Good entry of dairy stock at Kilrea, prices to a top of £2640 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 £550, £450; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £540, Friesian £370, £295, £260, £230; Claudy farmer, Simmental £445, Charolais £440; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, Shorthorn dairy £390; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £395, £365, £230; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Glarryford farmer, Fleckvieh £380, £295; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £360, Friesian £290; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Upperlands farmer, Holstein £345; Armoy farmer, Hereford £335, Fleckvieh £295, Hereford £250; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, Belgian Blue £320; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £315; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Ballyclare farmer, Simmental £295; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £280; Newtownards farmer, Holstein £230; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200 and Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Heifer calves

Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £430; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £380, £345, £280, £210; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, Belgian Blue £295; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £305; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £255, Aberdeen Angus £225, £205; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Bushmills farmer, Blonde d'Aquitaine £230; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220 and Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £210.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £320.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (50)

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 £810 and 318 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 700 on Monday 13th February met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.53 per kg and to top of £122.

Fat ewes to £248.

Breeding ewes to £250.

Lambs

Kilrea farmer, 19k £105 (553), 21k £108 (514); Armoy farmer, 19.5k £98.50 (505); Armoy farmer, 19.5k £98.50 (505); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £110 (500); Ballymena farmer, 23.5k £117 (498); Limavady farmer, 21k £104.50 (498), 24k £116.50 (485); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £116.50 (496); Draperstown farmer, 21k £104 (495); Magherafelt farmer, 21.5k £106 (493); Rasharkin farmer, 21k £103.50 (493); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £115.50 (492); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £98 (490); Bellaghy farmer, 23k £112 (487); Maghera farmer, 24.5k £119 (486); Tobermore farmer, 23.5k £113.50 (483) and Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £106.50 (482).

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

Good entry of ewes to £248.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 23 dairy on Tuesday 14th February to a top price of £2640 for a calved heifer.

Castlederg farmer, calved heifer to £2640, second calvers Montbeliarde to £2600, £2240, £2120, £2060; Coleraine farmer, third calver to £2580, springing heifer to £1560; Ballymoney farmer, calved heifers to £2420, £2300 and Coleraine farmer, batch of maiden heifers to £780.

More stock required weekly.

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

A super entry of 340 on Wednesday 15th February at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2010 and heifers to £1580.

Fat cows and bulls to £2120.

Fat cows: 105 on offer, flying trade.

Limavady farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1400 (275), 600k Saler £1640 (273), 620k Simmental £1640 (265), 530k Limousin £1390 (262), 470k Belgian Blue £1200 (255), 660k Limousin £1620 (246); Antrim farmer, 780k Limousin £2120 (272); Maghera farmer, 730k Limousin £1960 (269); Dungiven farmer, 530k Limousin £1360 (257), 510k £1310 (257), 460k £1040 (226); Garvagh farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £1670 (253), 800k £1460 (183); Macosquin farmer, 710k Charolais £1720 (242), 750k £1690 (225), 620k £1100 (177); Ballymoney farmer, 730k Simmental £1710 (234); Dunloy farmer, 600k Limousin £1400 (233); Garvagh farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £1140 (233), 560k Hereford £1000 (179), 660k Belgian Blue £1150 (174); Armoy farmer, 930k Limousin £2120 (228); Limavady farmer, 930k Aberdeen Angus £2080 (224), 840k Simmental £1800 (214); Limavady farmer, 530k Hereford £1180 (223); Ballintoy farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1040 (221), 530k Friesian £1140 (215), 480k Friesian £1020 (213), 470k £1000 (213), 470k Fleckvieh £1000 (213), 560k Friesian £1180 (211), 430k £900 (209), 560k £1170 (209), 530k £1110 (209), 650k £1360 (209), 450k £920 (204), 420k £820 (195); Coleraine farmer, 790k Limousin £1740 (220); Castledawson farmer, 730k Limousin £1590 (218); Portglenone farmer, 590k Holstein £1270 (215); Bellaghy farmer, 680k Shorthorn £1440 (212), 520k £900 (173); Ballycastle farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £890 (207), 510k Gal £950 (186), 440k Aberdeen Angus £770 (175); Ballymoney farmer, 690k Charolais £1430 (207); Ballymoney farmer, 670k Friesian £1380 (206), 690k £1330 (193), 560k £1040 (186), 650k £1150 (177); Magherafelt farmer, 720k Friesian £1480 (206), 630k £1170 (186), 750k £1380 (184); Castlerock farmer, 660k Simmental £1270 (192); Aghadowey farmer, 660k Friesian £1220 (185), 660k £1170 (177), 690k £1220 (177); Coleraine farmer, 750k Friesian £1370 (183); Coleraine farmer, 1100k Friesian £2000 (182); Garvagh farmer, 620k Limousin £1120 (181); Rasharkin farmer, 620k Friesian £1080 (174); Dervock farmer, 650k Holstein £1110 (171) and Bellaghy farmer, 540k Friesian £920 (170).

Suckler

Limavady farmer, Charolais heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2580, Limousin heifer with Limousin Bull calf at foot to £2480, Belgian Blue heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2420, Limousin heifer with Limousin Bull calf at foot to £2320, Limousin heifer with Limousin Bull calf at foot to £2120, Charolais heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2060 and Crumlin farmer, Limousin Cow with Limousin Bull calf at foot to £2180.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1560 (312), 490k £1480 (302), 530k £1580 (298), 480k £1420 (296), 540k £1540 (285), 470k £1330 (283), 510k £1420 (278), 530k £1470 (277), 490k £1330 (271), 590k £1570 (266), 490k £1300 (265); Kilrea farmer, 490k Charolais £1500 (306), 530k £1390 (262), 510k Belgian Blue £1300 (255); Coleraine farmer, 420k Limousin £1230 (293), 450k £1200 (267), 380k £980 (258); Macosquin farmer, 340k Limousin £990 (291), 480k £1240 (258); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Limousin £1550 (287), 500k £1400 (280), 530k £1460 (276), 560k Hereford £1410 (252); Limavady farmer, 370k Simmental £1060 (287), 390k Charolais £1070 (274), 380k £1020 (268), 440k £1180 (268), 380k £980 (258), 360k Simmental £920 (256), 420k £1070 (255), 320k £790 (247); Coleraine farmer, 520k Limousin £1410 (271), 620k Belgian Blue £1470 (237); Cullybackey farmer, 440k Charolais £1180 (268), 430k Limousin £1140 (265), 510k Charolais £1320 (259), 490k Limousin £1270 (259), 520k £1310 (252), 450k Charolais £1120 (249); Upperlands farmer, 460k Limousin £1190 (259); Bellaghy farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (254), 490k £1210 (247); Limavady farmer, 450k Limousin £1140 (253), 450k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (251), 350k £870 (249), 450k £1090 (242), 370k Limousin £890 (241), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (241); Coleraine farmer, 440k Simmental £1080 (246) and Portglenone farmer, 390k Limousin £940 (241).

Steers

Limavady farmer, 290k Charolais £920 (317), 300k £930 (310), 350k £1080 (309), 330k £960 (291), 440k £1260 (286), 440k £1240 (282), 420k £1110 (264); Dunloy farmer, 440k Charolais £1340 (305), 470k £1410 (300), 520k £1550 (298), 470k Limousin £1340 (285), 660k Charolais £1860 (282), 610k £1700 (279), 570k £1590 (279), 560k £1560 (279), 650k £1780 (274), 400k £1080 (270), 630k £1700 (270), 620k £1640 (265), 580k £1530 (264), 540k £1420 (263), 510k £1310 (257), 550k Limousin £1400 (255), 620k Charolais £1500 (242); Ballymena farmer, 490k Charolais £1480 (302), 580k £1700 (293), 490k £1430 (292), 580k £1680 (290), 520k £1480 (285), 480k £1350 (281), 570k £1600 (281), 490k £1350 (276), 490k £1260 (257), 460k £1170 (254), 540k £1360 (252); Kilrea farmer, 670k Charolais £2010 (300), 540k £1580 (293), 540k Simmental £1510 (280), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (261); Magherafelt farmer, 400k Charolais £1190 (298), 360k £1060 (294), 360k £1030 (286), 440k £1210 (275), 380k Aberdeen Angus £970 (255), 390k £970 (249); Dungiven farmer, 580k Limousin £1700 (293), 570k £1560 (274), 480k £1310 (273), 550k £1430 (260), 480k £1240 (258), 620k £1600 (258), 560k £1380 (246); Magherafelt farmer, 560k Charolais £1640 (293), 480k £1390 (290), 590k Limousin £1700 (288), 670k Charolais £1880 (281), 560k Limousin £1570 (280), 610k Charolais £1680 (275), 680k £1780 (262), 510k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (259), 580k Limousin £1480 (255); Portglenone farmer, 580k Limousin £1670 (288), 600k £1650 (275), 510k £1380 (271), 570k £1480 (260), 610k £1550 (254); Macosquin farmer, 470k Limousin £1330 (283), 490k Charolais £1330 (271), 500k Belgian Blue £1330 (266), 430k £1140 (265), 570k Limousin £1480 (260), 520k £1290 (248), 580k Belgian Blue £1420 (245), 520k Limousin £1260 (242), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (242); Swatragh farmer, 640k Limousin £1750 (273), 540k £1340 (248); Randalstown farmer, 350k Limousin £950 (271), 340k Charolais £860 (253), 320k Belgian Blue £800 (250), 360k Shorthorn beef £880 (244), 640k Limousin £1560 (244); Randalstown farmer, 310k Limousin £830 (268), 400k £1000 (250), 400k Charolais £990 (248); Portglenone farmer, 500k Limousin £1290 (258), 450k £1150 (256); 430k £1060 (247), 500k £1230 (246), 630k £1550 (246); Coleraine farmer, 400k Limousin £1000 (250); Dunloy farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (250), 590k Friesian £1450 (246), 590k £1430 (242), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (242); Portglenone farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (244) and Coleraine farmer, 590k Charolais £1430 (242).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.