Good entry of dairy stock at Kilrea Mart, top price of £2080 paid for a calved heifer

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £395; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £345; Bellaghy farmer, Charolais £315;

Rasharkin farmer, Simmental £315, £295; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, £240; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £280; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £280, Limousin £240; Ballyclare farmer, Belgian Blue £240; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225, £200 and Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £215.

Heifer calves

Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £595, Hereford £390; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £390; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £370; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £320, £200; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £220 and Castlerock farmer, Shorthorn £205.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £145.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 950 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 22nd January met a stronger trade with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.66 per kg and to top of £139.

Fat ewes to £240.

Lambs

Kilrea farmer, 22k £124.50 (566), 23k £125 (544), 22k £118.50 (539), 25k £131.50 (526); Aghadowey farmer, 19k £106 (558), 20k £101 (505); Dunloy farmer, 23k £127 (552); Armoy farmer, 22.5k £123 (547); Maghera farmer, 23k £125.50 (546), 25k £128.50 (514), 25k £1125.50 (502); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £122 (542), 24k £127.50 (531); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £120.50 (536); Coleraine farmer, 23k £123 (535), 22.5k £118 (524); Tobermore farmer, 26k £139 (535); Cullybackey farmer, 22k £117.50 (534), 21.5k £114 (530); Randalstown farmer, 23k £122.50 (533); Ballymena farmer, 24k £127 (529); Feeny farmer, 22.5k £118.50 (527), 21k £110 (524); Garvagh farmer, 22k £116 (527); Stewartstown farmer, 18.5k £97.50 (527); Macosquin farmer, 22k £115.50 (525), 24.5k £128 (522); Limavady farmer, 24k £124.50 (519), 22.5k £116.50 (518); Garvagh farmer, 24k £123.50 (515); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £116 (515); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £125.50 (512); Coleraine farmer, 21k £107 (510);

Ballymoney farmer, 22k £112 (509), 22.5k £113 (502); Cookstown farmer, 21k £106 (505) and Garvagh farmer, 25.5k £128.50 (504).

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

Good entry of ewes to £240.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 23rd January to a top price of £2080 for a calved heifer.

Lots of buyers in attendance looking all types of dairy stock.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 430 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 24th January at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1900, heifers to £2080, fat cows and bulls to £1930.

Fat cows: 175 on offer, sharp trade.

Ballymoney farmer, 560k Fleckvieh £1400 (250), 610k £1320 (216); Randalstown farmer, 650k Simmental £1620 (249), 560k £1150 (205); Ballymoney farmer, 460k Charolais £1140 (248), 350k Belgian Blue £650 (186); Ballyclare farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £1580 (247), 420k £940 (224), 470k £1040 (221), 570k Hereford £1240 (218), 480k Friesian £990 (206), 460k £930 (202); Coagh farmer, 490k Aubrac £1210 (247), 740k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (222); Toomebridge farmer, 700k Friesian £1680 (240), 800k £1760 (220), 570k Saler £1160 (204); Dungiven farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (238); Rasharkin farmer, 580k Fleckvieh £1380 (238), 600k £1370 (228), 670k Simmental £1460 (218), 700k £1440 (206), 660k Friesian £1130 (171); Ballymoney farmer, 410k Charolais £940 (229), 340k Limousin £760 (224), 340k Aberdeen Angus £760 (224), 360k £800 (222), 360k Limousin £780 (217), 420k Aberdeen Angus £900 (214), 340k £720 (212), 360k £750 (208), 470k £960 (205), 470k £960 (204), 370k £740 (200), 390k £770 (197), 440k £860 (196); Ballymoney farmer, 680k Belgian Blue £1450 (213); Bushmills farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £1360 (213), 670k Limousin £1260 (188); Garvagh farmer, 670k Limousin £1420 (212), 610k Limousin £1130 (185); Portglenone farmer, 540k Friesian £1140 (211), 450k £790 (176), 460k Norwegian Red £750 (163); Garvagh farmer, 510k Limousin £1070 (210); Macosquin farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (205), 620k Limousin £1260 (203); Cookstown farmer, 550k Limousin £1120 (204); Strabane farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (203); Garvagh farmer, 710k Charolais £1420 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 520k Fleckvieh £1030 (198), 560k £1010 (180); Dungannon farmer, 630k Limousin £1250 (198); Randalstown farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (196), 710k Simmental £1370 (193); Limavady farmer, 440k Holstein £830 (189); Limavady farmer, 700k Simmental £1320 (189), 650k £1220 (188); Crumlin farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (186); Glarryford farmer, 1040k Hereford £1930 (186); Macosquin farmer, 920k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (176); Culnady farmer, 620k Holstein £1080 (174), 650k £1100 (169); Garvagh farmer, 920k Simmental £1590 (173); Mosside farmer, 830k Friesian £1430 (172), 700k £1140 (163); Glarryford farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (166) and Ballymena farmer, 680k Friesian £1120 (165).

Suckler

Randalstown farmer, second calver Simmental with Charolais bull calf at foot to £2600, Charolais cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £2320.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Macosquin farmer, 310k Charolais £1030 (332), 350k £1150 (329), 360k £1170 (325), 370k £1160 (314), 320k £960 (300), 450k £1340 (298), 480k £1390 (290), 460k £1270 (276), 390k £970 (249); Kilrea farmer, 490k Charolais £1590 (325), 540k £1600 (296), 530k £1560 (294), 540k £1580 (293), 570k £1610 (283), 520k £1460 (281), 590k £1610 (273), 580k £1500 (259); Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1600 (320), 460k Limousin £1450 (315), 560k £1760 (314), 510k £1590 (312), 580k Charolais £1780 (307), 510k Limousin £1560 (306), 520k £1550 (298), 540k Charolais £1610 (298), 500k £1470 (294), 560k £1560 (279); Garvagh farmer, 570k Limousin £1780 (312), 570k £1770 (311), 520k £1600 (308), 550k £1660 (302), 630k Charolais £1800 (286); Garvagh farmer, 670k Limousin £2080 (310), 580k £1760 (303), 590k £1760 (298), 600k Simmental £1710 (285); Randalstown farmer, 480k Simmental £1480 (308), 430k £1180 (274); Upperlands farmer, 620k Limousin £1870 (302), 580k £1700 (293); Ballymena farmer, 390k Charolais £1170 (300), 490k £1450 (296), 480k £1400 (292), 470k £1330 (283), 560k £1540 (275), 470k £1250 (266); Garvagh farmer, 400k Charolais £1200 (300); Rasharkin farmer, 430k Charolais £1290 (300), 470k Limousin £1130 (240); Maghera farmer, 640k Limousin £1900 (297), 610k Charolais £1750 (287), 600k Limousin £1710 (285), 610k £1600 (262), 620k £1620 (261), 640k £1650 (258), 690k £1750 (254); Rasharkin farmer, 480k Limousin £1410 (294), 490k £1340 (274), 510k £1330 (261); Cullybackey farmer, 440k Limousin £1280 (291); Glarryford farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £1570 (286), 530k Simmental £1430 (270), 500k Fleckvieh £1290 (258); Desertmartin farmer, 410k Limousin £1150 (281); Ballymena farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (275), 425k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (259), 400k £1010 (253); Limavady farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1440 (272), 520k £1400 (269), 560k Simmental £1440 (257); Desertmartin farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1030 (271); Magherafelt farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (271), 490k Belgian Blue £1280 (261), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (250); Cloughmills farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (270), 430k £1090 (254); Glarryford farmer, 590k Limousin £1560 (264), 630k Simmental £1600 (254), 520k £1290 (248); Toomebridge farmer, 520k Limousin £1370 (264), 490k £1280 (261); Bellaghy farmer, 380k Belgian Blue £1000 (263), 400k £1040 (260); Upperlands farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (262); Finvoy farmer, 500k Saler £1270 (254), 520k £1290 (248); Cookstown farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1150 (245); Doagh farmer, 650k Limousin £1570 (242) and Glarryford farmer, 480k Fleckvieh £1150 (240).

Steers

Ballycastle farmer, 550k Charolais £1710 (311), 510k £1580 (310), 460k £1400 (304), 520k £1580 (304), 560k Limousin £1680 (300), 570k Charolais £1700 (298), 580k Limousin £1620 (279); Ballintoy farmer, 590k Charolais £1810 (309), 610k £1860 (305), 510k £1540 (302), 550k £1630 (296), 620k £1770 (286), 610k £1740 (285), 620k £1750 (282), 680k £1880 (277), 630k £1740 (276), 690k £1900 (275); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Charolais £1550 (304), 510k £1490 (292), 570k £1600 (281); Glarryford farmer, 470k Charolais £1400 (298), 410k £1080 (263), 590k Fleckvieh £1530 (259), 460k Charolais £1180 (257), 590k Fleckvieh £1460 (248), 620k £1490 (240); Upperlands farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (295), 610k Belgian Blue £1640 (269), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1550 (268), 580k £1540 (266), 580k Hereford £1450 (250); Coleraine farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1110 (292); Garvagh farmer, 540k Charolais £1550 (287), 550k Limousin £1460 (266); Portglenone farmer, 510k Limousin £1460 (286); Portglenone farmer, 520k Simmental £1480 (285), 570k £1620 (284), 500k £1410 (282); Crumlin farmer, 280k Aberdeen Angus £780 (279); Garvagh farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1350 (276), 530k £1450 (274); Cullybackey farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1400 (275), 550k Charolais £1500 (273), 610k Fleckvieh £1500 (246); Garvagh farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1420 (273), 590k £1590 (270), 540k £1420 (263), 540k Belted Galloway £1380 (256), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (250), 500k £1200 (240); Ahoghill farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (272), 590k £1600 (271), 650k Belgian Blue £1700 (262), 650k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (260), 660k £1710 (259), 710k Limousin £1840 (259), 660k Aberdeen Angus £1630 (247); Cloughmills farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1550 (272); Claudy farmer, 480k Limousin £1300 (271), 470k £1190 (253); Magherafelt farmer, 510k Limousin £1380 (271), 600k Aberdeen Angus £1580 (263), 560k £1440 (257), 500k £1270 (254), 570k £1420 (249); Toomebridge farmer, 630k Belgian Blue £1690 (268), 650k £1720 (265), 610k £1590 (261); Maghera farmer, 540k Limousin £1440 (267); Dunloy farmer, 710k Fleckvieh £1790 (252), 660k £1640 (249), 640k £1590 (248), 580k £1410 (243); Portglenone farmer, 340k Saler £850 (250) and Toomebridge farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (250), 580k £1400 (241).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.