Calved heifers selling to £2040 at Kilrea

A good entry of 320 calves and weanlings on Thursday 31st March, 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

Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £480; Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £445, Aberdeen Angus £360, Fleckvieh £330; Dungannon farmer, Charolais £425; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £420, Aberdeen Angus £360, Montbeliarde £310, Aberdeen Angus £290, £275, £245, Montbeliarde £220, Aberdeen Angus £215; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £405, £350, £220; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £400; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £380, Belted Galloway £330; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365, Hereford £270; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £360, Aberdeen Angus £290; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £360; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, £355; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £330; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £330, Aberdeen Angus £250, Belgian Blue £215; Millisle farmer, Simmental £325, Charolais £325, Simmental £300, £270, £260; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £320, £285, £255, £250; Stranocum farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, Hereford £290; Ballyclare farmer, Hereford £290; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £290, £285, £280; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Dunloy farmer, Fleckvieh £285, £275; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £285, Aberdeen Angus £245; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn beef £280, £260, £250, £215, £200; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £265, Aberdeen Angus £245; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £250; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Aghadowey farmer, Holstein £230; Ballymoney farmer, Montbeliarde £230; Aghadowey farmer, Shorthorn £225; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £220 and Draperstown farmer, Limousin £200.

Heifer calves

Aghadowey farmer, Charolais £470; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £460, £440, Charolais £365, £345, £350; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £430, Aberdeen Angus £270; Castlerock farmer, Friesian £410, £355, £200; Coleraine farmer, Belted Galloway £365, Hereford £270; Millisle farmer, Charolais £345, Shorthorn beef £290, Charolais £250; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn beef £300, £280; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £285, £245; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £250, £200; Greyabbey farmer, Belgian Blue £240; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235, £220; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £230; Donemana farmer, Belgian Blue £225, Aberdeen Angus £205; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £225; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £215 and Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £230. Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck calves (40)

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 £800 and 272 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of over 620 on Monday 4th April met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £6.09 per kg and to top of £149.50.

Fat ewes to £250.

Ewes and lambs to £216.

Lambs (500)

Bendooragh farmer, 23.5k £143 (609); Kilrea farmer, 19k £115.50 (608), 23k £125 (544); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £129.50 (602); Ahoghill farmer, 20k £113 (565); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £127 (564); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £120 (558); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £125.50 (558); Garvagh farmer, 21k £116 (552), 23k £125 (544), 23.5k £127 (540); Kilrea farmer, 27k £147 (544); Ringsend farmer, 23k £124 (539); Portglenone farmer, 21k £113 (538); Bendooragh farmer, 27.5k £147 (535); Newtowncrumlin farmer, 23.5k £124.50 (530); Macosquin farmer, 21k £111 (529); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £126.50 (527) and Dungiven farmer, 24k £126 (525), 18k £94.50 (525).

Fat ewes (120) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £250.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 35 dairy on Tuesday 5th April met a great trade with more quality lots required.

Portstewart farmer, calved heifers to £2040, £2020, £2000, £1920 and £1800.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 340 on Wednesday 6th April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1820, heifers sold to £1580.

Fat cows and bulls to £1740.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, flying trade.

Limavady farmer, 800k Charolais £1740 (218); Moneymore farmer, 660k Friesian £1420 (215); Randalstown farmer, 550k Limousin £1180 (215), 600k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (192); Portglenone farmer, 650k Limousin £1320 (203), 700k Belgian Blue £1200 (171), 710k £1200 (169); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Simmental £1170 (198), 580k £1040 (179), 520k £890 (171); Randalstown farmer, 770k Simmental £1510 (196), 730k Hereford £1270 (174); Kilrea farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £1060 (193), 730k Hereford £1400 (192), 590k Sal £970 (164); Ballymena farmer, 810k Limousin £1530 (189), 580k £1090 (188); Cloughmills farmer, 690k Fleckvieh £11280 (186), 680k Friesian £1080 (159); Ballymoney farmer, 660k Charolais £1230 (186); Magherafelt farmer, 530k Friesian £980 (185), 640k £1150 (180), 580k £980 (169); Bellaghy farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £900 (184); Coleraine farmer, 800k Fleckvieh £1460 (183), 710k £1180 (166), 660k £1060 (161); Moneymore farmer, 600k Fleckvieh £1070 (178); Articlave farmer, 490k Friesian £860 (176); Clough farmer, 710k Limousin £1250 (176), 540k £940 (174), 640k £1080 (169), 530k £830 (157), 530k Simmental £940 (153); Limavady farmer, 710k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (175), 580k Limousin £900 (155); Kilrea farmer, 800k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1370 (171); Aghadowey farmer, 600k Friesian £1010 (168), 720k £1200 (167); Ballymoney farmer, 780k Holstein £1310 (168), 850k £1320 (155); Aghadowey farmer, 660k Holstein £1100 (167); Ringsend farmer, 650k Limousin £1080 (166), 520k £790 (152); Dunloy farmer, 680k Friesian £1110 (163); Macosquin farmer, 620k Limousin £990 (160); Castlerock farmer, 780k Holstein £1240 (159); Templepatrick farmer, 580k Limousin £920 (159), 650k £960 (148); Macosquin farmer, 600k Friesian £940 (157), 630k £960 (152), 650k £980 (151), 660k £980 (149); Ballyclare farmer, 660k Friesian £1030 (156), 670k £1040 (155); Upperlands farmer, 790k Friesian £1210 (153), 730k £1100 (151); Bushmills farmer, 640k Holstein £960 (150); Castlerock farmer, 600k Friesian £870 (145) and Finvoy farmer, 570k Holstein £820 (144).

Suckler stock

Bellaghy farmer, springing third calver Saler to £1100.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Kilrea farmer, 510k Limousin £1450 (284), 520k £1400 (269), 600k £1580 (263), 540k £1330 (246); Kilrea farmer, 480k Limousin £1320 (275); Toomebridge farmer, 460k Charolais £1200 (261), 420k £1090 (260), 600k £1550 (258), 620k Limousin £1420 (229), 710k £1580 (223); Magherafelt farmer, 290k Limousin £740k 255), 330k £700 (212); Desertmartin farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (242), 480k £1020 (213), 510k £1080 (212); Ringsend farmer, 310k Limousin £1160 (228), 560k £1180 (211); Rasharkin farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (225), 590k Simmental £1280 (217), 540k Hereford £1150 (213), 510k Limousin £1080 (212), 590k Hereford £1250 (212), 490k £1020 (208), 630k Fleckvieh £1310 (208), 520k Limousin £1050 (202); Rasharkin farmer, 580k Limousin £1300 (224); Garvagh farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £780 (223), 290k £600 (207); Macosquin farmer, 600k Charolais £1340 (223), 610k £1360 (223), 580k £1290 (222), 550k £1200 (218), 640k £1390 (217); Greysteel farmer, 450k Par £980 (218); Rasharkin farmer, 550k Limousin £1200 (218), 500k Shorthorn £1050 (210), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Limousin £1060 (216), 580k £1220 (210); Ringsend farmer, 220k Limousin £470 (214); Armoy farmer, 360k Limousin £760 (211), 350k £700 (200); Draperstown farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £860 (210), 370k £750 (203); Randalstown farmer, 620k Simmental £1300 (210); Rasharkin farmer, 480k Hereford £980 (204), 480k £960 (200) and Finvoy farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £880 (200).

Steers

Randalstown farmer, 360k Simmental £940 (261), 380k £970 (255), 400k £1000 (250), 390k £970 (249), 460k £1090 (237), 370k £850 (230), 380k £860 (226), 460k £1000 (217), 420k £900 (214); Templepatrick farmer, 380k Charolais £990 (261), 350k £900 (257), 370k Limousin £920 (249), 400k Charolais £970 (243), 410k £990 (242), 460k £1090 (237), 420k £980 (233), 400k £910 (228), 430k £980 (228), 350k £790 (226), 420k £950 (226), 460k £970 (211), 360k Limousin £750 (208), 480k £970 (202); Moneymore farmer, 500k Limousin £1280 (256), 520k £1190 (229), 5560k £1260 (225), 500k Belgian Blue £1070 (214); Kells farmer, 480k Limousin £1220 (254), 510k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (247), 480k £1170 (244), 490k £1190 (243), 540k £1140 (211); Dungiven farmer, 520k Limousin £1300 (250), 490k Limousin £1160 (237), 350k Hereford £790 (226), 340k Limousin £760 (224), 440k Aberdeen Angus £900 (205), 490k Hereford £990 (202); Magherafelt farmer, 370k Limousin £900 (243), 360k £780 (217); Garvagh farmer, 690k Simmental £1640 (238), 780k Charolais £1820 (233), 730k Limousin £1700 (233), 740k £1700 (230), 760k Charolais £1740 (229), 690k Limousin £1570 (228), 660k Simmental £1500 (227), 710k Charolais £1600 (225), 740k Limousin £1660 (224), 720k £1600 (222), 700k Belgian Blue £1540 (220); Garvagh farmer, 590k Limousin £1400 (237), 550k £1250 (227); Limavady farmer, 620k Simmental £1470 (237), 590k Charolais £1370 (232), 600k £1350 (225); Newtownabbey farmer, 400k Shorthorn beef £940 (235), 410k £940 (229), 380k £870 (229); Ringsend farmer, 480k Limousin £1120 (233), 570k Charolais £1320 (232), 480k Limousin £1100 (229), 560k £1230 (220), 540k £1160 (215); Macosquin farmer, 520k Charolais £1180 (227), 610k £1380 (226), 550k £1170 (213); Limavady farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (220), 680k £1480 (218), 600k £1250 (208), 740k £1500 (203); Rasharkin farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (220), 680k Hereford £1460 (215), 620k Gal £1270 (205); Toomebridge farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (218), 520k £1060 (204), 570k £1140 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Limousin £1190 (216), 620k £1260 (203); Garvagh farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £820 (216); Bendooragh farmer, 350k Fleckvieh £740 (211); Rasharkin farmer, 570k Hereford £1190 (209); Ballymoney farmer, 220k Fleckvieh £450 (205) and Ringsend farmer, 270k Belgian Blue £540 (200), 270k Limousin £540 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.