Ewes with lambs selling to £500 at Ballymena Mart

Ewes with lambs sold to £500, springing ewes to £212, store lambs to £104 and ewe lambs to £100.

Ewes and lambs sold to: M Park, Ballymena 1 Dorset ewe and 2 lambs £500, 1 Dorset ewe and 1 lamb £460, 1 Dorset ewe and 1 lamb £400, Matthew Cartmill, Glenanne 3 Dorset ewes and 5 lambs £235, Robert Davidson, Gleno 3 Suffolk ewes and 4 lambs £230, 3 Suffolk ewes and 4 lambs £225, 3 Suffolk ewes and 4 lambs £215, 4 Suffolk ewes and 5 lambs £215, 3 Suffolk ewes and 4 lambs £212, Pearse McAuley, Carnlough 2 Dorset ews and 2 lambs £210, Robert Davidson, 3 Suffolk ewes and 4 lambs £200, M Park, 2 Dorset ewes and 2 lambs £200, R Wilson, Glenarm 1 Texel ewe and 1 lamb £200 and Matthew Cartmill 1 Dorset ewe and 1 lamb £200, 3 Dorset ewes and 5 lambs £200, 1 Dorset ewe and 1 lamb £180.

Springing ewes sold to: S Loughery, Limavady 10 Suffolk £212, Reps G McAuley, Ballynashee 14 Cv £205, S Loughery 10 Suffolk £205, Reps G McAuley 10 Mule £200, S Loughery 10 Suffolk £200, 10 Mule £200, 10 Texel £200, 10 Suffolk £200, 10 Mule £200, Reps G McAuley 12 Suffolk £195, S Loughery 10 Mule £195, 10 Suffolk £195, 10 Texel £195, 10 Texel £195, 10 Mule £195, 10 Texel £195, 8 Texel £195, Reps G McAuley 11 Suffolk £190, 13 Cv £190 and S Loughery 10 Mule £190, 10 Texel £190, 10 Mul £190, 10 Texel £190, 10 Texel £190, 10 Suffolk £185.

Store lambs sold to: B O’Kane, Magherafelt 4 Texel £104, Mark Rainey, Crumlin 12 Texel £93, D and A Sampson, Castledawson 14 Texel £90.50, Wm Hamill, Aughafatten 2 Texel £88, Mark Rainey, Crumlin 11 Texel £80, Paul Campbell, Carnlough 13 Mule £80, D McAuley, Ballyclare 10 Texel £80, J Hutchinson, Ballyclare 26 Blackface £78, D McAuley 4 Texel £78, D and A Sampson, Castledawson 6 Texel £65, Mark Rainey 1 Texel £22 and Paul Campbell, Carnlough 3 Mil £20.

Ewe lambs sold to: A Milliken, Dundrod 10 Mule £100, Pearse McAuley, Carnlough 1 Crossbred £100 and A Milliken 10 Mule £90.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021: A seasonal entry of 70 store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a steady trade.

Bullocks sold to £750 over for a Blue 640kg at £1390 presented by H Milliken, Newtownards.

Heifers sold to £660 over for a Blue 580kg at £1240 also presented by the same seller.

Bulls/bullocks 0-500kgs

Local farmer (5) Belgian Blue 450kg £975 (216), Limousin 400kg £860 (250), B Gingles, Larne Limousin 440kg £920 (209), Limousin 430kg £895 (208), local farmer (4) Aberdeen Angus 420kg £860 (204), B Gingles Limousin 440kg £895 (203) and local farmer (3) Fleckvieh 430kg £870 (202).

501kg and over

H Milliken, Newtownards Belgian Blue 640kg £1390 (217), Belgian Blue 590kg £1280 (217), Belgian Blue 530kg £1115 (210), Belgian Blue 610kg £1280 (209), Belgian Blue 580kg £1195 (206), Belgian Blue 600kg £1235 (205), Aberdeen Angus 580kg £1185 (204), D and H White, Broughshane Aberdeen Angus 580kg £1180 (203) and H Milliken Belgian Blue 530kg £1060 (200).

Heifers 0-500kgs

WH Harkness, Crumlin Simmental 450kg £980 (217), R McBlain, Millisle Limousin 450kg £975 (216), WH Harkness Simmental 440kg £930 (211), H Milliken, Newtownards Belgian Blue 500kg £1025 and WH Harkness Charolais 430kg £870 (202).

501kg and over

H Milliken, Newtownards Belgian Blue 580kg £1240 (213), Aberdeen Angus 560kg £1180 (210), Belgian Blue 510kg £1065 (208), Belgian Blue 570kg £1135 (199).

Wednesday, January 6, 2021: An entry of 2266 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a much improved trade.

Fat hoggets sold to a top per head of £127 for a pen of heavy Suffolk from Logan Anderson, Kilwaughter and to a top per kg of 547p for 6 Texel 20kg at £109.50 offered by Richard Taylor, Ballinderry.

Fat ewes sold to £174.

Fat hoggets (2044)

R Taylor, Upper Ballinderry 6 Texel 20kg £109.50 (547), Jennifer Irvine, Carrick 9 Texel 18kg £97 (538), Brian Lyttle, Moorfields 16 Texel 22kg £118 (536), Alison McEntee, Knockahollet 18 Texel 21.5kg £113.50 (527), S Bonnar, Broughshane 6 Texel 22kg £115.50 (525), M and R Simpson, Broughshane 2 Texel 22kg £114 (518), James A Wilson, Doagh 87 Mule 20kg £103.50 (517.50), Shaws Hill farm, Kells 27 Texel 19.5kg £99.50 (510), S Bonnar, Broughshane 4 Dorset 22kg £112 (509), J McFetridge, Glenarm 7 Texel 22kg £112 (509), local farmer 20 Texel 22.5kg £114.50 (508), JS Hamilton, and Son, Ballymena 10 Texel 23kg £117 (508), Robert Buchanan, Kells 27 Texel 22.5kg £113.50 (504), M and R Simpson 1 Texel 19kg £95 (500), I Montgomery, Glenwherry 54 Charolais 21.5kg £107.50 (500), Brian Stirling, Ballymena 5 Charolais 22kg £110 (500), Gavin Hayes, Upper Ballinderry 50 Texel 21kg £105 (500), S Bonnar, Broughshane 14 Blackface 22kg £109.50 (497), I Montgomery, Glenwherry 9 Charolais 24kg £119 (495), RJ McKay, Carnlough 15 Charolais 23kg £114 (495), P McKeown, Glenravel 1 Mule 23kg £114 (495), N Hamill, Aughafatten 15 Texel 21.5kg £106.50 (495), N Boyd, Broughshane 21 Texel 23kg £113.50 (493) and local farmer 59 Suffolk 24kg £118 (491).

Top prices per head: Logan Anderson, Kilwaughter 11 Suffolk 37kg £127, D Gaston, Carnlough 18 Texel 26kg £119, RB Kerr, Broughshane 5 Texel 28.5kg £119, I Montgomery, Glenwherry 9 Charolais 24kg £119, Robert Workman, Kilwaughter 5 Texel 28kg £119, Shaws hill farm, Kells 8 Texel 29kg £118.50, local farmer 59 Suffolk 24kg £118, 60 Suffolk 24kg £118, Brian Lyttle, Moorfields 16 Texel 22kg £118, J Christie, Cloughmills 1 Texel 26kg £117.50, local farmer 60 Suffolk 24kg £117.50, N Boyd, Broughshane 5 Suffolk 25kg £117.50, Rosedermott farm, Cloughmills 12 Mule 25kg £117.50, WR Semple, Magheramourne 21 Blackface 26kg £117.50, Sam Agnew, Ballyclare 13 Texel 26kg £117.50, Alex Knox, Broughshane 2 Texel 26kg £117, K McAuley, Broughshane 7 Texel 26kg £117, Joel Lamont, Kells 8 Suffolk 25.5kg £117, B Gribben, Dunloy 32 Suffolk 25.5kg £117, Robert Workman, Kilwaughter 45 Mule 24kg £117, JS Hamilton, Ballymena 10 Texel 23kg £117, John Saunderson, Glenwherry 14 Crossbred 25kg £116.50, local farmer 60 Suffolk 24kg £116.50 and B Kennedy, Ahoghill 12 Texel 25kg £116.50.

Fat ewes (222)

First quality

Suffolk - £120-£150

Texel - £120-£174

Crossbred - £90-£120

Blackface - £50-£78