Excellent show of cattle at Armoy Mart, steers selling to £2,560

Steers sold to £2,560 paid to Mr Colin Christie, Ballymoney for an 800kgs with a 700kgs Charolais from the same producer selling at £2,500.

Heifers sold to £2,040 for a 515kgs Aberdeen Angus heifer from Mr Ciaran McCaughan, Ballycastle, Mr John Stirling, Ballymoney got £2,000 for a 520kgs Limousin heifer.

Fat bulls sold to £3,640 paid to Mr J G Cassley, Armoy for a 1,290kgs Aberdeen Angus bull.

Cows and calves sold to £2,680.

Leading prices

Steers

Colin Christie, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 810kgs £2,560, 700kgs £2,500, 680kgs £2,300, 560kgs £1,960. John Stirling, Ballymoney, Limousin, 570kgs £2,130. Elliott Farms, Dunloy, Charolais, 590kgs £2,180, 600kgs £2,150, 680kgs £2,320. Seamus McDonnell, Ballyvoy, Charolais, 420kgs £1,690. M Christie, Armoy, Shorthorn, 490kgs £1,800, 480kgs £1,760, 560kgs £2,100, 570kgs £2,040, 580kgs £2,040. GA Rea, Finvoy, Simmental, 280kgs £1,160, 300kgs £1,390, 270kgs £1,250. Jason McIlhatton, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 530kgs £1,910, 490kgs £1,830, 480kgs £1,800, 440kgs £1,650. Alistair McGuckian, Cloughmills, Aberdeen Angus, 600kgs £2,240, 590kgs £2,190. Graham McCandless, Bushmills, Hereford, 380kgs £1,480, 450kgs £1,660, 500kgs £1,840. Walter McBride, Ballyvoy, Aberdeen Angus, 500kgs £1,750, 550kgs £1,810. S McDonnell, Ballycastle, Belgian Blue, 505kgs £1,980. Elliott Farms, Dunloy, Charolais, Limousin, 600kgs £2,100, 480kgs £1,700, 680kgs £2,320. M Adams, Cloughmills, 4, Friesian, 290kgs £1,000. Richard Kane, Stranocum, Hereford, 390kgs £1,400, 290kgs £1,160.

Heifers

John Stirling, Ballymoney, Limousin, 520kgs £2,000. Ciaran McCaughan, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 515kgs £2,040, 530kgs £1,970, 520kgs £1,900, 500kgs £1,880, 525kgs £1,870, 500kgs £1,800. Seamus McDonnell, Ballyvoy, Charolais, 440kgs £1,910, 380kgs £1,630, 400kgs £1,680. John Stirling, Ballymoney, Limousin, 490kgs £1,790. M Wright, Carnlough, Shorthorn, 240kgs £1,090, 390kgs £1,780. Niall Connolly, Armoy, Limousin, 400kgs £1,400, 420kgs £1,410, 440kgs £1,590.

Sucklers

Colm McFall, Ballycastle, cow/heifer calf, £2,680.

Fat cows bulls

G Cassley, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus, bull, 1,290kgs £3,640. C Battersby, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, cow, 680kgs £1,780. Daniel Kane, Bushmills, Swedish Red cows, 460kgs £1,480, 550kgs £1,680, 500kgs £1,520. Richard Kane, Stranocum, Holstein cows, 615kgs £1,780, 670kgs £1,440.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.

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Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister - Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.