Beef bullocks selling to top per head of £2415 at Ballymena
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Beef cows sold to 236p for 750kg at £1770, Friesian cows to 173p 690kg at £1193.
Beef heifers to 284p 670kg at £1902.
Beef bullocks to 292p 680kg at £1985 and 710kg at £2073 and to a top per head of £2415 for 940kg.
Friesian bullocks to 218p 670kg at £1460.
Beef cows
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N Cole, Downpatrick Limousin 750kg £1770 (236) Carrigeen Farms, Templepatrick Simmental 750kg £1732 (231) H McAlister, Aghadowey Limousin 580kg £1328 (229) H McAlister, Limousin 540kg £1231 (228) A McKeown, Ballymena Blonde d'Aquitaine 670kg £1494 (223) N Cole, Limousin 850kg £1895 (223) P Barry, Toomebridge Abondance 760kg £1664 (219) I Wallace, Rasharkin Belgian Blue 640kg £1369 (214) W Fleck, Broughshane Stabiliser 670kg £1427 (213) S Taylor, Ligoniel Saler 610kg £1281 (210) S McCambridge, Ballycastle Limousin 610kg £1274 (209) J McCambridge, Limousin 590kg £1233 (209) S Taylor, Charolais 700kg £1456 (208) Carrigeen Farms, Simmental 690kg £1428 (207) Carrigeen Farms, Simmental 800kg £1640 (205) and I Wallace, Rasharkin Limousin 660kg £1339 (203).
Friesian cows
A and W McMaster, Broughshane 690kg £1193 (173) RJ Gage, Clough 710kg £1221 (172) J Mackey, Ballyclare 590kg £1008 (171) HJ Nicholl, Ahoghill 670kg £1118 (167) A& W McMaster, 610kg £1012 (166) H Duffin, Cargan 590kg £967 (164) A Lamont, Portglenone 630kg £1033 (164) G Forsythe, Cloughmills 740kg £1206 (163) H McNabney, Clough 640kg £1036 (162) D Wharry, Glenarm 580kg £928 (160) local farmer, 540kg £858 (159) local farmer, 630kg £1001 (159) JW Gray, Antrim 610kg £969 (159) D Lyttle, Kells 610kg £969 (159) and A and W McMaster, 580kg £899 (155).
Beef heifers
A and D Glass, Ballycastle Limousin 670kg £1902 (284) I McCaughern, Rasharkin Limousin 530kg £1404 (265) R Archer, Cullybackey Charolais 580kg £1531 (264) A Ward, Dromore Simmental 560kg £1450 (259) R Archer, Parthenaise 580kg £1490 (257) J McHenry, Charolais 570kg £1447 (254) DJ Browne, Bushmills Charolais 620kg £1574 (254) J McHenry, Charolais 610kg £1543 (253) E O’Donnell, Charolais 600kg £1500 (250) D Duggan, Limousin 630kg £250) T Strange, Straid Stabiliser 530kg £1325 (250) D Johnston, Antrim Limousin 470kg £1170 (249) R Archer, Charolais 650kg £1605 (247) JC McMillan, Portglenone Charolais 720kg £1778 (247) E O’Donnell, Charolais 580kg £1432 (247) and S Taylor, Belfast Charolais 670kg £1654 (247).
Beef bullocks
Top per kg
G McMullan, Limousin 680kg £1985 (292) G McMullan, Belgian Blue 710kg £2073 (292) G McMullan, Limousin 700kg £2037 (291) M Lucas, Antrim Limousin 820kg £2369 (289) A and D Glass, Ballycastle Limousin 670kg £1922 (287) G McMullan, Limousin 730kg £2095 (287) G McMullan, Limousin 710kg £2030 (286) JC Millan, Portglenone Charolais 710kg £2023 (285) A and D Glass, Ballycastle Limousin 660kg £1841 (279) S Morrison, Limousin 700kg £1953 (279) R Woodside, Ballyclare Abondance 670kg £1855 (277) CW Bell, Limousin 690kg £1904 (276) local farmer Limousin 730kg £2007 (275) A and D Glass, Ballycastle Limousin 700kg £1918 (274) A and D Glass, Limousin £1835 (274) and G McMullan, Limousin 750kg £2047 (273).
Top per head
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W Kee, Strabane Charolais 940kg £2415, M J Lucas, Antrim Limousin 820kg £2369, G McMullan, Charolais 880kg £2340, CW Bell, Charolais 940kg £2293, W Kee, Charolais 930kg £2287, JC McMillan, Portglenone Charolais 840kg £2226, P Barry, Limousin 840kg £2184, J O’Neill, Charolais 830kg £2133, P Barry, Limousin 800kg £2104, G McMullan, Limousin 730kg £2095, JC McMillan, Charolais 820kg £2091, G McMullan, Belgian Blue 710kg £2073, P Barry, Simmental 800kg £2072, WT McGookin, Larne Charolais 810kg £2065, G McMullan, Limousin 750kg £2047 and JC McMillan, Abondance 860kg £2038.
Friesian bullocks
S McNabney, 670kg £1460 (218) S McNabney, 630kg £1335 (212) S Smyth, 610kg £1268 (208) D Mooney, 570kg £1185 (208) S Smyth, 630kg £1297 (206) S McNabney, 620kg £1277 (206) S McNabney, 580kg £1171 (202) S McNabney, 630kg £1260 (200) S McNabney, 670kg £1313 (196) S Smyth, 640kg £1189 (195) S Smyth, 590kg £1144 (194) and H McNabney, Clough 600kg £1104 (184).
Friday 2nd December 2022: Dairy cows - 24 dairy cattle sold to £3050 for a calved cow from WG Johnston, Ligoniel.
Top prices as follows: W G Johnston, Ligoniel Holstein £3050, W G Johnston, Ligoniel Holstein £3000, P Tinsley, Dromore Friesian £2950, P Tinsley, Dromore Friesian £2950, P Tinsley, Dromore Friesian £2680, P Tinsley, Dromore Friesian £2100, R H and H A Shanks, Dunadry Holstein £1950 and R Stewart, Ballyclare Ayrshire £1920.
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Breeding bulls sold to £2600 for a four year old Aberdeen Angus from W Moore, Dervock.
Suckler cows
Suckler stock sold to £1980 for an Aberdeen Angus heifer with heifer calf.
K and P Buchanan, Larne Aberdeen Angus and heifer calf £1980, K and P Buchanan, Larne Limousin and bull calf £1300 and A Spence, Nutt's Corner Aberdeen Angus £1180.
Calves
241 lots in the calf ring sold to £530 for a month-old Aberdeen Angus bull.
Heifer calves to £495 for a partly reared Belgian Blue.
Bulls
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D McKay, Broughshane Aberdeen Angus £530 x 2, R H and H A Shanks, Dunadry Belgian Blue £520 x 2, £510 x 3, M Barr, Ballyclare Fleckvieh £490 x 2, F and S Hill, Randalstown Aberdeen Angus £480, Rockmount Farm, Hillsborough £480 x 2, RJT Fleming, Templepatrick Simmental £435, F and S Hill, Randalstown Aberdeen Angus £435 x 2 and Rockmount Farm, Hillsborough Aberdeen Angus £430.
Heifers
R H and H A Shanks, Dunadry Belgian Blue £495 x 2, £470, F and S Hill, Randalstown Aberdeen Angus £420, T J Johnston, Glenavy Aberdeen Angus £395, A Magee, Kilwaughter Charolais £390, R Crawford, Raloo Belgian Blue £385, F and S Hill, Randalstown Hereford £385 x 2, W Warwick, Moorfields Belgian Blue £380 and F and S Hill, Randalsown Aberdeen Angus £360.
Friesian bulls
F McAuley, Toomebridge £380 x 4, £320, R J Gage, Clough £280, A Magee, Kilwaughter £250 x 5, R H and H A Shanks, Dunadry £240, R W Kane, Ballycastle £220A Magee, Kilwaughter £200, S H Moore, Ballysnod £190 and M Doherty, Glarryford £180.
Weanlings
An entry of 300 weanlings resulted in a super trade.
Bullocks sold to £700 over for a Charolais 410kg £1170 presented by D Boyd, Newtownabbey, heifers sold to £890 over for a Limousin 310kg at £1200 offered by Nugent Estate, Portaferry.
Bullocks
0kg to 300kg
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local farmer, Limousin 250kg £850 (340) local farmer, Limousin 250kg £850 (340) B Taylor, Ligoniel Charolais 290kg £925 (319) S Taylor, Charolais 290kg £920 (317) D Mairs, Magheragall Simmental 290kg £910 (313) local farmer, Charolais 270kg £840 (311) F and R Auld, Newtownabbey Limousin 280kg £870 (310) D Mairs, Simmental 250kg £770 (308) D Mairs, Shorthorn beef 290kg £880 (303) G Lynch, Limousin 240kg £700 (291) G Lynch, Limousin 240kg £240kg £700 (291) S Magorrian, Charolais 300kg £870 (290) P Kennedy, Ballymena Limousin 280kg £800 (285) and G Lynch, Charolais 260kg £740 (284).
301kg to 350kg
S Taylor, Ligoniel Simmental 320kg £990 (309) A Ferguson, Charolais 320kg £990 (309) E McNeill, Glenarm Limousin 310kg £950 (306) local farmer, Limousin 320kg £940 (293) local farmer, Limousin 320kg £940 (293) S McIlhatton, Limousin 350kg £1020 (291) McIlhatton, Limousin 330kg £960 (290) local farmer, Limousin 320kg £930 (290) S Taylor, Charolais 310kg £895 (288) D Wilson, Limousin 340kg £980 (288) D Wilson, Limousin 340kg £980 (288) P Steadman, Cookstown 320kg £920 (287) F and R Auld, Limousin 310kg £880 (283) local farmer, Charolais 350kg £990 (282) D Brogan, Blonde d'Aquitaine 330kg £930 (281) and P McAllister, Charolais 350kg £985 (281).
351kg and over
J Anderson, Ballymoney Limousin 360kg £1090 (302) D Boyd, Charolais 410kg £1170 (285) D Boyd, Charolais 410kg £1160 (282) J Wilson, Ballynure Limousin 360kg £1010 (280) D Boyd, Charolais 410kg £1130 (275) WJ Smyth, Craigavon Limousin 400kg £1100 (275) F and R Auld, Limousin 400kg £1100 (275) J Wilson, Ballynure Charolais 380kg £1040 (273) M Pollock, Limousin 380kg £1040 (273) J Wilson, Charolais 410kg £1120 (273) local farmer, Charolais 370kg £1000 (270) D Boyd, Charolais 420kg £1130 (269) WJ Smyth, Craigavon Limousin 360kg £960 (266) J Gault, Ballyclare Charolais 410kg £1090 (265) J Wilson, Charolais 390 £1030 (264) and J Gault, Charolais 410kg £1080 (263).
Heifers
0kg to 300kg
local farmer, Charolais 250kg £760 (304) G Lynch, Limousin 200kg £605 (302) J Campbell, Limousin 290kg £830 (286) local farmer, Charolais 260kg £740 (284) A Ferguson, Charolais 300kg £850 (283) local farmer, Charolais 240kg £680 (283) C Fleming, Charolais 270kg £760 (281) C Fleming, Charolais 270kg £760 (281) S Minn, Moorfields, Charolais 290kg £800 (275) local farmer, Charolais 280kg £770 (275) Local Famer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 200kg £545 (272) S McAllister, Ballymena Charolais 280kg £760 (271) S McAllister, Charolais 280kg £760 (271) and S Taylor, Charolais 300kg £810 (270).
351kg to 350kg
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Nugent Estate, Portaferry Limousin 310kg £1200 (387) Nugent Estate, Limousin 330kg £1020 (309) D Boyd, Charolais 350kg £1060 (302) Nugent Estate, Limousin 320kg £950 (296) S Taylor, Charolais 310kg £880 (283) S McIlhatton, Limousin 340kg £960 (282) local farmer, Charolais 320kg £900 (281) S Hill, Carrickfergus Limousin 330kg £920 (278) M Pollock, Limousin 320kg £890 (278) local farmer, Charolais 330kg £910 (275) S Hill, Carrickfergus Limousin 340kg £920 (270) local farmer, Limousin 340kg £920 (270) P Donnelly, Belgian Blue 310kg £830 (267) and A and D McAfee, Bushmills Charolais 330kg £880 (266).
351kg and over
J Campbell, Carnlough Limousin 360kg £975 (270) D Boyd, Charolais 360kg £970 (269) J Anderson, Limousin 410kg £1100 (268) J Buick, Kells Limousin 430kg £1150 (267) D Brogan, Limousin 360kg £960 (266) D Boyd, Charolais 360kg £950 (263) J Buick, Kells Limousin 450kg £1180 (262) J Buick, 2 Limousin 430kg £1120 (260) J Buick, Kells Limousin 490kg £1270 (259) E McNeill, Glenarm Charolais 380kg £960 (252) E McNeill, Charolais 400kg £1000 (250) and A Patterson, Charolais 380kg £940 (247).
Monday evening 5th December 2022: A seasonal entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in a super trade.
Store lambs sold to £102 and ewe lambs to £135.
Store lambs
M Cruickshank, Glarryford, 2 Texel £102, William Hamilton, Doagh, 50 EC £100.50, local farmer, 33 Texel £95, James McLoughlin, Carnlough, 2 Suffolk £94, J and S Bailey, Ballycastle, 3 Texel £93.50, Henry Gamble, Bangor, 3 Texel £93, J E Adamson, Ballyclare, 2 Charollais £92, local farmer, 27 Texel £91, Norma Hoy, Templepatrick, 41 Texel £90, Norma Hoy, Templepatrick, 41 Texel £90, Adam Hunter, Broughshane, 12 Texel £90, local farmer, 10 Texel £90, Henry Gamble, Bangor, 13 Texel £88, local farmer, 30 Texel £84.50, Stephen Boyle, Carrickfergus, 9 Cheviot £84.50, Paul Butler, Rathkenny, 12 Texel £84 and M Cruickshank, Glarryford, 5 Texel £83.
Ewe lambs
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R and J Robinson, Claudy, 2 Texel £135, R and J Robinson, Claudy, 2 Texel £132, R and J Robinson, Claudy, 2 Texel £130, S Caskey, Kilrea, 3 Dorset £128 and Fred Loughridge, Armoy, 4 Texel £106.
Tuesday 6th December 2022: An entry of 160 store cattle in Ballymena on Tuesday resulted in a sharp trade.
Bullocks sold to £1070 over for a Limousin 630kg at £1700 presented by R I Bashford, Magheramorne.
Heifers sold to £850 over for a Saler 550kg at £1400 offered by S Taylor, Belfast.
Heifers
0-500kg
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Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Belgian Blue 470kg £1080 (229), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Limousin 440kg £990 (225), C McCroary, Broughshane, Stabiliser 490 £1090 (222), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Hereford 490kg £1090 (222), S Dennison, Antrim, Belgian Blue 490kg £1060 (216), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Abondance 480kg £1020 (212), Malachy Esler, Ballymena, Limousin 490kg £1040 (212), C McCroary, Broughshane, Stabiliser 450kg £940 (208), Malachy Esler, Ballymena, Limousin 470kg £980 (208), local farmer, Simmental 490kg £1010 (206), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Belgian Blue 420kg £850 (202), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Abondance 430kg £870 (202), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Limousin 470kg £950 (202), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Abondance 480kg £965 (201), J Irvine, Craigavon, Abondance 460kg £920 (200)) and S Dennison, Antrim, Abondance 460kg £910 (197).
501kg plus
S Taylor, Belfast, Saler 550kg £1400 (254), R J Dawson, Stoneyford, Charolais 510kg £1240 (243), local farmer, Charolais 510kg £1200 (235), John Cameron, Broughshane, Abondance 600kg £1360 (226), John Cameron, Broughshane, Abondance 610kg £1380 (226), S Dennison, Antrim, Abondance 510kg £1150 (225), J Irvine, Craigavon, Abondance 510kg £1150 (225), J and G Hamilton, Broughshane, Belgian Blue 520kg £1170 (225), S Taylor, Belfast, Simmental 530kg £1190 (224), John Cameron, Broughshane, Abondance 540kg £1205 (223), S Taylor, Belfast, Limousin 540kg £1200 (222), local farmer, Belgian Blue 520kg £1155 (222), John Cameron, Broughshane, Abondance 570kg £1260 (221), Frank O’Hara, Ballymena, Belgian Blue 530kg £1140 (215), J and G Hamilton, Broughshane, Belgian Blue 540kg £1160 (214) and S Taylor, Belfast, Saler 550kg £1180 (214).
Bullocks
0-500kg
David H Fleming, Templepatrick, Charolais 390kg £1050 (269), D J Moore, Ballyclare, Charolais 480kg £1290 (268), David H Fleming, Charolais 410kg £1090 (265), R I Bashford, Magheramorne, Limousin 500kg £1300 (260), S McAtamney, Knockloughrim, Simmental 440kg £1130 (256), D J Moore, Ballyclare, Charolais 420kg £1060 (252), D Logan, Randalstown, Limousin 500kg £1250 (250), N Branagan, Aghagallon, Saler 490kg £1210 (246), S McAtamney, Knockloughrim, Simmental 470kg £1120 (238), N Branagan, Aghagallon, Charolais 460kg £1090 (237), David H Fleming, Templepatrick, Limousin 380kg £900 (236), J Irvine, Magheralin, British Blue 460kg £1080 (234), David H Fleming, Templepatrick, Limousin 480kg £1110 (231), J Irvine, Magheralin, Abondance 490kg £1120 (228), A McCullen, Newtownabbey, Charolais 500kg £1140 (228) and R I Bashford, Magheramorne, Limousin 470kg £1070 (227).
501kg plus
R. I Bashford, Magheramorne, Belgian Blue 530kg £1510 (284), R. I Bashford, Magheramorne, Limousin 530kg £1470 (277), B Richmond, Cloughmills, Limousin 580kg £1580 (272), R. I Bashford, Magheramorne, Limousin 630kg £1700 (269), D Logan, Randalstown, Charolais 560kg £1505 (268), D Logan, Randalstown, Limousin 520kg £1390 (267), R. I Bashford, Magheramorne, Limousin 540kg £1440 (266), D Logan, Randalstown, Charolais 550kg £1450 (263), D Logan, Randalstown, Charolais 540kg £1420 (263), D Logan, Randalstown, Limousin 550kg £1440 (261), D Logan, Randalstown, Charolais 510kg £1330 (260), A Henry, Finvoy, Limousin 600kg £1550 (258), A Henry, Finvoy, Charolais 550kg £1410 (256), D Logan, Randalstown, Charolais 550kg £1410 (256), R. I Bashford, Magheramorne, Limousin 590kg £1510 (255) and B Richmond, Cloughmills, Limousin 540kg £1380 (255).
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Wednesday 7th December 2022: A smaller entry of 1825 sheep in Ballymena on Wednesday resulted in a very similar trade.
Fat lambs sold to 533p for a pen of Texels 22.5kg at £120 presented by B McAllister, Kells and to a top per head of £132 for heavy Texels from the same exhibitor.
Fat ewes sold to £274.
1550 lambs
Top per kg
B McAllister, Kells, 11 Texel 22.5kg £120 (533), Graeme Martin, Broughshane, 16 Texel 24kg £124 (516), Leslie Turtle, Broughshane, 18 Texel 24kg £120 (500), B Gaston, Ballymena, 25 Texel 19kg £92 (500), Mrs Diana Kennedy, Larne, 3 Texel 19kg £95 (500), K Woodside, Islandmagee, 2 Texel 23.5kg £117 (497), John Lowe, Coagh, 11 Texel 22.5kg £112 (497), Brian Lyttle, Moorfields, 28 Texel 23kg £114 (495), L Gordon, Broughshane, 20 Texel 23.5kg £116 (493), Andrew Kerr, Kilwaughter, 13 Blackface 21.5kg £106 (493), K Woodside, Islandmagee, 8 Texel 24kg £118 (491), Ciaran O’Neill, Glenarm, 11 Texel 23kg £113 (491), W Fleck, Broughshane, 3 Rom 23kg £113 (491), A and J Currie, Ballyclare, 33 Texel 24.5kg £120 (489), Neil Higgins, Toomebridge, 23 Cro 22.5kg £110 (488), W McVey, Carnlough, 18 Texel 22.5kg £110 (488), W McAllister, Kells, 14 Texel 25kg £122 (488), Hugh and Brian Doherty, Randalstown, 8 Charolais 24kg £117 (487) and Paul Hanna, Dunadry, 16 Texel 24kg £117 (487).
Top per head
B McAllister, Kells, 1 Texel 42.5kg £132, B McAllister, Kells, 1 Texel 30kg £129, S McGowan, Ballymoney, 12 Texel 30kg £127.50, Brendan Hughes, Clough, 1 Texel 27.5kg £126, Malachy Esler, Ballymena, 1 Texel 35kg £125, A Millar, Antrim, 3 Blu 30.5kg £125, Graeme Martin, Broughshane, 16 Texel 24kg £124, W McAllister, Kells, 14 Texel 25kg £122, Sharon White, Cloughmills, 24 Texel 25.5kg £121.50, W Jamieson, Ballymoney, 4 Texel 25.5kg £121, Damian McNeill, Glenarm, 8 Suffolk 26kg £121, R T Buchanan, Ballymena, 16 Texel 25kg £121, A Millar, Antrim, 5 Texel 27.5kg £121, Noel Collins, Aghadowey, 46 Texel 25.5kg £121, John McIlrath, Ballymena, 25 Texel 26kg £120.50, B McAllister, Kells, 1 Texel 22.5kg £120, David and Ian Dunlop, Glarryford, 50 Texel 25kg £120, A Lowry, Loughgiel, 4 Texel 27.5kg £120, Leslie Turtle, Broughshane, 18 Texel 24kg £120 and John Lowe, Coagh, 3 Texel 25kg £120.
275 fat ewes
First quality
Suffolk: £120-£150
Texel: £130-£274
Crossbred: £85-£125
Blackface: £60-£80