Calved heifers selling to £2320 at Kilrea

Thursday, January 13, 2022: A super entry of 390 calves and weanlings 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

Bull calves

Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £490; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £470, Belgian Blue £450; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £455; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, £380; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £420, £350; Dungannon farmer, Charolais £405; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, Belgian Blue £370, Fleckvieh £270, Aberdeen Angus £250; Limavady farmer, Charolais £390, £365, Belgian Blue £310, £280, Aberdeen Angus £255; Armoy farmer, Hereford £390, Fleckvieh £380; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, £300; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £385, £280; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £365, Hereford £350, £290; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £365, £335; Garvagh farmer, Friesian £340, £260, £220; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, £225; Macosquin farmer, Limousin £300, £296, Aberdeen Angus £296, Limousin £225; Dervock farmer, Fleckvieh £295, £240; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £290; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, Hereford £230; Ballymoney farmer, Friesian £285; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £280; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Limavady farmer, Friesian £270; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; £210; Randalstown farmer, Holstein £270; Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £260, £255, £245, £240; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £260, Hereford £245; Broughshane farmer, Belgian Blue £245; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £240; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £240, £230; Swatragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Dunloy farmer, Fleckvieh £230; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215; Ballyclare farmer, Belted Galloway £200 and Upperlands farmer, Holstein £200.

Heifer calves

Ballyronan farmer, Belgian Blue £470; Ballymena farmer Limousin £455, Hereford £335, Aberdeen Angus £330, Limousin £330, Belted Galloway £240; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £430, £310; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £440; £275; Ballymoney farmer Limousin £430; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £420, Aberdeen Angus £330; Ballyclare farmer, Belgian Blue £400; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £385, Aberdeen Angus £300, Limousin £300; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, £290; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £345; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £345, £240; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £310; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £310; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £285; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £280; Dungannon farmer, Hereford £280; Dunloy farmer, Fleckvieh £275, £240; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £275; Macosquin farmer Limousin £270, £230; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £260, £245; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255, £220; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £250; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £230; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £210; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £205 and Limavady farmer, Hereford £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £340. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (80)

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 £930 and 293 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, January 17, 2022: A small entry of over 450 fat lambs and ewes met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs sold to £5.23 per kg and to top of £128.

Fat ewes sold to £194.

Lambs (350)

Coleraine farmer, 22k £115 (523); Moneymore farmer, 22k £114 (518); Coleraine farmer, 21k £108 (514); Magherafelt farmer, 21.5k £110 (512); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £115 (511); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £114 (507); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £109 (507); Garvagh farmer, 23k £115 (500); Ballymena farmer, 23.5k £117 (498); Ballymena farmer, 22k £109.50 (498); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £112 (498) and 24k Lambs to £119.50, 25k lambs to £121.

Fat ewes (80) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £194.

More ewes needed.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022: A good entry of dairy stock met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Coleraine farmer, calved heifer £2320, £2010, £1980; Dungannon farmer, calved heifers £2060, £2020 and Aghadowey farmer, calved heifer £2040.

Batch bulling heifers to £1120.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022: A good entry of 340 fat cow, sucklers and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers selling to £1660, heifers selling to £1490.

Fat cows and bulls selling to £1440.

Fat cows: 60 on offer - flying trade.

Claudy farmer, 570k Simmental £1220 (214), 590k £1220 (207), 640k £1090 (170): Magherafelt farmer, 580k Belgian Blue £1200 (207), 600k £1160 (193); Toome farmer, 730k Belgian Blue £1420 (195); Antrim farmer, 750k Simmental £1440 (192); Maghera farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (177), 790k £1300 (165); Magherafelt farmer, 620k Limousin £1070 (173); Aghadowey farmer, 590k Friesian £1020 (173), 640k £970 (152), 770k £1150 (149), 610k £900 (148), 710k £1040 (147), 640k £930 (145); Ballymena farmer, 740k Limousin £1260 (170); Maghera farmer, 760k £1220 (161); Ballymoney farmer, 850k Fleckvieh £1320 (155); Ballymoney farmer, 820k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (140); Coleraine farmer, 770k Fr £1080 (140), 760k £1010 (133); Rasharkin farmer, 890k Friesian £1210 (136), 630k £770 (122); Aghadowey farmer, 630k Friesian £850 (135); Coleraine farmer, 870k Friesian £1160 (133), 730k £920 (126) and Coleraine farmer, 780k Friesian £1000 (128).

Suckler stock

Antrim farmer, Limousin cow with heifer calf at foot £2050 and local farmer, Hereford cow with calf at foot £1550.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Garvagh farmer, 540k Charolais £1460 (270), 560k £1320 (236), 600k £1400 (233), 580k £1310 (226), 580k £1270 (219); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Limousin £1360 (247), 560k £1280 (229), 480k £1080 (225); Ballymena farmer, 280k Limousin £690 (246), 250k £600 (240), 335k £770 (230); Dunloy farmer, 325k Charolais £790 (243), 340k £740 (218); Dunloy farmer, 560k Charolais £1350 (241), 560k £1270 (227), 510k £1150 (226), 620k £1390 (224), 610k £1350 (221), 570k £1260 (221); Garvagh farmer, 600k Charolais £1440 (240), 590k £1360 (231), 650k £1490 (229), 610k £1390 (228), 610k £1370 (225), 600k £1350 (225), 600k £1330 (222), 620k £1360 (219), 590k £1270 (215);m Ballymena farmer, 530k Charolais £1240 (234), 530k £1220 (230), 550k £1230 (224); Bushmills farmer, 560k £1310 (234), 610k £1270 (208); Coleraine farmer, 530k Limousin £1240 (234), 550k £1280 (233), 520k £1190 (229), 570k £1300 (228), 490k £1090 (222), 570k £1240 (218); Magherafelt farmer, 490k Simmental £1130 (231), 550k £1200 (218), 490k £1060 (216); Maghera farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (227), 540k £1210 (224), 540k £1190 (220), 530k £1160 (219); Coleraine farmer, 600k Limousin £1320 (220), 530k £1160 (219), 510k £1080 (212), 560k £1170 (209); Kilrea farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £1350 (218), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (210); Limavady farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1170 (217); Ballycastle farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1080 (216); Upperlands farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £940 (209), 420k £870 (207) and Bellaghy farmer, 480k Limousin £1000 (208).

Steers

Magherafelt farmer, 330k Limousin £880 (267), 340k £850 (250); Ballymena farmer, 350k Limousin £910 (260), 340k £860 (253); Ballintoy farmer, 540k £1400 (259), 530k £1370 (259), 520k £1270 (244), 520k £1250 (240), 500k £1200 (240), 560k £1340 (239), 580k £1360 (235); Dunloy farmer, 520k Charolais £1290 (248), 600k £1430 (238), 580k £1360 (235), 540k £1245 (231), 610k £1390 (228), 660k £1500 (227), 610k £1380 (226), 620k £1390 (224); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Charolais £1350 (246), 560k £1290 (230), 590k £1350 (229), 570k £1300 (228); Kilrea farmer, 690k Charolais £1660 (241), 600k £1440 (240), 690k £1610 (233), 640k £1480 (231), 650k £1490 (229), 650k £1460 (225), 650k £1440 (222); Dungiven farmer, 440k Limousin £1060 (241), 470k £1120 (238), 500k £1160 (232); Portglenone farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £860 (239), 480k £1050 (219), 460k £1000 (217); Ballymena farmer, 520k Limousin £1240 (239), 490k £1130 (231), 630k £1410 (224); Coleraine farmer, 650k Limousin £1540 (237), 570k £1340 (235), 560k £1250 (223); Magherafelt farmer, 540k Limousin £1270 (235); Garvagh farmer, 640k Limousin £1500 (234) and Maghera farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1290 (230), 560k £1280 (229).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.