A record number of entries were forward at Ballymena Livestock Market's March machinery Sale when 2800 lots went under the hammer, achieving a 70% clearance rate.

A Redrock slurry tanker 2050 secured the top price of £16,000, closely followed at £13,800 for a New Holland 8260 1998.

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Inside items reached £410 for a heavy duty safe.

LEADING prices

Outside machinery and vehicles – £16,000 Redrock slurry tanker 2050; £13,800 New Holland 8260 1998; £10,100 Massey Ferguson 430 with Fleming linkbox; £9400 JCB 526 loadall farm special; £8100 1993 Massey Feguson, £7900 2004 Bobcat 220 turbo; £7200 Ford 4600 tractor; £7100 ManTGL Livestock lorry 2006; £7000 HISpec 2500gln slurry tanker; £7000 Lemken power harrow; £5900 Massey Ferguson 135; £5200 Thwaites 7tn dumper; £5000 1972 Massey Ferguson 165; £4600 Kubota 1.5tn digger KX36.6; £4500 Pottinger Mexx 6 trailed forage harvester; £4300 Kuhn 6 star tedder; £4200 15ft Frazer silage trailer; £4100 12tonne dump trailer; £4000 2011 Kawaski Mule 4010 4x4; £4000 Land Rover 90 Defender TDI 1995; £4000 Redrock 2000gln slurry tanker with boom; £3400 21ft Kane bale trailer; £3300 IFor Williams dropside trailer; £3300 JF 8 metre tedder; £3200 Krone 6 star tedder £3200 Ritchie combi clamp £3000 Toyota Land Cruiser Estate 2005; £3000 Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 2006; £2900 14x6’6 Triaxale cattle trailer; £2800 14x5 10 triaxle Ifor Williams cattle trailer; £2800 14ft triaxle Ifor Williams cattle trailer with decks; £2800 14 x 6’6 Ifor Williams cattle trailer; £2700 Yamaha 350 quad; £2600 Citroen Berlingo 625x HDI75 Panel van 2008; £2600 Frazer 10x6 tipping trailer; £2600 Frazer K2 muck master dung spreader; £2500 West 1600 dual spreader.

Inside machinery – £410 heavy duty safe; £390 Tricycle; £350 Wood burning stove; £300 300amp single phase mig welder SIP; £300 Wildgoose hot and cold power washer; £270 Anvil; £240 Oxy propane bottles, long pipes and buggy; £230 Harry lawnmower; £210 Ingersollrand compressor; £200 Scott quick hitch; £200 Stihl FS560 professional strimmer; £200 for a log splitter – garden care.