Heifers selling to £1,560 at Armoy Mart

A fine show of 120 head last Monday night met with an outstanding trade.
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Steers sold to £1,410 for a Friesian steer, 750kgs.

Heifers sold to £1,560 paid for a 700kgs Saler heifer.

Fat cows made up to £1,210.

Weanlings were a great trade and a 240kgs.

Steers sold to £680 and a 280kgs calf at £810.

Leading prices

Steers

Jas and Alan Chestnutt, Bushmills, Limousin, 680kgs £1,470, 580kgs £1,330. William Jamison, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus 660kgs £1,440, 640kgs £1,280. William Smyth, Moyarget, Saler, 700kgs £1,560. Robert Skelton, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 510kgs £1,080. J and P McMullan, Rathlin Island, Limousin, 300kgs £800, 310kgs £800, 240kgs £680, 290kgs £770. Damien McCloskey, Loughguile, Friesian, 750kgs £1,510, 750kgs £1,400, 730kgs £1,280, 705kgs £1,200, 720kgs £1,380. Liam McFaul, Rathlin Island, Aberdeen Angus, 400kgs £870. Sam McKinnon, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 350kgs £820, 370kgs £900, 380kgs £810, 330kgs £740, 290kgs £670. Jas and Alan Chestnutt, Bushmills, Limousin, 360kgs £770, 450kgs £910, 340kgs £710, 380kgs £830. Seamus Huey, Armoy, Limousin, 500kgs £1,050, 500kgs £1,010, 505kgs £1,120, 500kgs £1,040. Chris Hegarty, Ballymoney, M/B, 430kgs £880, 470kgs £890, 390kgs £810, 270kgs £560, 410kgs £820, 540kgs £990, 450kgs £860. Danny McBride, Ballyvoy, Aberdeen Angus, 280kgs £640, 350kgs £710. Adrian Gillan, Martinstown, Holsteins, 680kgs £1,350, 630kgs £1,220, 600kgs £1,180.

Heifers

William Smyth, Moyarget, Saler, 720kgs £1,560, 700kgs £1,400, 660kgs £1,360, 640kgs £1,340. Dan McAlister, Glenann, Charolais, 350kgs £880, 400kgs £900. Seamus Huey, Armoy, Charolais, 600kgs £1,320. Robert Skelton, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 530kgs £1,170, 510kgs £1,080, 515kgs £1,010. Mary Steele, Glenarm, Limousin, 400kgs £940, 350kgs £860, 335kgs £840. William Jamison, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus, 520kgs £1,000. Robert Miskelly, Stranocum, Aberdeen Angus, 590kgs £1,280, 540kgs £1,130, 560kgs £1,170, 490kgs £980. P and J McMullan, Rathlin Island, Limousin, 290kgs £730, 320kgs £660. Jas Chestnutt, Bushmills, Limousin, 400kgs £830, 400kgs £820, 380kgs £810, 405kgs £820, 350kgs £710, 405kgs £850. JJ McAlister, Glenann, Charolais, 360kgs £880. Seamus Huey, Armoy, Charolais, 505kgs £1,040. Martin Elliott, Loughguile, Limousin, 530kgs £1,020, 560kgs £1,110. Robert Skelton, Kilraughts, Aberdeen Angus, 530kgs £1,000, 470kgs £860, 490kgs £940. Clifford Ruddell, Portadown, Belted Galloway, 490kgs £920.

Fat cows/bulls

Robert Currie, Ballymoney, Friesian, 695kgs £1,210. PG and J McMullan, Rathlin, Aberdeen Angus, 790kgs £1,200. Brian Watt, Loughguile, Fleckvieh, 520kgs £940. M and Y Carson, Cloughmills, Friesian, 780kgs £1,100, 710kgs £1,010. Jas McAuley, Cushendall, Friesian, 630kgs £770. J G Cassley, Armoy, SH, 580kgs, £890.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.

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Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.