Calved heifers selling to £2380 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves: Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, Hereford £335; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £445; Dungiven farmer, Montbeliarde £425, Aberdeen Angus £410, £395, Hereford £395, Limousin £360, Aberdeen Angus £360, £330, Limousin £330, £210; Swatragh farmer, Belgian Blue £385; Randalstown farmer, Montbeliarde £380, £350, Belgian Blue £335; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, £255; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £345, Friesian £335; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £330; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £250; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £305, Aberdeen Angus £270; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250, Hereford £240; Randalstown farmer, Hereford £245 and Glarryford farmer, Holstein £200.

Heifer calves: Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £390, Limousin £310; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £375; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £375; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £370; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £250; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £325, £270, Limousin £220; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £315; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315, Belgian Blue £305; Limavady farmer, Hereford £295; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £290; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £285, Aberdeen Angus £210; Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £275 and Ahoghill farmer, Limousin £265.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £335. 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 sold to a top of £780 and 329ppk.

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

Friday, October 2, 2020: A super entry of 350 calves met a flying trade for all types on offer.

Steers sold to 332 ppk and heifers sold to 3.48 ppk.

Bull calves: Dunloy farmer, 220k Charolais £730 (332), 250k £780 (312), 230k £690 (300), 250k £730 (292), 230k £670 (291), 270k £740 (274), 290k £790 (272), 190k Limousin £500 (263), 280k Charolais £700 (250), 370k £840 (227); Macosquin farmer, 200k Limousin £660 (330), 280k Limousin £770 (275), 280k £750 (268), 250k £670 (268), 330k £870 (264), 290k £760 (262), 380k £960 (252), 360k £840 (233), 310k £710 (229), 350k £770 (220); Aghadowey farmer, 230k Charolais £730 (317), 280k £740 (264), 180k Limousin £480 (267), 300k Charolais £770 (257), 330k £820 (249), 320k £790 (247), 230k £540 (235); Magherafelt farmer, 280k Limousin £880 (314), 280k £840 (300), 270k £800 (296), 350k £970 (277); Garvagh farmer, 380k Charolais £1160 (305), 310k £900 (290), 350k Charolais £990 (283), 350k £970 (277), 320k £860 (269), 380k £990 (261), 450k £1110 (247); Portglenone farmer, 270k Charolais £790 (293), 270k £780 (289), 290k Limousin £790 (272), 290k Charolais £750 (259), 360k £890 (247), 330k Limousin £800 (242), 410k £980 (239); Coleraine farmer, 250k Charolais £730 (292), 340k £810 (238); Aghadowey farmer, 290k Simmental £840 (290), 330k £850 (258); Claudy farmer, 240k Charolais £690 (288), 320k £850 (266); Dungiven farmer, 320k Charolais £920 (288), 370k £1010 (273), 390k £1010 (259), 410k £1020 (249), 330k Limousin £810 (246), 430k £1010 (235), 430k Charolais £960 (223), 430k £950 (221); Macosquin farmer, 300k Limousin £860 (287), 330k Charolais £840 (255), 280k Limousin £710 (254), 350k Charolais £880 (251); Cushendall farmer, 220k Charolais £630 (286), 230k £640 (278), 260k Limousin £700 (269), 300k Charolais £800 (267), 210k £550 (262), 330k £840 (255); Maghera farmer, 400k Charolais £1140 (285), 290k Limousin £820 (283), 330k £910 (276), 380k Charolais £940 (248), 320k £790 (247); Ballymoney farmer, 330k Limousin £920 (279), 300k £760 (253); Castlerock farmer, 290k Charolais £810 (279), 300k Limousin £810 (270), 380k Charolais £1010 (266), 340k £890 (262), 400k £1030 (258), 320k Limousin £800 (250), 390k Charolais £960 (246), 310k Limousin £760 (245), 450k Charolais £1090 (242), 440k Limousin £1030 (234), 370k Charolais £860 (232), 440k £1020 (232), 430k £970 (226), 410k £920 (224); Portglenone farmer, 340k Charolais £950 (279), 410k £930 (227); Macosquin farmer, 270k Charolais £750 (278), 350k £860 (246), 400k £910 (228), 400k £890 (223); Ballymena farmer, 220k Limousin £610 (277), 240k £560 (233); Portglenone farmer, 340k Limousin £940 (277), 320k £820 (256), 370k £920 (249), 340k £810 (238), 360k £830 (231); Ballymoney farmer, 250k Limousin £690 (276); Limavady farmer, 350k Limousin £960 (274), 300k £810 (270); Limavady farmer, 330k Belgian Blue £900 (273), 300k £780 (260), 310k £770 (248), 310k £760 (245), 350k £800 (229); Portglenone farmer, 300k Limousin £810 (270), 400k £890 (223); Toomebridge farmer, 330k Simmental £870 (264), 380k Limousin £1000 (263); Castlerock farmer, 460k Charolais £1190 (259), 440k Simmental £1070 (243), 480k Charolais £1080 (225), 440k £960 (218), 490k £1070 (218); Dungiven farmer, 460k Limousin £1180 (257), 370k Charolais £890 (241); Garvagh farmer, 370k Charolais £950 (257), 340k £840 (247), 370k £880 (238), 370k £860 (232), 370k £840 (227), 380k £840 (221), 330k Hereford £720 (218); Portglenone farmer, 300k Limousin £770 (257), 300k £750 (250), 240k £600 (250), 300k £710 (237), 280k £620 (221); Finvoy farmer, 200k Sal £500 (250), 200k Hereford £450 (225); Dungiven farmer, 250k Limousin £620 (248), 280k £670 (239), 360k £790 (219);Claudy farmer, 260k Limousin £640 (246); Knockloughrim farmer, 320k Limousin £780 (244), 280k Simmental £680 (243), 330k £780 (236), 270k £630 (233), 300k £690 (230), 300k SHB £690 (230), 285k Simmental £640 (225), 300k £670 (223), 350k £580 (220); Castlerock farmer, 330k Simmental £800 (242), 340k £750 (221), 340k Belgian Blue £730 (215) and Portglenone farmer, 330k Limousin £790 (239), 420k £990 (236).

Heifer calves: Portglenone farmer, 290k Limousin £1010 (348), 310k £800 (258), 250k £570 (228), 310k £700 (226); Portglenone farmer, 310k Limousin £990 (319), 410k £1210 (295), 310k £830 (268); Castlerock farmer, 230k Charolais £690 (300), 270k £750 (278), 260k £720 (277), 240k £620 (258), 310k £760 (245), 330k £800 (242), 330k £790 (239), 340k £800 (235), 280k Limousin £640 (229), 370k Charolais £830 (224), 370k Charolais £820 (222), 370k Limousin £810 (219), 370k £800 (216), 250k £540 (216), 330k Charolais £700 (212); Macosquin farmer, 290k Limousin £870 (300), 270k Charolais £760 (282), 310k Limousin £670 (216); Magherafelt farmer, 300k Limousin £900 (300); Macosquin farmer, 280k Limousin £800 (286), 280k £660 (236), 290k Limousin £670 (231), 300k £670 (223), 320k £690 (216); Limavady farmer, 310k Limousin £880 (284), 310k Charolais £810 (261), 400k £920 (230), 330k Limousin £750 (227), 400k Charolais £890 (223); Dungiven farmer, 330k Limousin £920 (279), 330k £820 (249), 360k Blonde d’Aquitaine £850 (236); Knockloughrim farmer, 225k Simmental £600 (267), 230k Charolais £550 (239), 240k Simmental £560 (233), 300k Shorthorn dairy £690 (230), 240k Simmental £540 (225); Dungiven farmer, 290k Limousin £770 (266), 300k £750 (250), Ballymoney farmer, 250k Limousin £650 (260), 240k £580 (242), 330k Aberdeen Angus £740 (224); Portglenone farmer, 320k Limousin £820 (256), 310k £770 (248), 360k £890 (247), 310k £760 (245); Toomebridge farmer, 290k Charolais £730 (252); Ballymena farmer, 340k Charolais £850 (250); Dungiven farmer, 300k Charolais £750 (250), 250k £620 (248), 320k £790 (247), 320k £750 (234); Garvagh farmer, 350k Charolais £970 (249), 410k £910 (222), 400k Limousin £870 (218), 380k Charolais £800 (211); Dungiven farmer, 320k Limousin £790 (247), 360k £810 (225), 400k £840 (210), 400k £820 (205); Portglenone farmer, 340k Charolais £840 (247), 370k Limousin £830 (224); Randalstown farmer, 290k Charolais £710 (245); Garvagh farmer, 320k Charolais £780 (244), 280k £660 (236), 320k £750 (234), 340k £790 (232); Finvoy farmer, 160k Sal £385 (241); Portglenone farmer, 290k Limousin £700 (241), 300k Charolais £700 (233); Maghera farmer, 350k Limousin £830 (237); Claudy farmer, 230k Limousin £235), 230k £520 (226); Castlerock farmer, 360k Charolais £840 (233), 410k £930 (227), 450k £1000 (222), 400k £850 (213); Dungiven farmer, 390k Charolais £910 (233), 370k £790 (214), 370k £780 (210); Portglenone farmer, 420k Charolais £960 (229); Macosquin farmer, 440k Charolais £1000 (227), 430k £900 (209); Portglenone farmer, 350k Limousin £790 (226), 320k £700 (219); Ballymena farmer, 260k Limousin £580 (223), 230k £490 (213), 270k £570 (211) and Randalstown farmer, 310k Limousin £690 (223), 340k £740 (218).

Monday, October 5, 2020: A great entry of fat lambs and ewes met a sharp trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to 4.13 per kg and to top of £103. Fat ewes sold to £102.

Lambs: Portglenone farmer, 16k £66 (413), 22k £85 (386); Dunloy farmer, 22k £89 (405); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £93 (396); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £90.50 (394); Kilrea farmer, 23k £90.50 (394); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £86.50 (393); Coleraine farmer, 20k £78 (390); Coleraine farmer, 22k £85.50 (389); Toomebridge farmer, 22k £85.50 (389); Coleraine farmer, 23k £89 (387); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £87 (387) and Maghera farmer, 23k £89 (387).

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

Ewes sold to £102 and rams sold to £122.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, October 6, 2020: A super entry of 100 dairy cattl met a super trade.

Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £2380, £2300, £2080, £2000, £1680; Macosquin farmer, calved heifers to £2200, £2180, £1720; Ringsend farmer, calved heifer to £2100; Aghadowey farmer, calved heifers to £1800, second calver to £1680; Bushmills farmer, calved heifers to £1800, £1720, £1680, £1660, £1620, £1600; Magherafelt farmer, calved heifer to £1720 and Bendooragh farmer, sixth calver to £1560 and second calver to £1400;

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, October 7, 2020: A super entry of 390 fat cow, suckler and store cattle at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1680, heifers sold to £1370 and fat cows sold to £1470.

Fatcows: (110 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Crumlin farmer, 810k Limousin £1430 (177); Cookstown farmer, 550k Friesian £970 (176), 480k £700 (146), 510k £640 (126); Limavady farmer, 680k Limousin £1190 (175), 690k Simmental £1020 (148), 640k Belgian Blue £910 (142); Garvagh farmer, 850k Simmental £1470 (173), 720k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (165); Garvagh farmer, 620k Charolais £1050 (169); Kilrea farmer, 650k Hereford £1070 (165); Castlerock farmer, 780k Limousin £1290 (165); Coleraine farmer, 660k Limousin £1050 (159); Dervock farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £870 (158); Randalstown farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £900 (155); Coagh farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (154), 720k £1080 (150), 660k £900 (136); Coleraine farmer, 550k Friesian £840 (153); Coleraine farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £920 (151), 680k Hereford £960 (141), 650k Limousin £840 (129); Limavady farmer, 760k Limousin £1150 (151), 660k Aberdeen Angus £880 (133); Dunloy farmer, 590k Limousin £880 (149), 640k £920 (144); Cushendall farmer, 710k Belgian Blue £1050 (148), 660k Simmental £900 (136); Dungiven farmer, 860k Limousin £1270 (148), 630k £900 (143); Randalstown farmer, 580k Friesian £840 (145); Limavady farmer, 680k Charolais £980 (144); Portglenone farmer, 670k Friesian £940 (140), 640k £880 (138); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Friesian £780 (135), 530k £700 (132), 640k £830 (130), 540k £680 (126); Garvagh farmer, 740k Hereford £990 (134); Ballymoney farmer, 700k Holstein £930 (133); Ballycastle farmer, 470k Limousin £610 (130); Ballymoney farmer, 790k Holstein £1000 (127), 810k £1020 (126); Limavady farmer, 660k Montbeliarde £840 (127), 580k Friesian £730 (126) and Randalstown farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £700 (127).

Fat bulls: Ballymena farmer, 1070k Charolais £1290; Ballymoney farmer, 740k Hereford £1190 and Dunloy farmer, 690k Saler £1190.

Suckler stock: Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus cow with Charolais bull calf at foot to £1460, Aberdeen Angus cow with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £1400; Randalstown farmer, Shorthorn dairy cow with Hereford and Fleckvieh bull calves at foot to £1460, Limousin heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1430 and Macosquin farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1400.

Heifers: Claudy farmer, 430k Limousin £1060 (247), 440k £950 (216), 460k £970 (211), 420k £880 (210), 400k £830 (208), 450k £910 (202); Garvagh farmer, 570k Simmental £1370 (240); 490k Charolais £1070 (218), 530k £1140 (215), 540k £1140 (211), 560k £1140 (204), 530k £1080 (204); Garvagh farmer, 510k Limousin £1140 (224), 450k £940 (209), 460k £920 (200); Limavady farmer, 340k Limousin £740 (218), 380k £790 (208), 430k Aberdeen Angus £860 (200), 450k £900 (200); Magherafelt farmer, 330k Limousin £720 (218); Castledawson farmer, 580k Charolais £1260 (217), 560k £1200 (214), 560k £1180 (211), 570k Limousin £1200 (211), 610k Charolais £1280 (210), 570k Limousin £1180 (207), 600k Charolais £1230 (205), 550k £1110 (202); Upperlands farmer, 270k Hereford £580 (215), 330k £700 (212); Randalstown farmer, 440k Limousin £940 (214), 490k £980 (200); Coleraine farmer, 370k Limousin £770 (208); Coleraine farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £1020 (208); Dunloy farmer, 520k Charolais £1080 (208), 610k £1260 (207), 600k Limousin £1220 (203); Rasharkin farmer, 520k Limousin £1080 (208), 530k £1090 (206); Macosquin farmer, 290k Belgian Blue £600 (207), 300k £610 (203); Macosquin farmer, 430k Charolais £890 (207), 340k £700 (206); Claudy farmer, 570k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1170 (205); Cullybackey farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1080 (204); Garvagh farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1080 (204); Coleraine farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £890 (202) and Macosquin farmer, 530k Simmental £1070 (202).

Steers: Coleraine farmer, 360k Charolais £870 (242), 380k Limousin £900 (237), 360k £850 (236), 380k £890 (234), 430k £950 (221), 420k £910 (217); Upperlands farmer, 460k Charolais £1110 (241), 440k £1020 (232), 450k Belgian Blue £900 (200); Finvoy farmer, 350k Limousin £840 (240); Macosquin farmer, 250k Belgian Blue £570 (228), 300k Hereford £640 (213), 300k Hereford £640 (213), 270k Aberdeen Angus £560 (207), 270k Limousin £560 (207), 330k Belgian Blue £680 (206); Macosquin farmer, 430k Limousin £980 (228), 500k £1010 (202), 430k £870 (202); Magherafelt farmer, 500k Limousin £1100 (220), 510k £1040 (204), 450k £920 (204); Magherafelt farmer, 770k Limousin £1680 (218), 730k Charolais £1480 (203); Portglenone farmer, 560k Limousin £1220 (218), 580k £1250 (216), 520k £1100 (212), 520k £1070 (206); Kilrea farmer, 560k Simmental £1200 (214), 590k Charolais £1240 (210), 650k Limousin £1360 (209), 640k Charolais £1320 (206), 660k Simmental £1340 (203); Kilrea farmer, 630k Parthenais £1360 (216), 640k Limousin £1360 (213), 620k £1310 (211), 640k £1350 (211); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Limousin £1100 (216), 520k £1110 (214), 530k £1060 (200); Aghadowey farmer, 420k Limousin £890 (212), 590k £1230 (209), 500k £1030 (206); Dunloy farmer, 380k Parthenais £800 (211), 380k £790 (208); Magherafelt farmer, 570k Limousin £1200 (211), 540k £1140 (211) and Ballymoney farmer, 550k Limousin £1130 (206), 490k £990 (202).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.