A clearance rate of 70% was achieved for 2500 lots of machinery forward at Ballymena Livestock Market, which saw a top price of £9000 paid a 2005 Yanmar V1030 digger. Outside items reached £6800 for an Abbey 2500R slurry tanker with inside lots to £500 for a Swage block and stand.

Leading Prices

Outside machinery and vehicles – £9000 2005 Yanmar V1030 digger; £8900 Massey Ferguson 1080; £6,800 for an Abbey 2500R slurry tanker, £5000 for a 12 tonne Kane dump trailer, £4,600 for a Massey Ferguson 135, £4,200 for a 2006 Mitsubishi L200 Warrior, £3,900 for a 2006 Ford Ranger, £3,500 for a West 1600 dual dung spreader, £3,200 for a Benford 5 tonne swivel skip, £2,900 for a 2001 Hudson 14x6 tri axle cattle trailer, £2,600 for a Mitsubishi gritting vehicle, £2,600 for a Bateson triaxle low loader with tilting body, £2,500 for an 11x6’6 Hudson plant trailer, £2,400 for a Abbey 2070 dung spreader, £2,400 for a Superfaun potato harvester with aluminium side elevator, £2,300 for a 2008 Audi A4 advant estate, £2,300 for shed steel work 32x20x10ft, £2000 for a 2009 Suzuki grand vitara, £2000 for a set of Bridgestone tractor tyres 580/70 R38, £2000 for a 2600 gallon vacuum tanker with steering axle, £2000 for a 12 calf pens.

Inside Machinery – £500 for a Swage block and stand, £500 for a Stomp scrambler bike, £260 for a Husqvarna 455 18 inch chainsaw, £250 for lockable van shelves, £220 for a welding trolley and mask, £210 for a cow tail pump, £200 for a 50cc autoline quad, £180 for a Stihl long reach saw, £170 for a Yanmar engine, £170 for Lister sheep shears with handpiece, comb and cutter, £170 for a Wolfberg power washer, £160 for Racking, £160 for a Kew diesel power washer, £160 for an Industrial air compressor, £160 for a yellow pallet truck, £160 for an Orange pallet truck, £150 for a MacAllister electric cement mixer, £150 for a lister D engine.