A smaller turnout of cattle on Monday night last met with another excellent trade and many more cattle could have been sold.

Steers sold to £2,330 for a 660kg Aberdeen Angus from Mr Hugh McLean, Coleraine.

A small show of heifers sold to a top price of £1,930 for a 490kgs Limousin from a Bushmills farmer.

Fat cows were keenly sought and a top price of £2,140 was paid for a 700kg Limousin cow from Mr JJ McAlister, Cushendall.

Leading prices

Steers

Hugh McLean, Coleraine, Aberdeen Angus, 660kgs £2,330. Jimmy Delargy, Cushendall, Belgian Blue, 590kgs £2,150, 540kgs £1,950, 520kgs £1,940, 470kgs £1,860. Pat McMullan, Loughguile, Belgian Blue, 540kgs £2,070, 490kgs £1,790. Vincent Hughes, Newtowncrommelin, Aberdeen Angus, 540kgs £1,890, 530kgs £1,860, 490kgs £1,760, 550kgs £1,880, 580kgs £1,930. Hugh McLean, Coleraine, Friesian, 680kgs £2,150, 620kgs £1,920, 680kgs £2,050. Harold Chambers, Bushmills, Limousin, 350kgs £1,480, 500kgs £1,900. Trevor Taggart, Ballycastle, Aberdeen Angus, 350kgs £1,540, 310kgs £1,540. WJ and G Henry, Armoy, Fleckvieh , 400kgs £1,350. Seaview Farms, Portrush, Limousin, 470kgs £1,820, 400kgs £1,580, 410kgs £1,580. Trevor Butler, Ballyvoy, Limousin, 330kgs £1,420. S McClure, Ballymoney, Shorthorn, 470kgs £1,440. Ray Dunlop, Bushmills, Holsteins, 660kgs £1,980, 600kgs £1,840.

Heifers

H Chambers, Bushmills, Limousin, 500kgs £1,930. Chas Battersby, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 600kgs £1,900, 550kgs £1,810. WD Marshall, Cloughmills, Belgian Blue, 500gks £1,840. H Chambers, Bushmills, Limousin, 400kgs £1,430.

Cows

JJ McAlister, Glenann, Limousin, 700kgs £2,140. Ivan Lynn, Armoy, Limousin, 760kgs £2,000. M Casey, Loughguile, Friesian, 800kgs £2,000. Alan Archibald, Coleraine, Friesian, 910kgs £1,740, 800kgs £1,740. Sean McGill, Ballyvoy, Limousin, 620kgs £1,680. Trevor Butler, Ballyvoy, 620kgs Limousin, £1,490. H and S Duffin, Martinstown, Holstein, 530kgs £1,440. B O’Kane, Finvoy, 610kgs £1,570.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.

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Auctioneers: Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.