A firmer trade was had for all sorts of sheep on Wednesday night selling to a top price of £182 paid to Mr Norman Kennedy, Broughshane for 33kgs Texels.

Fat ewes sold to £250 for a pen of Texel ewes from Mr Victor Chestnutt, Bushmills.

Ewes and lambs sold to £268 for ewes with twin lambs.

Leading prices

Hoggets

Norman Kennedy, Broughshane, 33kgs £182. PJ Duncan, Coleraine, 26kgs £160. David McNeill, Loughguile, 30kgs £159.50. Donald Gillan, Loughguile, 28kgs £152. Pat McBride, Ballycastle, 27kgs £150.50. Sean A McBride, Ballyvoy, 25kgs £150. Frank McKendry, Cloughmills, 30kgs £150. Sam Taggart, Bushmills, 30kgs £150. Randal McDonnell, Ballyvoy, 28kgs £150. Liam McAuley, Loughguile, 28kgs £150. Liam McAuley, Loughguile, 28kgs £149.50. PJ Dougan, Coleraine, 24kgs £148. A B Wilson, Armoy, 24kgs £148. David McNeill, Loughguile, 25kgs £147.50. George Steele, Bushmills, 25kgs £147. Jas Conway, Garvagh, 25kgs Blackface, £146.50. Pat Kane, Ballycastle, 24kgs £145.

Ewes and lambs

J Cassley, Armoy, full mouth ewes with twins, £268 and Crossbred ewes with twins, £265.

Fat ewes

Victor Chestnutt, Bushmills, Texel, £250. Nevin Brown, Ballycastle, Suffolk, £228. Ciaran McAuley, Randalstown, Suffolk, £208. K McFadden, Dunloy, Blues, £194. Alistair McGuckian, Dunloy, Texel, £182. Bushmills farmer, Crossbreds £182. S Hill, Ballycastle, Texel, £180. R and J McGill, Ballyvoy, Texel, £176. S Boyle, Loughguile, Texel, £176. T and N McCracken, Mosside, Suffolk, £174. Alex Skuce, Aghadowey, Suffolk, £174. G McDoughal, Bushmills, Texel, £174. Sean McBride, Ballyvoy, Texel, £172. V Chestnutt, Bushmills, Blues, £182. J E McCaughan, Armoy, Texel, £166.

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Auctioneers: Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.