Fat sheep jumped in price with fat lambs selling to £108 at Armoy Mart

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Another fine trade was had for the 856 head of sheep on offer last Wednesday night.

Fat sheep jumped in price with fat lambs selling to £108, fat ewes to £107.

Store lambs were much improved as well, selling to £93.00.

LEADING PRICES

FAT LAMBS

T Mullan, Ballymoney 28kgs £108. Colin Kane, Ballinlea, 30kgs £105. Sean McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 25kgs £104. Jas Currie, Ballymoney, 25kgs £104. Chris McKernan, Dervock, 25kgs £104. John McNeill, Cushendun, 24kgs £104. SJ and DJ Currie, Mosside, 25kgs £104. Dervock farmer, 24kgs £104. John Todd, Ballycastle, 24kgs £103.50. D McCouaig, Ballyvoy, 25kgs £103.00. J Fisher, Novally, 24kgs £102.50. Alan Creith, Armoy, 25kgs £101.50. J Alcorn, Macosquin, 23kgs £100. Josh Gibson, Glarryford, 24kgs £100. Jas Malone, Macosquin, 25kgs £100. G McEldowney, Draperstown, 25 Blackface, £99.00.

FAT EWES

SJ and DJ Currie, Mosside, Texel, £107. John McLaughlin, Bushmills, Texel, £100. A and O Smyth, Ballymoney, Texel, £95.00. K and E McErlain, Armoy, Suffolk, £93.00. Jas Duffin, Martinstown, Texel, £93.00. K and E McErlain, Armoy, crossbreds £86.00.

STORE LAMBS

Sam Speers, Ballymena, 5 Texel, £93.00. L Linton, Armoy, 5 Texel, £89.50. K Kane, Ballyvoy, 12 Suffolk, £83.00. Brooke Huey, Armoy, 20 Blackface, £80.00. S Boyle, Dunloy, 11 Texel, £82.00, 20, Texel £81.00. Armoy producer, 19 Texel, £80.50. J Holmes, Armoy, 10 Texel, £79.00. S Boyle, Dunloy, 20 Texel, £79.00, 20, £77.00. J A McNeill, Torr, 5 Texel, £74.00. John McKillop, Cushendall, 20 crossbreds £71.50. A Devlin, Ballycastle, 12 Blackface, £66.00. N McLaughlin, Cushendall, 11 Blackface, £61.00.

Sale every Wednesday night at 7.00pm.

Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.

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