Calved heifer sells for £2500 at Kilrea

A good entry of 450 calves and weanlings on Thursday 6th October, met an outstanding trade for all types on offer.
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All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

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Bull calves

Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £605, £520, £450; Greysteel farmer, Belgian Blue £585, Limousin £300; Ballymoney farmer, Simmental £530, £385; Greysteel farmer, Limousin £510, Belgian Blue £365, Hereford £360; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £465; Broughshane farmer, Fleckvieh £460; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £460, Aberdeen Angus £390, Fleckvieh £335; Ballycastle farmer, Belgian Blue £440, £385; Strabane farmer, Belted Galloway £440, Shorthorn £420, Charolais £360, Shorthorn £285, £235; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £400; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435, Belgian Blue £430, Holstein £300, Belgian Blue £240; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425; Macosquin farmer, Shorthorn beef £390; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £370; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £355; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £300; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, £260, £220; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £295; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £295; Ballywalster farmer, Fleckvieh £280; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Bushmills farmer, Shorthorn £260, £230; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260, £250; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Cloughmills farmer, Limousin £250; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £250; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £245, £230, £225; Culnady farmer, Hereford £240; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £230; Broughshane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230 and Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230.

Heifer calves

Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £515, Hereford £240; Strabane farmer, Blonde d'Aquitaine £485, Charolais £475; Macosquin farmer, Limousin £455; Castledawson farmer, Simmental £450; Londonderry farmer, Simmental £450, Aberdeen Angus £395, £315; Greysteel farmer, Limousin £420; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £420; Ballycastle farmer, Belgian Blue £395, £375; Limavady farmer, Limousin £385, Aberdeen Angus £365; Bushmills farmer, Shorthorn £350, £240; Ballywalster farmer, Shorthorn £335, Limousin £325; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £320, £275, £255; Coleraine farmer, Limousin £315, Hereford £245; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Cloughmills farmer, Limousin £310, Holstein £270; Ballyclare farmer, Belgian Blue £280, Hereford £245, Simmental £240; Limavady farmer, Holstein £280; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £275, £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £230; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £225 and Broughshane farmer, Fleckvieh £220.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £300.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (190)

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 £950 and 347ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 240 calves on Friday 7th September met a flying trade for all types on offer.

Bull calves

Strabane farmer, 180k Charolais £640 (356), 240k £760 (317), 200k £620 (310), 230k £700 (304), 280k Blonde d'Aquitaine £830 (296), 250k Charolais £740 (296), 250k Charolais £710 (284), 220k £620 (282), 190k Blonde d'Aquitaine £500 (263), 270k Charolais £620 (230); Macosquin farmer, 260k Limousin £900 (346), 280k £840 (300), 280k £800 (286), 250k £700 (280), 280k £780 (279), 250k £660 (264), 320k £840 (263), 330k £860 (261), 280k £730 (261), 280k £770 (275), 270k £690 (256), 290k £730 (252), 300k £710 (237); Macosquin farmer, 300k Charolais £1030 (343), 320k £950 (297), 300k £880 (293), 320k Simmental £850 (266), 360k £900 (250); Claudy farmer, 200k Limousin £680 (340), 320k Charolais £1000 (313), 340k £990 (291), 230k Limousin £660 (287), 330k Charolais £910 (276), 290k Belgian Blue £800 (276), 290k Charolais £780 (269), 360k Limousin £960 (267), 330k £810 (246), 450k Charolais £1090 (242); Dunloy farmer, 190k Charolais £630 (332), 210k £650 (310), 220k £630 (286), 330k £870 (264), 270k £710 (263), 260k £670 (258), 230k £550 (239); Ballymena farmer, 210k Limousin £680 (324), 220k £680 (309), 260k £800 (308), 260k £780 (300, 230k £690 (300)260k £770 (296); Garvagh farmer, 250k Charolais £780 (312), 230k £680 (296), 320k £870 (272); Portglenone farmer, 280k Limousin £850 (304), 310k £930 (300), 340k £910 (268), 310k £820 (265), 290k £750 (259), 390k £990 (254); Castlerock farmer, 290k Limousin £860 (297), 310k Simmental £840 (271), 310k Limousin £820 (265), 330k Belgian Blue £840 (255), 290k £730 (252), 350k Simmental £860 (246), 340k Limousin £830 (244), 350k Simmental £850 (243), 320k Blonde d'Aquitaine £770 (241), 310k Limousin £740 (239), 360k Simmental £860 (239), 320k £760 (238), 330k £780 (236); Limavady farmer, 330k Charolais £1020 (309), 370k £900 (243); Ringsend farmer, 220k Limousin £680 (309), 230k £710 (309), 200k £610 (305), 250k £700 (280), 270k £700 (259), 280k £710 (254), 300k £730 (243), 270k £650 (241); Garvagh farmer, 230k Charolais £680 (296), 290k Limousin £780 (269), 310k £830 (268), 290k £700 (241), 300k Belgian Blue £700 (233), 250k Aberdeen Angus £580 (232), 330k Limousin £760 (230); Macosquin farmer, 310k Limousin £880 (284), 300k £820 (273), 300k £800 (267); Dunloy farmer, 300k Limousin £850 (283), 320k £880 (275), 330k £760 (230); Cushendall farmer, 280k Limousin £790 (282), 280k 280k £770 (275), 370k £1000 (270), 300k £740 (247); Cushendall farmer, 380k Charolais £1060 (279), 470k £1240 (264);

Ballymena farmer, 260k Charolais £720 (277), 350k £890 (254), 430k £1060 (247), 400k £960 (240); Randalstown farmer, 290k Limousin £800 (276), 270k £680 (252), 310k £780 (252), 300k Aberdeen Angus £720 (240); Castlerock farmer, 320k Simmental £880 (275), 320k Charolais £770 (241), 320k Simmental £760 (238), 360k £850 (236); Portglenone farmer, 350k Limousin £940 (269), 320k £840 (263); Kilrea farmer, 300k Hereford £780 (260), 320k £810 (253), 330k £830 (252), 260k £630 (242), 330k £790 (239); Ballymena farmer, 260k Simmental £660 (254), 280k £690 (246), 320k £780 (244), 320k £770 (241); Coleraine farmer, 280k Limousin £700 (250), 360k Limousin £890 (247), 310k £740 (239), 290k £690 (238), 440k £1040 (236), 290k £680 (235), 330k £770 (233), 320k £740 (231); Donemana farmer, 280k Aberdeen Angus £690 (246); Finvoy farmer, 400k Charolais £970 (243) and Ballymena farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus £780 (236), 370k Charolais £860 (232).

Heifer calves

Ringsend farmer, 200k Limousin £640 (320), 210k £650 (310), 220k £660 (300), 220k £640 (291), 220k £620 (282), 220k £590 (268); Limavady farmer, 350k Charolais £1110 (317), 330k Limousin £940 (285), 340k Charolais £890 (262); Aghadowey farmer, 190k Charolais £590 (311), 200k Limousin £620 (310), 210k Simmental £630 (300), 230k £620 (270); Strabane farmer, 210k Charolais £630 (300), 220k £650 (296), 190k Hereford £550k £290), 200k Charolais £510 (255); Portglenone farmer, 270k Limousin £760 (282), 330k £820 (249); Garvagh farmer, 280k Charolais £770 (275), 300k £750 (250), 200k £480 (240), 230k £540 (235); Ballymena farmer, 300k Charolais £810 (270), 270k £720 (267); Cushendall farmer, 260k Limousin £700 (269), 340k £820 (241), 320k £730 (228), 360k £790 (219); Garvagh farmer, 320k Charolais £860 (269), 290k £730 (252), 330k £820 (249), 300k £720 (240), 300k £690 (230), 340k £740 (218); Macosquin farmer, 250k Limousin £670 (268), 290k £740 (255), 320k £800 (250), 270k £640 (237), 290k £680 (235); Coleraine farmer, 280k Limousin £730 (261), 280k £700 (250), 320k £790 (247), 360k £830 (231); Cushendall farmer, 310k Charolais £790 (255); Castlerock farmer, 330k Limousin £830 (252), 310l £750 (242) and Dunloy farmer, 260k Limousin £620 (239).

A super entry of 720 on Monday 10th October met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £4.82 per kg and to top of £143.

Fat ewes to £158.

Lambs (600)

Limavady farmer, 19.5k £94 (482); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £94 (470), 23k £106 (461); Coleraine farmer, 18.5k £87 (470); Moneymore farmer, 22k £103 (468), 21k £96 (457); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £105 (467), 23k £105 (457), 23.5k £107 (455); Coleraine farmer, 23k £107 (465); Maghera farmer, 23k £107 (465), 17.5k £80 (457), 25k £112 (448); Cloughmills farmer, 22.5k £104 (462); Kilrea farmer, 23k £106 (461); Aghadowey farmer, 24.5k £112.50 (459); Greyabbey farmer, 24k £110 (458); Randalstown farmer, 21.5k £98 (456); Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £107 (455), 23.5k £104 (443); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £102 (453); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £104 (452), 22.5k £99.50 (442); Coleraine farmer, 23k £104 (452); Kilrea farmer, 23k £104 (452); Kilrea farmer, 21k £95 (452); Swatragh farmer, 22.5k £101.50 (451); Limavady farmer, 20k £90 (450); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £101 (449); Coleraine farmer, 21k £94 (448); Dungiven farmer, 23k £103 (448); Kilrea farmer, 23k £103 (448); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £99.50 (442); Tobermore farmer, 24k £106 (442) and Limavady farmer, 21k £92.50 (441).

Fat ewes (120) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £158.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 50 dairy on Tuesday 11th October to a top price of £2500 for a calved heifer.

Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £2500, £2400, £2000, £1700; Ballyclare farmer, second calvers to £2000, £1520 and Dungannon farmer, batch of springing heifers to £1640, £1600, £1580, £1520, £1500.

More stock required weekly.

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

A super entry of 420 on Wednesday 12th October at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1840 and heifers to £1600.

Fat cows and bulls to £2040.

Fat cows: 100 on offer, flying trade

Draperstown farmer, 640k Parthenais £1520 (238); Ballycastle farmer, 630k Limousin £1420 (225), 610k £1240 (203); Castlerock farmer, 750k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (220); Ballymoney farmer, 620k Limousin £1320 (213), 570k Charolais £940 (165); Bushmills farmer, 750k Limousin £1590 (212); Ballyclare farmer, 690k Limousin £1440 (209), 390k £730 (187); Rasharkin farmer, 800k Simmental £1670 (209); Limavady farmer, 660k Limousin £1350 (205); Aghadowey farmer, 1000k Limousin £2020 (204); Castlerock farmer, 700k Limousin £1430 (204), 710k £1390 (196), 610k Simmental £1170 (192); Dunloy farmer, 780k Limousin £1580 (203), 690k £1360 (197), 690k Simmental £1350 (196), 620k Belgian Blue £1180 (190), 630k Limousin £1150 (183), 630k Aberdeen Angus £1110 (176), 690k £1210 (175); Portglenone farmer, 830k Limousin £1630 (196); Glarryford farmer, 630k Limousin £1220 (194); Ballycastle farmer, 700k Montbeliarde £1300 (186), 900k Friesian £1640 (182); Coleraine farmer, 900k Simmental £1670 (186); Moneymore farmer, 590k Friesian £1100 (186); Limavady farmer, 620k Limousin £1120 (181); Limavady farmer, 610k Limousin £1100 (180); Cloughmills farmer, 850k Friesian £1520 (179), 750k £1340 (179) and Ballycastle farmer, 630k Limousin £1100 (175).

Suckler

Draperstown farmer, Limousin heifer with Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot to £1480.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Rasharkin farmer, 470k Saler £1290 (275), 480k Limousin £1150 (240), 480k Charolais £1120 (233), 480k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1080 (225), 490k Limousin £1100 (225), 460k £1030 (224); Upperlands farmer, 590k Limousin £1550 (263); Maghera farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (256), 460k £1100 (239), 510k £1210 (237), 470k £1080 (230), 480k £1100 (229), 520k £1180 (227), 440k £990 (225); Maghera farmer, 490k Charolais £1250 (255), 500k Limousin £1260 (252), 550k Charolais £1370 (249), 530k £1230 (232), 520k £1180 (227); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1330 (251); Ballymoney farmer, 340k Saler £850 (250), 400k £900 (225); Kilrea farmer, 590k Charolais £1460 (248), 610k £1440 (236), 620k £1430 (231); Ballymoney farmer, 380k Limousin £920 (242); Rasharkin farmer, 450k Charolais £1090 (242), 530k £1280 (242), 460k Limousin £1030 (224), 510k Charolais £1130 (222); Castledawson farmer, 570k Limousin £1370 (240), 600k Charolais £1400 (233), 600k £1390 (232), 540k £1240 (230), 590k £1350 (229), 610k £1380 (226), 530k £1190 (225), 550k Limousin £1230 (224), 530k Simmental £1180 (223), 580k Charolais £1290 (222), 650k £1430 (220); Limavady farmer, 490k Limousin £1140 (233), 550k £1250 (227); Kilrea farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (232), 600k Belgian Blue £1340 (223); Portglenone farmer, 660k Charolais £1530 (232), 740k £1600 (216); Dungiven farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (229); Bellaghy farmer, 440k Limousin £990 (225), 430k £950 (221); Cullybackey farmer, 530k Simmental £1180 (223); Bushmills farmer, 430k Limousin £950 (221), 420k £930 (221); Finvoy farmer, 390k Limousin £860 (221) and Moneymore farmer, 580k Limousin £1280 (221).

Steers

Kilrea farmer, 520k Limousin £1350 (260), 570k Simmental £1400 (246), 550k £1310 (238); Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1290 (258), 550k £1310 (238), 560k £1320 (236), 550k £1290 (235); Aghadowey farmer, 330k Belgian Blue £840 (255), 400k £910 (228), 350k £790 (226), 300k £660 (220), 350k £770 (220), 400k £880 (220), 360k £790 (219); Portglenone farmer, 700k Charolais £1720 (246), 610k £1380 (226); Kilrea farmer, 600k Limousin £1460 (243), 670k Charolais £1600 (239), 700k £1660 (237), 750k £1770 (236), 630k £1420 (225), 670k Limousin £1480 (221), 590k Charolais £1300 (220), 660k Simmental £1430 (217); Macosquin farmer, 500k Charolais £1210 (242), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (224); Desertmartin farmer, 520k Limousin £1230 (237), 630k £1470 (233), 660k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (230), 550k £1260 (229), 650k £1460 (225), 650k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (223), 660k Limousin £1470 (223), 620k £1380 (223), 640k £1420 (222), 540k £1190 (220), 430k £940 (219); Upperlands farmer, 780k Limousin £1840 (236), 710k £1660 (234); Ballymoney farmer, 420k Limousin £950 (226); Randalstown farmer, 550k Limousin £1230 (224); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £880 (220); Claudy farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (219); Cullybackey farmer, 520k Simmental £1140 (219); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £870 (218) and Dungiven farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (217), 510k £1100 (216).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.