Calved heifers selling to £2180 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves: Ballymena farmer, Simmental £540; Desertmartin farmer, Limousin £540, Simmental £525; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465, £405; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445, Fleckvieh £370; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £440, £425; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435, Belgian Blue £290, Aberdeen Angus £225; Donemana farmer, Belgian Blue £430, Aberdeen Angus £415, Shorthorn beef £320, £270; Castlederg farmer, Fleckvieh £425, £410, £255, Friesian £255, £205; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £420, Belgian Blue £340, £325, Hereford £320, Limousin £255, Aberdeen Angus £220, Belgian Blue £205; Rasharkin farmer, Hereford £395, Aberdeen Angus £350, £345; Castledawson farmer, Limousin £350; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £285; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £295; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £250, £245; Dunloy farmer, Hereford £320, £290; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, Saler £225; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, Fleckvieh £245, £225; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £300; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £285; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £270; Ballymoney farmer, Montbeliarde £260, £245; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £260; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £255; Ballymena farmer, Fleckvieh £240, £225, £220; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220 and Ballycastle farmer, Holstein £200.

Heifer calves: Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410, £370; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £400, £380; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, Hereford £360; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £385; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £380, Hereford £375, Limousin £370, Belgian Blue £305, Limousin £265, Belgian Blue £250, £240, Aberdeen Angus £235; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, Shorthorn beef £250; Ballymoney farmer Aberdeen Angus £350; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £345, £290, £270; Culnady farmer, Belgian Blue £330; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325; Ballycastle farmer, Hereford £315; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, £270; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £300; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, £280; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £295, £290; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, £255, £210; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £290; Castledawson farmer, Limousin £285; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £260, £230 and Ballymena farmer, Limousin £250, Aberdeen Angus £210.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £255. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (100): 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 £995 and 271 ppk.

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

Monday, April 12, 2021: A good entry of 530 fat lambs and ewes met an improved trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to £6.95 per kg and to top of £158.50. Fat ewes sold to £192.

Kilrea Mart are now selling breeding sheep every Monday, ewes and lambs to £210 and springing ewes to £222.

Lambs: Kilrea farmer, 19k £132 (695), 20k £138 (690); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £138 (690); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £147.50 (671); Dunloy farmer, 23.5k £152 (647); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £148 (644); Stewartstown farmer, 23.5k £149.50 (636), 20k £121 (605); Dunloy farmer, 24.5k £151 (616); Rasharkin farmer, 19.5k £119 (610); Portglenone farmer, 22k £134 (609); Rasharkin farmer, 20k £120 (600); Ballymoney farmer, 25.5k £152 (596); Rasharkin farmer, 26.5k £155 (585) and Dungiven farmer, 26k £152 (585).

Heavy lambs: 32k £158.50, 27.5k £155, 26.5k £155, 29k £154.50, 29k £154, 30k £153, 32k £152, 35k £152, 26k £152, 25.5k £152, 28k £150.

Ewes with lambs to £210 and springing ewes to £222.

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

Good entry of ewes to £192.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021: A super entry of 85 dairy stock met a super trade with more quality lots required. Calved heifers sold to £2180.

Dungannon farmer, calved heifers to £2180, £2140, £2060, £2040, £2000, £1980, £1920, £1900, £1880, £1860, £1820; Dungannon farmer, calved heifers to £2000; Castlederg farmer, second calvers to £1980, £1880, £1800, £1620, £1600, £1500, calved heifers to £1900, £1820, £1780, £1760, £1720, £1680, £1660, £1640, £1620, £1600, £1580, £1540, £1520, £1460, £1440, £1420, third calver to £1620, £1560, Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1860; Coleraine farmer, second calver to £1980, third calver to £1780, second calver to £1740; Crumlin farmer, second calver to £1740; Aghadowey farmer, calved heifers to £1600, £1570 and Aghadowey farmer, springing heifer to £1500, springer second calver to £1400.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, April 14, 2021: A super entry of 460 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1360, heifers sold to £1300, fat cows and bulls sold to £1580.

Fat cows: (80 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Limavady farmer, 590k Charolais £1240 (210); Portglenone farmer, 480k Limousin £900 (188); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Limousin £900 (180), 620k Friesian £900 (145); Aghadowey farmer, 660k Holstein £1170 (177), 640k £1120 (175), 660k £1050 (159), 760k £1120 (147), 800k £1170 (146), 820k £1170 (143), 630k £900 (143), 780k £1100 (141), 820k £1150 (140), 670k £880 (131), 610k £740 (121); Carrickfergus farmer, 630k Simmental £1060 (168), 660k Limousin £1040 (158), 650k Blonde d’Aquitaine £900 (139); Ballymena farmer, 470k Limousin £780 (166), 590k £840 (142); Portglenone farmer, 640k Friesian £1050 (164), 760k £1220 (161); Upperlands farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £1040 (163); Tobermore farmer, 960k Aberdeen Angus £1550 (162); Dervock farmer, 910k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (159); Ballycastle farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £950 (158); Tobermore farmer, 520k Friesian £810 (156); Ballymena farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £940 (154); Ballymoney farmer, 740k Holstein £1140 (154), 890k £1320 (148); Maghera farmer, 660k Limousin £1000 (152); Kilrea farmer, 610k Shorthorn £900 (148), 580k £820 (141), 570k £710 (125); Ballymoney farmer, 820k Friesian £1200 (146); Maghera farmer, 660k Simmental £960 (146), 540k Hereford £720 (133); Garvagh farmer, 510k Limousin £740 (145); Upperlands farmer, 710k Friesian £1020 (144), 700k £880 (126); Bellaghy farmer, 600k Friesian £830 (138); Moneymore farmer, 680k Friesian £940 (138); Coleraine farmer, 790k Shorthorn beef £1080 (137), 740k £990 (134); Coleraine farmer, 710k Holstein £970 (137); Ballycastle farmer, 760k Limousin £1030 (136); Garvagh farmer, 670k Charolais £910 (136); Tobermore farmer, 720k Holstein £970 (135); Cookstown farmer, 620k Limousin £830 (134); Rasharkin farmer, 720k Aberdeen Angus £950 (132), 610k Limousin £800 (131); Desertmartin farmer, 740k Friesian £970 (131), 560k £730 (130); Limavady farmer, 590k Friesian £770 (131), 640k £820 (128) and Moneymore farmer, 600k Fleckvieh £770 (128), 650k £810 (125).

Fat bulls: Claudy farmer, 790k Charolais £1580 (200); Desertmartin farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (192) and Glarryford farmer, 910k Fleckvieh £1290 (142), 890k £1120 (126).

Suckler stock: Magherfelt farmer, Hereford heifer with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf at foot to £1460; Tobermore farmer, Limousin cow with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf at foot to £1380, Springer second calver Aberdeen Angus to £1360 and Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue heifer with Belgian Blue Hhifer calf at foot to £1350.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers: Ballintoy farmer, 400k Charolais £1000 (250), 430k £1020 (237), 430k £950 (221); Kilrea farmer, 350k Charolais £860 (246), 360k £860 (239); Garvagh farmer, 280k Charolais £690 (246), 260k £630 (242), 340k £770 (227); 370k £810 (219), 160k £350 (219); Knockloughrim farmer, 240k Charolais £590 (246); Rasharkin farmer, 330k Lim £810 (246), 380k £860 (226), 360k £780 (217), 390k Aberdeen Angus £780 (200); Upperlands farmer, 510k Limousin £1250 (245); Limavady farmer, 350k Charolais £850 (243), 320k £770 (241), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (236), 370k Charolais £780 (211), 560k Limousin £1180 (211), 420k Aberdeen Angus £870 (207); Ballymena farmer, 470k Limousin £1100 (234), 560k £1260 (225), 520k £1140 (219); Portglenone farmer, 440k Lim £1030 (234), 490k £1040 (212); Portglenone farmer, 210k Simmental £490 (233); Randalstown farmer, 380k Limousin £880 (232), 400k £900 (225), 390k £820 (210); Ballymena farmer, 480k Charolais £1100 (229), 500k Limousin £1110 (222), 460k £1010 (220), 500k £1090 (218), 590k £1230 (209); Rasharkin farmer 470k Limousin £1060 (226), 560k £1180 (211), 470k £980 (209); Greysteel farmer, 400k Limousin £900 (225); Kilrea farmer, 440k Simmental £990 (225), 420k Limousin £900 (214), 460k £980 (213); Portglenone farmer, 480k Limousin £1080 (225); Culnady farmer, 410k Limousin £900 (220); Garvagh farmer, 520k Limousin £1140 (219), 470k £1000 (213); Garvagh farmer, 340k Aberdeen Angus £740 (218); Millisle farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus £720 (218), 310k Hereford £620 (200); Upperlands farmer, 500k Limousin £1090 (218), 610k £1300 (213), 470k £990 (211), 620k £1250 (202); Dunloy farmer, 580k Charolais £1260 (217), 570k £1230 (216), 610k £1300 (213), 560k £1180 (211), 610k £1240 (203); Moneymore farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1000 (217), 360k Belgian Blue £770 (214), 460k Limousin £940 (204), 380k Aberdeen Angus £770 (203); Limavady farmer, 550k Charolais £1190 (216); Cullybackey farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £990 (215), 480k £1000 (208), 500k £1000 (200); Coleraine farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £880 (210), 420k £840 (200); Bushmills farmer, 440k Blonde d’Aquitaine £910 (207), 530k Limousin £1060 (200); Garvagh farmer, 405k £840 (207); Macosquin farmer, 320k Belgian Blue £660 (206); Limavady farmer, 295k Aberdeen Angus £600 (203); Macosquin farmer, 540k Limousin £1090 (202); Portglenone farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (200) and Rasharkin farmer, 415k Aberdeen Angus £830 (200).

Steers: Macosquin farmer, 330k Charolais £880 (267), 350k £910 (260), 480k £1220 (254), 400k £1010 (253), 330k £790 (239); Randalstown farmer, 350k Limousin £900 (257), 340k Simmental £820 (241), 430k £870 (202); Bellaghy farmer, 330k Limousin £830 (252), 500k £1200 (240), 350k £810 (231), 460k £960 (209), 480k £990 (206); Rasharkin farmer, 470k Limousin £1160 (247), 520k £1220 (235), 500k £1160 (232); Glarryford farmer, 310k Simmental £245), 420k £890 (212); Portglenone farmer, 530k Charolais £1290 (243); Limavady farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (238), 500k £1140 (228), 470k £1030 (219), 490k £1070 (218), 500k £1040 (208); Ballyronan farmer, 330k Charolais £780 (236); Garvagh farmer, 330k Charolais £780 (236), 400k £850 (213), 400k £830 (208); Newtownabbey farmer 360k Shorthorn beef £850 (236), 350k £800 (229), 400k £820 (205); Limavady farmer, 310k Belgian Blue £730 (236), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (236), 380k Belgian Blue £840 (221), 410k £880 (215), 420k £890 (212), 450k £920 (204); Garvagh farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus £770 (233); Macosquin farmer, 370k Hereford £860 (232); Cullybackey farmer, 300k Charolais £690 (230); Carrickfergus farmer 430k Limousin £970 (226), 490k £1050 (214), 450k £940 (209), 380k £780 (205), 400k £820 (205); Knockloughrim farmer, 310k Simmental £700 (226); Upperlands farmer, 610k Limousin £1360 (223), 500k £1090 (218), 580k £1260 (217); Limavady farmer, 560k Charolais £1210 (216); Finvoy farmer, 390k Limousin £830 (213), 430k Limousin £890 (207); Portglenone farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (212), 580k Belgian Blue £1210 (209), 590k Fleckvieh £1180 (200); Macosquin farmer, 560k Limousin £1180 (211); Larne farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (210); Upperlands farmer, 590k Limousin £1240 (210); Portglenone farmer, 490k Charolais £1020 (208); Portglenone farmer, 450k £930 (207); Larne farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1090 (206); Coleraine farmer, 410k Limousin £830 (202), 400k Aberdeen Angus £800 (200); Dervock farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £720 (200); Greysteel farmer, 510k Limousin £1020 (200) and Millisle farmer, 450k Fleckvieh £900 (200), 450k Hereford £900 (200).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.