Sharp trade for sheep at Armoy Mart, top price of £234 for fat ewes
The first sheep sale of 2026 saw 670 head offered for sale in spite of the road conditions.
Trade was very sharp with all sorts of sheep in demand.
Fat lambs sold to £161.
Fat ewes were a super trade with a lot of ewes making £200 or over to a top price of £234.
A special entry of breeding ewes sold well to a top of £224 and an average price of £212 for the entire lot.
Store lambs were also keenly sought after.
Leading prices
Stranocum farmer, 30kgs £161. R and J Smith, Bushmills, 30kgs £157. Pat Kane, Ballycastle, 26kgs £155. B Mullan, Ballymoney, 28kgs £158. S McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 26kgs £151. S Hill, Ballycastle, 27kgs £151. Jas Kirkpatrick, Ballintoy, 29kgs £150. A and D Glass, Ballycastle, 24kgs £148. AB Wilson, Armoy, 24kgs £148. Chris McKernan, Ballymoney, 24kgs £147. John McKeague, Ballycastle, 25kgs £147. James E McCaughan, Armoy, 23kgs £146. A and D Glass, Ballycastle, 24kg £146. Feargal McIvor, Garvagh, 23kgs £145.50. Cathair Martin, Dunloy, 24kgs £145.50. J and J McMullan, Armoy, 26kgs £145. F McIvor, Garvagh, 22kgs £143.50.
Breeding sheep
Ballyclare farmer (in lamb ewes), 6, £224, 9, £222, 8, £210, 8, £200, 10, £200, 6, £200. Martin McNeill, Ballyvoy, (in lamb ewes), 7, £174. Carnlough producer, (in lamb ewes) 7, £198, 6, £190.
Fat ewes
R and J Smith, Bushmills, Suffolk, £234. Maurice Smyth, Armoy, Texel, £218. Pat Kane, Ballycastle, Texel, £206. C McHenry, Torr, Suffolk, £206. M Cassley, Armoy, Texel, £202. Johnny Brown, Ballycastle, Texel, £196. S McShane, Ballintoy, Texel, £184. Des Kelly, Ballycastle, Texel, £176.
Store lambs
Jas Kirkpatrick, Ballintoy, 4 Texel, £133. S McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 7 Texel, £118.50, 13, £107. A Hanna, Armoy, 23kgs Blackface, £90.00. C McAlister, Cushendall, 6 Blackface, £100. D Kelly, Ballycastle, 7 Texel, £118.50.
Sale every Wednesday night at 7pm.
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Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister – Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.