No sign of cattle trade cooling at Lisahally
There might not have been much heat outside at Lishally, but there was no sign of trade cooling at this week’s cattle sale as buyers were keen to fill trailers and get their stock bought for housing.
Bullocks continue to meet with strong returns topping at £2140 for 630 kilos. Bidding was brisk for bulls with these reaching £2720 for a Limousin. More stock are required each Wednesday night to meet strong demand.
Bullocks
M&W Lyons £2140/630kgs, £2100/640kgs, R McNeill £2060/670kgs, M&W Lyons £2000/610kgs, Winston Young £1980/610kgs, J&M Flanagan £1920/540kgs, M Stewart £1900/540 kgs, £1880/550 kgs, J&M Flanagan £1860/520 kgs, M Stewart £1840/500 kgs, R McNeill £1820/580kgs, £1820/580kgs, William Moore £1780/530kgs, £1740/490kgs, £1700/510kgs, £1700/510kgs, £1660/520kgs, £1660/520kgs.
Heifers
Mervyn Whiteside £1640/480kgs, Fairmount Farm £1630/500 kgs, Alan Patterson £1620/470kgs, £1610/460kgs, Fairmount Farm £1570/550kgs, J&M Flanagan £1570/490kgs, J McGuiness £1570/430kgs, Alan Patterson £1560/440 kgs, £1550/440kgs, William Moore £1500/380kgs, £1390/390kg, £1400/470kg.
Bulls
Craig Blair Lim £2720/930kgs, Fairmount Farm Angus £2300/700kgs, Craig Blair Simmental £2280/760kgs, John Foster Angus £2200/850kgs, Craig Blair Charolais £2175/750kgs.
Cows
M&W Lyons Lim £1884/760kgs, George Hamilton £1730/530kgs, Craig Blair £1728/720kgs, D Donaghy Angus £1674/790kgs, Mervyn Whiteside £1634/670kgs, £1480/490kgs, M&W Lyons £1464/610kgs.