Batch of calved heifers and cows sells for £2480 at Kilrea

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £600, £480, Fleckvieh £450, Charolais £440; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £550; Draperstown farmer, Belgian Blue £450, £360; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £370; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425; Ballymena farmer, Charolais £395, Hereford £360, £215; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Hereford £340, Aberdeen Angus £305, £300; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £395, £340; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn beef £390, Friesian £260; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £390, Aberdeen Angus £385, £345, Belgian Blue £345, £320, Aberdeen Angus £295, Limousin £290, Aberdeen Angus £230; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £380, £290; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £340; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £340; Coagh farmer, Belgian Blue £330, Aberdeen Angus £305; Ballymena farmer, Fleckvieh £330; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £325, SH £245; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £320; Drumahoe farmer, Belgian Blue £300, £285, Holstein £260; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Limavady farmer, Hereford £295, Aberdeen Angus £225; Stranocum farmer, Fleckvieh £290; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £290; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, £205; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Armoy farmer, Holstein £265; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Ballyclare farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue, £250, Aberdeen Angus £235; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Limavady farmer, Charolais £245, Aberdeen Angus £240; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220, Hereford £210 and Dungiven farmer, Hereford £215, £210, Aberdeen Angus £205.

Heifer calves

Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £455, Limousin £370, £300, £230, Aberdeen Angus £220; Draperstown farmer, Belgian Blue £445; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £430; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £425; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £400, £350; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395; Coagh farmer, Belgian Blue £385, £240; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £370, Aberdeen Angus £250; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £350; Drumahoe farmer, Belgian Blue £345, £330, Aberdeen Angus £320, £265, Hereford £250; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn beef £340; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £335, £325, Aberdeen Angus £310; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £330; Bushmills farmer, SH £325, Hereford £300, SH £250; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £300, Aberdeen Angus £260, Belgian Blue £255, £210, Hereford £205; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, £250, £225; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £290, £240; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £260; Stranocum farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220; Ballymoney farmer, ST £220 and Limavady farmer, Charolais £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £260. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (130)

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 £1070 and 272 ppk.

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

A super entry of over 910 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 7th February met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand. lambs to £5.36 per kg and to top of £139. Fat ewes to £168.

Lambs (750)

Kilrea farmer, 21k £112.50 (536), 23k £119 (517); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £115 (535); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £112 (533), 23.5k £120.50 (513); Portglenone farmer, 22k £117 (532); Ballymoney farmer, 19.5k £103 (528), 24k £122.50 (510); Newtowncrommelin farmer, 22.5k £116.50 (518); Randalstown farmer, 23k £119 (517); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £119 (517); Garvagh farmer, 24k £124 (517); Dungiven farmer, 22k £113.50 (516); Garvagh farmer, 22k £113 (514); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £115.50 (513); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £115.50 (513), 21.5k £110 (512); Macosquin farmer, 23k £117.50 (511); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £120 (511) and

Limavady farmer, 24k £122.50 (510).

Heavy lambs to £139, £134, £130, £129, £125, £124.50, £124.

Fat ewes (160) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes and rams to £168.

More ewes needed.

A super entry of 90 dairy on Tuesday 8th February met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Eglinton farmer, batch of calved heifers and cows to £2480, £2420, £2220, £2180, £2080, £2020, £2000, £1920, £1900, £1880, £1860, £1840, £1820, £1800, £1780, £1760, £1740, £1700, £1680, £1660, £1640, £1600, £1560, £1520, £1500, £1440, £1420, £1400, £1340, £1320, £1300; Portstewart farmer, calved heifers to £2100, £2000, £1980, £1700; Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1980; Garvagh farmer, calved heifer to £1640 and Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1580.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 350 on Wednesday 9th February at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1740, heifers to £1760.

Fat cows and bulls to £1560.

Fat cows: 100 on offer. Flying trade.

Aghanloo farmer, 700k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1560 (223), 710k ST £1290 (182); Claudy farmer, 730k Charolais £1540 (211), 760k £1540 (203); Ballymoney farmer, 730k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1500 (206), 700k Limousin £1370 (195), 700k £1270 (181); Macosquin farmer, 530k Charolais £1080 (204), 760k £1170 (154); Coleraine farmer, 640k Holstein £1220 (191), 700k £980 (140), 700k £880 (126); Ballymoney farmer, 630k Friesian £1180 (187), 440k £650 (148); Ballygawley farmer, 540k Friesian £980 (182), 540k £960 (178), 480k Irish Moilie £790 (165), 450k Friesian £740 (164), 470k £770 (164), 540k £870 (161), 470k £750 (160), 460k Irish Moilie £700 (152), 500k Friesian £760 (152), 470k Irish Moilie £700 (149), 440k £650 (148); Limavady farmer, 650k Friesian £1180 (182); Ballycastle farmer, 830k Holstein £1490 (180), 780k £1040 (133); Bellaghy farmer, 730k Belgian Blue £1270 (174); Garvagh farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £890 (171); Draperstown farmer, 660k Charolais £1090 (165), 640k Limousin £920 (144); Glenariff farmer, 550k Simmental £870 (158), 520k Aberdeen Angus £660 (127); Coleraine farmer, 550k Holstein £840 (153); Antrim farmer, 650k Ayrshire £960 (148), 900k Holstein £1250 (139), 600k £800 (133); Ballymena farmer, 740k Charolais £1090 (147); Dunloy farmer, 700k Limousin £1000 (143); Macosquin farmer, 770k Charolais £1060 (138); Antrim farmer, 700k Friesian £960 (137), 620k £780 (126); Dunloy farmer, 700k Friesian £950 (136), 600k £810 (135), 730k £970 (133); Aghadowey farmer, 700k Friesian £920 (131), 690k £890 (129), 530k £670 (126); Portglenone farmer, 670k Friesian £880 (131); Bellaghy farmer, 640k NR £830 (130); Ballymoney farmer, 620k Friesian £800 (129); Moneymore farmer, 590k Friesian £760 (129); Coagh farmer, 420k Friesian £540 (129); Crumlin farmer, 700k Holstein £900 (129) and Bendooragh farmer, 750k Fleckvieh £940 (125).

Suckler stock: Macosquin farmer, Sal bull £1600 and Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn beef bull £1420.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Antrim farmer, 320k Limousin £860 (269); Dunloy farmer, 470k Charolais £1220 (260), 450k £1160 (258), 510k £1260 (247), 480k £1180 (246), 410k £1000 (244), 360k Limousin £870 (242), 370k Charolais £870 (235), 410k Limousin £960 (234), 440k Charolais £990 (225), 440k £960 (218); Dungiven farmer, 680k Limousin £1760 (259), 480k £1180 (246); Dunloy farmer, 510k Charolais £1320 (259), 490k £1250 (255), 540k £1280 (237), 560k £1280 (229), 570k £1290 (226), 590k £1290 (219); Ballycastle farmer, 490k Charolais £1250 (255), 540k £1330 (246), 470k £1150 (245); Garvagh farmer, 590k Limousin £1450 (246), 560k Charolais £1330 (238); Garvagh farmer, 550k Charolais £1330 (242), 440k Limousin £1050 (239), 520k Charolais £1230 (237), 540k £1190 (220), 610k £1340 (220), 570k £1250 (219), 630k £1380 (219), 600k £1310 (218), 640k £1390 (217), 680k £1370 (202);Knockloughrim farmer, 560k Limousin £1350 (241), 620k £1390 (224), 520k £1130 (217), 520k £1180 (227); Cullybackey farmer, 450k £1080 (240), 450k £1070 (238), 470k £1110 (236), 490k £1130 (231), 430k £990 (230), 480k £970 (202); Ballymena farmer, 480k Charolais £1150 (240), 540k £1280 (237), 440k £990 (225), 500k £1100 (220), 450k £980 (218), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (217); Dungiven farmer, 350k Limousin £830 (237); Kilrea farmer, 480k Limousin £1120 (233); Ballymena farmer, 410k Charolais £950 (232); Coleraine farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £780 (229); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Limousin £1020 (227), 420k £930 (221), 430k £930 (216), 440k £930 (211); Glenariff farmer, 320k Simmental £720 (225), 350k £780 (223), 450k £910 (202); Limavady farmer, 260k Simmental £580 (223), 320k Limousin £660 (206); Portglenone farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £990 (215), 480k £1030 (215), 540k Charolais £1150 (213), 540k Belgian Blue £1140 (211); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (214), 460k £920 (200); Randalstown farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (213), 480k £1000 (208), 510k £1060 (208), 530k £1060 (200); Glarryford farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £900 (205); Moneymore farmer, 580k Belgian Blue £1180 (203) and Bellaghy farmer, 410k ST £820 (200).

Steers

Dunloy farmer, 410k Limousin £1090 (266), 480k Charolais £1260 (263), 480k £1190 (248), 460k £1100 (239), 550k £1300 (236), 540k £1200 (222), 560k £1240 (221), 530k Limousin £1080 (204); Knockloughrim farmer, 470k Limousin £1240 (264), 370k £900 (243), 420k £1010 (241); Dunloy farmer, 460k Charolais £1200 (261), 440k £1140 (259), 460k £1180 (257), 440k £1080 (246), 470k £1150 (245), 540k £1320 (244), 480k £1140 (238), 410k £970 (237), 450k £1050 (233), 460k £1060 (230), 480k £1090 (227); Antrim farmer, 380k Limousin £990 (261); Garvagh farmer, 590k Limousin £1510 (256), 590k Charolais £1480 (251), 550k £1320 (240), 510k Limousin £1220 (239); Portglenone farmer, 530k Limousin £1350 (255), 490k £1240 (253), 550k £1340 (244), 590k £1350 (229), 500k £1100 (220); Kilrea farmer, 600k Limousin £1520 (253), 700k £1740 (249), 570k £1410 (247), 600k Charolais £1480 (247), 660k £1580 (239); Coleraine farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £760 (245); Bellarena farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (243), 470k £1090 (232), 440k £1000 (227), 480k £1080 (225); Draperstown farmer, 650k Charolais £1560 (240), 700k Aberdeen Angus £1670 (239), 650k £1490 (229), 520k £1180 (227); Dungiven farmer, 440k Limousin £1050 (239), 430k £990 (230), 450k Charolais £980 (218), 500k Limousin £1050 (210); Kilrea farmer, 590k Limousin £1400 (237), 620k £1440 (232), 730k £1680 (230), 640k Charolais £1470 (230), 640k £1450 (227), 610k £1340 (220), 640k Limousin £1380 (216), 660k Sal £1400 (212); Ahoghill farmer, 680k Charolais £1480 (218), 690k Belgian Blue £1480 (215), 680k Aberdeen Angus £1420 (209), 710k £1480 (209); Toomebridge farmer, 580k Hereford £1360 (235), 720k Sal £1540 (214), 680k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (213); Ballycastle farmer, 600k Charolais £1380 (230); Kilrea farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (226), 640k £1420 (222), 610k £1340 (220), 660k £1420 (215), 560k £1180 (211); Upperlands farmer, 670k Charolais £1480 (221), 640k Belgian Blue £1400 (219), 670k Limousin £1450 (216), 650k £1360 (209); Rasharkin farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1070 (218), 550k £1170 (213), 590k £1180 (200); Maghera farmer, 670k Belgian Blue £1420 (212), 690k £1430 (207), 690k SH £1380 (200); Upperlands farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £950 (211); Aghadowey farmer, 520k Belgian Blue £1060 (204) and Maghera farmer, 490k Simmental £980 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.