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: Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £540; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500, Fleckvieh £260; Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490; Castlerock farmer, Limousin £480, Belgian Blue £455, Friesian £270; Antrim farmer, Hereford £470, £305; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £470; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £460, £425, Hereford £325, Belgian Blue £270; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, Fleckvieh £385; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £340, Hereford £300; Cookstown farmer, Charolais £425, £385; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £420, Limousin £410, Fleckvieh £345; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £400, Holstein £220; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, Holstein £255; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, Fleckvieh £345, Aberdeen Angus £315, Montbeliarde £315, Aberdeen Angus £270; Londonderry farmer, Belgian Blue £390; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £390, Hereford £300, £270; Armoy farmer, Friesian £380; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £370; Cloughmills farmer, Fleckvieh £370, £320; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £365, Hereford £325, £245; Portglenone farmer, Blonde d’Aquitaine £365; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Limavady farmer, Friesian £355, Aberdeen Angus £250; Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn £340, £320, £240; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £340, Aberdeen Angus £225; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £335, Hereford £255, Aberdeen Angus £240, Belgian Blue £240, Aberdeen Angus £230, Belgian Blue £210; Bushmills farmer, Friesian £326; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325, £290; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £320; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £250; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £310, Fleckvieh £300, £250;Ballywalter farmer, Hereford £305, Aberdeen Angus £300; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, Belgian Blue £270; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £300, £250; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, Montbeliarde £210; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £290, £240; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £290; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £270, Aberdeen Angus £205; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £250, £240; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £230; Donemana farmer, Holstein £225; Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn dairy £220, £200 and Maghera farmer, Friesian £210.

Heifer calves: Millisle farmer, Shorthorn beef £445, Aberdeen Angus £445, Belgian Blue £400, £390, £370, Shorthorn beef £340; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £405; Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400; Ballywalter farmer, Limousin £400; Portglenone farmer, Blonde d’Aquitaine £400, £380; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £380, Hereford £285, Belgian Blue £270, Hereford £245; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £375; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £375; Cookstown farmer, Charolais £370; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £370; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £330, Hereford £250;Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £320, Belgian Blue £270; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £310; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, £250, £225; Rasharkin farmer, Hereford £295; Londonderry farmer, Belgian Blue £290; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £280; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Cloughmills farmer, Fleckvieh £255, £250; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245, Shorthorn beef £235; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £236 and Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £380. 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 £850 and 303 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, January 18, 2021: A super entry of 620 fat lambs and ewes met a super trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to £5.40 per kg and to top of £132.50.

Fat ewes sold to £152.

Kilrea Mart are now selling breeding sheep every Monday, aged springing ewes to £190

Lambs: Moneymore farmer, 19k £102.50 (540), 24.5k £126 (514); Garvagh farmer, 15.5k £83 (536); Rasharkin farmer, 21k £112 (533); Ballymoney farmer, 20.5k £109 (532); Limavady farmer, 22k £116.50 (530), 20.5k £10.50 (529), 25.5k £127 (498); Limavady farmer, 19.5k £102 (523), 22k £111.50 (507); Kilrea farmer, 18k £95 (528), 24k £123.50 (515); Macosquin farmer, 19.5k £103 (528); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £116 (527); Cullybackey farmer, 19k £100 (526); Portglenone farmer, 22k £114.50 (521); Bellaghy farmer, 21k £109 (519); Glarryford farmer, 20k £103 (515); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £115.50 (513); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £109 (507); Garvagh farmer, 24.5k £124 (506); Kilrea farmer, 17k £86 (506); Bellaghy farmer, 22.5k £113.50 (504); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £118 (502); Boveedy farmer, 23.5k £118 (502), 25k £123.50 (494); Portglenone farmer, 22k £110 (500); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £112.50 (500); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £107 (498); Limavady farmer, 22k £109.50 (498), 19.5k £97 (497); Claudy farmer, 21.5k £106 (493) and Macosquin farmer, 21.5k £106 (493).

Heavy lambs to £132.50, £130, £129, £128.50, £127.

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

Larger entry of ewes to £152.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, January 19, 2021: A super entry of 100 dairy cattle met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Dungannon farmer, calved heifers to £2380, £2320, £2180, £2020, £2000, £1980, £1800, £1660; Ballyronan farmer, second calvers to £2340, £1980, £1900, £1720, Fleckvieh £1680, £1620, £1600, calved heifers to £2280, £2260, £2020, £1860, £1740, £1680, £1640, calved cows to £1760, dry cows to £1880, £1680, £1620, £1600; Castlederg farmer, third calver to £1660, second calvers to £1620, Montbeliarde to £1620; Dungiven farmer, calved heifer to £1640 and Ballyclare farmer, third calver to £1540.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021: A super entry of 380 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1480, heifers sold to £1480 and fat cows and bulls sold to £1480.

Fat cows: (120 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Garvagh farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (191), 590k Belgian Blue £810 (137); Ballymena farmer, 560k Limousin £1000 (179), 850k Charolais £1480 (174), 740k Limousin £1240 (168), 500k Aberdeen Angus £640 (128), 560k £680 (121); Garvagh farmer, 750k Limousin £1340 (179), 800k £1270 (159); Magherafelt farmer, 690k Belgian Blue £1220 (177), 690k Aberdeen Angus £950 (138), 580k Simmental £770 (133), 540k Limousin £630 (117); Coleraine farmer, 830k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (165); Ballyronan farmer, 470k Friesian £760 (162), 530k £810 (153), 450k Fleckvieh £680 (151); Dervock farmer, 530k Holstein £840 (159), 850k £1080 (127); Glarryford farmer, 660k Friesian £1030 (156), 820k £1060 (129), 770k £940 (122), 630k £770 (122); Tobermore farmer, 630k Holstein £980 (156); Limavady farmer, 550k Shorthorn £850 (155); Stewartstown farmer, 660k Charolais £1020 (155); Coleraine farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (149), 670k Par £960 (143), 530k Charolais £640 (121); Dungiven farmer, 710k Limousin £1060 (149), 670k £990 (148), 680k Simmental £990 (146), 580k Limousin £780 (135); Glarryford farmer, 640k Fleckvieh £950 (148), 710k £1050 (148), 560k £700 (125); Ballyclare farmer, 530k Charolais £770 (145), 460k Aberdeen Angus £620 (135); Ballymena farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £950 (144); Dunloy farmer, 670k Limousin £960 (143); Aghadowey farmer, 640k Friesian £910 (142), 660k £920 (139), 660k £890 (135), 720k £890 (124); Kilrea farmer, 680k Limousin £960 (141); Randalstown farmer, 580k Charolais £810 (140); Clough farmer, 430k Friesian £580 (135), 550k £700 (127); Antrim farmer, 890k Fleckvieh £1180 (133); Castlerock farmer, 600k Charolais £800 (133); Bushmills farmer, 500k Montbeliarde £660 (132), 560k Friesian £740 (132), 640k £840 (131), 660k Montbeliarde £860 (130), 540k Friesian £640 (119); Portglenone farmer, 680k Friesian £900 (132); Moneymore farmer, 650k Fleckvieh £850 (131), 630k £780 (124); Upperlands farmer, 800k Hereford £1050 (131); Ballymoney farmer, 740k Montbeliarde £960 (130), 570k £710 (125), 610k £760 (125), 440k £510 (116); Castlerock farmer, 520k Limousin £670 (129); Garvagh farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £880 (129); Draperstown farmer, 690k Shorthorn £870 (126), 590k Aberdeen Angus £710 (120); Macosquin farmer, 620k Ayrshire £780 (126), 600k Friesian £720 (120); Maghera farmer, 540k Limousin £680 (126), 690k Friesian £860 (125), 540k Simmental £670 (124), 620k Hereford £760 (123), 500k Simmental £600 (120); Macosquin farmer, 620k Friesian £760 (123); Ballymoney farmer, 710k Holstein £880 (124); Ballyclare farmer, 450k Friesian £540 (120); Dunloy farmer, 750k Holstein £900 (120), 710k £850 (120); Garvagh farmer, 540k Limousin £640; Ballymena farmer, 610k Limousin £720 (118) and Coleraine farmer, 720k Friesian £830 (115).

Fat bulls: Portglenone farmer, 720k Simmental £1100 (153);Ballymoney farmer, 880k Fleckvieh £1290 (147); Claudy farmer, 890k Limousin £1240 (139) and Cookstown farmer, 940k Holstein £1240 (132).

Suckler stock: Garvagh farmer, Limousin bull to £2120; Antrim farmer, Limousin bull to £1500; Coleraine farmer, springing Aberdeen Angus heifer to £1290 and Macosquin farmer, springing Limousin heifer to £1100, Hereford £1070.

Cows and calves: Portglenone farmer, Hereford heifer with Hereford heifer calf at foot to £1470.

Heifers: Castlerock farmer, 240k Charolais £690 (288), 320k £790 (247), 370k £900 (243), 300k £720 (240), 390k Limousin £920 (236), 310k Charolais £700 (226); Ballycastle farmer, 560k Charolais £1480 (264), 540k £1370 (254), 500k £1230 (246), 450k £1100 (244), 470k £1140 (243), 510k £1190 (233), 520k £1190 (229), 470k £1060 (226), 370k Limousin £820 (222); Greysteel farmer, 270k Limousin £700 (259); Portglenone farmer, 310k Limousin £800 (258); Ballymena farmer, 310k Charolais £750 (242), 330k Limousin £760 (230), 360k Charolais £810 (225), 370k Simmental £820 (222), 410k Charolais £900 (220), 420k £900 (214), 390k Limousin £830 (213), 340k Stabiliser £680 (200); Ballyronan farmer, 260k Aberdeen Angus £630 (242), 260k £580 (223), 380k £830 (218); Dunloy farmer, 530k Charolais £1280 (242), 510k £1200 (235), 480k £1120 (233), 460k £1040 (226), 570k £1270 (223), 470k £1040 (221), 520k £1140 (219), 590k £1270 (215); 620k £1300 (210); Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1210 (242), 560k £1330 (238), 530k £1250 (236), 560k £1300 (232), 590k £1330 (225); Portglenone farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £720 (240), 310k £740 (239), 340k £770 (227); Magherafelt farmer, 400k Charolais £940 (235), 410k £900 (220); Randalstown farmer, 450k Limousin £1050 (233), 510k £1120 (220); Garvagh farmer, 560k Limousin £1300 (232), 610k Charolais £1380 (226), 550k Limousin £1220 (222); Bendooragh farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £790 (226), 320k £720 (225), 400k £850 (213), 400k £840 (210), 410k £850 (207), 340k £680 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 420k Limousin £920 (219); Ballycastle farmer, 500k Limousin £1090 (218), 495k £1080 (218), 470k £1000 (213); Kilrea farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1020 (217), 490k £1060 (216); Macosquin farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £800 (216)370k £790 (214); Desertmartin farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £860 (215); Maghera farmer, 440k Belgian Blue £940 (214); Londonderry farmer, 480k Limousin £1020 (213); Coleraine farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (212), 500k £1050 (210) and Ballymoney farmer, 450k Saler £950 (211).

Steers: Portglenone farmer, 290k Limousin £840 (290), 270k £690 (256), 370k £860 (232), 380k £870 (229); Greysteel farmer, 270k Limousin £760 (282), 320k £790 (247); Dungiven farmer, 300k Limousin £800 (267), 250k £650 (260), 330k £820 (249), 360k £870 (242), 340k £820 (241), 250k Hereford £600 (240), 360k Limousin £850 (236), 380k £890 (234), 440k £1030 (234), 270k £620 (230), 370k £830 (224), 400k Hereford £890 (223), 450k Aberdeen Angus £950 (211); Ballycastle farmer, 280k Limousin £740 (264), 260k £680 (262), 320k £800 (250), 300k £740 (247); Coleraine farmer, 400k Limousin £1040 (260), 430k £1050 (244), 440k £1050 (239), 470k £1090 (232), 480k £1070 (223), 430k £950 (221), 490k Charolais £1060 (216); Antrim farmer, 390k Limousin £1000 (256), 440k £1010 (230), 440k £1000 (227), 440k £980 (223), 530k £1180 (223); Stranocum farmer, 280k Aberdeen Angus £690 (246), 230k £530 (230), 360k £760 (211); Macosquin farmer, 450k Charolais £1060 (236), 460k £1070 (233), 430k £980 (228), 430k Aberdeen Angus £980 (228), 420k £910 (217); Magherafelt farmer, 390k Charolais £900 (231); Portglenone farmer, 440k Belgian Blue £1010 (230), 310k Aberdeen Angus £710 (229), 280k £640 (229), 290k £660 (228), 320k £730 (228), 410k £930 (227), 360k £790 (219), 330k £720 (218), 420k £900 (214); Dunloy farmer, 560k Charolais £1280 (229), 590k £1320 (224), 600k £1340 (223), 540k £1200 (222), 550k Limousin £1210 (220), 570k Charolais £1240 (218), 540k £1170 (217), 590k £1270 (215), 690k £1480 (215); Ballyclare farmer, 450k Charolais £1000 (222); Kilrea farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (217), 580k £1250 (216); Ballymoney farmer, 510k Charolais £1100 (216); Cullybackey farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £790 (214) and Ballymoney farmer, 400k Saler £840 (210).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.