Batch of calved cows sells for £2300 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves: Dungiven farmer, Charolais £580, Simmental £535, Aberdeen Angus £510, Limousin £500, Aberdeen Angus £445; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £580; Ballygowan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £575; Millisle farmer, Belgian Blue £535, Fleckvieh £480, £460, £430; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £480; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, £440, Fleckvieh £390; Swatragh farmer, Belgian Blue £445; Stranocum farmer, Shorthorn £440 Fleckvieh £230; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430, £370, £340; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £425, Aberdeen Angus £330; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £415, Shorthorn £370; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £400; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £400, Aberdeen Angus £335, Fleckvieh £280, £270, £220; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Fleckvieh £290; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380;Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £375; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £370, Hereford £280; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £365; Drumahoe farmer, Belgian Blue £360, Aberdeen Angus £280; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Clough farmer, Holstein £345, Aberdeen Angus £265, Holstein £270; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, Hereford £215; Bushmills farmer, Fleckvieh £335, £200; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £245; Eglinton farmer, Fleckvieh £320; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, £230; Tobermore farmer, Friesian £310; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £295, £290; Culnady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £270, £245; Ahoghill farmer, Limousin £245, Aberdeen Angus £225; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230 and Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £205.

Heifer calves: Millisle farmer, Belgian Blue £550, Fleckvieh £440, Belgian Blue £435, £420; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435; Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £395; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £365, £280, £230; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £360, Aberdeen Angus £270; Bushmills farmer, Shorthorn £355, £335, Hereford £335; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £350; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £348; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £335, £265; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £285, £225; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £310, Hereford £225; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, £290; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £285; Swatragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £265; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £260, £245, £240, Aberdeen Angus £225, £215; Maghera farmer, Hereford £260, £215; Stranocum farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Tobermore farmer, Charolais £235; Ahoghill farmer, Limousin £230; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200 and Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £345.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (60): 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 £805 and 468 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, December 7, 2020: A good entry of 630 fat lambs and ewes met a sharp trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to 4.69 per kg and to top of £108.

Fat ewes sold to £150.

Lambs: Ahoghill farmer, 16k £75 (469); Kilrea farmer, 19k £87.50 (461), 21k £90 (429); Limavady farmer, 19k £87.50 (461), 20k £90.50 (453); Draperstown farmer, 17k £77 (453); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £95 (452); Garvagh farmer, 22k £99.50 (452); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £99 (450); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £96.50 (449); Limavady farmer, 20k £89.50 (448), 20k £86 (430); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £100 (444); Tobermore farmer, 23k £102 (444); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £95 (442);

Glarryford farmer, 223k £101.50 (441); Cookstown farmer, 21k £92 (438); Rasharkin farmer, 21k £92 (438); Portglenone farmer, 20.5k £89.50 (437); Garvagh farmer, 22k £96 (436); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £98 (436), 20k £87 (435); Articlave farmer, 23k £100 (435); Portstewart farmer, 23k £100 (435); Portglenone farmer, 23k £99.50 (433); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £101.50 (432); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £101.50 (432); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £99 (430), 21k £89 (424); Coleraine farmer, 24k £102.50 (427) and Garvagh farmer, 24k £102.50 (427).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Small entry of ewes to £150. Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020: A super entry of 51 dairy stock met a super trade.

Bellaghy farmer, batch of calved cows to £2300, £2280, £2180, £2140, £2040, £2000, £1980, £1940, £1860, £1820, £1800, £1780, £1700; Aghadowey farmer, calved heifer to £1920; Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1900, third calver to £1670; Portrush farmer, calved heifer to £1960, calved cow to £1620 and Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1740.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020: A great entry of 300 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1550, heifers sold to £1360 and fat cows sold to £1390.

Fat cows: (90 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Rasharkin farmer, 750k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1390 (185); Coleraine farmer, 550k Limousin £1000 (182), 600k Limousin £940 (157), 570k Hereford £850 (149), 470k Aberdeen Angus £620 (132); Ballymena farmer, 620k Limousin £1120 (181), 640k £1010 (158); Ballyclare farmer, 650k Hereford £1130 (174), 640k Limousin £940 (147), 690k £970 (141), 690k Hereford £890 (129), 670k £860 (128); Coleraine farmer, 630k Friesian £1050 (167), 630k £870 (138), 540k £740 (137); Swatragh farmer, 600k Limousin £970 (162); Garvagh farmer, 640k Limousin £1000 (156); Dunloy farmer, 710k Limousin £1100 (155); Aghadowey farmer, 690k Limousin £1030 (149); Castledawson farmer, 700k Limousin £1030 (147), 820k Charolais £1180 (144), 780k £1040 (133); Castledawson farmer, 780k Simmental £1120 (144), 820k Charolais £1140 (139); Moneymore farmer, 670k Fleckvieh £950 (142), 560k £700 (125), 660k £760 (115); Ballycastle farmer, 560k Fleckvieh £790 (141), 830k £1120 (135), 660k £810 (123); Limavady farmer, 690k Friesian £910 (132), 810k £1000 (124); Dunloy farmer, 740k Friesian £950 (128); Tobermore farmer, 430k Holstein £550 (128); Garvagh farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £470 (124), 540k Charolais £625 (116); Ballymoney farmer, 740k Holstein £890 (120), 750k £900 (120); Ballymena farmer, 550k Friesian £660 (120), 710k £840 (118); Cushendall farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £730 (120) and Limavady farmer, 610k Friesian £720 (118).

Fat bulls: Macosquin farmer, 930k Limousin £1270 (137) and Rasharkin farmer, 590k Fleckvieh £1100 (186).

Suckler stock: Ahoghill farmer, springing Saler heifer to £1550.

Heifers: Cushendall farmer, 240k Simmental £620 (258), 440k £980 (223), 480k £970 (202); Kilrea farmer, 330k Charolais £820 (249); Macosquin farmer, 380k Limousin £940 (247); Ballymena farmer, 350k Charolais £850 (243), 390k £880 (226), 400k £890 (223), 480k £1060 (221), 430k £940 (219); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Charolais £1050 (239), 460k £1090 (237), 430k £970 (226); Cullybackey farmer, 490k Romagnola £1140 (233), 410k Belgian Blue £920 (224), 500k Charolais £1110 (222), 450k £990 (220), 440k Romagnola £910 (207); Garvagh farmer, 550k Charolais £1260 (229), 610k £1360 (223), 610k £1330 (218), 520k £1110 (214); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Belgian Blue £1060 (221), 450k Belgian Blue £830 (207), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1000 (208), 450k £920 (204), 460k £940 (204), 540k £1100 (204), 570k £1160 (204), 460k £930 (202), 530k £1060 (200); Garvagh farmer, 470k Limousin £1040 (221), 530k £1160 (219); Garvagh farmer, 240k BGA £530 (221) 280k Limousin £620 (221); Rasharkin farmer, 420k Limousin £900 (214), 490k Belgian Blue £1000 (204); Dunloy farmer, 370k Par £780 (211); Rasharkin farmer, 540k Charolais £1140 (211); Swatragh farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1170 (209); Finvoy farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £840 (205), 420k £840 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 420k Charolais £850 (202) and Bellaghy farmer, 330k Limousin £860 (200).

Steers: Macosquin farmer, 260k Limousin £680 (262), 300k £680 (227); Macosquin farmer, 500k Charolais £1250 (250), 500k £1200 (240), 480k £1150 (240), 500k £1140 (228); Randalstown farmer, 400k Limousin £990 (248), 400k Simmental £990 (248), 370k £800 (216); Macosquin farmer, 490k Limousin £1130 (231), 540k £1230 (228), 500k £1140 (228), 530k £1180 (223), 540k £1180 (219), 610k Belgian Blue £1330 (218), 480k Limousin £1020 (213), 580k £1230 (212), 420k £890 (212), 550k £1160 (211); Coleraine farmer, 600k Limousin £1370 (228), 540k £1230 (228), 550k £1230 (224), 540k £1140 (211); Kilrea farmer, 340k Charolais £760 (224); Bellaghy farmer, 400k Limousin £890 (223); Garvagh farmer, 720k Simmental £1550 (215); Kilrea farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1310 (215); Macosquin farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £960 (213); Randalstown farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (212), 500k £1060 (212), 520k £1080 (208); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Limousin £950 (211), 500k Charolais £1030 (206), 520k Limousin £1060 (204); Toomebridge farmer, 630k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (211), 580k £1210 (209); Kilraughts farmer, 560k Fleckvieh £1170 (209); Randalstown farmer, 340k Hereford £700 (206) and Ballymoney farmer, 730k Limousin £1470 (201).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.