Calved heifers sell to £1950 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves (180)

Bull calves: Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £560; Limavady farmer, Longhorn £545; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £500, Fleckvieh £485; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £475; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £450, £440, £250; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £445; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, Belgian Blue £390, Aberdeen Angus £380, £370; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395, Fleckvieh £335; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £385, £360, £330, Shorthorn £325, £290, Limousin £265; Maghera farmer, Simmental £360; Desertmartin farmer, Charolais £380; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, Hereford £300, £260, Aberdeen Angus £235, Hereford £220; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £340, Blonde d'Aquitaine £280; Cloughmills farmer, Fleckvieh £320; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £320, Friesian £270; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £315; Ballymena farmer, Fleckvieh £310; Coagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Magherafelt farmer, Holstein £295; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, £275, Limousin £215; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £290; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £265, £200; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £260 and Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £240.

Heifer calves: Kilrea farmer, Limousin £470, £340; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £430, Aberdeen Angus £430; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £425, A £355, Belgian Blue £350; Armoy farmer, Hereford £420, Aberdeen Angus £300; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £375, Hereford £370; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £350, £285; Toomebridge farmer, Limousin £350; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £340, Blonde d'Aquitaine £205; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £315; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £320, Hereford £265, Limousin £255; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £315; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £302; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £298, Limousin £290, Hereford £265; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £290; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Aghadowey Farmer, Belgian Blue £278; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £275; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £200; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £270, £200 and Ballintoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £260.

Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (130)

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 sold to top of £890 and 296ppk.

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

Monday, September 7, 2020: A great entry of fat lambs and ewes met a sharp trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to 4.77 per kg and to top of £162.

Fat ewes to £95.

Lambs: Cushendall farmer, 34k £162 (477); Rasharkin farmer, 14k £65.50 (468); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £88 (440); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £86 (430); Coleraine farmer, 20k £85.50 (428), 22.5k £94.40 (420); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £91 (423), 21.5k £89 (414); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £90.50 (421); Ballymena farmer, 22k £92.20 (419); Garvagh farmer, 21k £87.20 (415); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £89.20 (415); Rasharkin farmer, 16k £66 (413); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £92.20 (410); Desertmartin farmer, 23.5k £96 (409); Coleraine farmer, 22k £89.50 (407); Rasharkin farmer, 23k £93.20 (405); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £97 (404) and Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £94.80 (403).

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

Ewes sold to £95.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020: A good entry of 30 dairy stock met a super trade.

Ringsend farmer, calved heifers to £1950, £1750; Magherafelt farmer, springing heifers in calf Aberdeen Angus to £1600 and Ballymoney farmer, batch of maiden heifers to £880, £870, £860.

More stock required weekly.

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.