Lleyn Sheep Society :: Ballymena Sale Report 2021

Annual Show & Sale at Ballymena Mart

High demand for breeding females in Ballymena with 100% of ewes and shearling ewes finding new homes and high clearance rates in other sections. The shearling ewes saw 16 pens topping the £200 mark. It was R Millen, Coleraine topping with the second prize pen selling for £275/head to R Paynter, Hockley. B & E Latimer, Trillick sold the first prize pen to the same buyer for £250/head. D Mullen, Coleraine sold his fourth prize pen for £250/head to J Vance, Ballintra. The third prize pen from C & A Kennedy, Ballyclare sold for £235/head to F McKenna, Omagh.

Ewe lambs were topped by B & E Latimer, their first prize pen sold for £190/head followed by two pens at £150/head, all were purchased by P Jennings, Birr. G Calwell, Ballymena sold his third prize pen at £140/head to D Dunne, Redhill. Both R Millen and C & A Kennedy sold pens to £140/head, both lots purchased again by P Jennings. Many lambs selling around £120-£140 with some smaller lambs being picked up for £90-£110.

Rams saw plenty ofdemand with the average £140 up on the year. The top price of the day, £2250 was given for the first prize ram from D Mullen, Ringsend. Mullamore Jake (02022/2002967) sired by a Lluest ram sold to the days judge Ian Walling who had travelled over from Selkrik, Scotland. Mr Mullen sold Mullamore Jungle Boy (02022/2002946) by the same Lluest sire for £1250 to J Bradley, Maghera. Next B & E Latimer sold Girgadis Joker (01694/2004322) sired by Netherton Eddy, he realised £1450 when purchased by J Coulter, Newtownards.

Averages

Senior ewes to £105 av £105

Shearling ewes to £275 av £184

Ewe lambs to £190 av £115

Rams to £2250 av £804

Top Prices

Senior ewes

AF Cunningham £105

Shearling ewes

R Millen £275

B & E Latimer £250

D Mullen £250