Tremendous turnout of sheep at Armoy Mart sale

Strong stores were also keenly sought and breeding sheep were easier to sell with a smaller show on offer.

Leading prices

Fat lambs

Ciaran McAuley, Randalstown, 31kgs £208. Liam McAuley, Loughguile, 28kgs £170. Vincent Scullion, Ballymoney, 28kgs £168. Sean McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 29kgs £167. C McAuley, Ballycastle, 25kgs £166. David Hanna, Ballymoney, 27kgs £163.50. Claire Lynn, Ballycastle, 27kgs £163. Jeffrey Wray, Carnlough, 26kgs £161. John McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 27kgs £157.50. Jas Black, Ballycastle, 26kgs £156.

Store lambs

M D McNeill, Cushendall, 42 Texel, £134. Sean McGill, Ballyvoy, 54 Texel, £133.50. Jeffrey Wray, Carnlough, 51 Suffolk, £131.50. Brendan Blaney, Cushendall, 42 Mules, £131. Randal McDonnell, Ballyvoy, 13 Texel, £127.50. Terry McBride, Ballycastle, 12 Texel, £127. Declan Mooney, Cushendall, 26 Texel, £127. Seamus Hill, Ballycastle, 29 Texel, £127.

Hoggets

Donal Gillan, Loughguile, 4 Mules, £294. Des McKeeman, Bushmills, 10 Mules, £286. Tony Boyce, Bushmills, 10 Suffolk, £254, 10, £240. Sean McDonnell, Glenariffe, 10 Mules £240, 14 Blackface £236, 10 Mules, £232. Dan McAteer, Cushendall, 8 Mules, £205.

Breeding rams

J Maxwell, Kilrea, Suffolk, £200, Charollais, £200. John McHenry, Mosside, Texel, £230.

Ewe lambs

G McIldowney, Draperstown, 15 Blackface £150. Robert Magill, Larne, 12 Mules, £146, 10, £142, 11, £140.

Cull ewes

Donal McAuley, Ballymena, Texel, £230. V and A Scullion, Ballymoney, Dorsets, £222. R and J Smith, Bushmills, Texel, £208. L McIntyre, Ballycastle, Texel, £200. S McShane, Ballintoy, Texel, £194. William Elliott, Ballycastle, Suffolk, £190. Vincent McCloskey, Loughguile, Mules, £188. Pat McErlain, Armoy, Texel, £180. F and J McCurry, Cushendall, Cheviot, £218. E Haughey, Glenariffe, Suffolk, £194. Kieran Kane, Ballyvoy, Suffolk, £190.

Sale every Wednesday night at 7.00pm.

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Auctioneers: Armoy Livestock Mart Ltd.