Sheep trade jumped again at Armoy Mart
Sheep trade jumped again in price on Wednesday night with a packed ring of buyers wanting quality lambs, ewes and also breeding ewes.
Spring lambs topped at £240.
Cull ewes at £255 and breeding ewes to £275.
Dry ewes hoggets sold to £240.
Leading prices
Spring lambs
Ciaran McAuley, Randalstown, 28kgs £240. Pat McErlain, Armoy, 26kgs £209. Jas Reilly, Ballycastle, 26kgs £196. W Elliott, Ballycastle, 24kgs £195. Galbraith Brothers, Coleraine, 25kgs £193. David Hanna, Ballymoney, 25kgs £190. Sam Morrison, Mosside, 22kgs £190. Ciaran McAuley, Randalstown, 21kgs £190. W Elliott, Ballycastle, 23kgs £189.50. V and C Butler, Ballyvoy, 22kgs £185. S Huey, Armoy, 19kgs £182. S McShane, Ballintoy, 21kgs £177.
Breeding sheep
Carnlough farmer, 6 ewe hoggets, £240. Aidan Reid, Glenarm, 23kgs Texel ewes, £195. Carnlough farmer, aged ewes with twins, £275.
Cull ewes
AB Wilson, Armoy, Blues, £255. C McAuley, Randalstown, Suffolk, £184. Sam Gardiner, Stranocum, Texel, £186. A Cusick, Armoy, Crossbreds £182. Niall McKeague, Ballycastle, Texel, £180. R Kerr, Bushmills, Suffolk, £180. S McShane, Ballintoy, Texel, £176. Phil McCormick, Cushendun, Crossbreds £176.
Sale every Wednesday night at 7pm.
Yard opens 3pm to accept stock.
Watch live and bid with mart eye.
Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister – Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.