Saturday 4 April saw 950 lots entered across three auction rings at Pollock Auctions monthly machinery sale held at The Showgrounds, Gillygooley Road, Omagh.

On offer was farm machinery, as well as plant, vehicles, tools and miscellaneous items.

A clearance rate of 89% was achieved, with auctioneer Adrian Pollock confirming that farmers at the sale were mainly interested in well-maintained machinery to be used over the spring season.

Buyers came from across NI and as far away as Galway, with the most competitive bidding for grassland and slurry equipment lots.

Trailers

Good quality, locally produced silage trailers sold easily, with a Woods 14ft x 7ft model (pictured) going for £3,450. Another standout price was a tractor tipping trailer (pictured) which sold for £3,850.

An NC Tandem axle slurry tanker on 550/22.5 tyres made £4,950, while an Abbey 1,100 gallon tanker sold for £3,000.

Overall, the sale demonstrated a healthy level of confidence amongst buyers. “It’s fair to say that limited availability recently has also helped sustain values,” said Adrian.

A strong entry of machinery across all sections is anticipated at the next auction on Saturday 2 May.

This NC Tandem axle tanker on 550/22.5 tyres sold for £4,950.

This 10ft x 5ft 6" tipping trailer made £3,850.

This Ivor Williams cattle trailer sold for £3,000.

This Watson feed trailer sold for £1,700.

This Rakeman 3000 grass-harrow / seeder made £4,300.

This Vicon mower made £2,600.

This NC 3800 Super slurry mixer made £1,700.

This 8ft land roller sold for £900.

This Johnston 4ft shear grab sold for £950.

This sheep race with 2-way drafting gate made £550.

This Sulky DPX18 twin-disc fertiliser spreader sold for £700.

This Stihl MS660 chainsaw made £530.

This Abbey 1,100 gallon slurry tanker sold for £3,000.

This Nugent 16ft x 6ft tri-axle trailer sold for £1,850.