Steers selling to £1,660 at Armoy Mart

Just over 150 head of cattle were forwarded for sale last Monday night and they met with a great trade.
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Steers sold to £1,660 for 700kgs.

Heifers to £1,370 for 560kgs Limousin with a 300kg Limousin at £840.

Fat cows made up to £1,340 for a 740kgs Charolais cow.

Leading prices

Steers

Sean McGill, Ballycastle, Charolais, 700kgs £1,640, 570kgs £1,390. Harold Chambers, Bushmills, Limousin, 700kgs £1,660, 630kgs £1,430, 540kgs £1,370, 545kgs £1,370. Nigel Jamison, Ballycastle, Fleckvieh, 600kgs £1,310, 590kgs £1,200, 600kgs £1,260, 620kgs £1,270. Robert McAllister, Bushmills, Belgian Blue, 600kgs £1,290, 640kgs £1,300. Representatives of R Skelton, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 400kgs £910, 360kgs £780, 460kgs £970, 440kgs £990, 490kgs £1,060, 430kgs £990. Maurice McVicker, Bushmills, Charolais, 300kgs £740. John McConaghie, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 460kgs £930. John Durmmond, Bangor, Aberdeen Angus, 420kgs £870. Cyril Creighton, Ballymoney, Blonde d’Aquitaine, 650kgs £1,530, 640kgs £1,490. Sean McGill, Ballycastle, Charolais, 630kgs £1,360, 560kgs £1,140, 460kgs £1,040, 450kgs £940. Derek Torrens, Bushmills, Fleckvieh , 680kgs £1,360, 650kgs £1,260. S Hanna, Cullybackey, Limousin, 420kgs £910. Jas Heaney, Bushmills, Friesian, 680kgs £1,180, 630kgs £1,120, 640kgs £1,040.

Heifers

A and D Glass, Ballycastle, Limousin, 560kgs £1,370, 550kgs £1,300, 555kgs £1,260, 570kgs £1,300, 530kgs £1,210. S Huey, Armoy, Limousin, 260kgs £690, 300kgs £840, 340kgs £780, 330kgs £790. John Murray, Ballygalley, Simmental, 640kgs £1,360. Maurice McVicker, Bushmills, Charolais, 330kgs £750. Jas Hunter, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus, 520kgs £1,060, 510kgs £1,010. Sean McGill, Ballycastle, Charolais, 510kgs £1,180, 540kgs £1,140, 500kgs £1,020, 530kgs £1,080. S Hanna, Cullybackey, Limousin, 510kgs £1,060, 540kgs £1,310. S and S McKeegan, Cushendall, Limousin, 400kgs £780. H and R McCaughan, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 450kgs £900, 430kgs £840. Robt Miskelly, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus, 480kgs £900. Jas Chestnutt, Portrush, Aberdeen Angus, 490kgs £970, 450kgs £870, 440kgs £830, 530kgs £1,040.

Fat cows

R Watson, Cloughmills, Charolais, 740kgs £1,340. Robt Miskelly, Montbeliarde, 635kgs £1,200. N H Acheson, Armoy, Friesian, 740kgs £1,150. Sam Creith, Mosside, Limousin, 630kgs £990. John Murray, Ballygalley, Fleckvieh , 550kgs £740. Jas McAuley, Cushendall, Friesian, 640kgs £850. Chris Heggarty, Ballymoney, Friesian, 700kgs £990, 715kgs £1,080. S Bartlett, Armoy, Friesian, 670kgs £900.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.

Watch on ‘mart eye’.

Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.