Tremendous trade for fat cows with prices up to £1,410 at Armoy Mart

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One of the best trades this year was had for the 140 head of cattle on offer at last Monday night’s sale.

Steers sold to £1,380 for 630kgs, heifers sold to £1,229 for 530kgs with a 440kgs heifer selling at £1,135.

Fat cows were a tremendous trade selling to £1,410 for a 790kgs Belgian Blue.

LEADING PRICES

STEERS

Ballymoney producer, Aberdeen Angus, 630kgs £1,380. Dervock producer, Belgian Blue, 600kgs £1,315, 570kgs £1,170, 600kgs £1,220. Bushmills producer, Limousin, 450kgs £1,090, 480kgs £1,145, 400kgs £925. Ballycastle producer, Charolais, 300kgs £900, 400kgs £920, 450kgs £990. Ballyvoy producer, Charolais, 530kgs £1,150, 500kgs £1,150, 500kgs £1,150, 500kgs £1,080, 450kgs £1,060. Ballycastle producer, Charolais, 400kgs £900. Ballyvoy producer, Charolais, 550kgs £1,115, 530kgs £1,100, 600kgs £1,190. Bushmills producer, Limousin, 400kgs £840. Ballycastle producer, Limousin, 430kgs £860. Ballycastle producer, Aberdeen Angus, 430kgs £935, 435kgs £920, 500kgs £955, 460kgs £945. Dervock producer, Fleckvieh, 530kgs £1,060. Ballycastle producer, Hereford, 650kgs £1,265. Dervock producer, Belgian Blue, 530kgs £1,080, 500kgs £970. Ballymoney producer, Hereford, 690kgs £1,315, 600kgs £1,140, 700kgs £1,370, 630kgs £1,300. Armoy producer, Fleckvieh, 650kgs £1,200, 700kgs £1,380, 620kgs £1,200. Ballycastle producer, Belgian Blue, 500kgs £1,000, 390kgs £855, 390kgs £920. Ballycastle producer, Limousin, 580kgs £1,175. Ballycastle producer, Limousin 600kgs £1,120. Ballycastle producer, Fres, 600kgs £1,025.

HEIFERS

Rasharkin producer, Limousin, 440kgs £1,135. Limavady producer, Limousin, 500kgs £1,200, 540kgs £1,220, 530kgs £1,120, 590kgs £1,190, 550kgs £1,120, 500kgs £1,060, 505kgs £1,050, 530kgs £1,065. Rasharkin producer, Limousin, 440kgs £1,135, 380kgs £905, 390kgs £940, 380kgs £855, 360kgs £820, 390kgs £840. Ballycastle producer, Limousin, 300kgs £760. Dervock producer, Fleckvieh, 530kgs £1,060, 530kgs £1,010, 410kgs £800. Bushmills producer, Limousin, 400kgs £890. Bushmills producer, Limousin, 340kgs £850. Dervock producer, Belgian Blue, 500kgs £1,000, 590kgs £1,110. Bushmills producer, Aberdeen Angus, 550kgs £1,110.

FAT COWS

Ballymoney producer, Belgian Blue, 790kgs £1,410. Bushmills producer, Simmental, 570kgs £940, 610kgs £1,090. Bushmills producer, Friesian, 800kgs £1,130, 560kgs £710. Bushmills producer, Simmental, 580kgs £900, 550kgs £780, 660kgs £980.

Sale every Monday night at 6.30pm.

Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.

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