A full yard of equines met a brisk trade at the recent Sperrin and Bannvalley Mart.

Quality lots were in great demand and buyers from Scotland, England, Wales, Northern and Southern Ireland were in attendance. Vendors from Scotland, Wales, Northern and Southern Ireland exhibited.

Sample prices: T Donnelly, one eight-year-old mare and colt foal, 2,600gns; J Smith, one fouryearold filly, 2,050gns; J McGurk, one four-yearold mare, 1,950gns; D Greer, one three-year-old b/w mare, 2,400gns; N Corr, one seven-year-old, 1,700gns, one six-year-old, 1,300gns (N/S); J Huntley, one seven-year-old b/w gelding, 1,550gns, on three-year-old b/w three-year-old mare, 1,150gns; T Higgins, one two-year-old cob, 1,550gns; J Mallon, one six-year-old mare, 1,300gns; F Ward, one five-year-old, 1,250gns; Co Down producer, one three-year-old Clydesdale, 1,080gns, one two-year-old colt, 1,100gns, one one-year-old colt, 750gns; D McMurry, one five-year-old, 1,050gns, one eight-year-old, 850gns; Local farmer, one 16hh, 1,000gns, one five-year-old, 820gns, one three-year-old, 1,000gns, one eight-year-old, 800gns; T Flemming, one four-year-old, 950gns; T Lochard, one three-year-old, 900gns; S Conway, one five-year-old b/w, 900gns, one four-year-old b/w, 780gns; S McNeill, one nine-year-old with colt foal, 900gns; P Bradley, one eight-year-old mare, 820gns; P McCloskey, one two-year-old, 750gns; J McKinley, one three-year-old, 720gns; A Black, one five-year-old grey gelding, 920gns, one sixyearold mare, 800gns, one six-year-old mare, 750gns; V Sayers, one six-month-old foal, 720gns; J Mc-Daid, one 14hh mare b/riding, 700gns; J O'Neill, one four-year-old, 680gns; J Higgins, one twoyearold, 680gns, two two-year-old, b/w cob, 560gns each, one four-year-old gelding, 580gns; Co Down producer, one five-year-old mare and colt foal, 580gns, one five-year-old b/w mare, 1,650gns, one five-year-old gelding, b/r 595gns, one ID mare (with papers), 880gns; WJ Craig, one three-year-old mare, 550gns; N Kelly, one three-year-old, 540gns, one two-year-old, 380gns; T Hastings, one oneyearold b/w colt, 620gns, one two-year-old, 600gns, one three-year-old, 780gns; K Devlin, one six-year-old, 500gns; S McReynton, one oneyearold, 500gns; C Donnelly, one six-year-old, 480gns; S McGuinness, one 12-year-old, 350gns, one twoyearold, 250gns.