Calved heifers selling to £2480 at Kilrea

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Kilrea farmer, Charolais £685, Simmental £670, Charolais £665, £585, £575; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £565, Belgian Blue £510, Limousin £475; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £545, £475, Fleckvieh £375; Castlederg farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475, £450; Swatragh farmer, Charolais £460, £400; Aghadowey farmer, Fleckvieh £455, £435, £410, £400; Greysteel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425, £220; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £345; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £345; Ballykelly farmer, Sak £325; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £290; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £205; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £280; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, Limousin £280, Aberdeen Angus £205; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Knockloughrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £250; Limavady farmer, Holstein £250; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Cloughmills farmer, Fleckvieh £220; Glarryford farmer, Friesian £215, Limousin £200 and Ballykelly farmer, Friesian £200.

Heifer calves

Kilrea farmer, Limousin £700; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £680, £580, Aberdeen Angus £510; Ahoghill farmer, Saler £580, Charolais £490, Aberdeen Angus £380, £350; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £515, £360; Swatragh farmer, Charolais £475; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £365; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Greysteel farmer, Limousin £340, Aberdeen Angus £340; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Dervock farmer, Hereford £300, Belgian Blue £285; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £280; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £235, Hereford £205; Ballykelly farmer, Saler £230 and Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £215, £210.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £250.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (40)

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 £825 and 268 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, August 30, 2021: A super entry of 900 fat lambs and ewes met a sharper trade with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs sold to £4.66 per kg and to top of £129.50.

Fat ewes sold to £127.

Lambs (750)

Limavady farmer, 17.5k £81.50 (466), 22.5k £103 (458), 22k £100 (455), 20k £89.50 (448); Tobermore farmer, 22k £102 (464); Moneymore farmer, 25k £115.50 (462); Garvagh farmer, 21k £96.50 (460), 23k £103.50 (450); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £103 (458); Ballymoney farmer, 18.5k £84.50 (456); Kilrea farmer, 23k £105 (457), 25k £110 (440); Tobermore farmer, 21.5k £98 (456); Cullybackey farmer, 19k £86.50 (455); Limavady farmer, 22k £100 (455); Kilrea farmer, 17.5k £79.50 (454); Garvagh farmer, 23k £104.50 (454); Garvagh farmer, 20.5k £93 (454); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £95 (452); Feeny farmer, 24k £108.50 (452); Boveedy farmer, 23.5k £106 (451);

Macosquin farmer, 21.5k £97 (451); Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £105 (447); Ballycastle farmer, 23k £102.50 (446); Dunloy farmer, 19k £84.50 (445) and Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £91 (444).

Fat ewes (150) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £127.

More ewes needed.

Tuesday, August 31, 2021: A good entry of 35 dairy stock met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Calved heifers sold to £2480.

Magherafelt farmer, calved heifers to £2480, £2440, £2000, £1740, £1700; Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1840 and Ballyclare farmer, calved heifer to £1540.

More stock required weekly

Wednesday, September 1, 2021: A good entry of 240 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1870.

Heifers sold to £1360.

Fat cows and bulls to £1570.

Fat cows: (65 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Portglenone farmer, 490k Hereford £950 (194), 620k £1190 (192); Ballymoney farmer, 630k Holstein £1140 (181), 690k Fleckvieh £950 (138); Limavady farmer, 730k Simmental £1300 (178), 660k Belgian Blue £910 (138); Kilrea farmer, 690k Limousin £1230 (177); Rasharkin farmer, 690k Limousin £1230 (178); Ballymena farmer, 920k Limousin £1570 (171); Glarryford farmer, 680k Fleckvieh £1160 (171), 590k £1000 (170), 670k £1120 (167), 730k £1100 (151), 600k £820 (137); Portglenone farmer, 690k Limousin £1140 (165); Aghadowey farmer, 760k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (162); Ballymoney farmer, 690k Friesian £1110 (161), 550k £760 (138); Randalstown farmer, 800k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (159); Portglenone farmer, 700k Fleckvieh £1110 (154), 600k Friesian £860 (143); Dunloy farmer, 1000k Charolais £1560 (156); Kilraughts farmer, 710k Fleckvieh £1100 (155), 740k Friesian £1080 (146), 750k £1080 (144); Ballyclare farmer, 640k Friesian £960 (150); Garvagh farmer, 660k Friesian £1000 (152), 550k £780 (142), 550k Fleckvieh £720 (131); Castlederg farmer, 610k Montbeliarde £900 (148), 720k Holstein £1050 (146), 790k £1110 (141), 690k £960 (139), 610k £850 (139); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Irish Moilie £730 (146); Ballintoy farmer, 660k Holstein £940 (142), 660k £930 (141), 650k Fleckvieh £870 (134); Dervock farmer, 770k Holstein £1080 (140), 570k £740 (130); Maghera farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £800 (138) and Ballymoney farmer, 660k Hereford £890 (135).

Suckler stock

Londonderry farmer, Belgian blue heifer with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £1580, Belgian Blue heifer with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £1360 and Coleraine farmer, Charolais heifer with Charolais bull calf at foot to £1390.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Kilrea farmer, 370k Charolais £900 (243), 360k £850 (236), 380k £870 (229), 450k £970 (216); Maghera farmer, 420k Limousin £970 (231), 380k £840 (221); Bushmills farmer, 370k Limousin £850 (230), 420k £940 (224); Dunloy farmer, 580k Charolais £1260 (217), 410k Belgian Blue £830 (202); Boveedy farmer, 640k Limousin £1360 (213), 640k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1150 (213), 570k £1190 (209), 510k £1060 (208), 460k Charolais £950 (207), 540k Limousin £1110 (206), 650k Charolais £1310 (202), 510k Limousin £1020 (200); Bushmills farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £810 (213), 385k £770 (200); Cookstown farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £750 (208); Portglenone farmer, 410k Hereford £840 (205), 450k £920 (204), 500k £1020 (204); Toomebridge farmer, 410k Limousin £840 (205); Ballymoney farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (203) and Dervock farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (202).

Steers

Kilrea farmer, 360k Charolais £910 (253); Kilrea farmer, 770k Limousin £1870 (243), 770k Belgian Blue £1850 (240), 680k Limousin £1590 (234), 740k Charolais £1700 (230), 800k £1800 (225), 700k £1550 (221), 700k £1530 (219), 640k Limousin £1370 (214), 710k £1470 (207), 680k SHB £1360 (200); Aghadowey farmer, 580k Charolais £1360 (235), 580k Limousin £1340 (231), 550k £1270 (231), 570k Belgian Blue £1260 (221), 640k Simmental £1350 (211); Ballymoney farmer, 700k Charolais £1640 (234); Garvagh farmer, 380k Limousin £870 (229), 330k £750 (227); Toomebridge farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1300 (217), 670k Aberdeen Angus £1440 (215), 590k Limousin £1240 (210), 640k £1320 (206); Kilrea farmer, 410k Limousin £880 (215), 490k Aberdeen Angus £990 (202); Magherafelt farmer, 600k Limousin £1260 (210), 570k £1180 (207), 570k £1170 (205); Garvagh farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £900 (209); Bushmills farmer, 430k Limousin £890 (207); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1080 (204), 500k £1000 (200); Articlave farmer, 620k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (203), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (202), 610k Simmental £1230 (202); Garvagh farmer, 580k Limousin £1180 (203); Aghadowey farmer, 530k Shorthorn £1060 (200); Limavady farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £1140 (200) and Magherafelt farmer, 390k Simmental £780 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.