Good entry of dairy stock at Kilrea Mart, top price of £2260 paid for a calved heifer

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Garvagh farmer, Charolais £825; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £725; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £660; Magherafelt farmer, Simmental £600, £485, £465; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £595, £475, £260, Friesian £210; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475, Aberdeen Angus £455, Limousin £425, £345; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, £400, £390; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430, Belgian Blue £380, Aberdeen Angus £310, £215; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £415, Charolais £380; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Stewartstown farmer, Belgian Blue £420, £380, Aberdeen Angus £325, £270; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £415; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £410, £265, Aberdeen Angus £245; Moneymore farmer, Charolais £410, £375, Aberdeen Angus £320, Charolais £265, £210; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £400, Hereford £240; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £400, £250, £230; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £395; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, £310; Bellaghy farmer, Hereford £380, Aberdeen Angus £310; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, £240; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, Hereford £370, Limousin £370, Belgian Blue £330; Limavady farmer, Charolais £365, Belgian Blue £300, Charolais £240, Aberdeen Angus £225, Belgian Blue £200; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £355, £215; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £345, £285; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £340; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, Fleckvieh £310, £300, Aberdeen Angus £275, Fleckvieh £260, £240, £215; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315, £240; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £290, Aberdeen Angus £260, Belgian Blue £230; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £288, £215; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £210; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Upperlands farmer, Hereford £280, £260, £235; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £245; Aghadowey farmer, Friesian £230; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225; Culnady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225; Garvagh farmer, Holstein £210 and Portglenone farmer, Hereford £200.

Heifer calves

Articlave farmer, Holstein £750, £700; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710, £445; Castlederg farmer, Fleckvieh £680, £670; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £445; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, £285; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £295; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £355; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £345; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £340; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Limavady farmer, Charolais £340, Belgian Blue £340, £250; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £325, £260, £245; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £300; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £295, Aberdeen Angus £230; Ballintoy farmer, Belgian Blue £285; Strabane farmer, Charolais £280; Stewartstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Upperlands farmer, Hereford £265, Aberdeen Angus £250, Hereford £220; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £255; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £250 and Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £210.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck calves (70)

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 £1285 and 333 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 1300 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 29th January met a stronger trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.66 per kg and to top of £149.

Fat ewes to £171.

Lambs

Ballymoney farmer, 22k £124.50 (566), 25k £129 (516); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £129.50 (563); Kilrea farmer, 23k £128 (557); Bellaghy farmer, 21k £116.50 (555), 26.5k £142.50 (538), 25k £132.50 (530); Ballymoney farmer, 19k £105 (553), 22.5k £122.50 (544), 21k £114 (543); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £124.50 (553), 23.5k £128.50 (547), 22k £117 (532), 22k £116.50 (530), 25.5k £131.50 (516); Glarryford farmer, 21k £116 (552); Ballymena farmer, 23.5k £129.50 (551); Articlave farmer, 24k £131.50 (548), 29k £149 (514); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £126 (548), 24.5k £132 (539); Limavady farmer, 22k £120 (546); Portglenone farmer, 19k £103.50 (545), 25k £128 (512); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £114 (543); Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £133 (543); Kilrea farmer, 22k £119.50 (543), 24.5k £130 (531); Portglenone farmer, 24k £130 (542); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £119 (541); Dunloy farmer, 22k £119 (541); Moneymore farmer, 23k £124 (539), 23k £120 (522); Kilrea farmer, 23.5k £126.50 (538), 23.5k £125.50 (534); Ringsend farmer, 23k £123 (535); Maghera farmer, 23.5k £125.50 (534); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £128 (533); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £128 (533); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £120 (533), 26k £135.50 (521); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £120 (533); Ballycastle farmer, 21k £111.50 (531); Desertmartin farmer, 24.5k £130 (531); Maghera farmer, 24.5k £130 (531); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £121.50 (528); Coleraine farmer, 24.5k £129 (527); Garvagh farmer, 24k £126.50 (527); Macosquin farmer, 20.5k £108 (527); Draperstown farmer, 23k £121 (526); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £523 (523), 22k £113 (514), 19.5k £100 (513); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £120 (522); Macosquin farmer, 24.5k £128 (522); Cushendall farmer, 21.5k £112 (521); Stranocum farmer, 24k £125 (521), 21k £109 (519); Cloughmills farmers, 18k £93.50 (519), 18.5k £95 (514); Aghadowey farmer, 24.5k £127 (518); Limavady farmer, 21k £108.50 (517); Crumlin farmer, 25k £129 (516); Kilrea farmer, 23.5k £121 (515); Magherafelt farmer, 23.5k £120 (511); Maghera farmer, 25.5k £130 (510); Portglenone farmer, 20k £102 (510); Coleraine farmer, 22k £112 (509); Bushmills farmer, 26k £132 (508); Magherafelt farmer, 22.5k £114 (507); Ballymena farmer, 27k £136.50 (506); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £119 (506) and Randalstown farmer, 25.5k £129 (506).

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

Good entry of ewes to £171.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 45 dairy on Tuesday 30th January to a top price of £2260 for a calved heifer.

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

Caledon farmer, batch of fresh calved heifers to £2260, £2240, £1960, £1780, £1720, £1620, £1580, batch of springing heifers to £1920, £1900, £1880, £1840, £1700, £1660, £1640; Ballyclare farmer, calved cows to £1700, £1680 and Dungannon farmer, calved heifer to £1620.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 480 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 31st January at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1880, heifers to £2040 and fat cows and bulls to £2200.

Fat cows: 150 on offer, sharp trade.

Upperlands farmer, 620k Limousin £1700 (274), 570k Holstein £1230 (216), 580k £1240 (214); Ballymena farmer, 580k Charolais £1540 (266), 520k £11230 (237); Limavady farmer, 460k Limousin £1220 (265), 500k £1300 (260), 560k £1390 (248); Rasharkin farmer, 670k Limousin £1720 (257), 670k Holstein £1660 (248); Randalstown farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (256), 630k Limousin £1340 (213), 530k Holstein £1080 (204), 700k Belgian Blue £1350 (193), 580k Aberdeen Angus £980 (169); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Charolais £1270 (254); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Limousin £1330 (251), 510k £1230 (241), 510k Charolais £1100 (216); Kilrea farmer, 780k Belgian Blue £1920 (246); Kilrea farmer, 600k Simmental £1470 (245), 520k Aberdeen Angus £11270 (244), 680k Belgian Blue £1590 (234), 570k Limousin £1330 (233), 590k Parthenais £1270 (215); Cookstown farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1470 (241), 560k £1350 (241); Ballyclare farmer, 790k Belgian Blue £1840 (233); Ballymoney farmer, 850k Simmental £1970 (232); Coagh farmer, 590k Friesian £1340 (227), 600k £1360 (227), 720k £1610 (224), 620k £1300 (210), 670k £1280 (191), 490k £930 (190); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1320 (224); Bushmills farmer, 600k Friesian £1310 (218); Dungiven farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1470 (216); Pomeroy farmer, 730k Limousin £1570 (215), 1060k Charolais £2200 (208); Claudy farmer, 520k Limousin £1110 (214); Ballymoney farmer, 350k Limousin £740 (211), 350k Aberdeen Angus £640 (183); Dungiven farmer, 720k Charolais £1520 (211), 600k Saler £1220 (203), 660k Limousin £1210 (183), 800k £1430 (179); Moneymore farmer, 620k Fleckvieh £1250 (202); Coleraine farmer, 770k Stabiliser £1550 (201), 700k Hereford £1160 (166); Dervock farmer, 660k Holstein £1290 (196); Dungiven farmer, 460k Fleckvieh £900 (196), 500k £940 (188); Limavady farmer, 630k Friesian £1210 (192), 580k £1000 (172); Lisburn farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1100 (186), 630k £1120 (178); Ballycastle farmer, 630k Limousin £1140 (181); Rasharkin farmer, 710k Friesian £11280 (180), 700k £1200 (171); Londonderry farmer, 640k Limousin £1140 (178); Rasharkin farmer, 520k Montbeliarde £910 (175); Macosquin farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (174); Aghadowey farmer, 740k Shorthorn £1250 (169) and Ballyclare farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (166).

Suckler

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dunloy farmer, 510k Charolais £1680 (329), 520k £1610 (310), 570k £1680 (295), 480k £1400 (292), 550k £1540 (280), 540k £1470 (272), 530k £1440 (272), 500k £1350 (270), 580k £1560 (269), 580k £1540 (266); Ballycastle farmer, 460k Charolais £1490 (324), 510k £1600 (314), 510k £1540 (302), 520k Limousin £1530 (294), 510k Charolais £1500 (294), 500k Limousin £1200 (240); Ballymena farmer, 390k Charolais £1250 (321), 390k £1240 (318), 380k £1150 (303), 360k £1080 (300), 370k £1100 (297), 400k £1130 (283), 430k £1030 (240); Coleraine farmer, 550k Limousin £1750 (318), 570k £1770 (311), 510k £1560 (306), 500k £1440 (288); Upperlands farmer, 510k Limousin £1590 (312), 550k £1590 (289), 580k £1620 (279); Ballintoy farmer, 500k Charolais £1540 (308), 520k £1590 (306), 480k £1450 (302), 510k £1490 (292), 570k £1600 (281), 510k £1420 (278), 560k £1540 (275), 550k £1490 (271), 640k £1620 (253), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1390 (248); Garvagh farmer, 660k Limousin £2040 (309), 510k Charolais £1560 (306), 530k £1600 (302), 580k £1690 (291), 560k £1610 (288), 540k Limousin £1540 (285), 530k £1470 (277), 450k Charolais £1220 (271); Portglenone farmer, 410k Charolais £1260 (307), 530k £1510 (285); Ballymena farmer, 470k Charolais £1440 (306), 470k £1390 (296), 480k £1410 (294), 470k £1350 (287), 500k £1420 (284), 510k £1450 (284), 530k £1480 (279), 450k £1250 (278), 520k £1430 (275), 480k £1320 (275), 430k £1140 (265), 550k £1430 (260); Ballycastle farmer, 540k Limousin £1600 (296), 570k £1640 (288), 460k £1160 (252), 700k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (249); Kilrea farmer, 500k Charolais £1480 (296), 510k £1470 (288), 460k £1310 (285), 520k £1450 (279), 490k £1340 (274); Knockloughrim farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £1170 (293), 420k Limousin £1180 (281), 340k Saler £930 (274), 390k Limousin £1010 (259), 430k £1090 (254), 360k Simmental £880 (244), 390k Charolais £950 (244), 350k £840 (240); Garvagh farmer, 550k Limousin £1590 (289), 540k £1550 (287), 580k £1640 (283), 600k £1690 (282), 570k £1600 (281), 620k £1700 (274); Bellaghy farmer, 400k Limousin £1120 (280), 380k £1030 (271), 480k £1300 (271), 420k £1120 (267), 400k £1040 (260), 400k £990 (248); Londonderry farmer, 560k Charolais £1620 (289), 590k Limousin £1650 (280), 580k £1500 (259), 610k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (253); Kilrea farmer, 340k Hereford £950 (279), 440k Belgian Blue £1130 (257), 340k Charolais £870 (256); Desertmartin farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1360 (272), 520k £1390 (267), 460k £1150 (250), 500k £1250 (250), 480k £1190 (248); Knockloughrim farmer, 320k Limousin £870 (272), 340k £920 (271), 360k £970 (269); Macosquin farmer, 340k Charolais £920 (271), 380k £940 (247); Garvagh farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (266), 550k £1350 (246); Garvagh farmer, 460k Limousin £1220 (265), 520k £1360 (262), 550k £1360 (247), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (246); Glarryford farmer, 470k Charolais £1200 (255), 390k £940 (241); Maghera farmer, 360k Charolais £910 (253), 400k £1000 (250); Ballyclare farmer, 490k Limousin £1230 (251), 490k Charolais £1210 (247), 450k Limousin £1110 (247), 500k Charolais £1230 (246); Cullybackey farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1390 (248); Nutt's Corner, 480k Limousin £1190 (248); Upperlands farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (247), 470k £1130 (240), 450k £1080 (240); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Shorthorn beef £1150 (245); Portglenone farmer, 400k Hereford £980 (245); Garvagh farmer, 600k Hereford £1460 (243) and Magherafelt farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1080 (240).

Steers

Garvagh farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (308), 400k £1140 (285); Claudy farmer, 410k Charolais £1260 (307), 440k £1260 (286); Coleraine farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (297), 370k £1080 (292); Antrim farmer, 370k Shorthorn £1090 (295), 440k £1200 (273); Cookstown farmer, 510k Limousin £1500 (294); Dunloy farmer, 560k Charolais £1600 (286), 660k £1880 (285), 550k £1560 (284), 590k £1600 (271), 570k £1520 (267), 620k £1630 (263), 660k £1720 (261), 610k £1590 (261), 640k £1670 (261); Coleraine farmer, 350k Limousin £1000 (286), 330k £940 (285); Portglenone farmer, 540k Limousin £1540 (285), 610k £1680 (275), 550k £1490m (271), 610k £1590 (261); Ballymena farmer, 620k Charolais £1750 (282), 630k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (267), 690k £1800 (261), 680k £1760 (259); Kilrea farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1650 (280), 530k £1490 (280), 580k £1590 (274), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (271), 580k £1570 (271), 520k £1390 (267), 610k Hereford £1620 (266); Ballymena farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (276); Magherafelt farmer, 570k Limousin £1550 (272); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £1480 (269) and Dunloy farmer, 5870k Fleckvieh £1530 (268), 530k £1330 (251).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.