Heatwave madness at Ballymena Livestock Market June machinery sale

The auction held last weekend saw over 2,600 lots, both outside and inside, go under the online hammer with an overall clearance rate of over 68%.

Demand was high with vehicles selling to £24,600 for a Case Maxxum 155 2005, outside items selling to £6,000 for a Kane 18 tonne dump trailer and inside items selling to £300 for a hay steamer.

The next machinery sale will take place on Friday, 31st July with machinery to be entered for the sale at the mart beginning Monday, 20th July with the last day for machinery to be

entered Wednesday, 29th July.

Leading prices as follows:

Outside Machinery:

£24,600 for a Case Maxxum 155 2005, £15,900 for a Lamborghini Premium 1060 2001, £6600 for a Mitsubishi L200 2015, £6,000 for a Kane 18 tonne dump trailer, £5,000 for a Massey Ferguson 50B tractor/loader/digger, £4,600 for a Major 9ft topper, £4,000 for a Krone baler, £3,800 for a John Deere 623R front loader, £3500 for a 12 tonne grain trailer, £3,200 for a Lely Hibiscus 855 CD rower, £3,100 for a EKO chute hoof trimming crush, £3,100 for a Pottinger Novatcat 302 rear mounted mower, £3,100 for a Claas Tedder 4 star, £2,900 for an IFor Williams flat trailer, £2,800 for a Lely 40ft tedder, £2,600 for a Kverneland 10ft mower conditioner, £2,200 for a Volvo V70 XC 2013, £2,200 for a Concrete pan mixer, £2,100 for a Steel tipping trailer, £2,000 for a Nugent plant trailer and £2,000 for a Lemken 4 furrow reversible plough.

Inside Machinery:

£300 for a hay steamer, £280 for an 8x4 galvanised dog pen, £250 for a Pallet truck, £230 for a wheel trolley, £200 for a back pack strimmer with flex drive, £180 for a Karcher hot & cold power washer, £150 for an Outside door, £140 for a box of large drill bits, £130 for a Sealey 4 tonne trolley jack, £130 for a SIP plasma cutter, £130 for 4x 16inch alloy wheels, £120 for a hydraulic top link, £120 for a John Deere toolbox with contents, £120 for 21 inch audi wheels, £110 for a Draper water boost pump, £110 for 20 McConnell hedge cutter flails, £100 for a Diesel generator, £100 for a TST 1152 power washer, £100 for a Husquvarna mulching mower.