Fat cows selling to £2,689 for a 800kgs bull at Armoy Mart
An excellent show of cattle on Monday night met with another fine trade and 100% clearance rate.
Heifers sold to £2,240 paid to Mr Paddy Watson, Cloughmills for a 680kgs Limousin heifer.
Fat cows sold to £2,689 for a 800kgs bull from Mr Keith Laughlin, Ballymoney.


Leading prices
Steers
Raymond Dunlop, Bushmills, Belgian Blue, 700kgs £2,280. Paul McKillop, Ballygalley, Stabiliser, 600kgs £2,150, 510kgs £1,730. George Baker, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus, 550kgs £1,880, 590kgs £2,000, 590kgs £1,980, 600kgs £2,040. J McKeeman, Bushmills, Limousin, 320kgs £1,400. John McKinley, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 600kgs £1,930, 550kgs £1,890, 530kgs £1,830, 500kgs £1,790, 510kgs £1,800, 525kgs £1,770. CS and DJ Currie, Mosside, Charolais, 620kgs £2,000, 605kgs £2,070. John Woodside, Ballycastle, Hereford, 615kgs £2,030, 630kgs £2,030. Francis Devlin, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 500kgs £1,760, 540kgs £1,940, 520kgs £1,800. Patrick McLaughlin, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 420kgs £1,570, 440kgs £1,530, 420kgs £1,530, 425kgs £1,570. Ivan Smyth, Bushmills, Belgian Blue, 560kgs £1,820, 540kgs £1,730. G Taggart, Kells, Friesian, 580kgs £1,740, 560kgs £1,850, 595kgs £1,850, 600kgs £1,740. Patrick Black, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 500kgs £1,730, 450kgs £1,610, 440kgs £1,580. Alistair Gerry, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 500kgs £1,700, 460kgs £1,560, 480kgs £1,630. M Cochrane, Mosside, Friesian, 540kgs £1,890, 520kgs £1,590, 500kgs £1,590, 500kgs £1,560, 480kgs £1,460, 520kgs £1,560. M Fyfe, Glenravel, Friesian, 470kgs £1,520, 500kgs £1,470.
Heifers
R Watson, Cloughmills, Limousin, 680kgs £2,240, 690kgs £2,1740. Seamus Elliott, Dunloy, Charolais, 360kg £1,300. Paul McKillop, Ballygalley, Stabiliser, 590kgs £1,900, 590kgs £1,790. Graham McCandless, Bushmills, Hereford, 490kgs £1,790, 450kgs £1,600, 450kgs £1,540, 460kgs £1,550, 450kgs £1,490. E McFetridge, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus, 380kgs £1,280, 405kgs £1,340. A Getty, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 430kgs £1,430, 460kgs £1,480. R Watson, Cloughmills, Limousin, 410kgs £1,500, 340kgs £1,510. Lorcan Kinney, Ballycastle, Limousin, 405kgs £1,630. William Cochrane, Liscolman, Saler, 190kgs £1,040, 195kgs £1,040, 230kgs £940.
Fat cows
Keith Laughlin, Ballymoney, Longhorn, 800kgs £2,680. William Cochrane, Liscolman, Hereford, 510kgs £1,340, 560kgs £1,350, 670kgs £1,770. Jas McMullan, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 605kgs £1,420. Peter McCurdy, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 650kgs £1,400.
Suckler outfits
Keith Laughlin, Ballymoney, Longhorn cow/heifer calf, £2,420. William Cochrane, Liscolman, aged cows/calves at foot, £2,420, £2,320, £2,220, £2,160, £2,000, £2,140.
Please note no sale next Monday 24th August.
Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister – Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.
