Steers selling to £1,340 at Armoy

An excellent show of cattle last Monday night met with a fine trade for all sorts of cattle with a third of cattle bought online.
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Steers selling to £1,340 for a 600kgs Aberdeen Angus.

Heifers selling to £1,270 for 580kgs, fat cows were a tremendous trade with a 790kgs Hereford cow selling at £1,480.

Leading prices

Steers

Stephen Cochrane, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 600kgs £1,340, 500kgs £1,150, 520kgs £1,150. William Harkness, Crumlin, Charolais, 350kgs £870. Harold Chambers, Bushmills, Limousin, 570kgs £1,230. Francis Mulvenna, Glenarm, Limousin, 500kgs £1,100, 520kgs £1,080, 380kgs £800. Jas Chestnutt, Bushmills, Limousin, 415kgs £970. D Marshal, Clough, Charolais, 460kgs £980, 360kgs £740. Jonathan Gamble, Ballymoney, Friesian, 590kgs £1,020, 540kgs £920, 530kgs £1,000, 500kgs £910, 500kgs £870. James Chestnutt, Bushmills, Friesian, 480kgs £880, 450kgs £860, 470kgs £880, 450kgs £880, 470kgs £800, 460kgs £900. Brian McCartney, Ballymena, Charolais, 390kgs £800.

Heifers

Malachy Kelly, Ballycastle, Limousin, 580kgs £1,270, 480kgs £1,190, 490kgs £1,120, 520kgs £1,200, 530kgs £1,210, 510kgs £1,130, 500kgs £1,150. William Harkness, Crumlin, Charolais, 330kgs £870, 400kgs £910, 300kgs £810, 360kgs £900, 305kgs £750. Stephen Cochrane, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 560kgs £1,150, 480kgs £1,020, 510kgs £1,070, 530kgs £1,060. Malachy Kelly, Ballycastle, Charolais, 450kgs £930, 510kgs £1,040, 570kgs £1,170, 430kgs £890. Chas McCormick, Armoy, Limousin, 470kgs £1,160, 500kgs £1,180, 470kgs £1,110, 440kgs £1,040, 470kgs £1,050, 440kgs £950, 430kgs £900. Brian McCartney, Ballymena, Charolais, 340kgs £700, 390kgs £800, 360kgs £730. D Marshall, Clough, Charolais, 350kgs £760.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.

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Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.