Improved trade for sheep at Ballymena Mart, fat ewes selling to £316

Fat lambs sold to 787p for a Texel 24.5kg at and 193 offered by P Bradley, Kilrea and to a top per head of £220 for 3 Texel 28kg presented by Richard Currie, Ballymena.

Fat ewes sold to £316.

Fat lambs (1402)

Top per kg

P Bradley, Kilrea 1 Texel 24.5kg £24.5 (193 (787), R Currie, Ballymena 3 Texel 28kg £220 (785), J A McQuiston, Ballymoney 29kg 22kg £169.50 (770), J Lowe, Cookstown 2 Texel 24.5kg £186 (859), W Jamison, Ballymoney 18 Texel 24.5kg £185.50 (757), R G McRoberts, Larne 4 Texel 23kg £174 (756), H McCracken, Ballywalter 19 Texel 22.5kg £170 (755), B Laverty, Armoy Crossbred 22.5kg £170 (755), J McFall, Broughshane 166 Texel 24kg £181 (754), W and G Hanna, Ballymoney 30 Texel 23kg £173 (752), M and R Simpson, Broughshane 14 Texel 25kg £188 (752), D Fenton, Rasharkin 5 Charollais 26kg £195 (750), W Jones, Templepatrick 8 Suffolk 22kg £165 (750), W R Semple, Maghera 9 Texel 25kg £187.50 (750), W Jeffers, Cookstown 15 Texel 19.5kg £145.50 (746), R McAuley, Ballyclare 7 Texel 24kg £179 (745), J Adams, Glarryford 5 Texel 24kg £179 (745), F Tweed, Glenarm 4 Texel 23.5kg £175 (744), W Rea, Ballyclare 3 Charollais 25kg £186 (744), A Beggs, Larne 4 Dut 22.5kg £167 (742), I Morrison, Ballymena 28 Texel 24kg £178 (741), S Rainey, Ballygally 10 Texel 22kg £163 (740), R Gingles, Kilwaughter 3 Texel 27kg £200 (740), A McEntee, Knockahollet 7 Texel 25kg £185 (740) and S Striling, Ballygally 2 Charollais 25kg £185 (740).

Top per head

R Currie, Ballymena 3 Texel 28kg £220, J Murray Lurgan 2 Texel 30kg £209, R Gingles, Kilwaughter 3 Texel 27kg £200, W Craig, Larne 3 Texel 27.5kg £200, K Stewart, Larne 1 Texel 31kg £200, V Stewart, Larne 31kg £200, W H Magee, Kilwaughter 20 Texel 27.5kg £199, S F and E H Watson, Cullybackey 1 Zwartble 35kg £196, D Fenton, Rasharkin 5 Charollais 26kg £195, P Bradley 1 Texel 24.5kg £24.5kg £193, J Graham, Glenwherry Charollais 29kg £190, S J Adams, Broughshane 25.5kg £188.50, M and R Simpson, Broughshane 14 Texel 25kg £188, G Francey, Ballymena 5 Texel 26kg £188, W R Semple, Maghera 9 Texel 25kg £187.50, R Stirling, Ballygally 5 Charollais 25.5kg £187, L Magill, Larne 2 Texel 28kg £186, R W Saunderson, Glenwherry 23 Charollais 26.5kg £186, J Lowe, Coagh 2 Texel 24.5kg £186, W Rea, Ballyclare 3 Charollais 25kg £186, W Jamison, Ballymoney 18 Texel 24.5kg £185.50, A McEntee, Knockahollet 7 Texel 25kg £185, R Stirling, Ballygally 2 Charollais 185, R Coleman, Glarryford 16 Texel 25.5kg £184, and E Farquhar, Moorfields 14 Texel 25kg £183.

Fat ewes (852)

First quality

Suffolk - £202-£242

Texel - £218-£316

Crossbred - £172-£208

Blackface - £100-£164