Good entry of dairy stock at Kilrea Mart, top price of £2120 paid for calved heifer

All types of calves required to satisfy demand. Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £600, Friesian £500, £255; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £540; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560, £520, Hereford £490, Friesian £300; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £520, £405; Draperstown farmer, Hereford £520; Bellaghy farmer, Hereford £515, Belgian Blue £500, Hereford £400, £235; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £470, £395; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £460, £420, £360; Maghera farmer, Limousin £455; Cookstown farmer, Charolais £450; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £435; Dunloy farmer, Limousin £435, Aberdeen Angus £435, Belgian Blue £370, Limousin £325; Lisburn farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Glarryford farmer, Hereford £420; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £415, £245; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395; Culnady farmer, Belgian Blue £385; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £385; Cookstown farmer, Simmental £380, Hereford £355, Aberdeen Angus £300; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £375, Aberdeen Angus £330; Bready farmer, Belgian Blue £370, Aberdeen Angus £280; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355, £270; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £355; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £350, £310; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £350, £240, £225; Strabane farmer, Charolais £350, Belgian Blue £305, Charolais £285, Belgian Blue £250; Ballywalter farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £345, £265, £230, £210; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, £260; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, £240; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £325, £320, £305; Dungannon farmer, Fleckvieh £295; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £285; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, Hereford £230; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265, Fleckvieh £235; Articlave farmer, Holstein £265 and Macosquin farmer, Friesian £255.

Heifer calves

Rasharkin farmer, Limousin £545, Belgian Blue £365; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520, Friesian £435, £290; Articlave farmer, Simmental £490; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £460; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440; Dunloy farmer, Belgian Blue £430, Limousin £355; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £415, £385, £375, £355; Limavady farmer, Charolais £400, Belgian Blue £360, Charolais £340, Belgian Blue £335, £295, Aberdeen Angus £225; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £380, Limousin £275; Lisburn farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, £225; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £370; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £355; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Donemana farmer,Aberdeen Angus £250, £250; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £340; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £340; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Culnady farmer, Belgian Blue £340, £230; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £330; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £325, Limousin £265; Knockloughrim farmer, Belgian Blue £320; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £305, Charolais £240; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £300, £275; Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £295; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £290, £225; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £280; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £265; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265, £230; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £240 and Coleraine farmer, Hereford £230, £225.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £200. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (100)

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 to top of £1115 and 310 ppk.

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

A super entry of 1350 fat lambs and ewers on Monday 27th November met a stronger trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.10 per kg and to top of £136. Fat ewes to £142.

Lambs

Ballymoney farmer, 21k £107 (510), 23k £114 (496), 21k £102.50 (488); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £121 (504); Cloughmills farmer, 21k £104 (495); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £111 (493); Randalstown farmer, 22.5k £111 (493); Local farmer, 24k £118 (492), 24k £117 (488); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £103 (491), 23k £111 (483); Coleraine farmer, 23k £113 (491); Garvagh farmer, 19k £93 (490); Dungiven farmer, 22.5k £110 (489); Magherafelt farmer, 22.5k £110 (489); Limavady farmer, 24k £117 (488); Maghera farmer, 21.5k £105 (488); Feeny farmer, 23.5k £114.50 (487), 22.5k £108 (480); Kilrea farmer, 23k £112 (487); Swatragh farmer, 23k £112 (487); Draperstown farmer, 21k £102 (486); Garvagh farmer, 21k £102 (486); Ballymoney farmer, 25.5k £123.50 (484); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £104 (484); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £116 (483); Macosquin farmer, 23k £111 (483); Ballymena farmer, 24.5k £118 (482); Garvagh farmer, 24.5k £118 (482); Kilrea farmer, 22k £106 (482); Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £118 (482); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £113 (481); Cullybackey farmer, 21.5k £103.50 (481); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £103.50 (481) and Tobermore farmer, 26k £125 (481).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Good entry of ewes to £142.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 30 dairy on Tuesday 28th November to a top price of £2120 for a calved heifer.

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

Macosquin farmer, batch of calved heifers to £2120, £2080, £2020, £1960, £1800, £1740; Cookstown farmer, calved heifer to £1880 and Aghadowey farmer, second calver to £1740.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 250 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 29th November at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1500, heifers to £1810 and fat cows and bulls to £1890.

Fat cows: 105 on offer, sharp trade.

Ballycastle farmer, 690k Charolais £1680 (244), 820k Limousin £1740, 720k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1320 (183); Aghadowey farmer, 520k Friesian £1170 (225), 490k Ayrshire £920 (188); Dunloy farmer, 710k Limousin £1600 (225), 710k £1530 (216), 980k Charolais £1670 (170); Garvagh farmer, 540k Hereford £1140 (211), 670k £1060 (158); Castlerock farmer, 770k Limousin £1590 (207); Garvagh farmer, 520k Hereford £1020 (196), 570k £1060 (186); Glarryford farmer, 530k Fleckvieh £1040 (196), 640k Friesian £1060 (166); Coleraine farmer, 500k Holstein £960 (192), 680k £1280 (188); Dunloy farmer, 620k Limousin £1190 (192), 700k £1320 (189), 690k Saler £1230 (178), 630k Limousin £1080 (171); Dunloy farmer, 610k Limousin £1150 (189), 810k £1520 (188), 570k Simmental £1060 (186), 660k £1230 (186), 640k Limousin £1150 (180), 780k £1360 (174); Garvagh farmer, 360k Limousin £680 (189); Ahoghill farmer, 570k Limousin £1060 (186); Stewartstown farmer, 610k Belgian Blue £1090 (179); Claudy farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £820 (178); Dungiven farmer, 530k Fleckvieh £920 (174); Pomeroy farmer, 540k Limousin £920 (170); Kilrea farmer, 680k Hereford £1110 (163); Dungiven farmer, 430k Friesian £680 (158); Cullybackey farmer, 630k Simmental £980 (156); Cloughmills farmer, 850k Holstein £1320 (155) and Bendooragh farmer, 550k Friesian £830 (151).

Suckler

Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £1890; Cushendall farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £1750 and Magherafelt farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1710.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 410k Limousin £1400 (342); Cullybackey farmer, 600k Limousin £1780 (297), 530k £1370 (259), 670k £1570 (234); Macosquin farmer, 640k Limousin £1750 (273), 670k £1810 (270), 580k £1560 (269), 650k Charolais £1690 (260); Rasharkin farmer, 450k Limousin £1230 (273), 430k £1130 (263); Pomeroy farmer, 540k Limousin £1400 (259); Knockloughrim farmer, 320k Limousin £810 (253), 350k £870 (249), 410k Simmental £990 (242), 390k Limousin £920 (236), 380k £870 (229); Garvagh farmer, 540k Limousin £1360 (252), 480k £1170 (244), 480k £1150 (240), 510k £1220 (239), 450k £990 (220); Kilrea farmer, 500k Limousin £1250 (250), 390k Belgian Blue £830 (213), 440k Aberdeen Angus £930 (211); Templepatrick farmer, 500k Charolais £1220 (244); Ballycastle farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1280 (242), 530k £1270 (240), 550k £1310 (238), 580k £1380 (238), 620k £1440 (232), 560k £1300 (232), 500k £1150 (230), 580k £1330 (229), 580k £1320 (228), 570k £1300 (228), 530k £1210 (228), 550k £1230 (224), 520k £1150 (221), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (219), 580k £1260 (217), 600k £1280 (213), 510k Belgian Blue £1080 (212), 520k £1100 (212); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (240), 480k £1080 (225), 470k £1030 (219), 500k £1090 (218); Bellaghy farmer, 480k Belgian Blue £1150 (240), 470k £1090 (232), 430k £980 (228), 410k £910 (222); Ringsend farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (237), 430k Charolais £940 (219); Rasharkin farmer, 630k Charolais £1460 (232); Portglenone farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1060 (230) and Magherafelt farmer, 380k Belgian Blue £840 (221), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (215), 450k Belgian Blue £960 (213), 410k £860 (210), 420k £880 (210).

Steers

Ballymoney farmer, 430k Limousin £1230 (286), 490k £1230 (251); Templepatrick farmer, 470k Charolais £1270 (270), 520k Stabiliser £1200 (231), 520k Limousin £1180 (227), 550k Stabiliser £1240 (226); Bellaghy farmer, 330k Limousin £880 (267), 470k Limousin £1180 (251), 440k £1060 (241), 290k £700 (241), 400k £950 (238); Dungiven farmer, 520k Saler £1350 (260), 470k Charolais £1180 (251), 510k Limousin £1180 (231); Claudy farmer, 480k Parthenais £1190 (248); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (245), 500k £1170 (234), 430k £990 (230), 440k £1000 (227); Aghadowey farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (243); Kilrea farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (241), 630k £1500 (238), 500k Hereford £1180 (236), 590k £1390 (236), 570k £1340 (235), 650k £1490 (229), 530k £1210 (228), 550k £1250 (227), 580k £1290 (222), 550k £1250 (227); Kilrea farmer, 630k Limousin £1490 (237) and Portglenone farmer, 490k Fleckvieh £1050 (214).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.