More than 2210 lots went under the hammer at an online sale of machinery through Ballymena Livestock Auction Mart which saw a clearance rate of 76% and a top price of £9000 paid for a 2016 Kane 15t dump trailer.

Demand was high with vehicles selling to £7700 for a Massey Ferguson 590 tractor 1978 and to £740 for a Honda 250 quad.

LEADING prices

Outside machinery and vehicles – £9000, Kane 15t dump trailer 2016; £8300 Montracon 1997 24ft drawbar cattle trailer; £7700 1978 Massey Ferguson 590 tractor; £7000 McHale 991 wrapper; £5000 Major 2400g slurry tanker with Redrock boom; £4800 JCB 3CX Site Master; £4300 Nugent tri-axle cattle trailer; £4300 dribber bar, slurrykat reeler with 500m pipe; £4000,16ft twin axle trailer with bale extension; £4000, Nissan Navara Tekna 2011; £3900 Zetor 7011 tractor 1984.

Inside machinery – £740, Honda 250 quad; £720 digital lamb weighbridge and shedding gate; £520 Single phase air compressor; £420, three phase workshop heater; £400 Mikasa 14inch tar spelt vibrating plate; £370 Camon commercial lawn scarifier; £370 10t hydraulic press; £330 welding bottles and trolley; £330 Hayter harrier lawnmower; £320 Husqvanna K760 with diamond blade; £300 Husqvarna chainsaw 450; £300 Husqvarna hedge trimmer; £270 Stihl MS311 chainsaw; £260 Stihl T5 400 with diamond tip.