Fat ewes selling to £302 at Ballymena Mart

Fat lambs sold to 641p for 9 Texels 23kg at £147 5 from D Hume, Randalstown at to a top per head of £182 for 2 Charollais 33.5kg presented by R Quee, Carrick.

Light lambs sold to 661p for 2 18kg Texels at £119 offered by C Stewart, Belfast.

Fat ewes sold to £302.

Fat lambs (1850)

Top per kg

D Hume, Randalstown 9 Texel 23kg £147.50 (641), J Howie, Ballyclare 8 Suffolk 23.5kg £150 (638), J Lowe, Cookstown 9 Texel 21kg £133 (633), J Mills, Larne 10 Mul 24kg £152 (633), D Crawford, Stewartstown 21 Texel 22kg £138.50 (629), I McNeice, Toomebridge 16 Texel 23kg £144 (626), J Johnston, Broughshane 6 Texel 23.5kg £147 (625), J Lowe, 1 Texel 23.5kg £146.50 (623), I Simms, Carrickfergus 11 Texel 22kg £137 (622), N Hamilton, Moorefields 32 Texel 22kg £137 (622), R J McKay and Son, Carnlough 24 Charollais 23kg £143 (621), R Frazer, Newtownabbey 7 Texel 22kg £136 (618), M Lyttle, Ballymena 6 Texel 23.5kg £145 (617), I Morrison, Dunloy 20 Texel 23.5kg £145 (617) and K Topping, Larne 14 Texel 24.5kg £151 (616).

Top per head

R Quee, Ballycarry 2 Charollais 33.5kg £182, Jalex Livestock, Randalstown 3 Suffolk 34.5kg £174, R McKnight, Templepatrick 1 Easycare 34.5kg £174, Ballyclosh Ltd, Cullybackey 2 Charollais 33.5kg £172, M McKittrick, 1 Suffolk 31.5kg £171, N McBurney, Moorefields 6 Texel 30kg £168, G Martin, Broughshane 1 Texel 29kg £168, J Maybin, Broughshane 4 Suffolk 29.5kg £164, S McCracken, Randalstown 20 Texel 29kg £163.50, E Drummond, Ballynure 6 Texel 28.5kg £162, C Magill, Larne 6 Texel 28.5kg £161.50, M Baird, Raloo 4 Texel 30.5kg £160, J Martin, Broughshane 1 Texel 29kg £160, I Montgomery, Glenwherry 23 Texel 29.5kg £160 and W Adams, Ballymena 1 Border 36kg £160.

Light lambs

C Sterritt, Belfast 12 Texel 18kg £119 (661), S Caldwell, Portglenone 12 Texel 20kg £132 (660), K Woodside, Islandmagee 9 Charollais 19.5kg £128 (656), Ballyclosh Ltd, Cullybackey 10 Charollais 20.5kg £134 (653), R Hoey, Ballymena 16 Texel 20.5kg £134 (653), T J Morton, Cairncastle 6 Texel 20kg £130 (650), N Rea, Larne 7 Texel 20.5kg £133 (648), N Higgins, Toomebridge 10 Texel 18kg £116 (644), A Kennedy, Bangor 1 Charollais 20.5kg £132 (643), R G McRoberts, Larne 7 Texel 20.5kg £132 (643), R Frazer, Newtownabbey 10 Texel 20.5kg £131 (639), R Hoey, Ballymena 7 Texel 19kg £121 (636), S Caldwell, Portglenone 8 Texel 2035kg £130 (634), T J Morton, Cairncastle 4 Texel 20.5kg £129 (629) and J Bateson, Randalstown 2 Charollais 20kg £119 (595).

Fat ewes (380)

First quality

Suffolk - £186-£248

Texel - £180-£302

Crossbred - £136-£182

Blackface - £78-£142

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