Sharp trade for cattle at Armoy

A smaller show of 100 head last Monday night at Armoy met with a very sharp trade for all classes of cattle.
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Fat cows were particularly sharp, selling to a price of £1,280 paid for a 780kgs A/A cow, Steers sold to £1,280 for a 600kgs A/A, Heifers to £1,260 for a 590kgs A/A.

LEADING PRICES

HEIFERS: Chas McCormick, Armoy, Lim, 520kgs £1,240, 500kgs £1,070, 440kgs £950. Pat McErlain, Armoy, Lim, 510kgs £1,190, 500kgs £1,090. C Marron, Rasharkin, A/A, 590kgs £1,260. Wm Harkness, Crumlin, Char, 380kgs £810. Nigel O’Boyle, Glenariffe, Lim, 270kgs £700, 280kgs £690. Robt Kerr, Broughshane, Char, 540kgs £1,180. Dan Boyle, Dunloy, Lim, 260kgs £660. Stefan McNeill, Bushmills, HER, 350kgs £700.

STEERS: C Battersby, Bushmills, A/A, 640kgs £1,280. C & R Gillan, Bushmills, A/A, 530kgs £1,110, 570kgs £1,130, 570kgs £1,160, 500kgs £1,050. John McGowan, Ballycastle, Char, 570kgs £1,150. Dan Boyle, Dunloy, Lim, 220kgs £670. Wm Harkness, Crumlin, Char, 350kgs £990, 360kgs £990, 330kgs £870, 300kgs £820, 305kgs £760, 350kgs £960. Nigel O’Boyle, Glenariffe, Lim, 300kgs £770. J & D Colgan, Ballycastle, Char, 310kgs £660. Jonathan Gamble, Finvoy, Fres, 520kgs £960, 520kgs £920. Jas McCaughan, Bushmills, Fres, 630kgs £1,160, 580kgs £1,080, 570kgs £1,150. Stefan McNeill, Bushmills, A/A, 360kgs £740, 300kgs £650. Liam McGarry, Loughguile, Fres, 605kgs £1,120, 690kgs £1,140, 650kgs £1,150. M Martin, Dunloy, B/B, 410kgs £900. D O’Connell, Ballymoney, Fes, 550kgs £960.

FAT COWS: D McCouaig, Ballyvoy, Lim, 780kgs £1,280, 740kgs £1,240, 700kgs £1,210. D McAllister, Ballyvoy, B/B, 640kgs £1,100. A Hanna, Armoy, Hols, 640kgs 750, 620kgs £720. C J Lynch, Bushmills, Fres, 760kgs £1,140, 525kgs £890. J & D Colgan, Ballycastle, Lim, 540kgs £720, 470kgs £660.

SUCKLERS: Sucker outfits sold to £1,600 paid for a second calver with young bull calf at foot.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm

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Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister & Son

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