A good entry of 625 calves and weanlings on Thursday 29th October which met with an outstanding trade for all types on offer.

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Maghera farmer, Charolais £1530, £950, Simmental £890; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £1220, £920; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £1150, £1000, Shorthorn beef £1000, £650; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £1120, £1090, £1030; Kells farmer, Simmental £1020; Garvagh farmer, Charolais £1020, Aberdeen Angus £990, £800; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950; Ballymoney farmer, Simmental £950; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900; Articlave farmer, £890; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £860, £730, £720, Aberdeen Angus £640; Coleraine farmer, Limousin £850, Fleckvieh £610, Hereford £600; Coleraine farmer, Simmental £850, Blonde d'Aquitaine £830, Simmental £830; Limavady farmer, Charolais £840, £760, £680, Aberdeen Angus £600; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £840; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £830; Cullybackey farmer, Parthenais £830; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £820, £650; Limavady farmer, Limousin £820, Aberdeen Angus £800; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, £700, Galloway £620, £600; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £810, Fleckvieh £770, Aberdeen Angus £700, Fleckvieh £640; Greysteel farmer, Limousin £800, Aberdeen Angus £700; Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, £740; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £770; Londonderry farmer, Belgian Blue £710; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £710; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700; Coagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700; Mosside farmer, Limousin £700, £660; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £690; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £680; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £660; Castledawson farmer, Hereford £630, Aberdeen Angus £620; Donemana farmer, Belgian Blue £630; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620; Loughiel farmer, Holstein £610 and Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600.

Heifer calves

Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £1360, £890; Maghera farmer, Charolais £1260; Cullybackey farmer, Parthenais £1100; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £1090, £1060; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £1070, £920; Nutt's Corner, Limousin £1000, £990, Belgian Blue £850, Charolais £740; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £990; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £980, £940, £890; Garvagh farmer, Charolais £960, Aberdeen Angus £850, £730; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £920, £880; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £870; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £820; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, Shorthorn £770, Aberdeen Angus £690, Belgian Blue £650; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £760, £680; Glarryford farmer, Charolais £740; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £720; Limavady farmer, Charolais £710; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £700; Cookstown farmer, Hereford £690; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £690, Aberdeen Angus £650, £630; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £650; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £640; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £640, £610; Castledawson farmer, Hereford £620 and Ballymena farmer, Simmental £630.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £580.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck calves (180)

A good 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 £1680 and 5.05ppk.

An entry of 1300 sheep on Monday 2nd November met a steady trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to a top of £164 and to 685 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire reaching a top of £266.

More sheep needed weekly.

Fat lambs (top prices)

Upperlands farmer, 18k £122 (678); Cookstown farmer, 17.5k £118 (674); Portglenone farmer, 18k £121 (672); Garvagh farmer, 19k £127.50 (671); Macosquin farmer, 19.5k £130 (667); Cloughmills farmer, 19.5k £129.50 (664); Carrickfergus farmer, 19.5k £128.50 (659); Upperlands farmer, 20k £131.50 (658); Draperstown farmer, 20.5k £134 (654); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £140 (651); Garvagh farmer, 20k £129 (645); Limavady farmer, 23k £148 (644); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £151 (643); Ahoghill farmer, 20.5k £131 (639); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £137 (637); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £136 (633); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £148 (630); Moneymore farmer, 21.5k £135 (628); Garvagh farmer, 21k £131.50 (626); Dungiven farmer, 21.5k £134.50 (626); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £147 (626); Dungiven farmer, 23.5k £147 (626); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £137 (623); Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £127.50 (622); Coleraine farmer, 23k £143 (622); Portglenone farmer, 21k £130 (619); Carrickfergus farmer, 25k £154.50 (618); Rasharkin farmer, 24.5k £151 (616); Portglenone farmer, 23k £141.50 (615); Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £150.50 (614); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £144 (613); Rasharkin farmer, 20.5k £125 (610); Limavady farmer, 17.5k £106.50 (609); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £137 (609); Rasharkin farmer, 23k £140 (609) and Limavady farmer, 24.5k £149 (608).

An entry of 48 dairy stock on Tuesday 3rd November met a sharp trade with top prices reaching £3100 for a calved heifer.

Coleraine farmer, batch of calved heifers £3100, £3000, £2840. Ballyclare farmer, calved cow £2900. Coleraine farmer, calved heifer £2680. Batch of calved cows £2900, £2500. Armoy farmer, batch of in calf heifers £2420, £2400, £2380.

More dairy stock required weekly.

A good entry of 160 fat cows, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 4th November at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2450 and heifers to £2140.

Fat cows and bulls to £2700

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Garvagh farmer, 630k Limousin £2220 (352); Ballycastle farmer, 700k Limousin £2160 (309), 790k £2340 (296); Ringsend farmer, 710k Limousin £2180 (307); Dungannon farmer, 890k Blonde d'Aquitaine £2700 (303); Ballycastle farmer, 680k Charolais £2040 (300) and Castlerock farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (300).

Suckler section

Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £3280; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1980; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £2840 and Dungiven farmer, batch of Aberdeen Angus springing heifers to £1840.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Kilrea farmer, 440k Charolais £1700 (386), 410k £1480 (361), 510k Belgian Blue £1780 (349), 540k £1880 (348), 460k £1600 (348); Claudy farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (382), 450k £1520 (338); Dungiven farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (381); Limavady farmer, 550k Charolais £2070 (376); Garvagh farmer, 310k Charolais £1160 (374); Randalstown farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1670 (363); Randalstown farmer, 415k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (352); Limavady farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1900 (346) and Ahoghill farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (338), 540k £1810 (335), 640k £2140 (334).

Steers

Randalstown farmer, 460k Limousin £1840 (400); Swatragh farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1960 (384), 505k £1890 (374), 450k £1660 (369), 600k Charolais £2180 (363), 565k Aberdeen Angus £1990 (359), 550k £1950 (355), 610k Charolais £2160 (354), 480k Simmental £1680 (350), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1970 (346), 630k Limousin £2120 (337), 600k Aberdeen Angus £2010 (335), 570k £1910 (335); Coleraine farmer, 640k Charolais £2400 (375), 580k £2170 (374), 600k Limousin £2200 (367), 620k Charolais £2240 (361); Portglenone farmer, 540k Fleckvieh £1980 (367), 540k £1920 (356), 670k Limousin £2350 (351); Knockloughrim farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1820 (357), 575k £2020 (351); Maghera farmer, 510k Charolais £1710 (335); Portglenone farmer, 550k Hereford £1910 (347) and Dervock farmer, 770k Limousin £2450 (318).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.