Calved heifers selling to a top price of £2920 at Kilrea

A good entry of 270 calves and weanlings on Thursday 22nd September 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

Larne farmer, Limousin £690, £650, Simmental £640, Charolais £600, Limousin £410; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £535, £495, £480; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £525, £270; Crumlin farmer, Charolais £510, Aberdeen Angus £470, £375; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500, Limousin £490; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £495, £395; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £450; Ballycastle farmer, Belgian Blue £440; Coleraine farmer, Simmental £440; Strabane farmer, Charolais £400, Aberdeen Angus £380; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £390, £335, £310, £295, £255, Hereford £230, Belgian Blue £210; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £385, Fleckvieh £325, £305, £300; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, Belgian Blue £360; Portglenone farmer, Montbeliarde £370; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £240, £200; Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £320, £290, £285; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn £300; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Eglinton farmer, Friesian £290; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £285; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Upperlands farmer, Holstein £265; Stewartstown farmer, Hereford £255; Coleraine farmer, Holstein £240, Castlerock farmer, Longhorn £235 and Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Heifer calves

Larne farmer, Limousin £650, £600, £490, £485, Simmental £300; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £650, Limousin £545; Claudy farmer, Simmental £490, £440, £400, £375; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450; Ballycastle farmer, Belgian Blue £435, Hereford £380; Crumlin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435, £360; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £345, Aberdeen Angus £270; Dungannon farmer, Limousin £340; Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £210; Stewartstown farmer, Hereford £320, £235;Articlave farmer, Hereford £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £270; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225 and Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £210.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £290.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (70)

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 £780 and 279ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 180 calves on Friday 23rd September met a flying trade for all types on offer.

Bull calves

Ballymoney farmer, 250k Charolais £880 (352), 230k £680 (296), 250k £740 (296), 255k £750 (294), 290k £830 (286), 270k £760 (282), 320k £840 (263), 225k Aberdeen Angus £590 (262), 250k Belgian Blue £640 (256), 260k Hereford £660 (254), 270k Charolais £670 (248), 280k Hereford £660 (236); Magherafelt farmer, 310k Limousin £1090 (352), 250k £790 (316), 290k £910 (314), 280k £850 (304), 360k £1030 (286), 370k £970 (262); Claudy farmer, 250k Limousin £840 (336), 330k Charolais £900 (273), 260k £680 (262), 330k £800 (242), 370k £820 (222), 350k £770 (220); Macosquin farmer, 220k Charolais £690 (314), 270k Simmental £800 (296), 250k £700 (280); Macosquin farmer, 270k Limousin £830 (307), 360k Charolais £940 (261), 310k Limousin £750 (242); Macosquin farmer, 300k Limousin £910 (303), 330k £990 (300), 320k £930 (291), 330k £950 (288), 470k £1110 (236), 420k £970 (231), 420k £940 (224); Castlerock farmer, 280k Limousin £830 (296), 320k Blonde d’Aquitaine £800 (250), 360k Belgian Blue £820 (228), 350k Limousin £790 (226), 390k Simmental £880 (226), 330k Belgian Blue £750 (227), 340k £750 (221); Claudy farmer, 260k Simmental £760 (292), 390k Charolais £930 (239), 280k Simmental £660 (236); Kilrea farmer, 380k Limousin £1090 (287), 400k Charolais £1090 (273), 360k Limousin £980 (272), 300k Simmental £790 (263), 310k £800 (258), 320k £800 (250), 320k £770 (241), 370k £880 (238); Garvagh farmer, 320k Charolais £900 (281), 370k £990 (268), 370k £950 (257), 300k £760 (253), 350k £860 (246); Portglenone farmer, 370k Limousin £1030 (278); Portglenone farmer, 270k Simmental £740 (274), 300k £800 (267), 320k £790 (247); Toomebridge farmer, 290k Limousin £780 (269), 340k £800 (235); Garvagh farmer, 280k Limousin £750 (268), 410k £1000 (244); Aghadowey farmer, 270k Simmental £710 (263), 340k Limousin £750 (221); Kilrea farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £680 (235) and Castlerock farmer, 360k Charolais £810 (225).

Heifer calves

Claudy farmer, 240k Limousin £800 (333), 260k Charolais £800 (308), 290k £770 (266), 340k £900 (265), 300k £750 (250), 260k £650 (250), 330k £780 (236), 330k Limousin £750 (227), 280k Charolais £630 (225); Magherafelt farmer, 260k Limousin £820 (315), 300k £900 (300), 290k £870 (300), 300k £880 (293), 340k £900 (265); Toomebridge farmer, 270k Charolais £810 (300), 250k £700 (280), 300k £840 (280), 290k Limousin £780 (269), 330k £770 (233); Ballymoney farmer, 410k Parthenais £1210 (295), 410k £1060 (259), 440k £970 (221), 360k £780 (217); Ballymoney farmer, 240k Charolais £660 (275), 245k £660 (269), 240k £640 (267), 240k £640 (267), 235k £600 (255), 235k £600 (255), 240k £610 (254); Castlerock farmer, 280k Charolais £770 (275), 280k £760 (271), 310k £740 (239), 310k £730 (236), 340k £740 (218), 290k £600 (207); Garvagh farmer, 310k Charolais £810 (261), 320k £780 (244), 290k £690 (238), 300k £710 (237), 330k £770 (233), 300k £690 (230), 340k £770 (227); Kilrea farmer, 350k Limousin £910 (260), 280k Simmental £710 (254), 300k £750 (250), 330k £790 (239), 350k Limousin £810 (231), 350k £750 (214); Macosquin farmer, 320k Charolais £830 (259), 320k Shorthorn beef £800 (250); Maghera farmer, 400k Limousin £980 (245); Castlerock farmer, 390k Limousin £930 (239), 330k £740 (224), 430k Simmental £930 (216); Portglenone farmer, 400k Limousin £950 (238), 370k £810 (219); Garvagh farmer, 350k Limousin £780 (223), 360k £800 (222), 350k £730 (209); Aghadowey farmer, 290k Charolais £640 (221) and Macosquin farmer, 400k Limousin £880 (220), 370k £810 (219), 380k £830 (218), 390k £830 (213), 300k £630 (210).

A super entry of 1250 on Monday 26th September met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs selling to £4.93 per kg and to top of £124.

Fat ewes selling to £166.

Lambs (1100)

Limavady farmer, 22k £108.50 (493); Coleraine farmer, 22k £106.50 (484), 23k £108 (470); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £103 (479), 22k £101 (459); Garvagh farmer, 21k £100.50 (479), 22.5k £103.50 (460); Macosquin farmer, 19k £90.50 (476); Articlave farmer, 223k £108.50 (472), 23k £103.50 (450); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £105.50 (469); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £105.50 (469); Ballyclare farmer, 22k £103 (468); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £104.50 (464); Garvagh farmer, 23k £106.50 (463); Toomebridge farmer, 22k £101 (459); Garvagh farmer, 22k £100.50 (457); Limavady farmer, 23k £105 (457); Maghera farmer, 22k £100.50 (457); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £102.50 (456); Garvagh farmer, 25k £114 (456); Magherafelt farmer, 22.5k £102.50 (456); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £109 (454); Castledawson farmer, 26k £118 (454); Feeny farmer, 24k £108.50 (452); Cullybackey farmer, 19.5k £88 (451); Ballyclare farmer, 22k £99 (450); Kilrea farmer, 20k £90 (450); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £107.50 (448); Dunloy farmer, 24k £107.50 (448); Garvagh farmer, 23k £103 (448); Macosquin farmer, 14.5k £65 (448); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £105 (447); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £105 (447); Macosquin farmer, 23.5k £105 (447); Magherafelt farmer, 23.5k £105 (447); Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £105 (447); Kilrea farmer, 24k £107 (446); Bushmills farmer, 23.5k £104.50 (445); Stewartstown farmer, 23.5k £104.50 (445); Ballymena farmer, 21.5k £95.50 (444); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £100 (444); Kilrea farmer, 23k £102 (444); Coleraine farmer, 26k £115.50 (444); Macosquin farmer, 12.5k £55.50 (444); Randalstown farmer, 23k £102 (444); Aghadowey farmer 24.5k £108.50 (443); Dungiven farmer, 17.5k £77.50 (443); Ringsend farmer, 24k £106 (442); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £103.50 (440) and Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £103.50 (440).

Fat ewes (150) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £166.

More ewes needed.

A super entry of 90 dairy on Tuesday 27th September to a top price of £2920 for a calved heifer.

Kilrea farmer, batch of calved heifers to £2920, £2840, £2800, Magherafelt farmer, calved heifers to £22340, £2300, £2240, £2100; Ballyclare farmer, calved heifers to £2020, £1880; Crumlin farmer, second calver Ayrshire to £1700; Ballycastle farmer, batch of bulling heifers to £1400, £1380, £1200 and Castlederg farmer, batch of bulling heifers to £1220, £1200, £1180, £1160, £1140, £1110, £1100.

More stock required weekly.

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

A super entry of 400 on Wednesday 28th September at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers selling to £1600 and heifers to £1600.

Fat cows and bulls to £1850.

Fat cows: 90 on offer, flying trade.

Magherafelt farmer, 760k Limousin £1850 (243); Limavady farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1390 (228), 600k Charolais £1290 (215), 680k Parthenais £1360 (200); Rasharkin farmer, 880k Galloway £1750 (199); Cloughmills farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1080 (196), 540k £1010 (187), 520k £960 (185), 570k £1040 (183); Claudy farmer, 650k Friesian £1270 (195), 680k £1160 (171); Ballymoney farmer, 850k Limousin £1650 (194), 720k £1300 (181), 600k Shorthorn £1080 (180), 690k £1230 (178), 670k £1190 (178), 740k £1310 (177); Magherafelt farmer, 560k Holstein £1080 (193); Macosquin farmer, 770k Charolais £1460 (190); Dunloy farmer, 500k Simmental £940 (188); Magherafelt farmer, 610k Friesian £1120 (184); Castlerock farmer, 630k Belgian Blue £1130 (179); Glarryford farmer, 650k Friesian £1140 (175) and Garvagh farmer, 510k Friesian £870 (171).

Suckler

Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £1960; Dungiven farmer, Fleckvieh bull to £1910 and Dungannon farmer, Shorthorn beef cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £1780, Belgian Blue heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1660.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1250 (250), 530k £1320 (249), 580k £1430 (247), 540k £1310 (243), 490k £1160 (237); Limavady farmer, 640k Limousin £1600 (250), 550k £1350 (246), 600k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1470 (245), 580k Limousin £1420 (245), 590k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1440 (244), 660k Limousin £1600 (242), 620k £1490 (240), 600k £1440 (240), 530k £1270 (240), 610k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1460 (239), 580k £1370 (236), 580k Limousin £1360 (235), 500k £1150 (230), 690k £1580 (229), 680km Aberdeen Angus £1520 (224), 630k Simmental £1410 (224), 710k Charolais £1600 (223), 650k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1450 (223), 710k Limousin £1560 (220); Kilrea farmer, 490k Charolais £1220 (249), 550k £1300 (236), 560k Limousin £1300 (232), 540k £1180 (219); Limavady farmer, 510k Charolais £1240 (243), 470k £1100 (234), 510k £1190 (233), 490k £1130 (231), 530k £1210 (228), 550k £1250 (227); Randalstown farmer, 450k Charolais £1080 (240), 520k £1240 (239); Magherafelt farmer, 410k Limousin £970 (237), 300k £640 (213); Coleraine farmer, 540k Limousin £1260 (233), 650k £1410 (217); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Limousin £1110 (231), 450k £980 (218); Ballymoney farmer, 380k Charolais £870 (229), 390k Limousin £850 (218); Randalstown farmer, 450k Charolais £1030 (229); Dungiven farmer, 450k Limousin £1010 (224), 480k £1050 (219), 440k £950 (216); Limavady farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1010 (224); Garvagh farmer, 650k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (223); Kilrea farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £1220 (222); Rasharkin farmer, 520k Charolais £1150 (221); Portglenone farmer, 400k Hereford £870 (218); Castleroe farmer, 650k Aberdeen Angus £1410 (217); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Limousin £1080 (216); Coleraine farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (216); Rasharkin farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (216) and Castledawson farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £730 (215).

Steers

Claudy farmer, 420k Charolais £1190 (283), 410k £1060 (259), 440k £1130 (257), 460k £1180 (257), 420k Limousin £1070 (255); Coleraine farmer, 480k Limousin £1280 (267), 560k Charolais £1420 (254), 520k Limousin £1320 (254), 550k Charolais £1380 (251), 500k Limousin £1240 (248), 500k £1220 (244); Ringsend farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (257), 570k £1410m (247), 530k £1290 (243), 390k £920 (236), 470k £1050 (223); Randalstown farmer, 470k Charolais £1200 (255), 560k £1320 (236); Limavady farmer, 520k Charolais £1310 (252); Macosquin farmer, 420k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1060 (252), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1350 (241), 410k Limousin £980 (239), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1070 (233); Kilrea farmer, 650k Limousin £1600 (246), 630k £1500 (238); Dunloy farmer, 380k Charolais £930 (245), 370k Fleckvieh £800 (216); Garvagh farmer, 460k Limousin £1120 (244); Magherafelt farmer, 600k Simmental £1450 (242), 590k £1400 (237); Rasharkin farmer, 570k Limousin £1380 (242), 660k Limousin £1530 (232), 590k £1350 (229), 670k £1500 (224), 530k Belgian Blue £1180 (223), 600k Galloway £1290 (215); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1410 (239), 580k £1380 (238); Castleroe farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £1470 (237), 530k Limousin £1230 (232); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Limousin £1060 (236), 510k £1100 (216); Portstewart farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1110 (236), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (229), 430k £970 (226), 480k £1080 (225), 660k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (220); Donaghadee farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1170 (229), 480k £1050 (219), 430k £930 (216); Coleraine farmer, 470k Limousin £1070 (228); Dungiven farmer, 520k Limousin £1180 (227), 410k £920 (224), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (220); Kilrea farmer, 670k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (227), 630k £1400 (222), 650k £1420 (219); Coleraine farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (225); Bellaghy farmer, 620k Shorthorn £1370 (221); Castledawson farmer, 300k Limousin £660 (220), 360k Belgian Blue £780 (217); Kilrea farmer, 660k Belgian Blue £1440 (218); Garvagh farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1170 (217) and Magherafelt farmer, 550k Limousin £1180 (215).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.