A good entry of 560 calves and weanlings on Thursday 22nd October which met with an outstanding trade for all types on offer.

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Garvagh farmer, Charolais £1290, £1110, Limousin £1040; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £1250, £1040; Claudy farmer, Charolais £1240, Aberdeen Angus £1120, Charolais £1100; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £1220; £740; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £1200, Belgian Blue £1200, Shorthorn £960, £830; Antrim farmer, Limousin £1170; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £1120, Simmental £1090, Limousin £1090, Shorthorn £1090, Limousin £1000, Hereford £1000; Limavady farmer, Limousin £1100; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £1080; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £990, Limousin £850; Dungiven farmer, Fleckvieh £970, Stabiliser £910, Aberdeen Angus £880; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £930, £850, £730, £700; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £930, Longhorn £750; Mosside farmer, Aberdeen Angus £890; Ballymena farmer, Charolais £810, Hereford £800, Aberdeen Angus £780, £740, Belgian Blue £720, Aberdeen Angus £700; Limavady farmer, Charolais £810; Stewartstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £810; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £800, Charolais £770, Belgian Blue £640; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £760; Cookstown farmer, Hereford £760; Desertmartin farmer, Limousin £760, Belgian Blue £740; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £760, £640; Newtownards farmer, Charolais £760, £740; Glenarm farmer, Limousin £740, Charolais £720; Antrim farmer, Limousin £730, £680; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700; Millisle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £720; Dunloy farmer, Limousin £720; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £710, £650; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £690; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £690; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £670; Portrush farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £650, £630; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £630 and Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620.

Heifer calves

Toomebridge farmer, Limousin £1270, £1080; Garvagh farmer, Charolais £1200, Limousin £980; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £1110, £900; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £1080, £900; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1010; Claudy farmer, Charolais £1000; Antrim farmer, Limousin £990; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £890, £850; Ahoghill farmer, Shorthorn beef £880; Randalstown farmer, Shorthorn dairy £870, £700, £620; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £860, £850, £700; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £840, £730, Charolais £700; Millisle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800; Mosside farmer, Hereford £800, £630; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, £770, Charolais £760; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £770, Saler £760; Limavady farmer, Charolais £770, £730; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £750; Stewartstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £740; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £720; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700; Newtownards farmer, Charolais £720, £700, £620; Coleraine farmer, Limousin £700; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £660; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £650; Antrim farmer, Limousin £650; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £620; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £610 and Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £550.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (120)

A good 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 £1860 and 4.78ppk

An entry of 1250 sheep on Monday 26th October met a steady trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to a top of £180 and to 703 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire reaching a top of £276.

More sheep needed weekly.

Fat lambs (top prices)

Magherafelt farmer, 18k £125 (694); Dungiven farmer, 18.5k £126.50 (684); Coleraine farmer, 19k £129 (679); Kilrea farmer, 17.5k £118 (674); Tobermore farmer, 17k £113 (665); Rasharkin farmer, 17.5k £114 (651); Ballymoney farmer, 17.5k £114 (651); Limavady farmer, 18.5k £119 (643); Kilrea farmer, 20k £128.50 (643); Garvagh farmer, 17.5k £112 (640); Greysteel farmer, 22k £140.50 (639); Garvagh farmer, 18.5k £118 (638); Armoy farmer, 21k £133 (633); Greysteel farmer, 20.5k £129 (629); Bushmills farmer, 21k £132 (629); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £141 (627); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £144 (626); Limavady farmer, 21k £131 (624); Draperstown farmer, 21k £131 (624); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £134 (623); Macosquin farmer, 22k £137 (623); Magherafelt farmer, 22.5k £140 (622); Tobermore farmer, 20.5k £127 (620); Bushmills farmer, 20.5k £127 (620); Castledawson farmer, 23.5k £145.50 (619); Limavady farmer, 22k £136 (618); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £138 (613); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £138 (613); Greysteel farmer, 24.5k £150 (612); Coleraine farmer, 24.5k £150 (612) and Ballymoney farmer, 19.5k £119 (610).

An entry of 18 dairy stock on Tuesday 27th October met a sharp trade with top prices reaching £3500 for a calved heifer.

Macosquin farmer, batch of calved heifers £3500, £3300; Coleraine farmer, batch of calved cows £2800, £2660, £2460; Ballyclare farmer, calved cow £2380 and Ballymena farmer, batch of maiden heifers to £1500.

More dairy stock required weekly.

A good entry of 340 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 28th October at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2190 and heifers to £2310.

Fat cows and bulls to £3180.

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Nutt's Corner farmer, 690k Charolais £2340 (339); Ballymoney farmer, 510k Limousin £1680 (329), 540k £1700 (315), 520k £1570 (302); Stranocum farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1900 (322), 650k £2040 (314); Londonderry farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (308); Rasharkin farmer, 640k Fleckvieh £1960 (306); Maghera farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (305), 450k £1350 (300); Cookstown farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1340 (298); Ballymoney farmer, 820k Limousin £2420 (295) and Dungiven farmer, 1080k Charolais £3180 (294).

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Randalstown farmer, 430k Shorthorn £1930 (449); Toomebridge farmer, 450k Limousin £1860 (413), 440k £1790 (407); Toomebridge farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1760 (400), 530k Charolais £2110 (398), 530k Limousin £1790 (338); Crumlin farmer, 420k Charolais £1670 (398); Coleraine farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £2310 (385), 390k Limousin £1330 (341); Claudy farmer, 420k Saler £1600 (381), 470k Speckle Park £1640 (349); Dungiven farmer, 350k Limousin £1310 (374); Nutt's Corner farmer, 460k Limousin £1710 (372), 480k £1670 (348); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1850 (370), 465k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (353); Magherafelt farmer, 310k Limousin £1130 (365), 420k £1510 (360), 390k £1390 (356); Pomeroy farmer, 500k Limousin £1820 (364); Rasharkin farmer, 500k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1800 (360); Coleraine farmer, 430k Limousin £1540 (358), 540k Charolais £1900 (352), 550k £1930 (351), 500k Saler £1750 (350); Ballycastle farmer, 365k Charolais £1300 (356); Magherafelt farmer, 480k Charolais £1700 (354); Dungiven farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (348), 550k £1870 (340); Aghadowey farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £1700 (347); Randalstown farmer, 370k Limousin £1270 (343) and Knockloughrim farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £2020 (342), 580k £1980 (341), 560k £1910 (341).

Steers

Toomebridge farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (409); Dunloy farmer, 500k Simmental £2040 (408), 440k £1770 (402), 460k £1840 (400), 440k £1740 (396), 525k £1950 (371), 470k £1740 (370); Rasharkin farmer, 500k Charolais £2040 (408), 500k Charolais £2000 (400), 495k Aberdeen Angus £1850 (374), 460k Charolais £1690 (367), 450k Friesian £1560 (347); Portglenone farmer, 450k Hereford £1650 (367), 460k £1650 (359), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (352); Ballycastle farmer, 360k Charolais £1310 (364); Garvagh farmer, 570k Limousin £2070 (363); Randalstown farmer, 380k Limousin £1380 (363); Ballymoney farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1550 (361), 500k £1750 (350); Rasharkin farmer, 470k Limousin £1690 (360), 510k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (353); Magherafelt farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1670 (355), 450k £1580 (351); Magherafelt farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (352); Claudy farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (346) and Cookstown farmer, 330k Limousin £1140 (346).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.