A good entry of 630 calves and weanlings on Thursday 7th May, met an outstanding trade for all types on offer.

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £1270, £970, Holstein £620; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £1150, £1130, Aberdeen Angus £1120, Limousin £1120, Aberdeen Angus £1050, Hereford £1040, Aberdeen Angus £980, £960, Hereford £890, Aberdeen Angus £800, Friesian £660, Aberdeen Angus £630, £620; Kilrea farmer, Parthenais £1100, Charolais £1100, £1040, Friesian £760; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1100, £810; Limavady farmer, Charolais £1080, £940, £700; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £1040; £740, Friesian £600; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1020; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £1010, Aberdeen Angus £920, Friesian £600; Myroe farmer, Belgian Blue £1000, £890, Aberdeen Angus £890; Armoy farmer, Hereford £1000, £990, £930; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £980, £870; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £960; Limavady farmer, Charolais £940, £880, £870, £800, £790, £710, £680, £670, £660, £640; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £940, £660, £610; Bendooragh farmer, Charolais £930, Belgian Blue £880; Loughiel farmer, Hereford £910; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860, Belgian Blue £620, £610; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £800, Aberdeen Angus £790, £780, Belgian Blue £690; Ballywalter farmer, Charolais £800; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £750; Articlave farmer, Fleckvieh £680; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £670; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £650, £610; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620; Moneymore farmer, Holstein £600 and Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £600.

Heifer calves

Kilrea farmer, Charolais £1230; Bendooragh farmer, Charolais £1170, £1010, £940, Aberdeen Angus £880, Charolais £880; Limavady farmer, Holstein £1160, £1070, £1060, Jer £780; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £1140, Aberdeen Angus £1040; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £1040, Aberdeen Angus £860, £800; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £960, £890, £810; Limavady farmer, Charolais £960, £880, £800; Limavady farmer, Charolais £940, £830, £820, £700, Aberdeen Angus £630, £600; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940, £920, Hereford £920, £880, £860, £850, £800, £750, Aberdeen Angus £680; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £940, Belgian Blue £830, £730, Aberdeen Angus £710; Cullybackey farmer, Limousin £930; Dungannon farmer, Friesian £920, £900, £860, Myroe farmer, Belgian Blue £920; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £910; Bushmills farmer, Limousin £910; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £900, £730, Limousin £650; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £880, £740; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £840, £600; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780, £610; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £770, £680; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, £660; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £740; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750, Hereford £640; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £710 and Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £650.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (80)

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 £1770 and 5.00ppk.

An entry of 800 sheep on Monday 11th May met a steady trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Spring lambs sold to a top of £200 and to a top of 925 pence per kg.

Ewes reached a top of £262.

More sheep needed weekly.

Spring lambs top prices

Cookstown farmer, 20k £185 (925); Ahoghill farmer, 20k £184.50 (923); Cookstown farmer, 20k £183.50 (918); Maghera farmer, 20k £183.50 (918); Greysteel farmer, 20k £183.50 (918); Desertmartin farmer, 21k £192.50 (917); Moneymore farmer, 21k £192 (914); Toomebridge farmer, 21k £192 (914); Coleraine farmer, 21k £191.50 (912); Randalstown farmer, 21k £190 (905); Greysteel farmer, 21k £190 (905); Bellaghy farmer, 21.5k £193 (898); Randalstown farmer, 21k £188.50 (898); Randalstown farmer, 21k £188 (895); Coleraine farmer, 21k £188 (895); Cookstown farmer, 21k £188 (895); Randalstown farmer, 21k £188 (895); Magherafelt farmer, 20.5k £182 (888); Bushmills farmer, 21.5k £190 (884); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £190 (884); Stewartstown farmer, 21.5k £190 (884); Greysteel farmer, 21.5k £190 (884) and Magherafelt farmer, 22k £194 (882).

A good entry of 250 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 13th May at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2380.

Heifers to £2330 and fat cows and bulls to £3700.

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Ballymena farmer, 350k Belgian Blue £1180 (337), 400k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (325), 490k Belgian Blue £1550(316), 430k Aberdeen Angus £1350 (314), 440k £1310 (298); Coleraine farmer, 800k Charolais £2460 (308), 800k Belgian Blue £2100 (263); Rasharkin farmer, 680k Fleckvieh £2030 (299), 660k £1940 (294), 640k £1850 (289), 740k £2090 (282); Dungiven farmer, 730k Belgian Blue £2170 (297); Dunloy farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £2040 (291), 710k Limousin £1880 (265); Garvagh farmer, 830k Limousin £2360 (284); Swatragh farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1690 (282); Coleraine farmer, 910k Charolais £2560 (281), 660k Belgian Blue £1770 (268), 660k Shorthorn £1750 (265); Dunloy farmer, 630k Ayrshire £1750 (278), 570k £1530 (268), 680k £1730 (262); Drumsurn farmer, 760k Limousin £2080 (274); Limavady farmer, 670k Limousin £1800 (269); Maghera farmer, 640k Limousin £1710 (267); Ahoghill farmer, 540k Ayrshire £1420 (263); Coleraine farmer, 660k Belgian Blue £1720 (261) and Kilrea farmer, 630k Limousin £1640 (260).

Suckler section

Castlerock farmer, Limousin bull to £3700 and Dungiven farmer, batch of Limousin bulling heifers to £3420, £3220, £3100.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Cookstown farmer, 360k Saler £1950 (542), 420k £2060 (491), 260k £1260 (485), 370k £1750 (473), 340k Belgian Blue £1560 (459), 440k £1900 (432), 290k Saler £1230 (424), 310k Belgian Blue £1260 (407), 370k £1500 (405), 360k £1450 (403), 500k Saler £1890 (378), 350k £1300 (371), 360k £1270 (353); Kilrea farmer, 195k Belgian Blue £900 (462), 410k £1520 (371), 265k Aberdeen Angus £980 (370); Maghera farmer, 380k Limousin £1640 (432), 170k Aberdeen Angus £730 (429), 360k Limousin £1530 (425), 340k £1430 (421), 310k £1250 (403), 210k Aberdeen Angus £840 (400), 220k Limousin £870 (396), 390k £1480 (380), 280k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (371); Portglenone farmer, 340k Charolais £1430 (421), 450k £1790 (398), 340k £1320 (388); Antrim farmer, 560k Limousin £2330 (416); Maghera farmer, 560k Simmental £2180 (389), 500k £1800 (360); Limavady farmer, 340k Stabiliser £1290 (379), 320k £1150 (359); Londonderry farmer, 385k Limousin £1450 (377); Swatragh farmer, 420k Limousin £1580 (376), 390k £1370 (351) and Ballymoney farmer, 465k Aberdeen Angus £1700 (366).

Steers

Kilrea farmer, 350k Limousin £1600 (457); Drumsurn farmer, 380k Limousin £1690 (445), 470k Charolais £1800 (383); Kilrea farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (431); Limavady farmer, 380k Stabiliser £1560 (411), 390k Aberdeen Angus £1580 (405), 390k Stabiliser £1550 (397), 330k Stabiliser £1290 (391), 390k £1500 (385); Kilrea farmer, 570k Limousin £2250 (395); Maghera farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (393), 470k £1690 (360); Kilrea farmer, 540k Limousin £2080 (385); Kilrea farmer, 560k Limousin £2150 (384), 500k £1910 (382); Dungiven farmer, 550k Simmental £2100 (382), 550k £1980 (360); Aghadowey farmer, 410k Hereford £150 (378); Garvagh farmer, 640k Charolais £2380 (372); Ahoghill farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (363) and Cullybackey farmer, 560k Charolais £2030 (363), 560k £2000 (357).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.