Camera at the mart attended the special sale of breeding ewe lambs at Armoy Mart on Monday. The sale is now firmly established as one of the mart’s premier sales of breeding sheep, attracting over 3,300 ewe lambs from north Antrim and the surrounding areas.
A full sale yard of sheep was met with fierce buying demand.
With a packed sale ring, bidding was brisk, with prices reaching a peak of £210 for the champion pen of prizewinning ewe lambs bred by Brendan and John Delaney.
The same breeders secured fourth place with another pen of sheep and sold 262 ewe lambs to a sale average of £121, with all lots clearing the £100 per head mark.
The second-prizewinning pen of lambs was awarded to Brian Mullan, with the third-placed lambs bred by John McNeill.
Mart manager Danny McAlister commented on the sale, saying that numbers are growing year on year, with more buyers attending the sale also.
He added that the quality of sheep was superb and this helped to underpin a terrific trade for ewe lambs of different breed type.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £140.
This pen of Texel cross ewe lambs sold for £125.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £160.
This pen of Suffolk cross lambs sold for £115.
This pen of Texel ewe lambs sold for £115.
This pen of Mule ewe lambs sold for £110.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £102.
This pen of Mule ewe lambs sold for £90.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £205.
This pen of Suffolk cross lambs sold for £175.
Mule lambs
A big entry of Mule lambs was met with brisk bidding. Stronger lambs that are suitable to breed in the coming weeks were an easy sell, with prices regularly clearing £120 and rising to £160 on numerous occasions.
Lighter Mule lambs were still a solid trade, with the majority of younger sheep selling upwards from £80 to £100 for good-quality lots.
Suffolk-Cheviot lambs were also a super trade. Ewe lambs that had a well-developed frame and carrying good flesh sold to a top price of £205 for the Delargy family, who sold 160 lambs to an average of £144 per head. Another excellent entry of Suffolk-Cheviot lambs from Hugh Crawford saw 98 head selling to an average of £140 per head.
Young lambs were typically selling from £100 to £110 per head, with lighter lots selling back to £85 per head.
Texel-cross lambs sold to prices of £120 to £140 at the top end of the trade, with lighter lambs selling upwards from the £80 per head mark.
Cheviot-type lambs were also a sharp trade, selling upwards from £100 for good-quality lots.
Camera at the mart attended the special sale of breeding ewe lambs at Armoy Mart on Monday. The sale is now firmly established as one of the mart’s premier sales of breeding sheep, attracting over 3,300 ewe lambs from north Antrim and the surrounding areas.
A full sale yard of sheep was met with fierce buying demand.
With a packed sale ring, bidding was brisk, with prices reaching a peak of £210 for the champion pen of prizewinning ewe lambs bred by Brendan and John Delaney.
The same breeders secured fourth place with another pen of sheep and sold 262 ewe lambs to a sale average of £121, with all lots clearing the £100 per head mark.
The second-prizewinning pen of lambs was awarded to Brian Mullan, with the third-placed lambs bred by John McNeill.
Mart manager Danny McAlister commented on the sale, saying that numbers are growing year on year, with more buyers attending the sale also.
He added that the quality of sheep was superb and this helped to underpin a terrific trade for ewe lambs of different breed type.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £140.
This pen of Texel cross ewe lambs sold for £125.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £160.
This pen of Suffolk cross lambs sold for £115.
This pen of Texel ewe lambs sold for £115.
This pen of Mule ewe lambs sold for £110.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £102.
This pen of Mule ewe lambs sold for £90.
This pen of Suffolk cross ewe lambs sold for £205.
This pen of Suffolk cross lambs sold for £175.
Mule lambs
A big entry of Mule lambs was met with brisk bidding. Stronger lambs that are suitable to breed in the coming weeks were an easy sell, with prices regularly clearing £120 and rising to £160 on numerous occasions.
Lighter Mule lambs were still a solid trade, with the majority of younger sheep selling upwards from £80 to £100 for good-quality lots.
Suffolk-Cheviot lambs were also a super trade. Ewe lambs that had a well-developed frame and carrying good flesh sold to a top price of £205 for the Delargy family, who sold 160 lambs to an average of £144 per head. Another excellent entry of Suffolk-Cheviot lambs from Hugh Crawford saw 98 head selling to an average of £140 per head.
Young lambs were typically selling from £100 to £110 per head, with lighter lots selling back to £85 per head.
Texel-cross lambs sold to prices of £120 to £140 at the top end of the trade, with lighter lambs selling upwards from the £80 per head mark.
Cheviot-type lambs were also a sharp trade, selling upwards from £100 for good-quality lots.
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