April sunshine sales at Ballymena

Another successful online machinery sale held last weekend at Ballymena Livestock Market saw over 1,700 lots, both outside and inside, go under the hammer with an overall clearance rate of over 80%.

Demand was high with vehicles selling to ÂŁ12,500 for a New Holland tractor, outside items selling to ÂŁ9,000 for an Abbey diet feeder and inside items selling to ÂŁ520 for Landrover rims and tyres.

The next machinery sale will take place on Friday, 28th May with machinery to be entered for the sale at the mart beginning Monday, 17th May with the last day for machinery to be entered Thursday 27th May.

Leading prices as follows:

Vehicles: New Holland 7740 tractor ÂŁ12,500, David Brown 880 tractor ÂŁ4,300, 1967 PreForce Ford 3000 tractor ÂŁ4,000, 1968 B275 McCormick International tractor ÂŁ3,800 and 1963 Massey Ferguson 65 ÂŁ3,700.

Outside Machinery: Abbey VF 1250 tub diet feeder £9,000, 3000gln Euro Spec slurry tanker £7,700, 24ft cattle trailer £6,400, Belmac 2100gln slurry tanker £5,600, 10ft Kuhn 302G mower conditioner £5,500, GPM livestock trailer £5,300, 6m grass seed sower £5,100, Star 14 x 7’6 trailer £5,000, Keenan 140 diet feeder £5,000 and Class rake £5,000.

Inside Machinery: 5 x new Land Rover rims with tyres ÂŁ520, anvil, ÂŁ310, Petrol power washer ÂŁ300, post box ÂŁ300 and cow tail pump ÂŁ250.