Calved heifers sell to £2100 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves (170)

Bull calves - Kilrea farmer, Limousin £590; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £540; Limavady farmer, Limousin £500, £450; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £480; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480, Belgian Blue £470, Aberdeen Angus £430, £300; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £470; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460, £390, Hereford £360, Aberdeen Angus £360; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460, £400; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £450; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £370; Castlerock farmer, Simmental £440, Belgian Blue £430, £360, Simmental £280; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425, Simmental £385, Hereford £335; Castlederg farmer, Fleckvieh £420, Montbeliarde £325, £295, Friesian £250; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £420, Friesian £215; Dungiven farmer, Limousin £420; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, £350, £210; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £380, £275; Loughiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £345; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, £275; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Castlerock farmer, Fleckvieh £330; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £325; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, Saler £290; Ballyclare farmer, Hereford £310; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £280; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, Fleckvieh £250; Ballymoney farmer, Montbeliarde £270 and Antrim farmer, Hereford £240, Holstein £220.

Heifer calves: Macosquin farmer, Charolais £560; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £550; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450; Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £400; Bellaghy farmer, Hereford £385, Aberdeen Angus £330, £265; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £370; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £340; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £290; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £330, £320; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £325, Aberdeen Angus £290, Belgian Blue £275; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, £280; Castlerock farmer, Fleckvieh £300; Dungiven farmer, Limousin £255; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250, £240 and Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £250.

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 a top of £980 and 331 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Friday, September 25, 2020: A super entry of 180 calves met a flying trade for all types on offer.

Bull calves: Ballymoney farmer, 220k Charolais £820 (373), 160k £570 (356), 210k Belgian Blue £670 (319), 260k Charolais £825 (317), 220k £640 (291), 220k £630 (286), 270k £760 (282), 330k £880 (267), 230k Belgian Blue £600 (261), 240k £600 (250), 280k £690 (246), 250k Hereford £600 (240), 290k £680 235), 280k £640 (229), 290k Charolais £660 (228), 270k Belgian Blue £600 (222), 300k Charolais £630 (210), 240k £490 (204); Dungiven farmer, 230k Limousin £755 (328), 270k £720 (267), 320k £800 (250), 340k £850 (250), 370k £910 (246), 350k £790 (226); Ballymena farmer, 250k Limousin £740 (296), 230k £660 (287), 290k £730 (252); Magherafelt farmer, 340k Limousin £1000 (294), 310k £760 (245); Magherafelt farmer, 310k Charolais £900 (290), 330k £850 (258), 390k £980 (251), 310k £730 (236), 340k £700 (206); Ballymena farmer, 240k Simmental £690 (288), 270k Limousin £670 (248), 310k £770 (248), 320k £760 (238), 290k £660 (228), 330k Simmental £750 (227), 320k £710 (222), 350k £760 (217), 360k £760 (211); Garvagh farmer, 310k Charolais £850 (274), 350k £870 (249), 350k £860 (246), 370k £880 (238), 370km £870 (235), 340k Limousin £790 (232), 340k £780 (229), 370k Charolais £830 (224), 410k £920 (224), 310k Hereford £690 (223), 330k £720 (218); Portglenone farmer, 330k Limousin £930 (282), 320k £870 (272), 370k £970 (262); Portglenone farmer, 300k Limousin £770 (257), 310k £740 (239), 320k £760 (238), 340k £760 (224), 290k £640 (221), 340k £730 (215); Ballymena farmer, 310k Limousin £880 (284), 300k £750 (250), 330k Charolais £810 (246), 330k £790 (239), 330k Simmental £770 (233), 380k £800 (211); Macosquin farmer, 360k Limousin £980 (272), 360k £950 (264), 310k £760 (245), 380k £920 (242), 340k £820 (241), 420k £1010 (241), 330k £790 (239), 410k £850 (207); Randalstown farmer, 330k Limousin £860 (261), 420k £930 (221), 480k £980 (204); Portglenone farmer, 400k Limousin £990 (248), 400k £980 (245); Portglenone farmer, 410k Limousin £1000 (244), 410k £980 (239); Castlerock farmer, 350k Simmental £840 (240), 350k £830 (237), 340k £800 (235), 380k £890 (234), 340k £790 (232), 400k £900 (225), 400k Aberdeen Angus £890 (223), 340k Belgian Blue £760 (224), 390k £860 (221), 390k £850 (218), 390k Aberdeen Angus £840 (215), 390k Simmental £830 (213), 400k £840 (210), 450k £910 (202 and; Randalstown farmer, 330k Limousin £740 (224).

Heifer calves: Magherafelt farmer, 290k Limousin £880 (303), 310k £820 (265), 300k £760 (253); Dungiven farmer, 280k Limousin £840 (300), 250k £710 (284), 290k £750 (259), 350k £840 (240), 360k £840 (233); Magherafelt farmer, 280k Limousin £800 (286), 320k Charolais £790 (247); Portglenone farmer, 270k Limousin £750 (278); Ballymena farmer, 300k Charolais £825 (275), 340k £760 (224); Cushendall farmer, 290k Charolais £780 (269), 330k £820 (249), 340k £830 (244), 310k £740 (239); Ballymena farmer, 280k Limousin £750 (268), 250k £630 (252), 280k £650 (232); Randalstown farmer, 410k Limousin £1070 (261); Portglenone farmer, 340k Limousin £870 (256), 380k £950 (250); Randalstown farmer, 340k Limousin £840 (247), 410k £800 (200), 410k £820 (200); Garvagh farmer, 320k Charolais £780 (244), 330k £800 (242), 320k Limousin £740 (231), 330k Charolais £700 (212); Macosquin farmer, 310k Limousin £750 (242), 400k £930 (233), 330k £760 (230), 360k £770 (214), 380k £810 (213), 380k £760 (200); Portglenone farmer, 370k Limousin £850 (230), 430k £910 (212) and Ballymoney farmer, 270k Belgian Blue £560 (207).

Monday, September 28, 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 4.21 per kg and to top of £100.

Fat ewes sold to £96.

Lambs: Limavady farmer, 22k £92.50 (421), 23k £96.50 (420); Cullybackey farmer, 19.5k £79 (405); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £92.50 (402); Dunloy farmer, 23k £90.50 (394); Kilrea farmer, 23k £90.50 (394); Drumsurn farmer, 22k £86.50 (393); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £88 (391); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £88 (391); Portglenone farmer, 23k £90 (391); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £87.50 (389), 23k £89.50 (389); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £83.50 (388); Coleraine farmer, 23k £89 (387); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £92.50 (385); Castlerock farmer, 23k £88.50 (385); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £90.50 (385) and Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £90.50 (385).

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

Ewes sold to £103.50.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020: A good entry of dairy met a super trade.

Magherafelt farmer, calved heifers to £2100, £1820 and Coleraine farmer, springing heifer to £1800.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, September 30, 2020: A super entry of 300 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1350, heifers sold to £1230 and fat cows sold to £1570.

Fat cows: (75 on offer. Flying trade - more required): Newtownabbey farmer, 910k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1570 (173), 640k Belted Galloway £820 (128); Cullybackey farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £780 (166); Kells farmer, 680k Limousin £1120 (165), 690k Aberdeen Angus £980 (142), 670k Belgian Blue £860 (128); Garvagh farmer, 610k Friesian £990 (162), 560k £890 (159); Aghadowey farmer, 690k Limousin £1070 (155); Magherafelt farmer, 690k Charolais £1070 (155), 550k Limousin £740 (135); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £680 (151), 660k Aberdeen Angus £940 (142); Rasharkin farmer, 700k Simmental £1060 (151); Coleraine farmer, 750k Limousin £1100 (147); Limavady farmer, 800k Charolais £1140 (143), 790k £1100 (139); Portglenone farmer, 640k Friesian £900 (141); Rasharkin farmer, 730k Aberdeen Angus £1030 (141); Kilrea farmer, 610k Charolais £840 (138), 660k £890 (135); Dunloy farmer, 660k Limousin £890 (135), 690k £900 (130); Garvagh farmer, 780k Friesian £1040 (133), 670k £870 (130); Limavady farmer, 600k Friesian £790 (132); Ballymoney farmer, 650k Limousin £850 (131); Ballymoney farmer, 780k Holstein £1010 (130); Armoy farmer, 680k Friesian £850 (125) and Magherafelt farmer, 710k Friesian £890 (125).

Fat bulls: Kilrea farmer, 1030k Charolais £1450; Portglenone farmer, 980k Limousin £1430; Ballintoy farmer, 830k Saler £1280 and Ballymoney farmer, 870k Belgian Blue £1250.

Heifers: Dunloy farmer, 270k Limousin £690 (256); Kilrea farmer, 450k Charolais £1000 (222), 480k £970 (202), 370k £740 (200); Coleraine farmer, 400k Simmental £880 (220), 480k Simmental £1020 (213), 490k Limousin £1030 (210), 460k £950 (207), 390k Limousin £800 (205), 510k £1030 (202); Culnady farmer, 560k Charolais £1230 (220), 560k £1210 (216), 580k £1230 (212); Kilrea farmer, 320k Fleckvieh £690 (216); Claudy farmer, 470k Charolais £990 (211); 470k Limousin £970 (206), 460k £940 (204), 460k £930 (202); Ballycastle farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £610 (210), 200k £410 (205), 260k £520 (200), 230k Limousin £460 (200); Coleraine farmer, 330k Belgian Blue £680 (206); Magherafelt farmer, 490k Limousin £1010 (206); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Par £1050 (206), 480k Limousin £980 (204), 420k Charolais £850 (202), 470k Limousin £940 (200); Rasharkin farmer, 490k Limousin £1010 (206); Portglenone farmer, 520k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1050 (202), 530k £1060 (200) and Donegal farmer, 430k Charolais £860 (200).

Steers: Kilrea farmer, 400k Limousin £1020 (255), 370k Simmental £890 (241), 370k Limousin £880 (238), 370k Simmental £850 (230), 320k Limousin £730 (228), 380k Simmental £850 (224); Kilrea farmer, 410k Charolais £1040 (254), 450k £1090 (242), 370k Limousin £890 (241); Coleraine farmer, 490k Charolais £1130 (231), 470k £1060 (226), 470k £1050 (223), 520k Limousin £1090 (210); Aghadowey farmer, 270k Aberdeen Angus £620 (230); Ballycastle farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £640 (221), 225k £450 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £990 (220), 420k £870 (207); Coleraine farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1290 (219); Magherafelt farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £800 (216); Portglenone farmer, 500k Saler £1050 (210), 440k £880 (200); Limavady farmer, 540k Charolais £1110 (206) and Ahoghill farmer, 510k Limousin £1020 (200).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.