Breeding rams selling to £330 at Armoy Mart
A full yard of sheep on Wednesday night met with another fine trade for all sorts of sheep.
Fat lambs sold to £100, fat ewes to £115, store lambs were a great trade with many well in excess of £80.00.
Breeding ewes sold to £190 and breeding rams sold to £330.
LEADING PRICES
FAT LAMBS
Philip McCurdy, Bushmills, 30kgs £100. Armoy farmer, 26kgs £95.00. J Fisher, Ballycastle, 25kgs £94.50. M Maloney, Loughguile, 25kgs £94.00. John Thompson, Bushmills, 25kgs £94.00. D McAuley, Cushendall, 27kgs £94.00. John Elliott, Loughguile, 26kgs £93.50. SJ Currie, Mosside, 26kgs £93.50. John Todd, Ballycastle, 24kgs £92.50. J Fisher, Ballycastle, 23kgs £92.50. G McDougall, Bushmills, 24kgs £92.50. Robert McHenry, Ballycastle, 23kgs £92.00. A Parkhill, Ballymoney, 22kgs £91.50.
STORE LAMBS
M D McNeill, Cushendall, 36 Suffolk, £84.50. Martin Gillan, Ballyvoy, 34 Suffolk, £84.00. Pat McCarry, Ballycastle, 26 Suffolk, £82.50. John Todd, Ballycastle, 44 Texel, £80.50. Martin McBride, Armoy, 15 Texel, £80.50. Pat McCarry, Ballyvoy, 22 Texel, £80.50. Altmore Farms, Ballycastle, 3 Texel, £80.00. B Blaney, Cushendall, 60 crossbreds £79.00. Kieran Kane, Ballyvoy, 30 Suffolk, £79.00.
EWE LAMBS
John McAuley, Knockans, Mules, 10, £122, 12, £110, 8, £108. Sean Delargy, Cushendall, Mules, 11, £110, 10, £102. V McHenry, Torr, 12 s/c, £101. P McAuley, Carnlough, 11 Blackface, £90.00.
HOGGET EWES
M Steele, Glenarm, 8 Mules, £190. L Kealey, Dungiven, 10 Suffolk, £178, 24, £158. M McKeown, Cushendall, 11 Mules, £158. John Thompson, Bushmills, 3 Texel, £152.
FAT EWES
P McCurdy, Bushmills, 1 Suffolk, £115. Jas Reilly, Ballycastle, 2 Texel, £108. David Steele, Glenarm, 1 Suffolk, £93.00. S Boyle, Ballymena, 2 Texel, £92.00. D McAteer, Cushendall, 3 Mules, £88.00. S Kelly, Ballycastle, 10 crossbred, £86.00. J and S Bailey, Ballycastle, 10 Blackface, £85.00. D McCormick, Ballycastle, 16 crossbreds £77.00. F McCaughan, Ballycastle, 2 crossbreds £84.00.
BREEDING RAMS
Sean McBride, Ballycastle, Blue Leicester, £330, £310, £300, £210, £170.
Sale every Wednesday night.
Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.