Calved heifers sell to a top of £1740 at Kilrea Mart

Continental calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer

Dropped calves

Bull calves

C and S McAuley, Toomebridge, Limousin £387; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £357, £345; Bellaghy farmer, Belgian Blue £350; Templemoyle Farms, Eglinton, Aberdeen Angus £342, £338, Belgian Blue £278, £222, Limousin £220, Aberdeen Angus £220; P and M Connolly, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus £335; T Herbison, Randalstown, Aberdeen Angus £330; R Bell, Portglenone, Limousin £318, Fleckvieh £280; M and H Gilmour, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus £315, Montbeliarde £290, Fleckvieh £242; D McMullan, Rasharkin, Limousin £296, £260; N and C Smyth, Glenwherry, Simmental £295; W and I Whiteside, Limavady, Belgian Blue £295; W Campbell, Coleraine, Fleckvieh £280; N McNaugher, Aghadowey, Belgian Blue £275; Lakeview Farms, Ballyronan, Aberdeen Angus £272, £227; W Cochrane, Ballymoney, Her £250; W Riley, Dungiven, Limousin £246; N Allen, Ballymena, Aberdeen Angus £240; T and D Cameron, Coleraine, Aberdeen Angus £235; S McMurray, Dungiven, Aberdeen Angus £234; T McCollum, Coleraine, Aberdeen Angus £230; J Tannahill, Macosquin, Aberdeen Angus £225; W and A Houston, Glarryford, Hereford £222; R Taggart, Bushmills, Holstein £220; N Bristow, Portglenone, Fleckvieh £210 and I Smyth, Castlerock, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Heifer calves

T Herbison, Randalstown, Aberdeen Angus £360; W Cochrane, Ballymoney, Ayrshire £340; S and P McNaughton,Loughgiel, Aberdeen Angus £330; Templemoyle Farms, Aberdeen Angus £325, Belgian Blue £312; T McCollum, Coleraine, Her £322, Aberdeen Angus £218; P and M Connolly, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus £320; S Casey, Cloughmills, Aberdeen Angus £315; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £310, £295; W and I Whiteside, Limavady, Aberdeen Angus £270, Belgian Blue £250; Lakeview Farms, Ballyronan, Aberdeen Angus £257; N and C Smyth, Glenwherry, Simmental £230; W Campbell, Coleraine, Belgian Blue £225; D McMullan, Rasharkin, Limousin £220 and W Riley, Dungiven, Limousin £205.

Friesian calves

Super trade met with more required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £220.

Good demand for thick types.

Weanlings/suckler calves

70 on offer with more required to satisfy demand.

Being offered for sale at approximately 12.30pm weekly.

J Purvis, Magherafelt, 210k Limousin £525 (250), 200k Limousin heifer £450 (225); Garvagh farmer, 310k Limousin £708 (228) and S Higgins, Garvagh, 330k Limousin £742 (225), 340k £760 (224).

Continental and Friesian lumps a super trade.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, March 2, 2020: A good entry of 400 fat lamb and ewes met a sound trade.

More sheep needed every week.

Lambs sold to £114.00 and to 4.90 per kg.

Lambs

Kilrea farmer, 20k £98 (490); A Lamont, Portglenone, 23k £104.50 (454), 24.5k £111 (453); A Workman, Ballymoney, 20k £89 (445); T Wright, Ballymoney, 23k £100 (435); N Wylie, Portglenone, 19.5k £84 (431); Garvagh farmer, 24k £102 (425); J Kerr, Macosquin, 20k £84 (420); D Johnston, Macosquin, 25.5k £106 (416); W Bradley, Garvagh, 27k £112 (415) and Gilmore and Co, Kilrea, 26.5k £110 (415).

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

Ewes sold to £125.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020: A good entry of dairy stock met a steady trade with calved heifers to a top of £1740.

More stock required weekly.

T and D Cameron, Coleraine, calved heifer to £1740; W and D Campbell, Coleraine, calved heifer to £1450, second calver £1440 and I Watson, Coagh, second calvers to £1450, £1400.

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.