Breeding sheep selling to £240 at Armoy

The packed ring of customers were eager for store lambs and breeding sheep, pushing store lambs to over £100.

Fat lambs sold to £114, fat ewes to £130 and breeding sheep to £240.

Leading prices

Fat lambs

S Hanna, Ballymoney, 28kgs £114. M Taggart, Bushmills, 30kgs £112. G McIlroy, Ballycastle, 26kgs £110. Trevor Hanna, Loughguile, 27kgs £110. Jas McCormick, Armoy, 26kgs £110. Trevor Adams, Armoy, 25kgs £110.50. V McHenry, Torr, 25kgs £110. P McNaughton, Glenariffe, 26kgs £110. Sean McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 25kgs £108.50. Lyle McCormick, Armoy, 25kgs £108. Alistair McGuckian, Cloughmills, 23kgs £107. Richard Kane, Bushmills, 21kgs £106. John J McIntyre, Cloughmills, 24kgs £106.

Store lambs

Ian Duncan, Rathlin, 16 Suffolk, £100, 20, £89.50. D McMullan, Glenariffe, 24 Crossbreds £102. Seamus Boyle, Dunloy, 18 Crossbreds £97.00. W Sharkey, Cushendun, 17 Chev, £98.00. Jas Duffin, Martinstown, 16 Suffolk, £99.00, 35, £99.50. Liam Devlin, Armoy, 76 Suffolk, £90.50. Sam Craig, Ballycastle, 12 Suffolk, £93.00. Joe MacNamee, Cushendall, 35 Blackface, £84.00. Pat McBride, Ballyvoy, 10 Suffolk, £99.50. B Blaney, Cushendall, 60 Crossbreds £82.00. Hugh McNeill, Cushendun, 50 Blackface, £77.50. Jas McAuley, Cushendun, 53 Easycare, £81.50. Dessie McMullan, Glenariffe, 24 Crossbred, £89.50. Maurice McVicker, Bushmills, 7 Texel, £98.50. A Cassley, Armoy, 8 Blackface, £89.50. Trevor Butler, Ballyvoy, 10 Blackface, £86.

Fat ewes

R McCloskey, Ballymoney, 6 Texel, £130. John McKeague, Ballycastle, 16 Texel, £121. Noel McQuaid, Ballycastle, 1 Blue, £108. Ian McLean, Bushmills, 4 Texel, £106. Alan Archibald, Ballycastle, Coleraine, 1 Charollais, £112. J McGill, Ballycastle, 1 Texel, £115. Richard Kane, Bushmills, 11 Texel, £92.00.

Breeding sheep

J J McCouaig, Ballycastle, 7 ewes, £128, 8, £122. John McKillop, Cushendall, Texel Ram Lambs, £240, £230, £240, £225. Martin McKay, Cushendun, 11 Lanark ewe lambs. W Sharkey, Cushendun, 3 Suffolk, £112, £104.

Sale every Wednesday at 7.00pm.

Watch on ‘mart eye’.

Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.