Fat hoggets selling to a top price per head of £134 at Ballymena Mart

Fat hoggets sold to 543p for 20.5kg at £111.50, 23kg at £125 twice and a top per head of £134 for 30.5kg.

Fat ewes sold to £182

Fat hoggets (1010)

I McDonnell, Portaferry 45 Texel 20.5kg £111.50 (543) G Martin, Broughshane 16 Texel 23kg £125 (543) I McNeice, Toomebridge 16 Texel 23kg £125 (543) M Esler, Ballymena 39 Texel 22kg £119.50 (543) R Buchannan, Kells 20 Crossbred 22kg £118 (536) J McAuley, Ballyclare 52 Suffolk 23.5kg £126 (536) J Kennedy, Ballymena 23 Texel 23.5kg £125 (531) C McKillop, Ballymena 28 Suffolk 23.5kg £125 (531) G Warwick, Moorfields 4 Texel 23.5kg £124 (527) Shaws Hill Farm, Kells 72 Texel 23kg £121 (526) DA McWilliam, Ballyclare 13 Texel 23.5kg £123.50 (525) J Allen, Broughshane 14 Texel 19kg £99.50 (523) J Maxwell, 6 Mil 22kg £115 (522) D McClintock, Broughshane 6 Dorset 22kg £115 (522) O Bradley 10 Texel 23kg £120 (521) J Montague, 5 Suffolk 24kg £125 (520) P Donnelly, Rathkenny 43 Texel £122 (519) Rosedernott farm, Cloughmills 4 Texel 24.5kg £127 (518) WR and JR Dunn, Ballyclare 1 Texel 22kg £114 (518) Rosedernott Farm 16 Mule 23kg £119 (517) J Kissack, Ballymena 8 Texel 24kg £124 (516) J McMaster, 29 Texel 23.5kg £121 (514) P Kerr, Ballymena 22kg £113 (513) and T Wray, Ballymena 5 Blackface 22kg £113 (513).

Top per head

S Gregg, Glarryford 1 Texel 30.5kg £134, J Hamilton, Broughshane 24 Texel 28kg £132, J Montague, 2 Suffolk 28.5kg £131, G Fleck, 4 Texel 27kg £131, I Hamilton, Broughshane 25 Texel 30kg £131, I McCluggage, Glarryford 11 Texel 26.5kg £130, E McNeilly, Ballymena 8 Texel 26kg £130, D Moorehead, 14 Texel 29kg £130, T Adams, Ballymena 7 Blackface 31kg £129.50, C J A and P Crawford, 41 Texel 26.5kg £129, J Montague, 4 Crossbred 28.5kg £129, Rosedernott Farm, Cloughmills 4 Texel 24.5kg £127, A Rainey, Ahoghill 21 Cha 26kg £127, J McAuley, Ballyclare 52 Suffolk 23.5kg £126, D Smyth, Moorfields 8 Mule 25.5kg £126, FC Patterson, Broughshane 9 Mule 25.5kg £126, O Bradley, 10 Texel 25kg £126, C McLoughlin, Carnlough 5 Texel 25kg £126, N McAuley, 4 Texel 24.5kg £125, WJ Cubitt, Ballymena 4 Suffolk 25kg £125, J McIlrath, Ballymena 15 Texel 24.5kg £125, 10 Texel 24.5kg £125, Mrs Wharry and McCurdy, Carnlough 21 Blackface 24.5kg £125 and P Kerr, Cloughmills 30 Suffolk 24.5kg £125.

Fat ewes (283)

First quality

Suffolk - £120 -£142

Texel - £120 - £182

Crossbred - £88 - £122

Blackface - £50 - £72