Fine turnout of cattle at Armoy Mart, fat cows to £2,300
Another fine turnout of cattle on Monday night met with an excellent trade and 100% clearance was had.
Steers sold to £2,240 for a Belgian Blue weighing 700kgs from Mr Ian Stewart, Bushmills, Fat cows sold to £2,300 paid for a 735kgs Limousin Cow from Mr Sean McAllister, Ballycastle.
Leading prices
Steers
Ian Stewart, Bushmills, Belgian Blue, 700kgs £2,240. William Harpur, Portrush, Aberdeen Angus, 600kgs £2,110, 605kgs £2,100, 590kgs £2,010, 580kgs £2,050, 550kgs £1,940, 560kgs £1,960, 560kgs £1,920, 550kgs £1,890. Ken Wilkinson, Ballycastle, Simmental, 430kgs £1,640, 420kgs £1,580. P and J Hunter, Ballymoney, Limousin, 530kgs £1,960, 480kgs £1,830, 440kgs £1,680. Jas McAuley, Bushmills, Limousin, 600kgs £1,880, 550kgs £1,690. Alan Chestnutt, Bushmills, Hereford, 430kgs £1,720, 400kgs £1,470, 410kgs £1,560, 400kgs £1,560, 450kgs £1,550. Sean McAlister, Ballycastle, Limousin, 410kgs £1,770, 310kgs £1,510. E Young, Armoy, Limousin, 460kgs £1,640, 415kgs £1,650. William McLaughlin, Dunloy, Limousin, 260kgs £1,310, 330kgs £1,260. Jeffrey Wray, Carnlough, Simmental, 280kgs £1,390, 190kgs £920, 215kgs £1,040, 340kgs £1,530, 300kgs £1,440. Gerard McIlroy, Ballycastle, Holstein, 600kgs £1,720, 500kgs £1,440. Robert Morrison, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 510kgs £1,810. W Harpur, Portrush, Aberdeen Angus, 605kgs £2,050, 520kgs £1,760.
Heifers
PJ Dougan, Coleraine, Limousin, 600kgs £2,200. Warwick Farms, Ballymena, Limousin, 500kgs £1,630, 460kgs £1,470, 400kgs £1,310. Robert Kerr, Broughshane, Simmental, 310kgs £1,210, 370kgs £1,330. Jas McAuley, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 510kgs £1,600, 500kgs £1,520. Jas Chestnutt, Bushmillls, Hereford, 400kgs £1,390. E Young, Armoy, Limousin, 400kgs £1,330, 400kgs £1,420. William McLaughlin, Dunloy, Limousin, 440kgs £1,670, 300kgs £1,460. Sean Kelly, Ballycastle, Fleckvieh, 340kgs £1,380, 300kgs £1,380. Jeffrey Wray, Carnlough, Simmental, 215kgs £930, 300kgs £1,490. Vincent McNeill, Ballycastle, Belgian Blue, 290kgs £1,050, 300kgs £1,150, 280kgs £1,130, 400kgs £1,490, 390kgs £1,370.
Fat cows
WJ O’Kane, Carnlough, Aberdeen Angus, 660kgs £2,000. A Magill, Martinstown, Hereford, 700kgs £1,900. John Sinclair, Bushmills, Avileña-Black Iberian, 560kgs £1,800, 700kgs £1,870, 610kgs £1,840. Jeffrey Wray, Carnlough, Simmental, 550kgs £1,730. P O’Kane, Carnlough, Limousin, 660kgs £1,700, 590kgs £1,770, 560kgs £1,610. John McLaughlin, Bushmills, Charolais, 450kgs £1,390. Mary Steele, Glenarm, Shorthorn, 700kgs £1,640. P Hurrell, Randalstown, Aberdeen Angus, 700kgs £1,560.
Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.
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Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son – Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.