Ballymena Mart’s first major breeding sheep sale of the year was held on Saturday and was topped at £325 for a pen of Suffolk Cheviot hoggets.
James Alexander received the highest price paid at the annual Suffolk Cheviot and Contiental Cross hogget sale for his first of 21 pens. The Randalstown man had a strong sale with the hammer dropping at £200 for three pens of his Suffolk Cheviots.
Morris Breen from Tempo had a good sale of mostly sucked Suffolk Cheviot hoggets, with top prices including £228, £220 and £195. In the show before the sale, Breen won second prize for a pen of hoggets that later sold for £182.
Morris Breen from Tempo had the second prize winning pen which sold for £182.
The first place prize in the show went to Desmond and David Knox from Kesh for a dozen hoggets that sold for £212 in the sale.
Diane Gibson from Newtonabbey's first pen sold for £195.
William Blackburn from Clogher won third prize and received £200 in the sales ring for this pen.
William Blackburn from Clogher's top pen came third in the pre-sale show and sold for £200
Diane Gibson from Newtonabbey received £195 and £200 for the first and second pens in her 14-pen lineup.
Diane Gibson from Newtonabbey's first pen sold for £195.
Other top prices on the day included £188 for Tim Martin from Ballynhinch’s top pen of Suffolk Cheviot hoggets and £180 for Patrick Donnelly from Rathkenny’s first pen.
Patrick Donnelly from Rathkenny's first pen sold for £180.
Read more from Saturday’s sale, including the annual sale of Contiental Cross ewe lambs, in next week’s NI edition of the Irish Farmers Journal.
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Northern beef: cattle prices steady but supplies remain strong
Steady cattle trade at Swatragh Mart
Ballymena Mart’s first major breeding sheep sale of the year was held on Saturday and was topped at £325 for a pen of Suffolk Cheviot hoggets.
James Alexander received the highest price paid at the annual Suffolk Cheviot and Contiental Cross hogget sale for his first of 21 pens. The Randalstown man had a strong sale with the hammer dropping at £200 for three pens of his Suffolk Cheviots.
Morris Breen from Tempo had a good sale of mostly sucked Suffolk Cheviot hoggets, with top prices including £228, £220 and £195. In the show before the sale, Breen won second prize for a pen of hoggets that later sold for £182.
Morris Breen from Tempo had the second prize winning pen which sold for £182.
The first place prize in the show went to Desmond and David Knox from Kesh for a dozen hoggets that sold for £212 in the sale.
Diane Gibson from Newtonabbey's first pen sold for £195.
William Blackburn from Clogher won third prize and received £200 in the sales ring for this pen.
William Blackburn from Clogher's top pen came third in the pre-sale show and sold for £200
Diane Gibson from Newtonabbey received £195 and £200 for the first and second pens in her 14-pen lineup.
Diane Gibson from Newtonabbey's first pen sold for £195.
Other top prices on the day included £188 for Tim Martin from Ballynhinch’s top pen of Suffolk Cheviot hoggets and £180 for Patrick Donnelly from Rathkenny’s first pen.
Patrick Donnelly from Rathkenny's first pen sold for £180.
Read more from Saturday’s sale, including the annual sale of Contiental Cross ewe lambs, in next week’s NI edition of the Irish Farmers Journal.
Read more
Northern beef: cattle prices steady but supplies remain strong
Steady cattle trade at Swatragh Mart
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