Fat ewes selling to £115 at Armoy Mart
A full yard of sheep on Wednesday Night met with one of the best trades ever seen for store lambs. Fat lambs were also a great trade selling to £100. Fat ewes topped at £115 and store lambs were superb with many lambs over £80.
LEADING PRICES:
FAT LAMBS: S Christie, Ballymoney, 29kgs £100. J Fisher, Ballycastle, 24kgs £96.00. William Knox, Armoy, 23kgs £95.00. Donal Gillan, Knockahollet, 24kgs £96.00. Thomas Wright, Kilraughts, 28kgs £96.00. McConkey Farm, Cookstown, 22½kgs £94.00. Jas Pinkerton, Rasharkin, 24kgs £95.00. Robert Johnston, Bushmills, 25kgs £96.00. Adrian Gillan, 25kgs £95.00. Clifford White, Ballycastle, 24½kgs £95.00. G McIlroy, Ballycastle, 24kgs £95.00.William Moore, Coleraine, 24kgs £94.00. Dan Laverty, Portglenone, 22½kgs, £93.00. Jas Wilson, Armoy, 21½kgs £91.00.
STORE LAMBS: Francis McCaughan, Ballycastle, 62 Texel, £85.00, 460kgs £81.50. John McKillop, Cushendall, 30 Suffolk, £83.50. Eamon Connolly, Loughguile, 47 Texel, £82.00. Chas McCormick, Armoy, 40 Texel, £80.50. P Murray, Parkmore, 21 Texel, £80.00. Jas McNeill, Torr, 19 Suffolk, £81.00. M Donnelly, Ballycastle, 19 Suffolk, £82.00. Maurice McVicker, Bushmills, 8 Texel, £82.50. Brian Watt, Loughguile, 31 Texel, £82.50. Ian Duncan, Ballycastle, 10 Suffolk, £80.50. John McKillop, Cushendall, 24 crossbreds £81.00. D and D McAlister, Ballyvoy, 13 Suffolk, £80.00. P McKendry, Armoy, 29 Texel, £79.00. John Cassley, Armoy, 24 Texel, £79.50. Robert Hamill, Carnlough, 21 Texel, £76.50. Henry Kerr, Martinstown, 33 crossbreds £7.200. Sean McDonnell, Glenariffe, 35 crossbreds £76.00. P McNeill, Cushendun, 34, crossbreds £77.00. Chas Quinn, Cushendall, 35 crossbreds £74.00. Ronnie Duncan, Ballycastle, 55 Texel, £79.00. Kevin McCaughan, Ballycastle, 33 crossbreds £78.00. LJ McAlister, Loughguile, 38 crossbreds £77.00.
FAT EWES: S Blair, Ballymoney, Suffolks, £115. Jas Anderson, Bushmills, Texel, £97.00. A Gillen, Armoy, crossbreds £94.00. MM Kelly, Ballycastle, Texel, £89.50. A Gillan, Bushmills, Texel, £94.00. Edwin Irwin, Coleraine, Texel, £90.00. Jas Anderson, Ballymoney, Suffolk, £88.00. P McNeill, Cushendun, crossbreds £86.00. Shane McBride, Ballyvoy, crossbreds £89.00. Martin McKillop, Loughguile, crossbreds £88.00. Richard Smith, Ballymoney, Texel, £88.00.
BLACFACE WETHER LAMBS: John McAuley, Cushendun, 14 Blackface, £69.00. Noel McQuaide, Torr, 50 Blackface, £66.50. Dessie McCollum, Loughguile, 40, £60.50. S McDonnell, Glenariffe, 35, £76.00. John McAuley, Cushendun, 6, £62.00. P McKendry, Armoy, 17, £59.50. A and SP McCarry, Loughguile, 26, £56.00. Patsy McAleese, Loughguile, 47, £59.00.
Sale every Wednesday night at 7.00pm.
No online @ Armoy Mart Eye.
Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.