3,000 sheep come under the hammer at Armoy

A great show of just under 3,000 head last Wednesday night at Armoy were sold in just under two and a half hours in a very sharp trade. Store lambs were an outstanding trade with many customers in attendance. Fat Lambs sold to £99.00. The Fat Ewe trade took off selling to a top price of £152, Store Lambs sold to £82.50 in record time.
By The Newsroom
Published 6th Aug 2020, 12:14 BST

LEADING PRICES

FAT LAMBS: D McAuley, Ballymena, 30kgs £99.00. D O’Neill, Ballycastle, 27kgs £98.00. Sean Reid, Cloughmills, 24kgs £96.00. Andrew McGarry, Ballycastle, 24kgs £96.00. Adrian Gillan, Martinstown, 24kgs £94.00. Archie Linegan, 24kgs £94.00. S J Glenn, Ballycastle, 24kgs £94.00. John McCormick, Armoy, 22 ½kgs £91.00. Niall McMullan, Loughguile, 23kgs £92.00. A Gillan, Cloughmills, 24kgs £93.50. G Thompson, Bushmills, 23kgs £91.00. B Blaney, Cushendall, 22kgs c/b’s £87.00. Robt McHenry, Torr, 22 ½kgs £92.00.

FAT EWES: B McVicker, Bushmills, Suff, £152. B McCloskey, Loughguile, Chars, £107. Leslie Millen, Coleraine, Tex, £103. Jas McCaughan, Armoy, c/b’s £88.00. Wm Elliott, Ballycastle, Tex, £86.00.Ivan Morrison, Dunloy, Tex, £83.00. Wm Moore, Macosquin, Mules, £88.00. Declan McCloskey, Loughguile, Mules, £85.00. Sean McDonnell, Glenariffe, Mules, £81.00. Brian McCloskey, Loughguile, c/b’s £82.00.

BREEDING EWES: R McKendry, Bushmills, 10 Mules, £145.

Sale every Wednesday night at 7.00pm.

Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister & Son