Calved heifer sells to a top price of £2620 at Kilrea, flying trade throughout

A super entry of 450 calves and weanlings on Thursday 26th January, 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

Garvagh farmer, Charolais £690; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £535; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530, Belgian Blue £515, Limousin £500, Fleckvieh £415, Belgian Blue £355; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £505, £420, Friesian £360; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £485; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £470; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £470; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £455, £415, Hereford £380, Belgian Blue £320; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £455, £405; Claudy farmer, Simmental £450; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £390; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £435; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, £245; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £395; Claudy farmer, Limousin £390, Shorthorn beef £340, Holstein £325, Shorthorn beef £270, Holstein £255, Fleckvieh £210; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £370, Aberdeen Angus £300, £230; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £355, £340, £295; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355, £230; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £350, Aberdeen Angus £345, £320, £310, £265; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £345, £295, Aberdeen Angus £275, Shorthorn £225; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £345; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £325; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £310; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, £315, £230; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £250; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £310; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £305, Aberdeen Angus £300, Belgian Blue £250; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, £230; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £275; Ballymoney farmer, Friesian £250; Cloughmills farmer, Hereford £240; Bendooragh farmer, Hereford £225; Garvagh farmer, Friesian £220; Portglenone farmer, Montbeliarde £220; Cullybackey farmer, Friesian £215 and Maghera farmer, Simmental £200.

Heifer calves

Londonderry farmer, Holstein £640, £580, £565, £550, Aberdeen Angus £240; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £500; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £490, £365; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £375; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £360; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355, Belgian Blue £290; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £350; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £335; Claudy farmer, Simmental £330; Glarryford farmer, Belgian Blue £330; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £325; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, £220, Hereford £215; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £280, £205; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £280; Ballyclare farmer, Montbeliarde £275; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £275; Ballykelly farmer, Simmental £250, Aberdeen Angus £200; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200 and Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £360.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed

Weanlings/suckler calves (120)

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 £1050 and 285 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 800 on Monday 30th January met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs selling to £5.24 per kg and to top of £122.

Fat ewes selling to £145.

Breeding ewes selling to £275.

Lambs

Aghadowey farmer, 19k £99.50 (524), 20k £101 (505), 22k £109 (496); Ballymena farmer, 21.5k £112 (521); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £117 (520); Macosquin farmer, 23k £118.50 (515), 21k £106 (505); Cullybackey farmer, 18.5k £95 (514); Aghadowey farmer, 18.5k £94.50 (511); Rasharkin farmer, 20.5k £104.50 (510); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £114.50 (509); Ballymoney farmer, 19.5k £98 (503), 23k £113 (491); Portglenone farmer, 20k £100.50 (503); Cullybackey farmer, 22k £110.50 (502); Dungannon farmer, 20.5k £103 (502); Garvagh farmer, 22k £110.50 (502); Ballymoney farmer, 20.5k £102.50 (500); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £112.50 (500), 23.5k £114.50 (487); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £110 (500); Garvagh farmer, 22k £110 (500), 23k £115 (500); Maghera farmer, 23k £115 (500), 20.5k £100 (488); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £112.50 (500); Ballycastle farmer, 23k £114 (496); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £116.50 (496), 21k £102 (486); Kilrea farmer, 223k £114 (496); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £106 (493); Garvagh farmer, 14k £69 (493); Kilrea farmer, 24k £118 (492); Ballykelly farmer, 19k £93 (490); Macosquin farmer, 24.5k £1120 (490); Randalstown farmer, 20.5k £100 (488); Garvagh farmer, 24.5k £119 (486); Macosquin farmer, 21k £102 (486) and Stewartstown farmer, 22k £107 (486).

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

Good entry of ewes to £145.

More ewes needed.

A super entry of 50 dairy on Tuesday 31st January to a top price of £2620 for a calved heifer.

Dungannon farmer, calved heifers to £2620, £2500, £2480; Maghera farmer, third calver to £2400, second calvers to £2280, £2160, calved heifer to £2180; Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £2220, £1960, springing heifers to £1800, £1700; Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £2100; Desertmartin farmer, calved heifer to £2080; Strabane farmer, calved cow to £1940, springing heifers to £1700; local farmer, springing heifers to £1900; Coleraine farmer, springing heifer to £1660 and dairy farmer, batch of maiden heifers to £1020.

More stock required weekly.

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

A super entry of 350 on Wednesday 1st February at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers selling to £1800 and heifers selling to £1730.

Fat cows and bulls selling to £1780.

Fat cows: 90 on offer, flying trade.

Kilrea farmer, 580k Charolais £1540 (266), 730k £1560 (214), 770k Simmental £1630 (212); Claudy farmer, 720k Limousin £1780 (247), 600k £1320 (220); Cullybackey farmer, 530k Fleckvieh £1290 (243), 440k Holstein £840 (191); Bellaghy farmer, 720k Limousin £1730 (240), 760k Friesian £1280 (168); Randalstown farmer, 560k Limousin £1340 (239), 600k Aberdeen Angus £1430 (238), 570k Belgian Blue £1300 (228), 580k Holstein £11250 (216), 520k £1080 (208); Garvagh farmer, 560k Belgian Blue £1330 (238); Ballymoney farmer, 630k Fleckvieh £1470 (233), 570k £1300 (228), 560k Limousin £1260 (225), 720k Holstein £1240 (172); Garvagh farmer, 470k Simmental £1080 (230), 610k Limousin £1200 (197), 520k £980 (189); Ahoghill farmer, 560k Shorthorn £1280 (229), 550k Friesian £1200 (218), 550k £1180 (215), 510k £1050 (206); Limavady farmer, 650k Shorthorn beef £1490 (229); Portglenone farmer, 550k Limousin £1170 (213), 560k £980 (175); Rasharkin farmer, 540k Friesian £1150 (213); Randalstown farmer, 700k Hereford £1480 (211), 740k £1510 (204); Greysteel farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1130 (209), 750k £1560 (208); Ballymena farmer, 660k Friesian £1310 (199), 720k £1290 (179); Upperlands farmer, 860k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (199), 540k Friesian £1040 (193), 620k £1050 (169); Portglenone farmer, 600k Shorthorn beef £1180 (197); Ballycastle farmer, 730k Holstein £1370 (188), 590k £1000 (170); Desertmartin farmer, 670k Friesian £1250 (187); Garvagh farmer, 460k Hereford £840 (183); Ballymoney farmer, 610k Friesian £1090 (179); Glarryford farmer, 720k Friesian £1280 (178); Toomebridge farmer, 510k Friesian £900 (177); Ballymena farmer, 620k Friesian £1080 (174); Magherafelt farmer, 430k Holstein £740 (172), 440k £750 (171), 420k Montbeliarde £710 (169), 360k £600 (167) and Dungiven farmer, 720k Friesian £1230 (171).

Suckler

Glarryford farmer, Belted Galloway bull to £176 and batch of springing Belted Galloway second calvers to £1320, £1180.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Claudy farmer, 410k Charolais £1290 (315), 470k Limousin £1430 (304), 440k Charolais £1320 (300), 460k £1290 (280), 480k Limousin £1320 (275), 500k Simmental £1140 (228); Dunloy farmer, 540k Charolais £1690 (313), 480k £1480 (308), 530k £1580 (298), 470k £1360 (289), 520k £1500 (289), 490k £1380 (282), 500k £1390 (278), 560k £1490 (266), 480k £1210 (252), 440k £1100 (250); Garvagh farmer, 480k Charolais £1490 (310), 510k £1580 (310), 520k £1580 (304), 460k £1390 (302), 520k £1550 (298), 580k £1730 (298), 500k £1450 (290), 510k £1470 (288), 510k £1450 (284), 530k £1480 (279); Dunloy farmer, 440k Charolais £1330 (302), 480k £1360 (283), 480k £1340 (279), 500k £1360 (272), 560k £1460 (261), 590k £1500 (254); Dungiven farmer, 480k Charolais £1440 (300), 570k Simmental £1590 (279), 320k £740 (231), 330k £750 (227); Portglenone farmer, 550k Limousin £1630 (296), 480k £1390 (290), 540k £1480 (274); Portglenone farmer, 440k Charolais £1300 (296), 500k £1380 (276), 490k Limousin £1320 (269), 450k Charolais £1160 (258), 490k £1240 (253), 520k Limousin £1300 (250), 480k DAQ £1140 (238), 460k Limousin £1020 (222); Bellaghy farmer, 430k Charolais £1240 (288), 530k Limousin £1400 (264), 550k £1430 (260), 400k £1000 (250), 410k £1000 (244); Templepatrick farmer, 490k Limousin £1410 (288), 500k £1350 (270), 460k £1200 (261); Ballymena farmer, 430k Charolais £1200 (279), 460k £1260 (274), 440k £1180 (268), 490k £1290 (263), 550k Limousin £1350 (246), 520k Charolais £1200 (231); Ballintoy farmer, 460k Charolais £1270 (276), 460k £1260 (274), 540k Limousin £1300 (241), 430k Charolais £1000 (233); Kilrea farmer, 580k Charolais £1580 (272), 550k £1400 (255), 540k £1360 (252), 540k £1350 (250); Upperlands farmer, 400k Charolais £1080 (270); Dunloy farmer, 540k Charolais £1450 (269), 520k £1400 (269), 560k £1490 (266), 490k £1260 (257); 480k £1210 (252), 520k £1230 (237); Cullybackey farmer, 480k Limousin £1260 (263); Kilrea farmer, 430k Charolais £1120 (261); Dunloy farmer, 405k Charolais £1020 (252); Macosquin farmer, 520k Charolais £1290 (248), 520k £1210 (233), 500k £1160 (232), 510k Fleckvieh £1120 (220); Magherafelt farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (246), 550k £1320 (240), 640k £1500 (234); Toomebridge farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (246), 540k £1300 (241), 500k £1180 (236), 510k £1190 (233), 450k £1030 (229); Cloughmills farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (242); Limavady farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (242), 540k £1210 (224), 470k £1040 (221); Toomebridge farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (236), 500k £1100 (220), 600k Shorthorn beef £1320 (220); Coleraine farmer, 540k Hereford £1260 (233), 520k £1190 (229); Glarryford farmer, 620k Hereford £1440 (232), 560k Montbeliarde £11290 (230) and Bellaghy farmer, 360k Stabiliser £800 (222), 430k £950 (221).

Steers

Randalstown farmer, 220k Limousin £680 (309), 250k Belgian Blue £690 (276), 250k £650 (260); Portglenone farmer, 580k Limousin £1770 (305), 550k £1580 (287), 590k £1660 (281), 570k £1510 (265), 570k £1470 (258), 710k Simmental £1740 (245); Templepatrick farmer, 450k Charolais £1330 (296), 490k £1390 (290), 550k £1560 (284), 510k £1450 (284), 530k £1490 (281), 570k £1580 (277), 500k £1360 (272), 460k £1220 (265), 450k £1190 (264), 480k £1260 (263), 540k £1400 (259), 510k £1270 (249), 500k £1200 (240), 510k £1200 (235); Cullybackey farmer, 480k Limousin £1400 (292), 500k £1200 (240); Dunloy farmer, 530k Charolais £1540 (291), 540k £1540 (285), 500k Sal £1240 (248), 500k Charolais £1200 (240), 610k Sal £1440 (236), 540k Sal £1250 (232), 510k £1180 (231); Dunloy farmer, 510k Charolais £1480 (290), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (281), 440k Charolais £1230 (280), 480k Limousin £1340 (279), 440k Limousin £1200 (273), 540k Charolais £1390 (257); Kilrea farmer, 470k Limousin £1360 (289), 500k £1440 (288), 470k £1350 (287); Kilrea farmer, 530k Limousin £1500 (283), 530k £1470 (277), 570k Charolais £1480 (260); Randalstown farmer, 250k Belgian Blue £690 (276); Portglenone farmer, 520k Limousin £1400 (269), 580k £1560 (269), 680k Belgian Blue £1800 (265); Bellaghy farmer, 410k Charolais £1090 (266); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Limousin £1270 (265), 510k £1340 (263), 520k £1290 (248), 520k £1250 (240);

Portglenone farmer, 680k Limousin £1800 (265); Macosquin farmer, 450k Charolais £1190 (264), 500k Limousin £1240 (248); Macosquin farmer, 560k Charolais £1470 (263), 500k £1240 (248); Kilrea farmer, 490k Hereford £1270 (259), 540k £1330 (246), 510k Limousin £1250 (245), 500k Hereford £1220 (244); Toomebridge farmer, 560k Charolais £1450 (259), 590k £1520 (258), 630k Limousin £1490 (237); Garvagh farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (241), 400k £960 (240); Portglenone farmer, 580k Hereford £1380 (238), 590k Limousin £1370 (232); Coleraine farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £990 (236), 440k £1020 (232), 450k £1010 (224); Toomebridge farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (235); Glarryford farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1090 (232), 420k £940 (224); Coleraine farmer, 600k Hereford £1380 (230); Garvagh farmer, 610k Hereford £1400 (230) and Cloughmills farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (228).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.