Calved heifers selling to £1760 at Kilrea

All types of calves required to satisfy demand. Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, Hereford £415, Belgian Blue £395, £365, £350, £345, Aberdeen Angus £340, Belgian Blue £340, Montbeliarde £335, Belgian Blue £325, Limousin £320, Belgian Blue £305, £300, £275; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405; Coleraine farmer, Charolais £400; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365, £335; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £360; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £345, Aberdeen Angus £300; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £335, Limousin £260; Templepatrick farmer, Simmental £330, Shortonr £300, Belgian Blue £280, SH £235, £215, £210; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £330, £300, £295, £270; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, Belgian Blue £280; Macosquin farmer, Limousin £320, £310, £305; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £320, £255; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, Aberdeen Angus £300; Stranocum farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Upperlands farmer, Holstein £295; Desertmartin farmer, Simmental £295; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, Fleckvieh £230, £200; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, Belgian Blue £275, Aberdeen Angus £235; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £285; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £265; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260, £220; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £260; Bushmills farmer, Friesian £240; Broughshane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235, £205, Belgian Blue £200; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £235; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220 and Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215.

Heifer calves: Castlederg farmer, Holstein £375, £360, £300, £280, £220; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £355, Randalstown farmer, Limousin £340; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, Hereford £300, Aberdeen Angus £215; Ballyronan farmer, Shorthorn £320, Belgian Blue £310, £240; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Macosquin farmer, Limousin £310; Donemana farmer, Belgian Blue £315, Aberdeen Angus £225; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £300, £230; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £280, Limousin £260, Belgian Blue £250; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Ballycastle farmer, Belgian Blue £250, £225; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £230, Aberdeen Angus £225, £215 and Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £200.

Friesian calves

Super Trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £295. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck calves (160)

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 £960 and 302 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of over 550 on Monday 21st March met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.84 per kg and to top of £129.

Fat ewes to £238. Ewes and lambs to £212.

Lambs (400)

Coleraine farmer, 19k £111 (584); Kilrea farmer, 21k £114 (543); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £122 (542); Portglenone farmer, 21k £112 (533); Dungiven farmer, 23k £122 (530); Portglenone farmer, 23k £121 (526); Kilrea farmer, 24k £126 (525); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £118 (524); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £127 (518); Macosquin farmer, 18k £93 (517) and Limavady farmer, 24k £123.50 (515).

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

Good entry of ewes to £238.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 35 dairy on Tuesday 22nd March met a great trade with more quality lots required.

Aghadowey farmer, calved heifer to £1760; Crumlin farmer, calved heifer to £1480; Cookstown farmer, calved heifer to £1450 and Macosquin farmer, third calver to £1300.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 400 on Wednesday 23rd March at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1800, heifers to £1480.

Fat cows and bulls to £1620.

Fat cows: 120 on offer, flying trade.

Ballymoney farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1290 (222), 650k Montbeliarde £1400 (215), 600k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (213), 560k Montbeliarde £1180 (211), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (209), 600k £1240 (207), 580k £1180 (203), 630k £1280 (203), 600k £1180 (197), 560k £1090 (195), 610k £1180 (193), 630k Montbeliarde £1210 (192), 630k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (189), 610k £1150 (189), 590k Montbeliarde £1100 (186), 590k Montbeliarde £1100 (186), 550k Aberdeen Angus £1000 (182), 640k £1140 (178); Claudy farmer, 750k Charolais £1620 (216); Castlerock farmer, 800k Simmental £1680 (210), 620k £1290 (208); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Limousin £1130 (209), 620k £1280 (207), 580k £1180 (203), 600k Hereford £1220 (203), 600k Limousin £1210 (202); Ballymoney farmer, 710k Limousin £1470 (207), 710k £1340 (189); Kilrea farmer, 670k Limousin £1370 (205), 760k £1380 (182); Macosquin farmer, 610k Limousin £1240 (203), 600k £1140 (190); Limavady farmer, 580k Holstein £1150 (198), 600k £1180 (197), 640k £1190 (186); Cookstown farmer, 630k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1190 (189); Kilrea farmer, 600k Charolais £1120 (187); Kilrea farmer, 710k Belgian Blue £1310 (185), 660k £1150 (174), 540k Aberdeen Angus £920 (170); Ballymena farmer, 710k Friesian £1250 (176); Coleraine farmer, 640k Holstein £1100 (172); Aghadowey farmer, 670k Simmental £1150 (172); Rasharkin farmer, 800k Friesian £1360 (170); Aghadowey farmer, 730k Holstein £1200 (164), 730k £1120 (153), 650k £980 (151), 700k £1050 (150), 710k £1040 (147); Kilrea farmer, 480k Holstein £780 (163), 620k £890 (144); Limavady farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (161); Randalstown farmer, 760k Montbeliarde £1200 (158), 670k Friesian £1050 (157); Bendooragh farmer, 640k Fleckvieh £1000 (156); Magherafelt farmer, 540k Friesian £840 (156); Ballycastle farmer, 620k Hereford £960 (155); Kilrea farmer, 480k Holstein £740 (154), 480k £690 (144); Portglenone farmer, 680k Fleckvieh £1040 (153), 650k Friesian £960 (148); Dunloy farmer, 730k Holstein £1100 (151), 790k £1190 (151); Toomebridge farmer, 660k Friesian £990 (150); Ballymoney farmer 980k Stabiliser £1460 (149) and Garvagh farmer, 640k Friesian £920 (144).

Suckler stock: Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus bulls to £1820, £1740, £1660, batch of Aberdeen Angus cows in calf Aberdeen Angus to £1170.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Coleraine farmer 500k Limousin £1380 (276), 410k £1090 (266), 480k £1250 (260), 440k £1080 (246), 550k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (226), 560k Belgian Blue £1240 (221), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (210); Knockloughrim farmer, 490k Limousin £1230 (251), 510k £1280 (251), 500k Charolais £1220 (244), 490k Limousin £1180 (241), 500k Charolais £1150 (230), 560k £1210 (216), 560k £1170 (209), 560k £1120 (200); Swatragh farmer, 570k Limousin £1410 (247); Glarryford farmer, 590k Charolais £1450 (246), 520k £1250 (240); Coleraine farmer, 350k Charolais £840 (240), 330k Limousin £740 (224), 380k Charolais £840 (221), 360k £790 (219), 480k Limousin £1000 (208); Macosquin farmer, 620k Charolais £1480 (239), 540k Limousin £1280 (237), 540k £1200 (222), 510k £1070 (210); Limavady farmer, 500k Charolais £1180 (236), 440k £1000 (227); Dungiven farmer, 300k Charolais £690 (230), 320k £650 (203), 380k Limousin £770 (203); Limavady farmer, 640k Charolais £1450 (227); Cookstown farmer, 440k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1010 (230), 470k £1060 (226), 490k £1090 (222), 440k £940 (214); Culnady farmer, 600k Charolais £1350 (225), 570k £1190 (209); Tobermore farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (225), 660k £1460 (221), 600k £1310 (218), 550k £1160 (211); Ringsend farmer, 530k Limousin £1170 (221), 600k £1320 (220), 540k £1150 (213); Claudy farmer, 500k Limousin £1100 (220), 500k £1080 (216), 530k £1130 (213), 530k £1120 (211); Claudy farmer, 570k Charolais £1250 (219), 490k £1020 (208), 530k £1100 (208); Garvagh farmer, 590k Limousin £1290 (219), 520k £1120 (215), 640k Aberdeen Angus £1310 (205); Londonderry farmer, 450k Limousin £980 (218), 460k £990 (215), 450k £930 (207); Bellarena farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £650 (217), 300k £640 (213), 320k £670 (209); Glarryford farmer, 500k Charolais £1080 (216); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Limousin £1080 (212), 450k £910 (202), 450k £900 (200); Magherafelt farmer, 360k Limousin £760 (211); Swatragh farmer, 490k Limousin £1030 (210); Kilrea farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (209); Rasharkin farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (207), 470k Limousin £940 (200); Ringsend farmer, 330k Limousin £680 (206); Campsie farmer, 500k Limousin £1030 (206); Magherafelt farmer, 340k Limousin £700 (206); Toomebridge farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (202) and Kilrea farmer, 490k Limousin £980 (200).

Steers

Castlerock farmer, 350k Charolais £940 (269), 350k £930 (266), 400k £1000 (250), 410k £1010 (246), 420k £1020 (243), 410k £990 (242), 460k £1050 (228), 450k £1050 (233; Garvagh farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £770 (257), 400k £970 (243), 240k £580 (242), 320k £770 (241), 300k £710 (237), 400k £930 (233), 370k £810 (219), 280k £610 (218), 480k £980 (204); Magherafelt farmer, 580k Limousin £1460 (252), 610k £1450 (238), 570k £1340 (235), 660k £1540 (233), 630k £1470 (233), 680k £1550 (228), 610k £1390 (228), 790k £1800 (228), 670k £1520 (227), 730k £1640 (225), 630k £1390 (221); Randalstown farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (251), 550k Simmental £1290 (235), 570k £1320 (232), 560k £1260 (225), 450k Limousin £960 (213), 560k Simmental £1180 (211); Garvagh farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1100 (244); Magherafelt farmer, 410k Simmental £1000 (244), 400k £870 (218); Campsie farmer, 370k Limousin £900 (243), 470k £1110 (236), 520k £1220 (235), 480k £1100 (229), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1120 (229), 480k Limousin £1050 (219); Ballymena farmer, 470k Limousin £1130 (240), 550k Charolais £1300 (236), 480k Limousin £1110 (231), 510k Simmental £1150 (226), 550k Charolais £1220 (222); Cookstown farmer, 530k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1270 (240), 490k £1160 (237), 460k £1060 (230); Ringsend farmer, 490k Limousin £1150 (235), 520k Charolais £1160 (223), 700k Limousin £1550 (221), 540k £1170 (217); Limavady farmer, 660k Charolais £1510 (229); Portglenone farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1140 (228); Dungiven farmer, 380k Limousin £860 (226); Portglenone farmer, 310k Charolais £700 (226), 300k £670 (223); Randalstown farmer, 670k Belgian Blue £1470 (219), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (217), 580k Hereford £1230 (212), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (212), 630k £1330 (211), 560k £1180 (211), 630k £1280 (203), 600k £1210 (202); Knockloughrim farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (219), 520k £1090 (210) and Toome farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (209).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.