Heifer calves Cookstown farmer ... Aberdeen Angus £480, £455, Belgian Blue £440, £430, Aberdeen Angus £355, £255; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £480, Belgian Blue £330; Castlerock farmer ...

Due to wintry weather conditions again a smaller entry of 180 beef cattle presented in Ballymena resulted in record prices.

Record-breaking trade was ‘driven from the top down’ at Central Auctions in last year, and mart manager Michael Harty expects that trend to continue.