Calved heifers selling to £1950 at Kilrea

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves: Dungiven farmer, Charolais £565, £505; Drumahoe farmer, Charolais £550, 540, £520, Aberdeen Angus £485, £415, £370, £300, Holstein £265, £200; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £500; Ballyronan farmer, Limousin £480, £435; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn £480, Aberdeen Angus £470, £465, £450, Shorthorn beef £410, Aberdeen Angus £280, Friesian £210; Dungannon farmer, Hereford £470, Belgian Blue £440, Hereford £385, £365, Belgian Blue £360; Bushmills farmer, Limousin £465; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £460, £430; Desertmartin farmer, Shorthorn £420, £310, £270; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, £340; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £365, £320, Shorthorn £270; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £300; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £345; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £340; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £330; Toomebridge farmer, Hereford £325; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £315, £260; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £310; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £300; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £300; Cookstown farmer, Fleckvieh £290, £200; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £275; Glarryford farmer, Friesian £270; Bushmills farmer, Fleckvieh £260, £220; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £260, £200; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Ballyclare farmer, Belgian Blue £230 and Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £220, £215.

Heifer calves: Castlerock farmer, Longhorn £510; Articlave farmer, Charolais £485; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £470; Drumahoe farmer, Charolais £460, £390, Aberdeen Angus £385, £370; Bushmills farmer, Limousin £425, £250; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, £345; Dungannon farmer, Hereford £365;

Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £350, £325, Limousin £265; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £340;

Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £315, £305; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £300; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Toomebridge farmer, DAQ £280, Belgian Blue £275; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275, £220; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £255, £225; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Ballyronan farmer, Limousin £230; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Ballyclare farmer, Belted Galloway £205 and Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £270. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (110)

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 £980 and 302 ppk.

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

Monday, September 6, 2021: A super entry of 1,100 fat lambs and ewes met a sharper trade with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs sold to £4.68 per kg and to top of £142.

Fat ewes sold to £160.

Lambs (900): Macosquin farmer, 15.5k £72.50 (468); Armoy farmer, 18k £82 (456); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £96.50 (449), 22.5k £98.50 (438); Ballymena farmer, 19.5k £87 (446); Ballymena farmer, 22k £98 (446); Aghadowey farmer, 20k £88 (440); Coleraine farmer, 24k £105.50 (440); Magherafelt farmer, 24k £105 (438); Rasharkin farmer, 21.5k £94 (437); Aghadowey farmer, 19.5k £85 (436); Garvagh farmer, 23k £100 (435); Maghera farmer, 21.5k £93 (433); Kilrea farmer, 22k £95 (432); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £97 (431) and Ballymena farmer, 33k £142 (430).

Fat ewes (200) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Good entry of ewes to £160.

More ewes needed.

Tuesday, September 7, 2021: A small entry of dairy stock met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Calved heifers sold to £1950.

Armoy farmer, calved heifer to £1950 and Crumlin farmer, springing heifers to £1800, £1760.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021: A super entry of 320 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1560, heifers sold to £1360.

Fat cows and bulls sold to £1420.

Fat cows: (65 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Bellarena farmer, 640k Charolais £1420 (222), 680k Limousin £1240 (182), 530k £850 (160); Desertmartin farmer, 560k Limousin £1070 (191); Ahoghill farmer, 630k Friesian £1180 (187), 710k Shorthorn dairy £1300 (183), 830k Friesian £1340 (161); Ballymoney farmer, 770k Shorthorn beef £1420 (184); Dungiven farmer, 670k Limousin £1200 (179); Maghera farmer, 720k Hereford £1250 (174), 730k Belgian Blue £1240 (170), 600k Holstein £840 (140); Castlerock farmer 510k Limousin £880 (173); Garvagh farmer, 750k Sal £1240 (165); Castlederg farmer, 730k Montbeliarde £1200 (164), 710k £1150 (162), 790k £1280 (162), 610k £950 (156), 670k £970 (145); Castledawson farmer, 690k Charolais £1090 (158), 630k £860 (137); Portglenone farmer, 750k Simmental £1160 (155); Magherafelt farmer, 410k Friesian £620 (151); Limavady farmer, 550k Holstein £790 (144); Ballymena farmer, 730k Friesian £1030 (141); Dervock farmer, 610k Holstein £860 (141); Ballymena farmer, 630k Ayrshire £880 (140); Upperlands farmer, 660k Friesian £910 (138); Garvagh farmer, 840k Holstein £1130 (135) and Garvagh farmer, 430k Holstein £580 (135).

Suckler stock: Portglenone farmer, Charolais cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1500.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers: Limavady farmer, 440k Limousin £1260 (286), 450k £1170 (260), 490k £1210 (247), 520k Charolais £1250 (240), 530k Limousin £1260 (238), 500k Belgian Blue £1190 (238), 380k Limousin £880 (232), 390k £840 (215), 400k Belgian Blue £840 (210), 430k £900 (209), 430k £870 (202), 490k £980 (200); Macosquin farmer, 310k Limousin £750 (242), 340k £800 (235), 360k £780 (217), 380k Belgian Blue £800 (211), 300k £620 (207), 330k £670 (203); Macosquin farmer, 470k Limousin £1130 (240), 490k £1050 (214), 590k £11260 (214); Kilrea farmer, 440k Charolais £1050 (239), 480k £1040 (217), 450k £970 (216), 490k £1050 (214); Claudy farmer, 540k Charolais £1280 (237), 540k £1270 (235); Cullybackey farmer, 570k Par £1340 (235), 550k Charolais £1280 (233), 520k Limousin £1200 (231), 600k £1340 (223), 630k £1360 (216), 500k Charolais £1070 (214), 580k Limousin £1220 (210), 640k £1280 (200); Maghera farmer, 320k Belgian Blue £750 (234), 360k Aberdeen Angus £760 (211), 420k Limousin £880 (210), 360k Hereford £750 (208), 370k Aberdeen Angus £750 (203); Bushmills farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1130 (226); Glarryford farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £810 (225), 470k Aberdeen Angus £960 (204), 470k £960 (204); Coleraine farmer, 440k Charolais £940 (214), 390k £830 (213), 430k £880 (205); Coagh farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (213), 500k £1050 (210), 510k Limousin £1050 (206); Upperlands farmer, 420k Limousin £880 (210); Magherafelt farmer ,580k Limousin £1200 (207), 480k Aberdeen Angus £970 (202), 550k £1110 (202); Dervock farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (204), 470k £950 (202), 510k £1030 (202), 490k £980 (200) and Portglenone farmer, 420k Hereford £840 (200).

Steers: Garvagh farmer, 490k Charolais £1250 (255), 480k Limousin £1140 (238), 460k £1060 (230), 400k £900 (225), 410k £830 (202); Magherafelt farmer, 620k Charolais £1560 (252), 580k £1450 (250), 630k Limousin £1560 (248), 610k Charolais £1450 (238), 570k £1350 (237), 620k £1460 (236), 670k £1540 (230), 610k £1400 (230), 650k £1480 (228), 620k £1400 (226), 660k £1470 (223); 660k £1400 (212); Maghera farmer, 340k Aberdeen Angus £820 (241), 360k £840 (233), 350k Limousin £760 (217), 410k Aberdeen Angus £820 (200); Macosquin farmer, 480k Charolais £1130 (235), 530k Limousin £1210 (228), 520k £1140 (219); Coleraine farmer, 530k Limousin £1230 (232), 520k £1150 (221), 440k £890 (202), 440k Belgian Blue £890 (202); Limavady farmer, 420k Charolais £970 (231), 420k £870 (207); Rasharkin farmer, 440k Limousin £990 (225), 480k Simmental £1080 (225), 500k Limousin £1100 (220), 420k £920 (219), 530k £1140 (215), 560k Simmental £1200 (214); Portglenone farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £920 (224), 420k Fleckvieh £940 (224), 440k Belgian Blue £970 (221), 490k Charolais £1060 (216), 460k Simmental £960 (209), 440k Fleckvieh £900 (205); Upperlands farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (223), 580k £1270 (219); Kilrea farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (221); Bellaghy farmer, 520k Limousin £1140 (219), 520k Stabiliser £1070 (206), 530k £1080 (204); Newtownabbey farmer, 400k Shorthorn beef £870 (218), 430k £910 (212), 410k £860 (210); Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1080 (216), 470k £1000 (213), 500k Belgian Blue £1040 (208); Bendooragh farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £860 (215), 390k Fleckvieh £790 (203), 370k Limousin £740 (200); Cullybackey farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £780 (211), 450k £910 (202), 400k £800 (200); Rasharkin farmer, 340k Limousin £700 (206), 310k £620 (200); Portglenone farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £800 (205) and Ballymoney farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £940 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.