Dairy calves selling to £1700 at Kilrea Mart

Thursday, July 2, 2020: A super entry of 300 calves and weanlings met an outstanding trade for all types on offer. All types of calves required to satisfy demand. Good selection of weanlings on offer.
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Dropped calves (220)

Bull calves: Londonderry farmer, Limousin £570, £465, £460; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £545, £470, £460, £385; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £532, Friesian £300; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £532; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £495, £442, £405, £380; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, Belgian Blue £400; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £480; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Culnady farmer, Limousin £430; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £425, £408, £375, Friesian £215; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £422, £385; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Bushmills farmer, Shorthorn £410, Hereford £405, Friesian £285; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £408, £398, £398, £395, £390, £385, £375, £370, £340, £322, £280; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn £405, £310; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Aberdeen Angus £350; Rasharkin farmer, Simmental £395, Belgian Blue £340; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £370; Dunloy farmer, Fleckvieh £347, £275; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Kilraughts farmer, Fleckvieh £340; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £290, £275, £235; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £288, £280, £265; Ballyclare farmer, Hereford £282; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £278; Moneymore farmer, Hereford £268 and Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265.

Heifer calves: Londonderry farmer, Limousin £560, £535, £465, £390, £380; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £410, Fleckvieh £395; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £440; Sal £420, Limousin £395; Rasharkin farmer, Hereford £422, Aberdeen Angus £418; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £415; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £415, £380, £375, £360, £350; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £410; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £380; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £330; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £330, £290; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £322; Moneymore farmer, Hereford £300, £265; Moneymore farmers, Aberdeen Angus £285; Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £270 and Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £300. Castlerock farmer, batch of Holstein heifer calves to £690, £660, £645.

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 price of £825 and 292 ppk.

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

Monday, July 6, 2020: A good entry of 600 fat lamb and ewes met an outstanding trade.

Lambs sold to £106.50 and to 4.62 per kg.

Lambs: Ahoghill farmer, 21k £97 (462), 22k £96.50 (439); Kilrea farmer, 23k £104.50 (454); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £104.20 (453); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £95 (452), 20.5k £91 (444); Dunloy farmer, 22k £99.20 (451); Macosquin farmer, 22k £99 (450); Killaloo farmer, 22k £99 (450); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £96 (447); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £96 (447); Garvagh farmer, 22k £97.80 (445); Aghadowey farmer, 21k £93 (443); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £95.20 (443); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £96.80 (440); Macosquin farmer, 24k £105.50 (440); Portstewart farmer, 21k £92 (438); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £96.20 (437); Garvagh farmer, 23k £100.20 (436); Ballymoney farmer, 19.5k £85 (436), 21.5k £93 (433); Portstewart farmer, 24k £104.50 (435); Aghadowey farmer, 24.5k £106.50 (435); Kilrea farmer, 20k £87 (435); Kilrea farmer, 20.5k £89 (434); Ballymena farmer, 20.5k £89 (434); Maghera farmer, 23k £99.80 (434); Claudy farmer, 21k £91 (433); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £97 (431) and Castlerock farmer, 19.5k £84 (431).

Heavier lambs to 24.5k £106.50, 26k £105.50, 24k £105.50, 24.5k £105, 23k £104.50, 24k £104.50, 25k £104.20.

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Ewes sold to £119. Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Wednesday, July 8, 2020: A good entry of dairy met a super trade.

Coleraine farmer, third calvers to £1700; Maghera farmer, calved heifer to £1600; Antrim farmer, calved heifer to £1520 and Ballymena farmer, calved cow to £1450.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 250 fat cow, suckler and store cattle stock met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Steers sold to £1310, heifers sold to £1385, fat cows sold to £1360 and suckler stock sold to £1620.

Fat cows: (95 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Coleraine farmer, 490k Limousin £900 (184), 630k Aberdeen Angus £855 (136), 590k Hereford £770 (131); Dunloy farmer, 710k Charolais £1290 (182), 730k Limousin £1270 (174); Coleraine farmer, 770k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (177), 730k £1270 (174); Cloughmills farmer, 660k Holstein £1140 (173); Magherafelt farmer, 670k Holstein £1140 (170); Kilrea farmer, 690k Charolais £1150 (167); Portglenone farmer, 600k Charolais £1000 (167); Maghera farmer, 630k Friesian £1040 (165); Magherafelt farmer, 570k Holstein £940 (165), 650k Friesian £850 (131); Toomebridge farmer, 720k Simmental £1180 (164); Macosquin farmer, 650k Limousin £1060 (163); Ballymoney farmer, 600k Fleckvieh £950 (158), 800k £1190 (149), 770k £1120 (146), 670k £950 (142), 800k £1100 (138), 590k £800 (136), 810k £1070 (132), 670k £860 (127), 680k £860 (127), 650k £820 (126); Kilraughts farmer, 790k Friesian £1240 (157); Limavady farmer, 860k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (151), 720k Friesian £940 (131); Toomebridge farmer, 640k Limousin £960 (150); Finvoy farmer, 550k Hereford £800 (146); Garvagh farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £930 (145), 590k £850 (144); Ballymena farmer, 610k Charolais £880 (144); Aghadowey farmer, 670k Shorthorn £960 (143) and Portglenone farmer, 690k Aberdeen Angus £980 (142); Ballymoney farmer, 710k Limousin £1000 (141); Aghadowey farmer, 680k Friesian £950 (140), 580k £780 (135), 610k £760 (125); Aghadowey farmer, 780k Holstein £1080 (139); Culnady farmer, 710k Friesian £975 (137), 690k £875 (127); Maghera farmer, 570k Simmental £770 (135), 520k £680 (131), 570k Shorthorn £720 (126); Portrush farmer, 580k Friesian £770 (133); Castlerock farmer, 770k Holstein £1000 (130); Claudy farmer, 1090k Charolais £1400 (128); Portglenone farmer, 650k Friesian £830 (128); Ballintoy farmer, 610k Holstein £770 (126); Moneymore farmer, 700k Fleckvieh £880 (126) and Portglenone farmer, 750k Friesian £940 (125).

Fat bulls: Magherafelt farmer, 570k Holstein £940 (165); Limavady farmer, 860k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (151) and Claudy farmer, 1090k Charolais £1400 (128).

Suckler stock: Glarryford farmer, Fleckvieh heifer with Fleckvieh bull calf at foot to £1820 and Portglenone farmer, Limousin cow with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £1380.

Heifers: Dungiven farmer, 390k Limousin £1090 (280); Portglenone farmer, 300k Limousin £785 (262), 330k £815 (247), 280k £690 (246); Coleraine farmer, 260k Limousin £640 (246), 350k Blonde d'Aquitaine £740 (211), 380k Charolais £795 (209); Magherafelt farmer, 580k Simmental £1385 (239), 530k Limousin £1155 (218), 560k £1210 (216), 520k £1120 (215), 600k Charolais £1225 (204); Kilrea farmer, 420k Limousin £965 (230); Draperstown farmer, 520k Limousin £1160 (223), 360k Aberdeen Angus £800 (222); Garvagh farmer, 340k Aberdeen Angus £750 (221), 390k £830 (213); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Charolais £1125 (208); Crumlin farmer, 570k Charolais £1185 (208); Portglenone farmer, 410k Charolais £850 (207); Toomebridge farmer, 360k Blonde d'Aquitaine £740 (206), 380k £770 (203); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1025 (205); Aghadowey farmer, 380k Limousin £775 (204); Maghera farmer, 280k Aberdeen Angus £565 (202) and Macosquin farmer, 510k Limousin £1020 (200).

Steers: Portglenone farmer, 210k Limousin £585 (279), 330k £800 (242), 460k Charolais £1050 (228); Randalstown farmer, 280k Limousin £735 (263), 270k £700 (259), 360k £880 (244), 380k £870 (229), 440k £970 (221), 480k £1055 (220), 330k £720 (218), 300k Belgian Blue £620 (207); Draperstown farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £885 (246), 420k £950 (226); Randalstown farmer, 400k Simmental £985 (246), 350k £800 (229), 430k £940 (219), 400k Limousin £845 (211); Portglenone farmer, 450k Limousin £1105 (246), 360k £860 (239), 440k Simmental £915 (208); Cullybackey farmer, 490k Charolais £1185 (242), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (220), 450k Limousin £960 (213), 510k £1040 (204), 490k Simmental £985 (201), 530k Charolais £1060 (200), 470k Limousin £940 (200); Dunloy farmer, 390k Simmental £935 (240), 420k £960 (229), 420k £945 (225); Macosquin farmer, 430k Limousin £1025 (238), 470k £1090 (231), 480k £1060 (230), 470k £1075 (229), 460k £1045 (227), 460k £1010 (220); Dungiven farmer, 410k Limousin £930 (227); Garvagh farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £755 (216); Coleraine farmer, 550k Shorthorn £1175 (214); Crumlin farmer, 490k Charolais £1050 (214), 510k £1055 (207), 610k £1260 (207); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Limousin £1130 (209); Portglenone farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £765 (207); Garvagh farmer, 490k Limousin £1000 (204); Randalstown farmer, 540k Charolais £1100 (204) and Toomebridge farmer, 400k Blonde d'Aquitaine £800 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.