Fat lambs selling to £160 at Ballymena Livestock Market

Fat lambs sold to 653p for 2 Texel 24.5kg £160 presented by David Jones, Nutt's Corner and to a top per head of £176 for a Spotted Dutch 31.5kg offered by Victor Anderson, Cloughmills.

Light lambs sold to 702p for 16 Texel 19.5kg £137 for 16 Texel 19.5kg £137 from W Craig Larne.

Fat ewes sold to £222.

Fat lambs (1680)

Top per kg

D J Jones, Nutt's Corner 2 Texel 24.5kg £160 (653), J Jones, Belfast 8 Texel 22.5kg £146.50 (651), T Moorehead, Aughafatten 1 Texel 21kg £136 (647), C Irvine, Carrickfergus 24 Texel 135 (642), N McAuley, 3 Texel 21.5kg £138 (641), I Minford, Nutt's Corner 8 Texel 137 (637), S Davidson, Broughshane 7 Texel 22kg £140 (636), J McAuley, Ballynure 7 Texel 22.5kg £143 (635), J Gray, Doagh 37 Charollais 22.5kg £142.50 (633), B McMillan, Cullybackey 2 Texel 22kg £139 (631), N McAuley, 10 Suffolk 23kg £145 (630), S Scullion, Glenarm 6 Easycare 23kg £145 (630), M McKeown, Aughafatten 4 Texel 21.5kg £135.50 (630), S Beattie, Ballyclare 21 Texel 135.50 (630), S White, Cloughmills 2 Texel 21.5kg £135.50 (630) and P G Murray, Crumlin 12 Texel 21.5kg £135 (627).

Top per head

V Anderson, Cloughmills 1 Dutch Spotted 31.5kg £176, W Wright, Antrim 1 Texel 33.5kg £173, A Clements, Muckamore 1 Crossbred 32kg £171.50, D S and Darren McKay, Rathkenny 3 Texel 30.5kg £169, I Loughery, Limavady 30 Texel 28.5kg £164.50, D J Jones, Nutt's Corner 2 Texel 24.5kg £160, S McAllister, Glenarm 38 Texel 28kg £160, T Saunderson, Glenwherry 8 Texel 27.5kg £159, G Martin, Broughshane 15 Texel 25.5kg £158.50, L Anderson, Kilwaughter 14 Suffolk 28kg £158, R Adams, Ballymena 4 Texel 26kg £157, J Adams, Ballymena 2 Texel 26kg £157, B and A McCammon, Magheramorne 2 Texel 27.5kg £157, D Wylie, Ahoghill 1 Texel 27.5kg £157, N Boyd, Broughshane 15 Charollais 26.5kg £156 and J Gilliland 9 Suffolk 29.5kg £156.

Light lambs

W Craig, Larne 16 Texel 19.5kg £137 (702), J A O’Kane, Carnlough 20 Texel 19.5kg £135 (694), J Magee, Kilwaughter 10 Texel 19.5kg £132.50 (679), G R Blair, Cookstown 14 Texel 19kg £128 (673), J Orr, Moorfields 3 Charollais 20.5kg £137 (668), T S McAuley, Larne 7 Dorset 18.5kg £123 (664), A Haddock, Lisburn 9 Texel 20kg £132.50 (662), J A Gillan, Clough 6 Texel 20kg £132 (660), W Craig, Larne 4 Texel 20kg £132 (660), M Millar, Carrickfergus 8 Charollais 20.5kg £134.50 (656), B Taylor, Belfast 19 Charollais 20.5kg £133.50 (651), T Moorehead, Aughafatten 2 Texel 20.5kg £129 (629) and M Cottrell, Glenarm 10 Easycare 20.5kg £127 (619).

Fat ewes (500)

First quality

Suffolk - £170-£204

Texel - £176-£222

Crossbred - £138-£206

Blackface - £82-£124

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