Good entry of dairy stock at Kilrea, top price of £2680 for a calved heifer

A super entry of 1620 on Monday 2nd January met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.
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Lambs to £5.67 per kg and to top of £125.

Fat ewes to £220.

Breeding sheep to £290.

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Lambs

Rasharkin farmer, 18k £102 (567), 22.5k £115 (511); Cullybackey farmer, 20k £105 (525); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £117 (520), 24k £120.50 (502); Ballyclare farmer, 20.5k £105 (512); Ballyclare farmer, 21.5k £110 (512), 24k £120 (500); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £115 (511); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £112 (509), 23k £115 (500); Kilrea farmer, 23k £117 (509); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £114 (507), 23k £113.50 (494); Cloughmills farmer, 21.5k £109 (507); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £109 (507); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £119 (506); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £101 (505), 21k £105 (500); Ahoghill farmer, 23k £115.50 (502); Armoy farmer, 22.5k £113 (502); Dunloy farmer, 23k £115.50 (502); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £113 (502); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £113 (502), 22k £109 (496); Antrim farmer, 20.5k £102.50 (500); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £105 (500); Coleraine farmer, 25k £125 (500); Limavady farmer, 23k £115 (500); Ringsend farmer, 22.5k £112.50 (500); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £112 (498); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £112 (498); Glarryford farmer, 22.5k £112 (498); Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £116.50 (496), 25k £123 (492); Dunloy farmer, 24.5k £121 (494); Maghera farmer, 24.5k £121 (494); Armoy farmer, 25k £123 (492); Maghera farmer, 24k £118 (492); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £110.50 (491); Bushmills farmer, 24.5k £120 (490); Claudy farmer, 19k £93 (490); Mosside farmer, 24.5k £120 (490); Castlerock farmer, 21k £102.50 (488); Greyabbey farmer, 25k £122 (488); Glarryford farmer, 23k £112 (487); Ahoghill farmer, 21.5k £104.50 (486); Moneymore farmer, 24.5k £119 (486); Bushmills farmer, 23.5k £114 (485); Swatragh farmer, 20k £97 (485) and Dungiven farmer, 25k £121 (484).

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

Good entry of ewes to £220.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 3rd January to a top price of £2680 for a calved heifer.

Dungannon farmer, calved heifers to £2680, £2640, £2000; Coleraine farmer, springing heifers to £2040, £1980, £1740, £1700 and Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1840.

More stock required weekly

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

A good entry of 270 on Wednesday 4th January at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1820 and heifers to £1830.

Fat cows and bulls to £2040.

Fat cows: 95 on offer, flying trade.

Limavady farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (257), 590k Belgian Blue £1420 (241), 810k Friesian £1330 (164); Claudy farmer, 580k Limousin £1380 (238), 770k Belgian Blue £1610 (209), 560k Limousin £1100 (196); Castlerock farmer, 580k Simmental £1360 (235), 690k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (235); Broughshane farmer, 690k Belgian Blue £1580 (229); Draperstown farmer, 730k Limousin £1650 (226), 660k £1430 (217), 780k £1680 (215), 650k £1360 (209); Bellarena farmer, 780k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (217), 520k Limousin £900 (173); Londonderry farmer, 380k Limousin £820 (216), 360k Hereford £760 (211), 400k Friesian £600 (150), 380k £570 (150); Macosquin farmer, 500k Friesian £1080 (216), 550k £1100 (200), 630k £1020 (162); Macosquin farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (208); Castlerock farmer, 730k Saler £1510 (207), 820k Simmental £1690 (206); Clough farmer, 780k Belgian Blue £1590 (204); Castlerock farmer, 590k Limousin £1190 (202); Kilrea farmer, 680k Holstein £1360 (200); Rasharkin farmer, 740k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (197); Portglenone farmer, 680k Friesian £1320 (194), 690k £1220 (177), 470k £830 (177), Maghera farmer, 620k Holstein £1190 (192); Dunloy farmer, 690k Holstein £1320 (191), 760k £1230 (162), 640k £1020 (159); Glarryford farmer, 1070k Aberdeen Angus £2040 (191); Dungiven farmer, 820k Hereford £1550 (189); Ballintoy farmer, 540k Fleckvieh £1000 (185); Tobermore farmer, 760k Holstein £1380 (182); Cookstown farmer, 750k Friesian £1340 (179), 580k £1000 (172), 770k Fleckvieh £1310 (170); Magherafelt farmer, 660k Holstein £1140 (173), 680k £1150 (169), 480k £750 (156); Bushmills farmer, 580k Holstein £1000 (172), 520k £890 (171); Rasharkin farmer, 750k Friesian £1280 (171), 800k £1270 (159); Rasharkin farmer, 630k Friesian £1070 (170); Coleraine farmer, 520k Holstein £870 (167), 730k £1180 (162), 730k £1140 (156); Moneymore farmer, 530k Holstein £870 (164), 460k £750 (163); Aghadowey farmer, 800k Holstein £1300 (163); Coleraine farmer, 720k Friesian £1160 (161), 510k £880 (173); Desertmartin farmer, 730k Friesian £1170 (160), 630k £980 (156) and Castlerock farmer, 690k Friesian £1080 (157);

Suckler

All types of suckler stock required.

Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue second calver with Belgian Blue heifer calf at foot to £2220; Moneymore farmer, Limousin second calver with Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot to £1820; Glenravel farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £1940 and Garvagh farmer, Charolais bull to £1820.

Heifers

Magherafelt farmer, 560k Limousin £1590 (284), 540k £1530 (283), 530k Charolais £1450 (274), 520k Limousin £1380 (265), 400k Simmental £1030 (258), 460k Charolais £1110 (241), 480k Belgian Blue £1150 (240); Castlerock farmer, 300k Limousin £850 (283), 320k £900 (281), 330k £770 (233); Toomebridge farmer, 500k Charolais £1410 (282), 640k £1750 (273), 650k £1730 (266), 660k £1740 (264), 720k £1830 (254), 590k £1480 (251), 310k £770 (248); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Simmental £1340 (279), 470k Limousin £1260 (268), 430k £1120 (261); Randalstown farmer, 280k Limousin £780 (279), 260k £680 (262), 230k £590 (257), 240k £530 (221); Armoy farmer, 440k Limousin £1200 (272), 490k £1300 (265), 420k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1020 (243), 440k Limousin £1070 (243), 430k £1030 (240); Glarryford farmer, 510k Limousin £1370 (269), 300k Aberdeen Angus £630 (210); Kilrea farmer, 540k Charolais £1450 (269), 550k £1450 (264), 570k £1480 (260), 580k £1500 (259), 580k £1420 (245), 560k £1340 (239); Garvagh farmer, 560k Limousin £1420 (254); Dungiven farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1290 (253), 460k Limousin £1140 (248), 610k Belgian Blue £1490 (244), 510k Simmental £1200 (235);

Bellaghy farmer, 440k Belgian Blue £1060 (241), 380k Hereford £770 (203); Cullybackey farmer, 390k Limousin £940 (241), 390k Charolais £850 (218); Maghera farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (240), 590k £1290 (219); Limavady farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (234), 560k £1280 (229); Ardboe farmer, 420k Limousin £970 (231), 380k £850 (224) and Finvoy farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £750 (214), 330k £690 (209), 380k Galloway £790 (208), 360k Aberdeen Angus £740 (206).

Steers

Castlerock farmer, 350k Limousin £1000 (286), 340k £920 (271), 360k £960 (267); Ballycastle farmer, 580k Charolais £1650 (285), 640k £1820 (284), 610k £1650 (271), 540k £1360 (252), 570k £1400 (246); Ballycastle farmer, 600k Charolais £1640 (273), 560k £1480 (264), 640k £1600 (250), 760k Hereford £1760 (232); Randalstown farmer, 410k Simmental £1070 (261), 400k £1000 (250), 420k £1030 (245); Toomebridge farmer, 400k Charolais £1040 (260), 400k Aberdeen Angus £890 (223), 440k £910 (207); Dunloy farmer, 630k Aberdeen Angus £1570 (249), 620k £1500 (242), 600k Friesian £1440 (240), 640k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (234), 590k Friesian £1360 (231), 560k £1200 (214); Cullybackey farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £1000 (244); Coleraine farmer, 560k Belgian Blue £1330 (238), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1310 (230), 670k £1500 (224); Garvagh farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1400 (237); Glenravel farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (233), 370k £840 (227); Dungiven farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1170 (229), 540k Shorthorn £1100 (204), 540k Belgian Blue £1100 (204); Toomebridge farmer, 650k Belgian Blue £1480 (228), 660k Aberdeen Angus £1430 (217); Maghera farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (226), 480k Hereford £1000 (208); Ballymoney farmer, 5560k Friesian £1240 (221), 550k £1190 (216), 540k £1100 (204), 500k £1010 (202); Greysteel farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £850 (213), 430k Hereford £910 (212), 510k £1060 (208), 470k Aberdeen Angus £970 (206) and Draperstown farmer, 650k Friesian £1350 (208).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.