Good entry of dairy stock at Kilrea Mart, prices to a top of £3680

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £1150; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £1130, £1010, £850; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £1080, £840, Fleckvieh £740; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £1040, Aberdeen Angus £960; Bellaghy farmer, Belgian Blue £1030, Aberdeen Angus £720; Garvagh farmer, Charolais £1000, Aberdeen Angus £920; Glenavy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1000; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £990, Aberdeen Angus £950, Belgian Blue £810, Aberdeen Angus £670; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £980; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £960, £710; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £960; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £950; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £940, Aberdeen Angus £880; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £880, £760; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £870; Clough farmer, Belgian Blue £870; Mosside farmer, Hereford £860, Belted Galloway £750, £700; Drumahoe farmer, Belgian Blue £820, £690; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £820, Shorthorn beef £670; Knockloughrim farmer, Saler £790, Holstein £710; Newtownards farmer, Belgian Blue £750; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £740; Ballycastle farmer, Charolais £720, £680; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £690, Charolais £680; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £690, £650; Kilraughts farmer, Fleckvieh £690, £680; Toomebridge farmer, Friesian £680; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £670 and Maghera farmer, Holstein £650.

Heifer calves

Coleraine farmer, Friesian £1240, £1100, £1050, £1000, £940; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £980, £870, £740; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940; Clough farmer, Belgian Blue £920; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £920, Gal £920; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £900, Aberdeen Angus £660; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £890; Garvagh farmer, Charolais £880, Aberdeen Angus £750; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £870, £680; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £860, £690; Glenavy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £840; Newtownards farmer, Charolais £830, Belgian Blue £690; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £830, £680, Aberdeen Angus £660; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £790; Armoy farmer, Hereford £770, £760, Aberdeen Angus £720; Ballycastle farmer, Charolais £770; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £730; Rasharkin farmer, Danish Red £730 and Garvagh farmer, Hereford £720.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £710.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck calves (75)

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 5.61 ppk.

An entry of 700 sheep on Monday 26th January met a steady trade for lambs with ewes a good trade.

Lambs sold to top of £145 and to top of 583 pence per kg.

Ewes were a strong trade reaching a top of £170.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Ballymoney farmer, 21k £122.50 (583); Magherafelt farmer, 23.5k £135.50 (577); Ballyclare farmer, 22k £126 (573); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £123 (572); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £128 (569); Maghera farmer, 23k £130 (565); Portglenone farmer, 23k £130 (565); Kilrea farmer, 23k £128.50 (559); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £125 (556); Rasharkin farmer, 21k £116 (552); Aghadowey farmer, 21k £116 (552); Ballymena farmer, 22k £121.50 (552); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £110 (550); Ballymena farmer, 21k £115.50 (550); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £109 (545); Cloughmills farmer, 22k £120 (545); Knockloughrim farmer, 23k £125 (544) and Maghera farmer, 24.5k £133 (543).

Heavier type lambs to £145, £144, £142, £141 and £140.

A good entry of 50 dairy stock on Tuesday 27th January met a sharp trade with prices reaching a top of £3680.

Kilrea farmer, calved heifers and cows - £3680, £3520, £3400, £3350, £3100, £3080, £3000, £2740, £2720, £2700, £2600. Magherafelt farmer, calved heifers to £2520.

Dairy stock required weekly.

A good entry of 300 fat cow, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 28th January at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2500.

Heifers to £2550.

Fat cows and bulls to £3520.

Fat cows: 90 on offer, sharp trade.

Crumlin farmer, 640k Limousin £2760 (431); Ballymena farmer, 360k Simmental £1510 (419), 380k £1590 (418), 430k £1490 (347); Garvagh farmer, 900k Limousin £3520 (391), 830k £2840 (342); Cloughmills farmer, 700k Belgian Blue £2600 (371), 530k £1740 (328), 760k Hereford £2480 (326); Randalstown farmer, 580k Belgian Blue £2000 (345); Claudy farmer, 740k Charolais £2490 (337); Toomebridge farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1720 (325); Glarryford farmer, 640k Fleckvieh £2060 (322); Portglenone farmer, 760k Simmental £2450 (322); Kilrea farmer, 570k Friesian £1800 (316), 540k £1680 (311) and Ballymoney farmer, 590k Friesian £1830 (310).

Friesian cows to £1830.

Suckler section

Claudy farmer, Limousin second calver with Limousin bull calf at foot to £4300, second calver Charolais with Limousin bull calf at foot to £3820, second calver with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £3800, second calver with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £3500; Portglenone farmer, Limousin bull to £4180, springing Limousin cows to £3060, £3040, £2820, £2800, £2780, £2720, £2580, £2540, £2500 and Crumlin farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £3720.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Rasharkin farmer, 480k Parthenais £2240 (467), 460k £2120 (461); Toomebridge farmer, 420k Charolais £1960 (467), 340k £1500 (441), 400k £1660 (415); Garvagh farmer, 520k Charolais £2360 (454), 550k Limousin £2250 (409), 570k Charolais £2310 (405), 630k £2460 (391), 670k Limousin £2550 (381); Magherafelt farmer, 500k Limousin £2230 (446); Upperlands farmer, 380k Limousin £1680 (442); Macosquin farmer, 500k Charolais £2100 (420), 440k Limousin £1840 (418), 490k Simmental £1850 (378), 430k Limousin £1520 (354); Randalstown farmer, 320k Belgian Blue £1340 (419); Portglenone farmer, 550k Simmental £2290 (416), 500k £1990 (398), 460k £1780 (387), 540k £2040 (378), 520k £1870 (360); Bellaghy farmer, 240k Belgian Blue £990 (413), 265k Hereford £1090 (411); Coleraine farmer, 310k Hereford £1280 (413), 260k £990 (381); Limavady farmer, 510k Charolais £2080 (408), 530k £2040 (385), 630k £2370 (376), 560k Limousin £2010 (359); Ballymoney farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1860 (404), 460k £1780 (387), 460k £1770 (385), 460k £1710 (372), 500k £1770 (354); Portglenone farmer, 550k Simmental £2200 (400); Maghera farmer, 600k Charolais £2290 (382), 700k £2500 (357); Garvagh farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1630 (379), 470k Belgian Blue £1740 (370); Finvoy farmer, 440k Belgian Blue £1650 (375), 415k £1530 (369); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Saler £1860 (372), 480k £1780 (371), 540k Hereford £1900 (352); Toome farmer, 450k Fleckvieh £1670 (371); Garvagh farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £2230 (366) and Ahoghill farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1920 (356), 580k £2060 (355), 560k £1960 (350).

Steers

Toomebridge farmer, 300k Charolais £1600 (533); Magherafelt farmer, 290k Limousin £1490 (514), 330k £1580 (479); Templepatrick farmer, 380k Charolais £1840 (484), 350k Limousin £1630 (466), 410k £1880 (459), 420k £1900 (452), 440k £1950 (443), 350k £1540 (440), 430k Charolais £1870 (435), 390k Limousin £1640 (421), 460k Belgian Blue £1880 (409), 390k £1590 (408), 450k Limousin £1800 (400), 330k £1280 (388); Bellaghy farmer, 290k Hereford £1360 (469), 320k Limousin £1500 (469); Bellaghy farmer, 240k Hereford £1120 (467); Coleraine farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (443), 420k £1710 (407), 360k Montbeliarde £1390 (386); Garvagh farmer, 560k Limousin £2350 (420); Stranocum farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1900 (413), 420k £1700 (405), 470k £1890 (402), 480k £1930 (402), 500k £1950 (390), 550k £2120 (386); Ballymena farmer, 500k Charolais £2030 (406), 500k Limousin £2000 (400), 510k Aberdeen Angus £2040 (400), 520k Charolais £2060 (396), 540k Limousin £2080 (385), 520k Charolais £1990 (383), 590k Limousin £2240 (380), 660k £2500 (379), 610k £2300 (377), 560k £2110 (377), 590k £2200 (373); Upperlands farmer, 500k Limousin £2010 (402), 580k Belgian Blue £2200 (379); Dunloy farmer, 560k Limousin £2230 (398); Magherafelt farmer, 490k Shorthorn beef £1880 (384); 550k Aberdeen Angus £2070 (376), 460k Stabiliser £1710 (372); Coleraine farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1940 (380), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1990 (376), 570k £2140 (375); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £2040 (378); Bellaghy farmer, 500k Hereford £1890 (378); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Fleckvieh £2220 (376), 600k £2240 (373) and Magherafelt farmer, 520k Stabiliser £1950 (375).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.