Dairy cattle sale saw in-calf heifers selling to £2500 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £570, £450; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, Limousin £450, Aberdeen Angus £380; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £480, Hereford £405, £265, Friesian £250; Claudy farmer, Simmental £470; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £460; Stewartstown farmer, Belgian Blue £460; Maghera farmer, Charolais £420; Glarryford farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Aberdeen Angus £375; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, £260; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £385; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, £230; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £345, Simmental £320, Friesian £250, Hereford £230; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, £260; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, Belgian Blue £295; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £320; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, Belgian Blue £270, Aberdeen Angus £260; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, Belgian Blue £260; Antrim farmer, Limousin £290; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275, £260, £215; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £275, Aberdeen Angus £260; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230, £210; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £220; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £200 and Macosquin farmer, Limousin £200.

Heifer calves

Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £660; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £590; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570, £430; Limavady farmer, Fleckvieh £520, Limousin £435, Aberdeen Angus £435, Simmental £325; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £485; Bendooragh farmer, Holstein £470, £440, £405, £400, £360, Montbeliarde £340, Holstein £290; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £410, Aberdeen Angus £395; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £300, Simmental £250; Donemana farmer, Belgian Blue £335, SH £285, SHD £275; Aghadowey farmer, Holstein £300; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £295; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £280, £235; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £275; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Stewartstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £215; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £210, £200; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200 and Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £250. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (180)

A great entry of weanlings met an outstanding trade for all types on offer, both for Continental beef bred types, Friesian cross types and Friesian and Holstein lumps.

Weanlings to top of £1100 and 309 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of 150 calves on Friday 22nd September, met a flying trade for all types on offer.

Bull calves

Garvagh farmer, 250k Charolais £890 (356), 240k £830 (346), 220k £660 (300); Garvagh farmer, 230k Limousin £780 (339), 270k Charolais £900 (333), 290k £960 (331), 290k £940 (324), 290k £930 (321), 270k Limousin £840 (311), 310k Charolais £960 (310), 270k £830 (307), 260k Limousin £780 (300), 290k Charolais £850 (293); Claudy farmer, 290k Charolais £940 (324), 310k £970 (313), 300k £890 (297), 280k £810 (289), 250k £720 (288), 340k Limousin £930 (274), 400k Charolais £1090 (273), 260k £710 (273), 400k £1050 (263), 400k Limousin £1020 (255); Aghadowey farmer, 200k Simmental £630 (315), 270k £850 (315), 280k £760 (271), 260k £690 (265), 310k £800 (258), 440k £1080 (246), 430k £1000 (233), 470k £1080 (230), 390k £890 (228); Macosquin farmer, 390k Limousin £1230 (315), 440k £1170 (266), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (247), 320k £740 (231); Macosquin farmer, 220k Simmental £690 (314), 240k Belgian Blue £670 (279), 320k Aberdeen Angus £840 (263); Randalstown farmer, 310k Charolais £970 (313), 370k £1120 (303), 330k Limousin £760 (230); Portglenone farmer, 270k Charolais £830 (307), 240k £730 (304), 350k £980 (280); Ballymoney farmer, 380k Limousin £1130 (297); Portglenone farmer, 340k Limousin £990 (291); Randalstown farmer, 380k Charolais £1100 (290), 460k Limousin £1140 (248); Castlerock farmer, 330k Simmental £910 (276), 370k Belgian Blue £940 (254), 360k Simmental £910 (253), 430k £1050 (244), 380k Belgian Blue £840 (221); Donemana farmer, 350k Charolais £950 (271), 350k Limousin £780 (223), 300k Aberdeen Angus £660 (220); Toomebridge farmer, 270k Charolais £730 (270), 280k Saler £740 (264); Claudy farmer, 310k Simmental £830 (268), 330k £750 (227) and Castlerock farmer, 440k Simmental £1100 (250), 450k £1120 (249).

Heifer calves

Castlerock farmer, 320k Simmental £1130 (353), 360k £1250 (347), 370k Limousin £1090 (295), 340k £800 (235), 290k £640 (221); Claudy farmer, 340k Limousin £1170 (344), 270k Charolais £800 (296), 250k £720 (288), 300k £860 (287), 340k £880 (259), 360k £930 (258), 380k £980 (258), 300k Limousin £720 (240), 410k Charolais £980 (239); Macosquin farmer, 260k Charolais £860 (331); Toomebridge farmer, 250k Charolais £800 (320), 230k £690 (300), 290k £830 (286); Portglenone farmer, 280k Limousin £890 (318), 300k £900 (300), 220k £660 (300), 250k £730 (292), 270k £740 (274), 260k £710 (273); Garvagh farmer, 270k Charolais £850 (315), 250k £760 (304), 230k £690 (300), 260k £740 (285), 280k £780 (279), 270k Limousin £620 (230); Maghera farmer, 290k Charolais £850 (293), 250k £710 (284), 320k Limousin £850 (266); Portglenone farmer, 300k Simmental £840 (280); Garvagh farmer, 210k Charolais £600 (286), 230k £580 (252); Macosquin farmer, 430k Limousin £1190 (277), 400k £1040 (260), 370k £870 (235); Randalstown farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1350 (276), 380k Charolais £900 (237); Aghadowey farmer, 260k Simmental £690 (265), 400k £990 (248), 250k £610 (244), 320k £770 (241), 250k £590 (236), 440k £1010 (230); Ballymoney farmer, 360k Limousin £950 (264), 360k £880 (244), 340k £780 (229) and Castlerock farmer, 390k Charolais £930 (239).

A super entry of 1250 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 25th September met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.09 per kg and to top of £118.

Fat ewes to £236.

Lambs

Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £109.50 (509); Cookstown farmer, 17.5k £88 (503), 17.5k £86 (491), 18.5k £90 (487); Cookstown farmer, 21k £105.50 (502); Moneymore farmer, 22k £110.50 (502), 22k £106.50 (484); Kilrea farmer, 21k £104.50 (498); Kilrea farmer, 21k £104.50 (498), 17.5k £84.50 (483); Ballymena farmer, 20k £98.50 (493);

Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £115 (489); Draperstown farmer, 22k £107.50 (489); Armoy farmer, 17k £83 (488); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £105 (488); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £105 (488); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £104.50 (486); Garvagh farmer, 21k £102 (486); Maghera farmer, 18k £87.50 (486); Tobermore farmer, 22k £107 (486); Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £99.50 (485); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £109 (484); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £108.50 (482); Aghadowey farmer, 18k £86.50 (481); Ballymoney farmer, 18k £86.50 (481); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £105.50 (480); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £108 (480); Dundrod farmer, 22.5k £108 (480); Maghera farmer, 21.5k£103 (479); Eglinton farmer, 23k £110 (478); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £107 (476); Kilrea farmer, 21k £100 (476); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £107 (476); Coleraine farmer, 20k £95 (475); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £102 (474); Claudy farmer, 22k £104 (473) and Londonderry farmer, 20.5k £97 (473).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Good entry of ewes to £236.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 35 dairy on Tuesday 26th September to a top price of £1900 for a calved heifer. Lots of buyers in attendance looking all types of dairy stock.

Coleraine farmer, batch of in-calf heifers to £2500, £1600, £1540; Magherafelt farmer, calved heifers to £2220, £2140, £1980, £1840; Desertmartin farmer, calved heifers to £2080, £2060; Coleraine farmer, maiden heifer to £760 and Ballymoney farmer, Montbeliarde maiden heifers to £500.

More stock required weekly.

A super show of fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 27th September at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

150 fat cows on offer to £1740 and to 253ppk.

Steers to £2100 and to 323ppk.

Heifers to £1900 and to 309ppk.

Friesian and Aberdeen Angus steers a flying trade with more required for strong demand.

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.