Calved heifer sells for £1780 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves (200)

Bull calves: Coleraine farmer, Parthenais £655, Charolais £595, Parthenais £575, Limousin £560, Blonde d'Aquitaine £555; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570, £535; Ballyronan farmer, Belgian Blue £545, £470, £445; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £495, Aberdeen Angus £470, Hereford £450, £445; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460, £395, Fleckvieh £325, £255; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £455; Rasharkin farmer, Hereford £455; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, £350; Draperstown farmer, Simmental £445; Stewartstown farmer, Belgian Blue £440, Hereford £290; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £415, Friesian £355, Limousin £325, £245; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £375, £340, £325, Friesian £250, £225; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, £345, £340, £330; Armoy farmer, Fleckvieh £350, £285, Ayrshire £250, Fleckvieh £200; Ballintoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £350, Aberdeen Angus £320, £300, £235; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £335; £270; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £320; Mosside farmer, Hereford £315; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, Friesian £265; Clough farmer, Limousin £295; Glarryford farmer, Holstein £290, £285; Ballintoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £280; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £270; Kilrea farmer, Friesian £250; Local farmer, Belgian Blue £240, Hereford £240 and Coleraine farmer, Holstein £215.

Heifer calves: Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480; Stewartstown farmer, Belgian Blue £445, £365; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £410, £280; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395; Coleraine farmer, Limousin £395;

Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £380; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £350; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £335; Glarryford farmer, Hereford £330; Ballintoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, Simmental £270, Aberdeen Angus £270; Ballintoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Local farmer, Belgian Blue £270, Hereford £200; Clough farmer, Limousin £250; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £245; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245 and Finvoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £355.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (100): 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 £745 and 358 ppk.

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

Monday, July 20, 2020: A super entry of 800 fat lambs and ewes met an outstanding trade.

Lambs sold to £115.00 and to 4.58 per kg.

Lambs: Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £107.80 (459); Portglenone farmer, 24.5k £109.20 (446); Garvagh farmer, 24k £106.50 (444); Moneymore farmer, 25k £111 (444); Rasharkin farmer, 24.5k £108.50 (443); Cushendall farmer, 23k £100.80 (437), 22.5k £96.50 (429); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £93.50 (435); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £96.50 (429); Articlave farmer, 22.5k £96.40 (428); Dungiven farmer, 25k £107 (428); Cloughmills farmer, 24k £102.50 (427); Garvagh farmer, 22k £94 (427); Boveedy farmer, 22k £93.80 (426); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £91.60 (426); Cullybackey farmer, 22.5k £95.60 (425); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £95 (422); Broughshane farmer, 21k £88.40 (421); Coleraine farmer, 21k £88 (419); Portstewart farmer, 21k £88 (419); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £92 (418); Portglenone farmer, 20k £83.60 (418); Kilrea farmer, 24k £99.80 (416) and Portglenone farmer, 223k £95.50 (415).

Heavier lambs to 29, £115, 30k £113, 27.5k £112, 25k £111, 28k £110, 24.5k £109.20, 24.5k £108.50, 23.5k £107.80, 26k £107.20 and 25k £107.

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

Ewes sold to £129.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Wednesday, July 22, 2020: A good entry of dairy met a super trade.

Crumlin farmer, calved heifer to £1780.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, July 22, 2020: A good entry of fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1455, heifers sold to £1240, fat cows sold to £1160 and suckler stock sold to £1300.

Fat cows: (40 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Swatragh farmer, 670k Limousin £1160 (173); Garvagh farmer, 730k Simmental £1150 (158); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Saler £830 (157), 710k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1090 (154); Cloughmills farmer, 660k Fleckvieh £1000 (152), 760k Friesian £1000 (132); Ballymoney farmer, 640k Limousin £945 (148), 670k Charolais £850 (127); Kilraughts farmer, 630k Fleckvieh £890 (141); Portglenone farmer, 580k Limousin £800 (138); Magherafelt farmer, 530k Friesian £710 (134), 590k £780 (132); Castlerock farmer, 440k Holstein £555 (126) and Dungannon farmer, 590k Ayrshire £740 (125).

Fat bulls: Mosside farmer, 830k Ayrshire £940 (140) and Armoy farmer, 910k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (136).

Suckler stock: Portglenone farmer, Parthenais cow with Saler bull calf at foot to £1300.

Heifers: Dungiven farmer, 370k Shorthorn beef £845 (228), 360k £800 (222), 370k Saler £820 (222), 330k £705 (214), 290k £605 (209); Garvagh farmer, 590k Charolais £1200 (203), 570k £1155 (203), 610k £1230 (202) and Aghadowey farmer, 620k Limousin £1240 (200).

Steers: Macosquin farmer, 410k Charolais £970 (237), 380k £855 (225), 410k £920 (224), 410k £915 (223), 530k £1130 (213), 460k £945 (205), 500k £1000 (200); Dungiven farmer, 440k Limousin £1025 (233), 370k £840 (227), 460k Charolais £995 (216), 470k Simmental £1015 (216), 420k £875 (208); Coleraine farmer, 420k Charolais £970 (231), 410k Shorthorn beef £840 (205), 370k Stabiliser £755 (204); Swatragh farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £945 (231), 380k £840 (221), 450k £955 (212), 460k £950 (207), 450k £910 (202); Doagh farmer, 410k Simmental £925 (226), 390k £875 (224), 370k £745 (201); Kilrea farmer, 500k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1130 (226), 520k Limousin £1090 (210), 570k £1160 (204), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (202); Garvagh farmer, 550k Limousin £1225 (223); Kilrea farmer, 620k Charolais £1320 (213), 640k £1300 (203), 550k £1110 (202), 690k £1395 (202), 570k £1150 (202); Kilrea farmer, 700k Limousin £1455 (208), 620k Stabiliser £1280 (207), 630k £1280 (203); Dunloy farmer, 590k Shorthorn beef £1215 (206); Kilrea farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (204), 490k £1000 (204), 570k £1150 (202) and Kilrea farmer, 660k Charolais £1340 (203).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.