More than 2100 lots went under the hammer at Ballymena Livestock Market’s April machinery sale, which achieved a clearance rate of over 65%.

A top price of £24,500 was paid for a McHale Fusion Plus, whilst vehicles sold to £7800 for a Matbro TR250.

LEADING prices

Outside machinery and vehicles – £24,500 McHale Fusion Plus; £7800 Matbro TR250; £7500 2011 Toyota Hilux; £6900 Case International 856XL; £6500 Vicon mower; £6000 2.5tn Bobcat 231 digger; £5200 McHale Fusion 2 2005; £5000 Kane dump trailer; £4400 Benford 6t dumper; £4200 Massey Ferguson 35x; £4100 Ifor Williams 14ft cattle trailer; £4000 7.5m Agriquip trailing shoe; £3900 Redrock diet feeder; £3800 2006 Kuhn 8 star tedder 7601MH; £3600 6t Barford dumper; £3500 1.5tn JPC digger 2020 with three buckets; £3200 Ritchie combi clamp; £3100 14x6-6 Ifor Williams flatbed trailer; £3000 Ford 4600 parts or repair; £3000 Silage trailer tandem axle; £3000 9ft Taarup trailed mower.

Inside machinery – £480 Ballymena cow tail pump original; £470 Lister Nexes sensor shearing machine; £450 Ballymena cow tail pump; £430 Honda lawnmower;£330 Rambo portable battery handpiece; £290 Sisis supa rota rake mower; £230 pallet truck; £230 Lister scrapper handpiece with cutters; £220 set of bellows; £200 HD623 power washer; £200 Honda HR2160 lawnmower.