Calved heifers selling to £1920 at Kilrea Mart

Thursday, April 15, 2020: A super entry of 350 calves and weanlings met an outstanding trade for all types on offer.

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Limavady farmer, Charolais £615, Belgian Blue £535, Aberdeen Angus £505, £410; Ballymena farmer Fleckvieh £590, Friesian £450; Maghera farmer, Simmental £575, Belgian Blue £555; Cookstown farmer, Lim £550, Fleckvieh £525, Belgian Blue £500, £490, Montbeliarde £470, Fleckvieh £375, Belgian Blue £370; Portglenone farmer, Friesian £530, Lim £360, Friesian £290, £265; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475, £360, £340; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445, Charolais £340; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, Friesian £330, £265, £240; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £430, Aberdeen Angus £385; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £425, £395; Ballymena farmer, Her £400, Friesian £395, Simmental £335; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £380; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £370, £295; Portglenone farmer Aberdeen Angus £365, Lim £270; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £310, Fleckvieh £285, £245; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, Hereford £310, Aberdeen Angus £230, £215; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Macosquin farmer, Hereford £275, Aberdeen Angus £235; Castlerock farmer, Speckled Park £255; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245, Hereford £210; Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn £240; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220 and Garvagh farmer, Hereford £215.

Heifer calves: Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £515, Aberdeen Angus £510, £490; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £495, £375, Fleckvieh £365; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £490, £435; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £425; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405, £385; Stewartstown farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Hereford £250; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, £365; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, Belgian Blue £350; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365, £250; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £265, £230; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £300; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £310, Aberdeen Angus £290, £280; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £290; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £225; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, Belgian Blue £240; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £265; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £245, ousin £230, Aberdeen Angus £220; Dungiven farmer Belgian Blue £245, £210; Macosquin farmer, Hereford £245, £220; Castlerock farmer, Speckled Park £240; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240 and Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £225.

Friesian calves - Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £395. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (90)

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 £1080 and 268 ppk. More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, April 19, 2021: A good entry of 360 fat lambs and ewes met an improved trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to £6.85 per kg and to top of £150.

Fat ewes sold to £157.

Kilrea Mart are now selling breeding sheep every Monday, ewes and lambs to £228.

Lambs

Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £140.50 (685); Bellaghy farmer, 21k £142.50 (679); Portglenone farmer, 22k £147.50 (671); Magherafelt farmer, 21k £139.50 (664); Dunloy farmer, 22.5k £146 (649) and Stewartstown farmer, 23k £149 (648).

Heavy lambs: 26.5k £150, 40k £150, 24k £148, 40k £146, 38k £147, 28k £142, 28k £140, 28k £139, 29k £138, 30k £136 and 29k £132.

Ewes with lambs to £228.

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

Good entry of ewes which sold to £157.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, April 20, 2021: A good entry of 25 dairy stock met a super trade with more quality lots required. Calved heifers to £1920

Dungannon farmer, calved heifer to £1920; Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £1900, £1520; Cloughmills farmer, calved heifers to £1600, £1540, £1480; Omagh farmer, calved heifer to £1550;

Glarryford farmer, calved heifer to £1480 and Randalstown farmer, calved cow to £1460;

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, April 21, 2021: A super entry of 450 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1580, heifers sold to £1380 and fat cows and bulls sold to £1290.

Fat cows: (130 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Portglenone farmer, 620k Limousin £1200 (194); Dungiven farmer, 610k Simmental £1080 (177), 560k £830 (148), 770k Hereford £1110 (144); Portglenone farmer, 620k Friesian £1090 (176), 630k NOR £1060 (168); Upperlands farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1010 (168); Aghadowey farmer, 450k Friesian £750 (167), 570k Holstein £740 (130); Armoy farmer, 730k Fleckvieh £1220 (167), 720k £1170 (163), 640k £930 (145), 710k Montbeliarde £1000 (141); Macosquin farmer, 760k Charolais £1260 (166); Rasharkin farmer, 580k Friesian £960 (166), 650k £970 (149), 510k £740 (145), 650k £870 (134); Randalstown farmer, 720k Simmental £1190 (165), 610k Limousin £920 (151), 630k Aberdeen Angus £940 (149); Bushmills farmer, 680k Charolais £1110 (163); Magherafelt farmer, 590k Friesian £960 (163); Ballycastle farmer, 630k Limousin £1020 (162); Glarryford farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £890 (162); Ballymoney farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £890 (156); Ballymena farmer, 580k Limousin £900 (155); Cloughmills farmer, 630k Fleckvieh £970 (154), 660k Friesian £940 (142); Dunloy farmer, 660k Limousin £1000 (152), 580k £780 (135), 610k £800 (131); Moneymore farmer, 760k Shorthorn £1150 (151); Portglenone farmer, 740k Fleckvieh £1120 (151); Macosquin farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (149), 590k Limousin £860 (146), 620k Aberdeen Angus £900 (145), 530k Simmental £680 (128); Ballymena farmer, 600k Shorthorn dairy £880 (147), 660k Montbeliarde £940 (142), 620k Shorthorn dairy £860 (139), 600k Montbeliarde £820 (137), 700k Shorthorn dairy £910 (130); Toomebridge farmer, 590k Friesian £850 (144); Ballycastle farmer, 700k Holstein £1000 (143), 690k £940 (136), 770k £1030 (134); Castledawson farmer, 490k Friesian £700 (143), 680k Friesian £900 (132), 630k £800 (127), 660k £830 (126), 730k £910 (125); Castlerock farmer, 490k Holstein £690 (141); Kilrea farmer, 700k Friesian £970 (139), 720k £980 (136), 650k £830 (128); Dunloy farmer, 610k Fleckvieh £840 (138), 650k Friesian £890 (137); Ballymena farmer, 860k Friesian £1170 (136); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Ayrshire £750 (129), 560k £710 (127); Ballymoney farmer, 760k Friesian £960 (126) and Portglenone farmer, 610k Friesian £770 (126).

Fat bulls: Castlerock farmer, 740k Holstein £1290 (174) and Magherafelt farmer, 820k Holstein £1240 (151).

Suckler stock: Portglenone farmer, Limousin bull £2480; Draperstown farmer, Simmental heifers with Aberdeen Angus heifer calves at foot to £1660, £1560 and Coleraine farmer, second calver Hereford with Charolais h calf at foot to £1560, second calver Hereford with Belgian Blue Bull calf at foot to £1460.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers: Macosquin farmer, 360k Charolais £930 (258), 350k £880 (251), 370k £850 (230), 360k £810 (225), 390k £850 (218), 410k £840 (205); Garvagh farmer, 230k Hereford £590 (257); Garvagh farmer, 255k Limousin £640 (251); Maghera farmer, 255k Belgian Blue £640 (251), 300k £690 (230); Ballymena farmer, 280k Limousin £700 (250), 410k £830 (202); Macosquin farmer, 240k Limousin £590 (246), 290k Charolais £630 (217); Bushmills farmer, 270k Charolais £660 (244), 350k Limousin £840 (240), 360k £750 (208), 360k Charolais £750 (208), 360k Limousin £730 (203), 490k £980 (200); Magherafelt farmer, 320k Limousin £780 (244), 370k £880 (238), 410k Belgian Blue £900 (220); Dunloy farmer, 370k Charolais £880 (238), 400k £930 (233), 420k £870 (207), 420k £840 (200), 400k £800 (200); Magherafelt farmer, 340k Limousin £780 (229); Ballymoney farmer, 280k Limousin £630 (225), 340k £740 (218); Ballymoney farmer, 320k Charolais £710 (222), 360k Limousin £730 (203); Claudy farmer, 500k Simmental £1100 (220); Maghera farmer, 460k Charolais £1010 (220), 510k £1050 (206), 520k £1060 (204); Ballymoney farmer, 270k Stabiliser £590 (219); Bellaghy farmer, 420k Stabiliser £900 (214); Ballymena farmer, 570k Limousin £1220 (214); Ballymoney farmer, 390k Belgian Blue £830 (213), 390k Charolais £810 (208); Upperlands farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £830 (213); Portglenone farmer, 650k Limousin £1380 (212); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (211); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Belgian Blue £920 (209), 360k Limousin £750 (208); Bushmills farmer, 470k Limousin £980 (209); Coleraine farmer, 580k Belgian Blue £1210 (209); Bushmills farmer, 370k Belgian Blue £770 (208), 330k Aberdeen Angus £660 (200); Ballymena farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £750 (208); Coleraine farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (208); Cullybackey farmer, 550k Stabiliser £1140 (207); Aghadowey farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £810 (203); Coleraine farmer, 360k Limousin £730 (203), 410k £830 (202); Garvagh farmer, 290k Simmental £590 (203); Randalstown farmer, 610k Limousin £1230 (202) and Upperlands farmer, 430k Belgian Blue £870 (202).

Steers: Garvagh farmer, 260k Limousin £720 (277); Ahoghill farmer, 580k Charolais £1520 (262), 500k Limousin £1220 (244), 580k Charolais £1300 (224), 580k Simmental £1290 (222), 570k Charolais £1240 (218), 530k £1120 (211), 540k Simmental £1140 (211), 580k £1180 (203); Magherafelt farmer, 350k Charolais £910 (260), 320k Limousin £760 (238), 360k £820 (228), 370k Charolais £830 (224); Limavady farmer, 380k Limousin £940 (247), 400k £940 (235), 380k £840 (221), 380k £770 (203); Ballycastle farmer, 410k Charolais £980 (239); Limavady farmer, 270k Limousin £640 (237), 330k £710 (215); Garvagh farmer, 360k Hereford £850 (236); Portglenone farmer, 360k Limousin £840 (233), 270k £630 (233), 320k £730 (228), 290k £660 (228), 290k Aberdeen Angus £660 (228), 310k Limousin £680 (219); Maghera farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £690 (230); Ballymoney farmer, 350k Limousin £800 (229), 370k £840 (227); Limavady farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (229), 470k Limousin £1040 (221), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (219), 460k Limousin £1000 (217), 460k Aberdeen Angus £990 (215), 430k £900 (209), 480k £1000 (208), 490k £1020 (208), 470k £940 (200); Ahoghill farmer, 680k Belgian Blue £1550 (228), 720k £1500 (208), 600k £1240 (207), 640k £1320 (206), 650k Aberdeen Angus £1310 (202), 710k £1420 (200); Coleraine farmer, 430k Limousin £980 (228), 530k £1100 (208), 430k £890 (207); Bushmills farmer, 400k Limousin £880 (220), 420k Charolais £920 (219), 400k £850 (213), 400k Limousin £840 (210), 430k Charolais £890 (207), 400k £810 (203), 430k Shorthorn £860 (200); Ballintoy farmer, 650k Charolais £1390 (214); Coleraine farmer, 420k Charolais £900 (214); Coleraine farmer, 425k Aberdeen Angus £880 (207), 450k £910 (202); Upperlands farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £760 (205), 340k £680 (200); Aghadowey farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £760 (200); Garvagh farmer, 420k Blonde d’Aquitaine £840 (200) and Portglenone farmer, 440k Belgian Blue £880 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.