Calved heifers selling to £2920 at Kilrea Mart

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

Dropped calves

Bull calves: Draperstown farmer, Belgian Blue £565, Aberdeen Angus £330; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £560, Friesian £395; Dungiven farmer, Fleckvieh £520, £330; Coleraine farmer, Friesian £520, Hereford £445, £290; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520, £435; Magherafelt farmer, Simmental £500; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £450; Ahoghill farmer, Simmental £440, £395, £390, £385, Limousin £380, Simmental £375, Aberdeen Angus £340, Limousin £330; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £435, Shorthorn £345, £340, Friesian £305; Greysteel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410; Draperstown farmer, Hereford £395, Friesian £290; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £395, Limousin £370; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £380, £330, £275, Friesian £200; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, Limousin £280; Randalstown farmer, Friesian £365, £335, £300, £295; Swatragh farmer, Limousin £360; Ballymoney farmer, Simmental £355, Aberdeen Angus £330, Hereford £270; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £290; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £305, £245; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £300, Limousin £255, Aberdeen Angus £240; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Glarryford farmer, Holstein £280; Tobermore farmer, Charolais £280, £200; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £265; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £255, Aberdeen Angus £240; Glarryford farmer, Fleckvieh £250, Holstein £240 and Limavady farmer, Shorthorn beef £230.

Heifer calves: Coleraine farmer, Hereford £475, Friesian £430, £370, Hereford £340; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £435, £340, Simmental £330; Ahoghill farmer, Limousin £405, £315; Draperstown farmer, Belgian Blue £400; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, Belgian Blue £340; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Simmental £340, Aberdeen Angus £330; Rasharkin farmer, Friesian £380, £360; Bushmills farmer, Shorthorn £365; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £360; Greysteel farmer, Limousin £350, Aberdeen Angus £310, Limousin £300; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £290; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £275, £230; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £270; Ahoghill farmer, Limousin £250, Aberdeen Angus £250, Hereford £240; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £250, Aberdeen Angus £240; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £245, Belgian Blue £230; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £240; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £235; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220; Tobermore farmer, Charolais £220 and Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £395. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (95): 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 £920 and 339 ppk. More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, February 1, 2021: A good entry of over 500 fat lambs and ewes met a super trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to £5.25 per kg and to top of £122. Fat ewes sold to £119.

Kilrea Mart are now selling breeding sheep every Monday, springing ewes to £178.

Ewes and lambs sold to £260.

Lambs: Ballymena farmer, 22k £115.50 (525); Portglenone farmer, 22k £115.50 (525); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £109 (507); Garvagh farmer, 24k £120.50 (502); Cloughmills farmer, 20k £100 (500); Dunloy farmer, 23.5k £117.50 (500); Upperlands farmer, 20k £98 (490); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £107.50 (489); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £110 (489); Dungannon farmer, 20k £97.50 (488); Glarryford farmer, 25k £122 (488); Dungiven farmer, 23.5k £114.50 (487); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £112.50 (479); Kilrea farmer, 18.5k £90 (487); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £118.50 (484); Ballymoney farmer, 25k £120.50 (482) and Moneymore farmer, 25k £120 (480).

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

Larger entry of ewes sold to £119.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021: A super entry of 48 dairy cattle met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Calved heifers sold to £2920.

Portstewart farmer, calved heifers to £2930, £2920, £2820, £2640, £2600; Ballymoney farmer, second calver to £2580, third calver to £2440; Coleraine farmer, second calvers to £2360, £2200, calved heifer to £1600; Portrush farmer, calved cow to £2020, calved heifer to £1680; Castlederg farmer, third calvers to £1820, £1740, second calver £1640, £1620 and Ballyclare farmer, calved cow to £1600.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021: A super entry of 280 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1390, heifers sold to £1360, fat cows and bulls sold to £1590 and suckler stock sold to £1920.

Fat cows: (80 on offer. Flying trade - more required).

Magherafelt farmer, 560k Limousin £1030 (184), 500k £770 (154); Macosquin farmer, 490k Friesian £880 (180), 510k £750 (147); Stewartstown farmer, 490k Holstein £790 (161); Macosquin farmer, 870k Limousin £1350 (155), 650k £810 (125); Ballymoney farmer, 770k Holstein £1140 (148), 560k £820 (146); Coleraine farmer, 600k Friesian £890 (148), 720k £960 (133); Limavady farmer, 560k Friesian £820 (146); Dunloy farmer, 780k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1130 (145); Macosquin farmer, 770k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (138); Coleraine farmer, 780k Friesian £1040 (133), 670k £830 (124), 820k £1000 (122), 790k £930 (118); Cookstown farmer, 700k Friesian £930 (133); Cushendall farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £610 (133); Aghadowey farmer, 500k Limousin £660 (132), 630k Hereford £790 (125); Ballymena farmer, 780k Friesian £1030 (132); Ballymena farmer, 620k Limousin £820 (132); Ballymoney farmer, 650k Fleckvieh £840 (129), 680k £830 (122), 680k £800 (118); Portglenone farmer, 680k Fleckvieh £880 (129), 560k £710 (127); Tobermore farmer, 720k Holstein £930 (129); Ballygowan farmer, 610k Holstein £780 (128), 610k £740 (121); Ballymoney farmer, 720k Holstein £910 (126), 780k Ayrshire £940 (121); Aghadowey farmer, 630k Friesian £790 (125); Portglenone farmer, 730k Friesian £910 (125), 730k £860 (118); Castledawson farmer, 500k Friesian £620 (124); Desertmartin farmer, 690k Friesian £840 (122); Portglenone farmer, 740k Friesian £900 (122); Portglenone farmer, 500k Limousin £610 (122); Limavady farmer, 530k Holstein £640 (121); Dunloy farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £520 (118); Glarryford farmer, 560k Ayrshire £660 (118), 550k £640 (116) and Dungiven farmer, 590k Friesian £690 (117).

Fat bulls: Claudy farmer, 710k Swedish Red £1340 (189), 880k Charolais £1590 (181); Castledawson farmer, 750k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (181); Armoy farmer, 1050k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (130) and Culnady farmer, 1060k Holstein £1380 (130).

Suckler stock: Dungiven farmer, springing Limousin heifer in calf Limousin to £1920, Bulling Simmental heifer to £1700 and Kilrea farmer, springing Belgian Blue heifer in calf Limousin to £1780, springing Limousin heifer in calf Limousin to £1700.

Heifers: Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1240 (248), 530k £1240 (234), 540k £1250 (232), 570k £1290 (226), 560k £1260 (225), 610k £1360 (223), 580k £1280 (221), 540k £1180 (219); Limavady farmer, 380k Charolais £930 (245), 370k £870 (235); Draperstown farmer, 360k Charolais £880 (244), 360k Limousin £810 (225): Ballycastle farmer, 440k Charolais £1050 (239), 440k £1010 (230), 440k £970 (221), 470k £1030 (219), 510k £1070 (210); Ballymoney farmer, 380k Hereford £880 (232), 430k Limousin £930 (216), 520k £1040 (200); Garvagh farmer, 500k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1150 (230), 550k Charolais £1250 (227), 570k £1260 (221), 570k £1240 (218), 580k £1250 (216), 580k £1240 (214), 550k £1150 (209); Kilrea farmer, 310k Charolais £710 (229), 350k Limousin £740 (211); Garvagh farmer, 560k Limousin £1260 (225), 550k £1100 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (218), 580k £1240 (214), 570k £1180 (207), 530k £1090 (206); Dunloy farmer, 520k Charolais £1120 (215), 500k £1070 (214), 570k £1160 (204), 610k £1240 (203), 590k £1180 (200); Maghera farmer, 540k Charolais £1110 (206), 540k £1090 (202), 510k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (200); Portglenone farmer, 480k Limousin £990 (206), 480k £970 (202), 480k £970 (202); Macosquin farmer, 620k Charolais £1270 (205); Magherafelt farmer, 580k Limousin £1190 (205); Bellaghy farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1120 (204); Limavady farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (203); Magherafelt farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £810 (203); Ballymoney farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (202) and Dungiven farmer, 450k Limousin £900 (200).

Steers: Ballymena farmer, 280k Limousin £700 (250), 280k £690 (246), 330k £780 (236), 280k £650 (232); Limavady farmer, 380k Charolais £940 (247), 430k Charolais £1000 (233); Dunloy farmer, 500k Charolais £1230 (246), 500k £1210 (242), 520k £1240 (239), 490k £1150 (235), 550k £1250 (227), 570k £1270 (223), 570k £1240 (218), 550k £1180 (215), 580k £1200 (207); Ballycastle farmer, 500k Limousin £1200 (240), 510k Charolais £1190 (233), 610k £1290 (212), 550k £1120 (204); Ballymena farmer, 500k Limousin £1180 (236), 450k £970 (216), 580k £1210 (209), 540k Limousin £1110 (206), 490k Stabiliser £1010 (206); Dunloy farmer, 380k Simmental £900 (237), 470k £1040 (221), 480k £1060 (221), 480k £1030 (215), 470k £980 (209); Dunloy farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £710 (237), 400k Simmental £910 (228); Castledawson farmer, 470k Limousin £1110 (236), 420k £940 (224), 360k £780 (217); Kilrea farmer, 440k Charolais £1020 (232), 450k Limousin £950 (211); Randalstown farmer, 500k Limousin £1160 (232); Draperstown farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £850 (230), 640k Limousin £1390 (217); Maghera farmer, 290k Belgian Blue £660 (228); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Speckled Park £1180 (223), 590k Limousin £1240 (210); Ballycastle farmer, 470k Limousin £1040 (221); Upperlands farmer, 540k Limousin £1180 (219), 530k £1120 (211), 560k £1130 (202); Garvagh farmer, 600k Charolais £1300 (217), 590k Limousin £1200 (203); Portglenone farmer, 520k Belgian Blue £1100 (212), 430k Charolais £900 (209), 560k Hereford £1170 (209); Toomebridge farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (210), 620k £1280 (207), 580k Charolais £1160 (200); Macosquin farmer, 440k Charolais £920 (209); Dungiven farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1100 (208); Randalstown farmer, 530k Limousin £1100 (208) and Macosquin farmer, 520k Charolais £1070 (206).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.