The annual ewe lamb sale at Armoy Mart on Monday resulted in one of the best sales to be held at the north Antrim sale yard, with almost 3,500 sheep sold.

Prices peaked at £235 for Suffolk Cheviot lambs, with others making £205 and £208, and the main run selling from £140 to £175. Mule ewe lambs sold to £175, with the main run selling from £130 to £160.

Last Saturday, Armoy Mart also held its annual Torr Sheep Sale. Ewe lambs sold to a peak of £190 for a pen of Cheviot lambs, up £55 from the top priced pen last year.

Mule lambs sold to a top price of £166, while Suffolk Cheviots peaked at £158. Wether lambs sold to £92.50 for a pen of Suffolks.