Fat bulls selling to £2060 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Kilrea farmer, Hereford £560, £440, £370, £260; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530, £440; Eglinton farmer, Charolais £510, Limousin £450, Hereford £330; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £470, £450, £380, £345, £325, £220; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £470, £385, Simmental £370, Friesian £260;

Greysteel farmer, Belgian Blue £460; Glarryford farmer, Simmental £450; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £430, £325; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, £315; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £410, Hereford £295; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £395; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £390, £340; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £390, £365, Fleckvieh £300, £285; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385; Portglenone farmer, Blonde d’Aquitaine £360; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, Montbeliarde £330, Aberdeen Angus £305, Friesian £210; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, £300; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, Fleckvieh £260, £200; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £335; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, Belgian Blue £300; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, £245; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £330, Aberdeen Angus £270; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £315; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £310; Cookstown farmer, Saler £300; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £280; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £280, £255; Cullybackey farmer, Holstein £260; Castlerock farmer, Fleckvieh £255; Toomebridge farmer, Holstein £255, £210 and Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250.

Heifer calves: Greysteel farmer, Charolais £530, Aberdeen Angus £380; Limavady farmer, Limousin £470, £430; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £450; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £390; Rasharkin farmer, Hereford £390; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £380, £355, £350; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, Hereford £370, £355, £340, £240; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £300; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £340, £300, £240; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £320, Shorthorn £290, Charolais £260; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £330, £320; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £325, Belgian Blue £230; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £305, £240; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £295; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, £280; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £285; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £275; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £265, £255; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Limavady farmer, Hereford £245; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245, £240, £225, £200; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240 and Coleraine farmer, Hereford £220; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £260. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (130)

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 £790 and 327ppk.

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

Friday, October 9, 2020: A great entry of 170 suckler calves and weanlings met a flying trade for all types on offer. Steers sold to 320 ppk and heifers sold to 3.22ppk

Bull calves

Portglenone farmer, 200k Charolais £640 (320), 290k Limousin £750 (259); Macosquin farmer, 230k Limousin £730 (317), 270k Charolais £820 (304), 270k Limousin £770 (285), 270k £740 (274), 280k £760 (271), 280k Charolais £760 (271), 270k 300k Charolais £810 (270), 310k Limousin £810 (261), 310k 330k Charolais £840 (255), 340k £840 (247); Finvoy farmer, 240k Limousin £750 (313), 280k £840 (300), 260k £710 (273), 280k £740 (264), 280k £730 (261); Garvagh farmer, 270k Charolais £840 (311), 320k Simmental £850 (266), 290k £750 (259), 320k £820 (256), 320k £810 (253); Garvagh farmer, 270k Charolais £830 (307), 290k £860 (297), 290k Limousin £790 (272), 300k £760 (253), 220k Charolais £510 (232); Claudy farmer, 200k Charolais £590 (295), 280k Limousin £740 (264); Macosquin farmer, 270k Charolais £780 (289), 290k Limousin £810 (279), 240k Aberdeen Angus £640 (267); Kilrea farmer, 240k Limousin £680 (283), 320k £860 (269), 280k £750 (268), 310k £810 (261), 330k £820 (249); Portglenone farmer, 290k Charolais £820 (283); Portglenone farmer, 260k Limousin £730 (281); Garvagh farmer, 300k Charolais £820 (273), 280k Limousin £690 (246), 400k Charolais £880 (220); Ringsend farmer, 220k Limousin £600 (273), 210k £500 (238), 240k £550 (229), 220k £500 (227); Limavady farmer, 320k Limousin £860 (269), 270k £720 (267), 300k £800 (267), 290k £770 (266), 280k £740 (264), 290k £750 (259), 260k £670 (258), 280k £720 (257), 290k £730 (252), 310k £780 (252), 350k £840 (240); Maghera farmer, 300k Limousin £780 (260); Garvagh farmer, 260k Limousin £670 (258); Ballymena farmer, 340k Charolais £870 (256), 340k Limousin £860 (253), 390k Charolais £890 (228), 400k Limousin £870 (218); Greysteel farmer, 340k Charolais £870 (256); Macosquin farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £750 (242); Castlerock farmer, 360k Charolais £860 (239); Kilrea farmer, 310k Limousin £740 (239), 350k £810 (231); Dungiven farmer, 380k Charolais £890 (234); Donemana farmer, 280k Aberdeen Angus £650 (232); Garvagh farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £790 (232); Dungiven farmer, 400k Limousin £910 (228) and Ballymena farmer, 410k Charolais £930 (227).

Heifer calves

Claudy farmer, 230k Limousin £740 (322), 220k £660 (300), 250k £710 (284), 200k Charolais £540 (270); Kilrea farmer, 240k Limousin £720 (300), 210k Limousin £600 (286), 280k £660 (236), 280k £650 (232); Greysteel farmer, 260k Charolais £780 (300), 290k £810 (279), 330k Limousin £740 (224); Garvagh farmer, 240k Charolais £710 (296), 230k £670 (291); Garvagh farmer, 280k Charolais £790 (282), 290k Limousin £750 (259); Portglenone farmer, 250k Limousin £700 (280), 300k £700 (233); Portglenone farmer, 250k Limousin £700 (280), 240k Charolais £590 (246), 340k £780 (229); Macosquin farmer, 230k Charolais £640 (278), 260k Charolais £720 (277), 290k £800 (276), 260k Limousin £690 (265), 260k £680 (262), 320k Charolais £780 (244), 280k Limousin £670 (239), 330k Charolais £740 (224); Limavady farmer, 260k Limousin £710 (273), 290k £770 (266), 310k £780 (252), 260k £640 (246), 290k £690 (238), 270k £640 (237); Finvoy farmer, 240k Limousin £850 (271); Ballymena farmer, 280k Limousin £740 (264), 250k £650 (260), 220k £570 (259), 270k £680 (252); Ringsend farmer, 210k Limousin £500 (238), 250k Aberdeen Angus £340 (227), 230k £500 (217), 220k £470 (214); Garvagh farmer, 270k Hereford £640 (237), 350k Simmental £830 (237), 280k Limousin £650 (232) ; Maghera farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £800 (235); Macosquin farmer, 260k Aberdeen Angus £580 (223) and Ballymena farmer, 360k Charolais £800 (222).

Monday, October 12, 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 4.42 per kg and to top price of £96.

Fat ewes sold to £106.

Lambs

Coleraine farmer, 18k £79.50 (442); Limavady farmer, 15k £64.50 (430); Tobermore farmer, 17.5k £74 (423); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £94 (418), 23k £95.50 (415), 23.5k £95.50 (406); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £82.50 (413); Eglinton farmer, 23k £95 (413); Garvagh farmer, 23k £94.50 (411); Cullybackey farmer, 21k £86 (410); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £93.50 (407); Kilrea farmer, 20.5k £81.50 (398), 22k £86.50 (393); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £95 (396); Cullybackey farmer, 22.5k £89 (396), 24.5k £94.50 (386); Dunloy farmer, 23k £91 (396); Limavady farmer, 23k £91 (396); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £92.50 (394), 223k £90 (391) and Ballintoy farmer, 22k £86 (391).

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

Ewes sold to £106.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020: A super entry of 70 dairy stock met a super trade.

Dromore farmer, calved heifer to £2180, £1820; Moneymore farmer, calved heifer to £2140; Macosquin farmer, calved heifers to £2000, £1820, £1800, £1720, £1700, £1600, £1580, springing heifers to £1780, £1700; Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £1880, £1820, £1720, £1700; Magherafelt farmer, calved heifer to £1680 and Macosquin farmer, second calver to £1650.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, October 14, 2020: A super entry of fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1200, heifers sold to £1180 and fat cows sold to £1160.

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

Castlerock farmer, 620k Limousin £1160 (187); Dunloy farmer, 600k Charolais £990 (165); Kilrea farmer, 660k Limousin £1090 (165); Ringsend farmer, 660k Friesian £1080 (164); Limavady farmer, 530k Holstein £850 (160); Ballymena farmer, 530k Friesian £820 (155), 700k £850 (121); Castlerock farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £790 (155), 580k Charolais £850 (151); Ballycastle farmer, 570k Holstein £850 (149), 530k £700 (132), 520k £670 (129); Glarryford farmer, 690k Fleckvieh £1000 (145), 700k £950 (136); Drumsurn farmer, 620k Limousin £880 (142); Kilrea farmer, 600k Hereford £840 (140); Macosquin farmer, 620k Limousin £860 (139), 560k £680 (121); Kilrea farmer, 740k Limousin £1000 (135); Cushendall farmer, 630k Aberdeen Angus £840 (133); Kilrea farmer, 580k Shorthorn beef £760 (131), 550k Limousin £680 (124); Macosquin farmer, 650k Swiss Red £850 (131), 660k £790 (120); Portglenone farmer, 650k Limousin £850 (131); Rasharkin farmer, 490k Holstein £640 (131); Aghadowey farmer, 880k Friesian £1140 (130); Macosquin farmer, 760k Holstein £990 (130); Coleraine farmer, 630k Holstein £810 (129), 680k £880 (129); Cushendall farmer, 590k Limousin £760 (129); Ballymoney farmer, 690k Hereford £880 (128), 660k Friesian £800 (121); Coleraine farmer, 610k Holstein £780 (128); Kilrea farmer, 710k Friesian £880 (124), 760k £920 (121); Dungiven farmer, 490k Friesian £600 (122); Ballymoney farmer, 680k Friesian £820 (121); Coleraine farmer, 740k Friesian £870 (118); Portglenone farmer, 670k Aberdeen Angus £790 (118); Dunloy farmer, 680k Hereford £790 (116); Glarryford farmer, 640k Friesian £740 (116); Portglenone farmer, 630k Friesian £730 (116), 780k £900 (115) and Ballintoy farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £620 (115).

Fat bulls: Magherafelt farmer, 940k Aberdeen Angus £2060; Upperlands farmer, 1060k Aberdeen Angus £1500 and Ballyronan farmer, 740k Aberdeen Angus £1410.

Suckler stock: Ringsend farmer, Simmental heifer with Hereford bull calf at foot to £1450.

Heifers: Belfast farmer, 400k Limousin £940 (235), 420k £980 (233), 400k Charolais £890 (223), 370k Limousin £820 (222), 390k £820 (210), 430k £900 (209); Portglenone farmer, 480k Limousin £1110 (231); Rasharkin farmer, 410k Par £940 (229); Magherafelt farmer, 390k Limousin £890 (228), 440k £920 (209), 440k Charolais £880 (200), 390k Aberdeen Angus £780 (200); Coleraine farmer, 420k Limousin £950 (226), 400k Charolais £890 (223), 400k £820 (205); Dunloy farmer, 275k Limousin £620 (226), 250k £550 (220), 310k £670 (216); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Limousin £900 (225); Templepatrick farmer, 480km Charolais £1070 (223), 450k £970 (216), 430k £890 (207), 470k £970 (206), 480k £990 (206); Ballykelly farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £870 (218); Kilrea farmer, 450k Limousin £970 (216); Portglenone farmer, 500k Charolais £1050 (210); Portglenone farmer, 430k Limousin £900 (209), 500k £1040 (208), 430k £890 (207), 450k £900 (200); Limavady farmer, 310k Limousin £640 (207); Ballymoney farmer, 420k Limousin £860 (205); Garvagh farmer, 480k Limousin £980 (204); Macosquin farmer, 460k Simmental £940 (204); Rasharkin farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £630 (203) and Larne farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £680 (200).

Steers: Portglenone farmer, 410k Limousin £980 (239), 440k £990 (225), 500k £1100 (220), 490k £1080 (220), 460k £1000 (217), 560k £1200 (214), 450k £950 (211), 550k £1140 (207); Rasharkin farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £900 (237), 270k £620 (230), 310k £670 (216); Magherafelt farmer, 420k Limousin £970 (231), 510k £1130 (222), 500k £1080 (216); 550k £1150 (209), 430k £900 (209); Ringsend farmer, 430k Limousin £980 (228), 440k £970 (221), 450k Aberdeen Angus £950 (211), 410k Limousin £850 (207), 440k Charolais £910 (207); Garvagh farmer, 410k Limousin £910 (222), 450k Aberdeen Angus £940 (209); Garvagh farmer, 340k Limousin £750 (221), 410k Charolais £900 (220), 440k £930 (211), 430k £900 (209); Maghera farmer, 290k Limousin £640 (221); Kilrea farmer, 430k Charolais £940 (219), 470k £990 (211); Ballymena farmer, 340k Shorthorn £740 (218); Larne farmer, 350k Belgian Blue £750 (214); Macosquin farmer, 420k Simmental £900 (214) and Bellaghy farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1090 (206).

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

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