Calved heifers selling to £2320 at Kilrea

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

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Aghadowey farmer, Charolais £470; Glarryford farmer, Charolais £455; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £450; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £400, £290, £280; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365, £350, £235; Glarryford farmer, Simmental £350; Swatragh farmer, Belgian Blue £350, Aberdeen Angus £245; Maghera farmer, Hereford £340; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £255; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Kilrea farmer, Hereford £300; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275, Hereford £230; Draperstown farmer, Belgian Blue £270, £260; Stranocum farmer, Shorthorn beef £270; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £245, £240; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £240; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230, Belgian Blue £215; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215 and Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £205.

Heifer calves

Aghadowey farmer, Charolais £545; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £430, £410; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £425; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £390; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £385, Hereford £310, £275; Draperstown farmer, Belgian Blue £385; £280, £245, £200; Randalstown farmer, Monbeliarde £375, Aberdeen Angus £345, £315, Monbeliarde £310, £250; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Ballyclare farmer, Belgian Blue £325; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £260; Glarryford farmer, Simmental £320; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £310; Dervock farmer, Monbeliarde £295; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Cullybackey farmer, Hereford £285, £265, Aberdeen Angus £250, £245; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275, £235; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Dunloy farmer, Monbeliarde £270; Dervock farmer, Friesian £270; Upperlands farmer, Holstein £270; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265 and Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255, Belgian Blue £220.

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 (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 sold to a top of £810 and 270 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Friday, October 15, 2021: A great entry for the final sale of 130 calves met a flying trade for all types on offer

Bull calves

Finvoy farmer, 230k Limousin £650 (283), 300k Charolais £800 (267); Ringsend farmer, 230k Limousin £640 (278), 220k Limousin £600 (273), 200k £530 (265), 230k £600 (261), 280k £660 (236); Garvagh farmer, 260k Charolais £720 (277), 270k £730 (270), 280k £730 (261), 290k £730 (252), 220k £550 (250), 250k £620 (248), 280k £660 (236); Macosquin farmer, 240k Limousin £650 (271), 250k £600 (240); Macosquin farmer, 290k Simmental £770 (266); Stranocum farmer, 280k Limousin £740 (264); Ballymoney farmer, 300k Charolais £790 (263); Rasharkin farmer, 260k Limousin £660 (254), 350k £840 (240), 280k £670 (239), 270k £630 (233); Macosquin farmer, 310k Limousin £780 (252), 320k £800 (250), 260k £640 (246), 310k £750 (242), 300k £720 (240), 300k £710 (237), 310k £730 (236), 290k £680 (235); Ballymoney farmer, 340k Charolais £840 (247); Dungiven farmer, 310k Simmental £750 (242), 320k £770 (241); Ballymena farmer, 350k Charolais £830 (237), 340k £800 (235) and Ballymoney farmer, 270k Aberdeen Angus £640 (237), 320k £750 (234), 300k £700 (233), 240k £560 (233).

Heifer calves

Dunloy farmer, 260k Charolais £750 (289), 200k £560 (280), 250k £630 (252), 230k £580 (252), 280k £680 (243), 220k £530 (241), 240k £570 (238); Finvoy farmer, 250k Limousin £670 (268); Ringsend farmer, 200k Limousin £520 (260), 250k £590 (236); Rasharkin farmer, 220k Limousin £560 (255); Macosquin farmer, 230k Limousin £580 (252), 250k £610 (244), 300k £720 (240), 240k £570 (238), 230k £540 (235); Garvagh farmer, 240k Charolais £580 (242); Ballymena farmer, 280k Charolais £670 (239); Ballymoney farmer, 250k Aberdeen Angus £590 (236), 250k £580 (232) and Garvagh farmer, 280k Limousin £660 (236).

Monday, October 18, 2021: A good entry of 650 fat lambs and ewes met a sharper trade with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs sold to £5.10 per kg and to top of £114.

Fat ewes sold to £138.

Lambs (550)

Ballymoney farmer, 19.5k £99.50 (510), 21.5k £103 (479), 23k £106.50 (463); Limavady farmer, 21k £106.50 (507); Cullybackey farmer, 21.5k £107.50 (500); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £113.50 (494), 23k £108 (470); Rasharkin farmer, 16.5k £81.50 (494); Cloughmills farmer, 21.5k £105.50 (491); Limavady farmer, 21k £103 (491); Garvagh farmer, 18k £88 (489); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £109.50 (487), 24.5k £108 (441); Cullybackey farmer, 21k £102 (486); Limavady farmer, 22k £107 (486); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £106 (482), 17k £75 (441); Macosquin farmer, 19k £90 (474); Garvagh farmer, 23k £108 (470); Cookstown farmer, 24k £112 (467); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £109.50 (466), 24k £105 (438); Draperstown farmer, 23.5k £109.50 (466); Limavady farmer, 22k £102.50 (466), 22.5k £99 (440); Macosquin farmer, 23.5k £109.50 (466); Coleraine farmer, 19.5k £90.50 (464); Dungiven farmer, 21.5k £99.50 (463); Coleraine farmer, 24k £110.50 (460); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £108 (460); Coleraine farmer, 22k £101 (459), 24k £105 (438), 24.5k £107 (437); Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £112 (457); Aghadowey farmer, 25k £114 (456); Castlerock farmer, 22.5k £102.50 (456); Tobermore farmer, 21k £95.50 (455), 23.5k £103.50 (440); Limavady farmer, 20k £90.50 (453), 21.5k £96 (447); Macosquin farmer, 24.5k £111 (453); Ringsend farmer, 25k £112.50 (450); Coleraine farmer, 23k £103 (448); Draperstown farmer, 21k £94 (448); Clough farmer, 21.5k £96 (447) and Draperstown farmer, 25.5k £112 (439).

Fat ewes (100) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £138.

More ewes needed.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021: A super entry of 40 dairy met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Calved heifers selling to £2320.

Macosquin farmer, calved heifers to £2320, £2280, £2070, £2040, £2010, £1990, £1980, £1940, £1900, £1880, £1800, £1770; Moneymore farmer, calved Shorthorn heifer to £1720 and Garvagh farmer, batch of maiden heifers to £980, £880, £860, £850, £800.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021: A super entry of 400 fat cow, sucklers and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1610, heifers sold to £1340.

Fat cows and bulls sold to £1500

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

Kilrea farmer, 660k, Charolais, £1,440.00, (218.2), 690k, Charolais, £1,500.00, (217.4), 580k, Fleckvieh, £1,150.00, (198.3) Ballymena farmer, 670k, £1,270.00, (189.6), 830k, £1,260.00, (151.8) Ballymoney farmer, 570k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,080.00, (189.5), 550k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,000.00, (181.8) Limavady farmer, 670k, Simmental, £1,240.00, (185.1), 700k, Limousin, £1,100.00, (157.1), 690k, Limousin, £1,030.00, (149.3) Ballymoney farmer, 510k, Stabiliser, £840.00, (164.7) Aghadowey farmer, 820k, Friesian, £1,120.00, (136.6) Rasharkin farmer, 830k, Danish Red, £1,340.00, (161.4), 660k, Simmental, £990.00, (150), 820k, Monbeliarde, £1,170.00, (142.7), 760k, Friesian, £1,000.00, (131.6) Kilrea farmer, 670k, Limousin, £1,050.00, (156.7); Toomebridge farmer, 540k, Friesian, £850.00, (157.4), 620k, Hereford, £890.00, (143.5); Limavady farmer, 600k, Simmental, £940.00, (156.7) Garvagh farmer, 500k, Shorthorn, £760.00, (152) Bushmills farmer, 600k, Friesian, £880.00, (146.7), 540k, Monbeliarde, £730.00, (135.2), 420k, Holstein, £510.00, (121.4) Moneymore farmer, 520k, £750.00, (144.2), 650k, £820.00, (126.2), 560k, £680.00, (121.4), Ballymena farmer, 970k, Friesian, £1,390.00, (143.3) Kilrea farmer, 710k, £1,010.00, (142.3) Ballycastle farmer, 590k, Aberdeen Angus, £840.00, (142.4), 570k, Aberdeen Angus, £770.00, (135.1), 560k, Aberdeen Angus, £700.00, (125), Ballymena farmer, 760k, Limousin, £1,060.00, (139.5) Limavady farmer, 550k, Holstein, £770.00, (140), 700k, Holstein, £940.00, (134.3) Coleraine farmer, 600k, £840.00, (140), 840k, £1,130.00, (134.5) Ballycastle farmer, 780k, £1,070.00, (137.2), 610k, £790.00, (129.5) Bushmills farmer, 620k, Holstein, £840.00, (135.5) Dunloy farmer, 720k, £970.00, (134.7), 800k, £970.00, (121.3) Coleraine farmer, 1040k, Stabiliser, £1,380.00, (132.7) and Macosquin farmer, 770k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,020.00, (132.5), 650k, Aberdeen Angus, £840.00, (129.2), 570k, Aberdeen Angus, £730.00, (128.1).

Suckler stock

Ballyronan farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1620.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Claudy farmer, 290k, Shorthorn, £700.00, (241.4), 280k, Shorthorn, £660.00, (235.7), 210k, Charolais, £440.00, (209.5), Limavady farmer, 230k, Limousin, £540.00, (234.8), 280k, Limousin, £640.00, (228.6), 230k, Limousin, £520.00, (226.1), 300k, Limousin, £670.00, (223.3), 260k, Limousin, £570.00, (219.2), 300k, Limousin, £650.00, (216.7), Dungiven farmer, 450k, Limousin, £990.00, (220), 460k, Limousin, £1,000.00, (217.4), 430k, Limousin, £920.00, (214), Maghera farmer, 610k, Limousin, £1,340.00, (219.7) Ballymoney farmer, 410k, Limousin, £890.00, (217.1), 360k, Limousin, £730.00, (202.8), 390k, Limousin, £790.00, (202.6), 330k, Limousin, £660.00, (200); local farmer, 520k, Limousin, £1,100.00, (211.5), 460k, Charolais, £940.00, (204.3), 400k, Limousin, £800.00, (200) Kilrea farmer, 600k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,260.00, (210), 620k, Charolais, £1,270.00, (204.8) Kilrea farmer, 580k, Belgian Blue, £1,200.00, (206.9) Coleraine farmer, 530k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,090.00, (205.7), 550k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,100.00, (200) Ballycastle farmer, 510k, Limousin, £1,040.00, (203.9), 530k, Charolais, £1,080.00, (203.8), 520k, Charolais, £1,040.00, (200); Ballymena farmer, 490k, Charolais, £980.00, (200) and Dungiven farmer, 440k, Limousin, £880.00, (200).

Steers

Claudy farmer, 230k, Charolais, £620.00, (269.6) Coleraine farmer, 580k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,380.00, (237.9), 570k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,290.00, (226.3) Maghera farmer, 620k, Limousin, £1,470.00, (237.1); Ballymoney farmer, 580k, Charolais, £1,350.00, (232.8) Coleraine farmer, 690k, Limousin, £1,600.00, (231.9), 690k, Limousin, £1,540.00, (223.2), 700k, Limousin, £1,550.00, (221.4), 660k, Limousin, £1,460.00, (221.2), 740k, Charolais, £1,610.00, (217.6), 680k, Limousin, £1,450.00, (213.2), 690k, Limousin, £1,470.00, (213), 640k, Limousin, £1,350.00, (210.9), 690k, Limousin, £1,440.00, (208.7), 680k, Limousin, £1,400.00, (205.9), 720k, Charolais, £1,470.00, (204.2); Portglenone farmer, 420k, Charolais, £970.00, (231), 420k, £900.00, (214.3), 420k, £900.00, (214.3), 480k, £970.00, (202.1) Cushendall farmer, 340k, Simmental, £780.00, (229.4), 460k, Simmental, £1,040.00, (226.1), 310k, Simmental, £700.00, (225.8), 360k, Simmental, £790.00, (219.4), 350k, Simmental, £760.00, (217.1), 360k, Simmental, £760.00, (211.1), 360k, Simmental, £750.00, (208.3), 390k, Simmental, £800.00, (205.1), 310k, Stabiliser, £620.00, (200); Kilrea farmer, 700k, Limousin, £1,600.00, (228.6), 710k, Charolais, £1,600.00, (225.4), 720k, Limousin, £1,600.00, (222.2), 610k, Limousin, £1,310.00, (214.8) Ballymoney farmer, 520k, Limousin, £1,120.00, (215.4), 450k, Limousin, £940.00, (208.9) Macosquin farmer, 530k, Limousin, £1,140.00, (215.1), 590k, Limousin, £1,250.00, (211.9), 560k, Limousin, £1,140.00, (203.6); Broughshane farmer, 600k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,260.00, (210) Portglenone farmer, 500k, Limousin, £1,050.00, (210) Limavady farmer, 440k, Aberdeen Angus, £920.00, (209.1), 440k, Aberdeen Angus, £920.00, (209.1), 470k, Aberdeen Angus, £950.00, (202.1), 470k, Aberdeen Angus, £950.00, (202.1), Ballymena farmer, 500k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,030.00, (206) Magherafelt farmer, 560k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,140.00, (203.6) Ballymoney farmer, 450k, Limousin, £910.00, (202.2), 450k, Limousin, £910.00, (202.2) and Ballymoney farmer, 540k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,080.00, (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.