Fine trade for cattle at Armoy

Buyers were looking for quality forward cattle and excellent prices were paid.

Steers sold to a top price of £1,710 paid for a 650kgs Lim from Mr Harold Chambers, Bushmills. In the Heifer ring a 580kgs Lim Heifer made £1,510. Fat Cows made a top price of £1,640.

LEADING PRICES

STEERS: Harold Chambers, Bushmills, Lim, 650kgs £1,710. Knox Stafford, Coleraine, S/H, 690kgs £1,560, 670kgs £1,410. Cyril Creighton, Coleraine, B/B, 570kgs £1,530, 660kgs £1,610. Robt Getty, Armoy, Char, 620kgs £1,600, 590kgs £1,570, 690kgs £1,660, 580kgs £1,560, 510kgs £1,500, 610kgs £1,620, 550kgs £1,420. Hugh McNeill, Cushendun, Char, 360kgs £960, 400kgs £1,020. John McAuley, Feystown, Char, 350kgs £810. Robt Hodges, Armoy, A/A, 630kgs £1,340. Sean McBride, Fairhead, Lim, 390kgs £1,000, 420kgs £1,080, 420kgs £1,060, 420kgs £1,070, 420kgs £1,010. G McAuley, Cushendall, Lim, 700kgs £1,680. Declan McCloskey, Loughguile, Fres, 750kgs £1,430, 700kgs £1,360, 680kgs £1,300, 650kgs £1,250. Sam Gregg, Glarryford, B/B, 560kgs £1,200, 550kgs £1,220, 540kgs £1,170, 454kgs £1,170. Stephen Cochrane, Bushmills, A/A, 520kgs £1,190, 500kgs £1,100, 550kgs £1,190, 500kgs £1,150, 530kgs £1,190, 505kgs £1,150. Wm Jamison, Armoy, Lim, 570kgs £1,270, 640kgs £1,410, 630kgs £1,410. Geo McAuley, Armoy, A/A, 490kgs £1,030, 470kgs £1,030. Jas McAuley, Bushmills, A/A, 600kgs £1,200. Arthur Devlin, Armoy, A/A, 400kgs £1,000, 410kgs £1,000. David Morrison, Armoy, A/A, 540kgs £1,150. Jas Mullan, Drumsurn, Char, 500kgs £1,100. Jack Christie, Ballintoy, Lim, 410kgs £1,070. C Battersby, Bushmills, B/B, 640kgs £1,500.

HEIFERS: Pat McErlain, Armoy, Lim, 580kgs £1,510, 520kgs £1,340. Alan Murphy, Cushendall, Lim, 500kgs £1,140, 470kgs £1,070, 475kgs £1,140, 460kgs £1,010. John Wilson, Armoy, Lim, 580kgs £1,350, 540kgs £1,200. John McNeill, Cushendun, Char, 400kgs £940, 440kgs £1,120. V & C Butler, Ballyvoy, Char, 350kgs £850. S Cochrane, Bushmills, A/A, 550kgs £1,290, 570kgs £1,200, 500kgs £1,130. David Morrison, Armoy, A/A, 520kgs £1,080, 470kgs £950. John McNeill, Cushendun, Char, 400kgs £960. A Murphy, Cushendall, Lim, 430kgs £900, 540kgs £1,140. Wm Jamison, Armoy, A/A, 590kgs £1,350, 550kgs £1,180, 530kgs £1,130, 535kgs £1,190. Kevin Robinson, Glenarm, B/B, 390kgs £1,060. David Hayes, Clough, S/H, 530kgs £1,070. Geo McAuley, Armoy, Lim, 400kgs £880. Sean McGill, Ballyvoy, Char, 450kgs £1,160, 420kgs £980.

FAT COWS/BULLS: Kevin Robinson, Glenarm, B/B, 700kgs £1,270. Sam Creith, Armoy, Char, 700kgs £1,280. Ray Taggart, Bushmills, Char, 1,070kgs £1,620, 710kgs £1,290. Chas Battersby, Bushmills, B/B, 1,610kgs £1,340. R J Dewart, Ballymoney, Char, 1,100, £1,640, 730kgs £1,320. J & D Colgan, Ballycastle, Sim, 630kgs £1,160. A McKay, Finvoy, A/A, 520kgs £840. Jas Mullan, Drumsurn, A/A, 800kgs £1,260. Linda Henry, Bushmills, Lim, 690kgs £1,270, 740kgs £1,350. Jean Christie, Ballintoy, M/B, 480kgs £830. F J Dewart, Ballymoney, FKV, 620kgs £960. H Chambers, Bushmills, Lim, 1,430, £610. J & D Colgan, Ballycastle, ST, 660kgs £940.

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Auctioneers: Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd