker 19Kg £127 (668), A Dodd, Saintfield 3 Blu 18.5Kg £123 (664), C McClelland, Doagh 6 Tex 20Kg £131 (655), T Stewart, Cairncastle 15 Tex 20.5Kg £133 (648), J Kane, Glenarm 17 Ker 18.5Kg £120 (648), T J Magee, Ballyclare 16 Tex 21Kg £136 (647), W Craig, Larne 17 Tex 21.5Kg £139 (646), R G McRoberts, Larne 10 Tex 21Kg £135 (642), N Rea, Larne 3 Suf 20Kg £128 (640), E McNeill, Glenarm 14 Tex 21Kg £134 (638), K W & J T Dickey, Ballyclare 24 Tex 21Kg £134 (638), G R Blair, Cookstown 19 Tex 20Kg £127 (635), B McKeown, Randalstown 4 Tex 20Kg £127 (635), A McAnally, Ballyclare 14 Cha 21Kg £133 (633), W Marshall, Portglenone 2 Tex 19.5Kg £123 (630), T McKillop, Glenarm 3 Tex 27Kg £170 (629), 12 Tex 27Kg £170 (629), C McClelland, Doagh 4 Cha 21Kg £132 (628), I Simms, Carrickfergus 13 Tex 22Kg £138 (627).

Top Per Head

T McKillop, Glenarm 2 Tex 33Kg £174, 12 Tex 27Kg £170, 3 Tex 27Kg £170, S Reid, Ahoghill 12 Cha 26Kg £163, W Knowles, Cloughmills 2 Tex 27Kg £162, S Dobbin, Ballycastle 29 Tex 27.5Kg £160, T Rainey, Magherafelt 1 Tex 28.5Kg £160, D Waide, Cloughmills 2 Tex 28.5Kg £158, L Anderson, Kilwaughter 12 Suf 28.5Kg £155, T Jackson, Broughshane 33 Tex 26Kg £155, F McKendry, Broughshane 11 Tex 25Kg £152, T Saunderson, Glenwherry 6 Cro 27Kg £152, S Crawford, Glenarm 20 Suf 26.5Kg £152, T Adams, Rathkenny 16 Suf 27Kg £152, M T & S J Logan, Ballynure 23 Tex 26Kg £152, C McDonnell, Newtowncrommelin 28 Tex 25.5Kg £151, N McAuley, Ballyclare 14 Suf 26.5Kg £151, H McNeill, Ballygally 14 Tex 24Kg £150, W Fleck, Broughshane 30 Tex 25Kg £150, T Saunderson, Glenwherry 10 Cro 27Kg £150, M Moffett, Broughshane 12 Cha 25.5Kg £150, J Mills, Kilwaughter 2 Tex 24Kg £150, W Fleck, Broughshane 21 Eas 25Kg £149.

Fat Ewes (808)

1st Quality

Suf-£182-£236

Tex-£198-£218

CB-£140-£194

BF-£84-£134