Ewes and lambs selling to £216 at Armoy Mart

All types of sheep were a fantastic trade at last Wednesday night’s sale.
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Spring lambs sold to £142, fat ewes were outstanding selling to £164, fat hoggets were also keenly sought making up to £146, ewes and lambs sold to £216.

Leading prices

Spring lambs

Brian Christie, Bushmills Texel, 26kgs, £142. Edwin Irwin, Coleraine, 26kgs £140. Wm Morrison, Armoy, 22kgs £134.50. David Browne, Bushmills, 23kgs £134. Trevor Hanna, Loughguile, 22kgs £134. David Browne, Bushmills, 24kgs £134. G Millen, Coleraine, 22kgs £134. R Kirk, Bushmills, 21½kgs £133. Ian McClelland, Coleraine, 22kgs £130. Ben Porter, Ballymoney, 20½kgs £125. B Mullan, Ballymoney, 20kgs £120. R Kirk, Bushmills, 20kgs £118.

Fat hoggets

Robinson Williamson, Coleraine, 30kgs Texel, £146. John McNeice, Ballymoney, 30kgs Texel, £144. DP Convery, Cushendun, 26kgs Crossbreds £135. Sam Craig, Ballycastle, 26kgs Texel, £132. Pat Convery, Cushendun, 21kgs Blackface, £144. Sam Craig, Ballycastle, 24kgs Texel, £128. G Thompson, Ballymoney, 21kgs Blackface, £112.50.

Fat ewes

D Gillan, Pharis, Texel, £164. Hamilton Wilson, Newtowncrommelin, Texel, £152. Trevor Adams, Armoy, Texel, £158. David Brown, Bushmills, Texel, £153. McConkey Farms, Cookstown, Charollaiss, £144. A Stevenson, Armoy, Suffolk, £138. Sam Gardner, Stranocum, Suffolk, £138. Hamilton Wilson, Ballymena, Suffolk, £135. G Millen, Coleraine, Zwartble, £133. Trevor Hanna, Loughguile, Suffolk, £131. S McAllister, Ballyvoy, Suffolk, £131. J Steel, Portglenone, Suffolk, £127. S McBride, Ballycastle, Texels, £127.

Ewes and lambs

B and J McCurdy, Bushmills, hogget with twins, £216. G White, Maghera, 4 ewes, 4 lamb, £190, 4 ewes, 4 lambs, £180, 5 ewes, 5 lambs, £180, 4 aged ewes and 4 lambs, £165.

Sale every Wednesday night at 7.00pm.

Watch sales online at ‘mart eye’.

Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.

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