Fat ewes selling to £168 at Armoy Mart
A smaller show of sheep due to atrocious road conditions and more customers led to much sharper trade for the 624 head on offer last Wednesday night.
Hoggets were in big demand selling to £130.
Fat ewes selling to £168.
Leading prices
Hoggets
Pat McBride, Ballycastle, 29kgs £130. N McClure, Ballymoney, 26kgs £128. Jas McKendry, Ballymoney, 25kgs £127. Peter Steele, Glenarm, 28kgs £122. Felix Mullan, Portrush, 25kgs £123. Sam Craig, Ballycastle, 24kgs £124. Liam McGarry, Loughguile, 26kgs £125. Chris McCammond, Larne, 27kgs £125.50. N McClure, Ballymoney, 23kgs £122. Des McCollam, Loughguile, 28kgs Blackface, £127.50. Pat McKeague, Dunloy, 23kgs £117. John McKeague, Ballycastle, 22kgs £113. Barbara Kerr, Armoy, 21kgs £114. Liam McGarry, Loughguile, 23kgs £118.50. S Craig, Ballycastle, 21kgs £112.
Fat ewes
L Linton, Armoy, Texels, £168.00. T Butler, Ballyvoy, Suffolk, £122. Robt Wylie, Bushmills, Texel, £126. N McClure, Ballymoney, Texel, £123. Chris McCammond, Larne, Texel, £164.00. Bushmills farmer, Texel, £111. John McKeague, Ballycastle, Texel, £102. L Lyons, crossbred, £109. R Wylie, Bushmills, Texel, £120. J Morrison, Ballymoney, Texel, £105. Larne farmer, Suffolk, £108.
Sale every Wednesday night at 7.00pm.
Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.