Top price of £3350 recorded at Corrie sale at Ballymena Mart

Wednesday, November 6, 2019: The annual sale of springing heifers from Gareth and Will Corrie, Drumhilla Farm, Newtownards was held in Ballymena market on Wednesday 6th November.
By Darryl Armitage
Published 13th Nov 2019, 15:43 BST

A tremendous show of cattle and buyers from all over the province resulted in a terrific trade topping at £3350 and a super average of £1910 for 98. Leading prices: Drumhilla Farms Lim £3350, £2800, BB £2600, Lim £2550, (3) Lim £2400, (2) Lim £2350, Lim £2300, (6) Lim £2250, (3) Lim £2200, Lim £2150.

Thursday, November 7, 2019: An entry of 300 beef cattle in Ballymena resulted in a great trade.

Beef cows sold to 191p for 810kg at £1547, Fr cows to 117p for 590kg at £690. Beef heifers to 197p for 520kg at £1024.

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Beef bullocks to 204p for 690kg at £1407 and Fr bullocks to 140p for 620kg at £868.

Beef cows sold to: Drumhilla Farms, Newtownards Lim 810kg £1547 (191), Rbt Workman, Kilwaughter Lim 620kg £1097 (177), A Kennedy, Millbrook Lim 680kg £1156 (170), J Tohill, Kilrea Lim 760kg £1276 (168), Blonde 770kg £1270 (165), L McAuley, Glenarm Lim 710kg £1171 (165), JB and CJ Colgan, Lowick Lim 720kg £1188 (165), Dale Robinson, Glenarm BB 710kg £1164 (164), Kyle Molyneaux, Dundrod Lim 690kg £1124 (163), H Small, Dunloy Lim 750kg £1200 (160), Robin Nicholson, Monkstown Lim 760kg £1200 (158), RB & JH Kennedy, Dundrod Lim 670kg £1058 (158), local farmer Char 900kg £1413 (157), Timothy Wray, Carnlough Lim 660kg £1029 (156), David Arrell, Bellaghy Lim 670kg £1045 (156), BB 590kg £914 (155), S McIlhatton, Aughafatten AA 610kg £939 (154), L McAuley, Glenarm Lim 680kg £1040 (153), W McCurdy, Broughshane Lim 710kg £1086 (153), J H Montgomery Lim 710kg £1086 (153), G Knowles, Gracehill Lim 620kg £930 (150), E Dougan, Castledawson Char 560kg £834 (149), T Millar, Broughshane BB 570kg £849 (149) and Kyle Molyneaux Lim 760kg £1132 (149).

Friesian cows sold to: T J and I Bell, Ballyclare 590kg £690 (117), R Crawford, Raloo 640kg £710 (111), S Fullerton, Bushmills 710kg £766 (108), Harold Johnston, Ahoghill 640kg £678 (106), David McKeeman, Ballymoney 770kg £800 (104), A Hoey, Glenwherry 650kg £676 (104), David A Kernohan, Ballymena 610kg £634 (104), Harold Johnston 670kg £696 (104), WJ and D Wallace, Ballymena 630kg £655 (104), WS Kennedy, Ballyclare 700kg £721 (103), W D M Kennedy, Ballymena 650kg £669 (103), Harold Johnston, Ahoghill 580kg £597 (103), McGookin farming, Ballyclare 640kg £652 (102), WJ and A McCullough, Broughshane 700kg £714 (102), David McKeeman, Ballymoney 770kg £785 (102), Marcus Adams, Cloughmills 690kg £703 (102), McGookin farming, Ballyclare 570kg £575 (101), W and T Munnis, Kilraughts 690kg £696 (101), David McKeeman, Ballymoney 600kg £582 (97), Harold Johnston, Ahoghill 630kg £611 (97), R J McDowell, Gleno 590kg £548 (93), TJ and I Bell, Ballyclare 680kg £625 (92), WS Kennedy, Ballyclare 620kg £564 (91), Alan McNair, Ballyclare 620kg £564 (91).

Beef heifers sold to: John McKeague, Dunloy Char 520kg £1024 (197), Wm Burns, Islandmagee Blonde 640kg £1248 (195), Drumhilla Farms, Newtownards Char 780kg £1521 (195), J H Montgomery, Killough Char 620kg £1209 (195), Drumhilla Farms Char 880kg £1680 (191), BB 850kg £1615 (190), John McKeague, Dunloy Char 620kg £1178 (190), local farmer Char 570kg £1077 (189), JH Montgomery Here 630kg £1190 (189), local farmer Lim 540kg £1015 (188), local farmer Char 610kg £1122 (184), JH Montgomery Char 550kg £1012 (184), local farmer Char 600kg £1098 (183), Sam McNabney, Clough Char 550kg £984 (179), local farmer Char 650kg £1157 (178), JH Montgomery Lim 630kg £1108 (176), Neil Higgins, Toomebridge AA 610kg £1067 (175), Timothy Wray, Carnlough Lim 640kg £1120 (175), Sam McNabney Lim 590kg £1026 (174), John McKeague, Dunloy AA 550kg £957 (174), Sam McNabney AA 530kg £922 (174), W McCurdy, Broughshane SH 590kg £1026 (174), J B and C J Colgan, Lowick Lim 650kg £1124 (173), R Waide, Cloughmills AA 530kg £916 (173).

Beef bullocks sold to: C Reid, Aghalee Lim 690kg £1407 (204), Drumhilla Farms Lim 740kg £1502 (203), Robin Nicholson, Monkstown Char 690kg £1400 (203), Drumhilla Farms (2) Lim 750kg £1515 (202), Brb 790kg £1587 (201), local farmer Lim 640kg £1280 (200), Robin Nicholson, Monkstown Lim 740kg £1472 (199), C Reid, Aghalee Lim 780kg £1552 (199), Drumhilla Farms Lim 770kg £1516 (197), Char 790kg £1548 (196), Robin Nicholson, Monkstown Char 670kg £1313 (196), Neil Higgins, Toomebridge Blonde 740kg £1450 (196), Drumhilla Farms Char 790kg £1540 (195), Lim 770kg £1501 (195), Robin Nicholson Lim 770kg £1501 (195), Drumhilla Farms Lim 770kg £1493 (194), Anne Nicholson, Monkstown Char 790kg £1532 (194), C Reid, Aghalee Lim 670kg £1299 (194), Drumhilla Farms Lim 830kg £1601 (193), Lim 820kg £1582 (193), Char 800kg £1544 (193), Lim 780kg £1505 (193), Char 810kg £1555 (192).

Friesian bullocks sold to: W Weatherup, Carrickfergus 620kg £868 (140), 540kg £750 (139), 520kg £707 (136), 570kg £763 (134), J H Montgomery, Killough 670kg £877 (131).

Friday, November 9, 2019: A good entry of 43 dairy cattle met excellent demand to a top of £2450 for a choice calved heifer from J R McNeilly, Randalstown.

Ruling prices: J R McNeilly, Randalstown £2450, A Park, Ballynure £2300, JR McNeilly, £2200, A Park £2170, JB McLean, Bushmills £2110, A Park £2080, D McNeilly, Randalstown £1980, D Livingston, Randalstown £1950, W Black, Aghadowey £1920, £1880, AT McAuley, Bushmills £1880, David and Mrs M McGregor, Muckamore £1850, Andrew Mackey, Ballyclare £1840, NG Chambers, Moneyrea £1780, AT McAuley £1780, T Davis, Magherafelt £1740, NG Chambers £1720, W Black £1680, David and Mrs M McGregor £1600, T and J Mackey, Ballynure £1600.

Suckler stock sold to £1530 for a Lim heifer with bull calf at foot. Ruling prices: G McCambridge, Ballyvoy Lim cow and bull calf £1530, R Pollock, Glenavy BB cow and bull calf £1450, Mark McCullough, Ballymena Lim cow and heifer calf £1400, J McNeilly McQuitty, Clough Lim cow and heifer calf £1300, R Pollock Lim £1180, D Bill, Templepatrick SH cow and heifer calf £1120, Ed Stirling, Kilwaughter Gal cow and heifer calf £1000.

216 lots in the calf ring sold readily to £500 for a partly reared BB bull, younger bull calves to £465.

Heifer calves to £430 for partly reared Angus, younger lots to £400 for a month old Char.

Ruling prices: J and B McCracken, Newtownards BB £500, BB £470, Leslie Wilson, Doagh BB £465, J and B McCracken Here £460, Joseph O’Donnell, Randalstown AA £450, Leslie Wilson (2) Sim £440, J and B McCracken BB £440, Here £440, Leslie Wilson AA £430, Ian Millar, Ballymena (2) AA £420, P McConnell, Aughnacloy Char £410, J and B McCracken BB £410, F Connon, Ballymena Lim £400 and J and B McCracken BB £400.

Heifer calves sold to: Joseph O’Donnell, Randalstown AA £430, W McConnell, Ballyclare Char £400, Wm Moore Bowman, Comber BB £380, Joseph O’Donnell AA £360, Ian Millar, Ballymena BB £360, J Walker, Randalstown BB £330, Ian Millar, Ballymena (2) AA £330, F Allen, Randalstown BB £325, Dean McAllister, Armoy Aub £325, F Allen, Randalstown BB £320, Ian Millar AA £320, J Walker, Randalstown BB £310, RJ Hill, Randalstown BB £300, W Gillespie, Portglenone BB £300 and Ian Millar (3) £300.

Friesian bull calves sold to: F Connon, Ballymena £380, McGookin farming, Ballyclare £320, £260, F Connon £235, J and B McCracken, Newtownards £210, F Connon £200, Wm Moore Bowman £160, J F Smith, Islandmagee £140, A and J Currie, Ballyclare £135, Greenmount College £130, Dean McAllister, Armoy £105, Alastair McBurney, Clough £100 and A and J Currie £100.

An entry of 350 weanlings in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade.

Bullocks sold to £660 over for a Lim 390kg at £1050 offered by J Kane, Cushendall. Heifers sold to £630 over for a Sim 490kg at £1120 presented by C McConnell, Armoy.

Bulls/bullocks 0-300:

S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 220kg £760 (345), Wm Warwick, Templepatrick Lim 200kg £590 (295), S Taylor, Char 280kg £810 (289), Mrs S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 230kg £665 (289), Char 240kg £690 (287), D Bell, Randalstown Lim 210kg £580 (276), Mrs S Gowdy Char 260kg £710 (273), Lim 250kg £680 (272), Geoffrey Rea, Glenwherry Lim 210kg £570 (271), Mrs S Gowdy Char 260kg £700 (269), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 290kg £780 (269), P McConnell, Aughnacloy Char 250kg £670 (268), S Taylor Char 300kg £800 (266), SJ Mulholland, Hannahstown Lim 220kg £580 (263) and Geoffrey Rea, Glenwherry (2) Lim 220kg £580 (263).

301-350kgs

John Kane, Cushendall Char 320kg £860 (268), W and D McClure, Dundrod Char 320kg £840 (262), S McAllister, Glenarm (2) Char 340kg £870 (255), J McAuley, Ballyclare (2) Char 310kg £785 (253), John Kane, Cushendall Char 310kg £775 (250), M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 310kg £765 (246), James Rainey, Crumlin Lim 330kg £790 (239), Adrian Murphy, Ballyclare Lim 330kg £770 (233), Brian Stirling, Ballymena Char 320kg £735 (229), N and J Farquhar, Ballymena Lim 310kg £700 (225), Adrian Murphy, Ballyclare Lim 330kg £745 (225), W and D McClure, Dundrod Char 320kg £720 (225), Mrs S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 320kg £715 (223) and David Robinson, Crumlin Lim 340kg £755 (222).

351kg and over

John Kane, Cushendall Lim 390kg £1050 (269), Char 370kg £920 (248), S Scullion, Glenarm Char 370kg £870 (235), John Kane, Cushendall Char 360kg £840 (233), Mrs S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Lim 360kg £830 (230), James Rainey, Crumlin Lim 390kg £890 (228), J McAuley, Ballyclare Lim 380kg £865 (227), James Rainey Lim 380kg £860 (226), John Kane, Cushendall Char 400kg £890 (222), David Robinson, Crumlin Lim 360kg £795 (220), Lim 450kg £990 (220), M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 390kg £855 (219), R Henderson, Desertmartin (2) Sim 370kg £810 (218), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Char 380kg £825 (217) and J McAuley, Ballyclare Blonde 380kg £815 (214).

Heifers 0-300kgs

Adrian Murphy, Ballyclare Lim 140kg £420 (300), Mrs S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 260kg £765 (294), Char 270kg £780 (288), Owen O’Kane, Carnlough Lim 170kg £480 (282), Mrs S Gowdy Char 270kg £740 (274), Char 280kg £760 (271), Char 300kg £805 (268), (2) Char 250kg £670 (268), H McCurdy, Ballynure Lim 210kg £560 (266), Mrs S Gowdy Char 250kg £660 (264), Char 250kg £655 (262), R G Mulholland, Hannahstown Char 220kg £560 (254), S Taylor, Ligoniel Char 270kg £685 (253) and Timothy Wray, Carnlough Char 270kg £680 (251).

301-350kgs

Mrs S Gowdy, Carrickfergus Char 310kg £800 (258), Timothy Wray, Carnlough Char 340kg £790 (232), S Scullion, Glenarm Char 340kg £740 (217), W and D McClure, Dundrod Char 340kg £730 (214), James Magill, Larne Char 330kg £700 (212), M McKeever, Ballymoney BB 340kg £720 (211), W and D McClure, Dundrod Char 340kg £720 (211), T J McLornan, Nutts Corner Char 350kg £735 (210), David Robinson, Crumlin Lim 350kg £710 (202), N and J Farquhar, Ballymena (2) Sim 310kg £620 (200), James Magill, Larne Char 310kg £605 (195), Char 350kg £680 (194), Matt Gingles, Kilwaughter AA 310kg £590 (190), Adrian Murphy, Ballyclare Sim 350kg £660 (188) and M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 310kg £570 (183).

351kg and over

Charles McDonnell, Armoy Sim 490kg £1120 (228), Sim 500kg £1110 (222), Sim 480kg £1060 (220), S Scullion, Glenarm Char 390kg £840 (215), Charles McDonnell Sim 530kg £1090 (205), W Rainey, Crumlin Lim 370kg £745 (201), Charles McDonnell Char 410kg £825 (201), Sim 520kg £1040 (200), Sim 410kg £820 (200), Timothy Wray, Carnlough Lim 410kg £820 (200), John Kane, Cushendall Lim 380kg £760 (200), Charles McDonnell, Sim 560kg £1100 (196), M McKeever, Ballymoney Lim 360kg £700 (194) and Charles McDonnell Sim 490kg £950 (193), Sim 540kg £1040 (192), Sim 500kg £960 (192).

Monday, November 11, 2019: Another good entry of sheep in Ballymena on Monday evening resulted in an improved trade.

Ewe lambs sold to £96, stores to £79, breeders to £122 and rams to 300gns. Leading prices as follows:

Store lambs: Wm Hamill, Aughafatten 4 Tex £79, Austin Shaw, Larne 32 Tex £77, 28 Tex £76, Steven Millar, Ballymena 23 Char £75, Lynsey Topping, Islandmagee 32 Tex £75, A Magee Snr, Kilwaughter 3 CB £70.50, Jonathan Kerr, Coleraine 21 Mule £70.50, C Gribben, Dunloy 20 Tex £70, Steven Millar, Ballymena 6 Char £68, 1 Char £68, A M O’Neill, Newtowncrommelin 16 Char £67.50, E and M O’Neill, Martinstown 8 Suff £67.50, S Caldwell, Portglenone 14 Tex £67 and Mark Rainey, Crumlin 9 Tex £66.50

Ewe lambs sold to: Robert Workman, Kilwaughter 11 Suff £96, June Loughridge, Armoy 10 Mule £96, Rbt Workman 5 Suff £95, June Loughridge 11 Mule £86, Rbt Workman 3 Suff £84, Shaun McCloskey, Dungiven 10 Char £83, Robert Hunter, Ballygally 6 Char £80 and Shuan McCloskey 6 Tex £80 6 Tex £80.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019: A smaller entry of store cattle in Ballymena resulted in a terrific trade.

Bullocks sold to £580 over for a Lim 720kg at £1300 presented by T Aiken, Coleraine.

Heifers sold to £535 over for a Lim 520kg at £1055 offered by D and W Hume, Randalstown.

Bullocks sold to: R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 450kg £950 (211), S J Duncan, Crumlin Char 440kg £910 (206), R McNabney Lim 430kg £885 (205), R A J and R J McDowell, Gleno (5) AA 510kg £1000 (196), D Frazer, Glarryford Char 520kg £1015 (195), Robert Hood, Broughshane AA 510kg £975 (191), SJ Duncan, Crumlin Lim 570kg £1085 (190), R A J and R J McDowell Here 510kg £970 (190), Jim Allen, Larne AA 510kg £935 (183), Robert Hood Sim 480kg £870 (181), T Aiken, Coleraine Lim 720kg £1300 (180), D Frazer, Glarryford Lim 560kg £1010 (180) and T Aiken, Sim 650kg £1170 (180).

Heifers sold to: R McNabney, Broughshane Lim 430kg £905 (210), D and W Hume, Randalstown Lim 520kg £1055 (202), Bonnar Farms, Ballymena Char 480kg £960 (200), R McNabney Char 510kg £1000 (196), Lim 500kg £970 (194), Lim 500kg £965 (193), Bonnar Farms Char 510kg £975 (191), D and W Hume, Char 580kg £1050 (181), R McNabney Char 410kg £740 (180) and Bonnar Farms Char 560kg £1000 (178).

Wednesday, November 13, 2019: An entry of 1911 sheep in Ballymena resulted in a much sharper trade.

Fat lambs sold to 402p for a pen of 14 Texel 19kg at £76.50 offered by J McCollum, Carnlough and to a top per head of £90 for a pen of heavy lambs from L McAuley, Glenarm.

Fat ewes sold to £82.

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Top prices per kg: J McCollum, Carnlough 14 Tex 19kg £76.50 (402), Hugh McNeill, Ballygally 17 Lleyn 20kg £79 (395), Carmel Graham, Glenariffe 5 Tex 19kg £75 (394), Eric Hughes, Ballyclare 11 Tex 20.5kg £77.50 (378), M Fulton, Ballymena 1 Char 20kg £75.50 (377), Brian Black, Glenarm 12 Tex 21kg £79 (376), J M Fenton, Glarryford 2 Char 22kg £82.50 (375), G Robinson, Broughshane 7 Tex 21kg £78.50 (373), Norman McAuley, Ballyclare 8 Tex 21kg £78 (371), JF Leslie, Ballymoney 15 Tex 21kg £77.50 (369), J Stevenson, Ballymena 23 Tex 21.5kg £79 (367), J McFetridge, Glenarm 13 Char 22kg £80.50 (365), D Davidson, Broughshane 8 Cv 20.5kg £75 (365), R Fleming, Nutts Corner 14 Tex 22.5kg £82 (364), A Reid, Glenarm 3 Tex 22kg £80 (363), E and M O’Neill, Martinstown 16 Suff 22kg £80 (363), B Gaston, Ballymena 10 Char 22kg £80 (363), Shaws Hill farm, Kells 98 Tex 23kg £83.50 (363), T Stewart, Cairncastle 40 Tex 22.5kg £81.50 (362), C McAllister, Moorfields 43 Tex 23kg £83 (360), P Black, Glenarm 18 Tex 22.5kg £81 (360), R and M Kidd, Aughafatten 15 Lleyn 23.5kg £84.50 (359), Patrick McNeill, Ballycastle 2 Tex 19.5kg £70 (359), S Bonnar, Broughshane 15 Char 23.5kg £84 (357) and J McQuiston, Ballymoney 50 Tex 23.5kg £84 (357).

Top prices per head: L McAuley, Glenarm 1 Tex 31kg £90, John McKeague, Dunloy 11 Tex 27kg £89, local farmer 1 Suff 33kg £88, Mrs S White, Cloughmills 5 Tex 27.5kg £88, Mervyn Johnston, Kells 1 Dor 28kg £87, Robert Workman, Kilwaughter 5 Suff 28kg £87, J and M Hamill, Broughshane 3 Tex 27.5kg £87, P Martin, Dunloy 54 Suff 26.5kg £86, Philip Kerr, Cloughmills 35 Tex 27kg £86, RJ McKay, Carnlough 14 Suff 25.5kg £86, K McClenaghan, Antrim 20 Tex 26kg £86, R Boyle, Larne 10 Tex 27.5kg £86, W Jamieson, Ballymoney 25 Tex 25kg £85.50, M J Collins, Ballymoney 26 Tex 25.5kg £85.50, S Gregg, Glarryford 8 Tex 25.5kg £85.50, local farmer 5 Suff 25.5kg £85, local farmer 16 Tex 25.5kg £85, F McBride, Dundrod 10 Char 26kg £85, Norman McBurney, Moorfields 52 24kg £85, Logan Anderson, Kilwaughter 19 Mule 25.5kg £85, Brian Lyttle, Moorfields 44 Tex 24.5kg £85, Sam McNabney, Clough 48 Mule 26.5kg £85, E McNeilly, Gracehill 15 Suff 25kg £85, Robert Workman, Kilwaughter 32 CB 25kg £85.

Fat ewes (103)

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Suffolk - £70-£80

Tex - £70-£82

Crossbred – 350-£70

Blackface - £40-£50

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