Top price of £300 paid for pen of outstanding hoggets at Armoy
The annual Blackface Larnark sale at Armoy Mart is now established as one of the top sales in Ireland to source quality Lanark bred stock.
The top price of £300 was paid to Karl O’Mullan of Rasharkin for a pen of outstanding hoggets. Meanwhile ewe lambs sold to £150 twice with a total turnout of 2,971 head on offer.
LEADING PRICES: Karl O’Mullan, Rasharkin, 5, £300. Trevor Butler, Ballycastle, 10, £250, 10, £225. Chas Philips, Draperstown, 10, £210, 10, £200, 10, 202, 10, £190, 10, £180. Michelle Wright, Carnlough, 10, £200, 12, £200, 12, £200, 12, £160, 28, £155, 14, £150. Eamon McKeegan, Cushendall, 10, £240, 10, £200, 10, £180, 8, £170, 20, £150. A and S P McCarry, Loughguile, 15, £215, 15, £205, 15, £170. H McGilligan, Park, 12, £175, 12, £170. Doraville Estate, Plumbridge, 10, £170, 11, £165, 10, £200, 11, £160, 10, £150, 10, £150, 11, £160, 12, £152, 11, £150. Joe Dickson, Draperstown, 10, £260, 10, £160, 11, £165, 11, £160, 11, £165, 11, £160, 11, £150. J G McNeill, Cushendun, 14, £150, 14, £150. John Mccalmont, Glenarm, 14, £152. J A Kerr, Loughguile, 10, £155.
EWE LAMBS: Noel McQuaid, Ballycastle, 10, £140. Camillus Conway, Draperstown, 10, £150. Karl O’Mullan, Rasharkin, 9, £150. Desmond McCollum, Loughguile, 10, £104. Thomas McLaughlin, Dungiven, 12, £110, 12, £106. Nigel McLenaghan, Coleraine, 12, £104. Jonathan Kerr, Coleraine, 11, £108.
Auctioneers: Daniel McAlister and Son.