Excellent prices for Charolais suckled calves at Armoy Mart
General opinion was that the quality was unsurpassed.
Top price and champion rosettes went to Donal Kane, Cushendall for a tremendous bullock calf which weighed 460kgs and sold at £1,300.
Reserve champion went to Vincent McErlain and it weighed 420kgs selling at £1,260.
LEADING PRICES
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G McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 320kgs, £1,060, 310kgs, £1,235. D Kane, Cushendall, Charolais, 460kgs, £1,300, 480kgs, £1,050, 360kgs, £920. Trevor Butler, Ballyvoy, 400kgs, £1,050, 390kgs, £1,060, 320kgs, £870. Vincent McErlain, Armoy, 420kgs, £1,260, 370kgs, £910, 350kgs, £880, 380kgs, £950, 355kgs, £950, 340kgs, £950. James Mullan, Drumsurn, 430kgs, £1,060, 370kgs, £925, 360kgs, £940, 400kgs, £980, 380kgs, £925, 340kgs, £860. Colm McErlain, Armoy, 410kgs, £1,080, 500kgs, £1,135, 390kgs, £1,010, 500kgs, £1,130, 460kgs, £1,090, 450kgs, £1,070. Gerard McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 390kgs, £1,100, 390kgs, £940, 380kgs, £960, 360kgs, £890, 370kgs, £940, 270kgs, £700, 410kgs, £1,060, 320kgs, £835, 380kgs, £970, 360kgs, £890. Chris McNaughton, Loughguile, 480kgs, £1,140, 410kgs, £1,060, 270kgs, £700, 380kgs, £910, 410kgs, £1,040, 360kgs, £880. Daniel McAllister, Ballyvoy, 380kgs, £1,025, 380kgs, £960, 300kgs, £810, 300kgs, £770, 340kgs, £925, 360kgs, £1,005, 310kgs, £790, 340kgs, £850. Sean McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 340kgs, £905, 430kgs, £100, 450kgs, £1,040, 350kgs, £950, 430kgs, £1,060, 420kgs, £1,090. M M Kelly, Ballycastle, 270kgs, £790. N Brown, Ballycastle, 300kgs, £8250, 320kgs, £790.
HEIFERS
G McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 280kgs, £850, 260kgs, £790. T Butler, Ballyvoy, 380kgs, £1,010, 420kgs, £1,000, 380kgs, £910, 340kgs, £945. V McErlain, Armoy, 410kgs, £930, 380kgs, £940, 350kgs, £830, 390kgs, £875. Jas Mullan, Drumsurn, 350kgs, £960. Colm McErlain, Armoy, 440kgs, £1,030. G McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 330kgs, £820, 370kgs, £910, 330kgs, £925, 370kgs, £890, 300kgs, £790, 360kgs, £900. V and C Butler, Ballyvoy, 340kgs, £810. Sean McCambridge, Ballyvoy, 340kgs, £820, 300kgs, £760.
Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.