Limousin bull sells for £2700 at Kilrea

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

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £520, Belgian Blue £510; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £500, £365; Bellaghy farmer, Charolais £485; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £475; Cullybackey farmer, Belgian Blue £435, Limousin £425, Belgian Blue £375, £370, Aberdeen Angus £300, Belgian Blue £250; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, Friesian £210, £205; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, Hereford £390, £355, Aberdeen Angus £350; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £405, £315, Belgian Blue £310; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405, £325, £245; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £392, Belgian Blue £340; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £390; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Mosside farmer, Limousin £375, £355; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365, £215; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £365; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £340, £300; Antrim farmer, Hereford £305, Belgian Blue £260; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £295, £290, £275, Montbeliarde £230, Aberdeen Angus £230; Dervock farmer, Hereford £290, £255; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £245; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £235, £230; Coleraine farmer, Friesian £220; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220; Moneymore farmer, Friesian £210 and Portglenone farmer, Blonde d’Aquitaine £210, £200.

Heifer calves

Londonderry Farmer, Friesian £555, £535, £505, £475; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £515, £275, £250, Saler £245, £230; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £455; Mosside farmer, Limousin £450, £255, £250; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £390, £330, Friesian £320; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £380; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £290; Coleraine farmer, Stabiliser £340, Hereford £340, £310, Stabiliser £300, £225; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, £255; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, £250, £230; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £300, £250, Limousin £230; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £300; Antrim farmer, Hereford £290, Limousin £260; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £280; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Dervock farmer, Hereford £255, £220; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £250, £200; Portglenone farmer, Blonde d’Aquitaine £230; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £230 and Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225.

Friesian calves - Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £245. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (110)

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 £1160 and 306 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of 600 on Monday 23rd May met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs sold to £6.75 per kg and to top of £145.

Fat ewes sold to £190.

Ewes and lambs sold to £280.

Lambs (470)

Portglenone farmer, 18k £121.50 (675), 24k £140 (583); Kilrea farmer, 20.5k £132.50 (646), 22k £134 (609); Ballymena farmer, 17k £108 (635), 21k £130 (619), 21k £126 (600); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £127 (635); Ballymoney farmer, 20.5k £130 (634), 20.5k £125 (610); Claudy farmer, 19.5k £122 (626); Kilrea farmer, 17.5k £108 (617);

Ahoghill farmer, 20k £123 (615); Kilrea farmer, 20k £123 (615); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £129 (614); Cookstown farmer, 21k £128 (610); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £134 (609); Cookstown farmer, 22k £134 (609); Coleraine farmer, 22k £132 (600); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £132 (600); Maghera farmer, 20.5k £123 (600); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £128.50 (598); Rasharkin farmer, 23k £137 (596); Toomebridge farmer, 23k £137 (596); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £139 (592); Portstewart farmer, 23k £136 (591); Coleraine farmer, 19k £112 (590) and Limavady farmer, 24k £141.50 (590).

Fat ewes (130) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £190.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 24th May to a top price of £2020 for a calved heifer.

Cookstown farmer, calved heifers to £2020, £1980; Cookstown farmer, calved cow to £1410; Magherafelt farmer, springing cow to £1200 and Ballymoney farmer, maiden heifers to £950, £940.

More stock required weekly

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

A super entry of 350 on Wednesday 25th May at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1730 and heifers sold to £1590.

Fat cows and bulls to £2060.

Fat cows: 145 on offer. Flying trade.

Glarryford farmer, 800k Belgian Blue £1940 (243); Dungiven farmer, 730k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1740 (238); Maghera farmer, 600k Limousin £1430 (238), 650k £1360 (209); Coleraine farmer, 600k Limousin £1400 (233), 470k £1080 (230), 700k Aubrac £1400 (200), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (193); Ballyclare farmer, 780k Limousin £1780 (228); Aghadowey farmer, 660k Simmental £1480 (224), 640k £1400 (219), 670k £1360 (203), 660k £1330 (202); Toomebridge farmer, 590k Limousin £1320 (224), 720k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (208); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1200 (222), 820k £1710 (209); Rasharkin farmer, 4450k Friesian £990 (220), 510k £1000 (196); Dunloy farmer, 700k Limousin £1530 (219); Macosquin farmer, 630k Simmental £1370 (218); Castlerock farmer, 630k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (216), 530k Simmental £980 (185); Bushmills farmer, 620k Limousin £1310 (211); Ballymoney farmer, 680k Limousin £1430 (210), 670k £1390 (208), 570k Shorthorn beef £1040 (183); Aghadowey farmer, 700k Charolais £1460 (209), 670k Charolais £1380 (206), 650k Simmental £1330 (205), 740k Charolais £1360 (184); Dungiven farmer, 640k Saler £1330 (208); Macosquin farmer, 650k Simmental £1350 (208), 670k £1320 (197); Cookstown farmer, 830k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (206); Rasharkin farmer, 670k Simmental £1380 (206); Ballymoney farmer, 840k Aberdeen Angus £1720 (205); Bellaghy farmer, 880k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (205); Cookstown farmer, 540k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1100 (204); Garvagh farmer, 780k Fleckvieh £1590 (204), 700k Friesian £1360 (194), 780k Fleckvieh £1470 (189), 830k Holstein £1470 (177); Upperlands farmer, 700k Limousin £1420 (203), 660k Belgian Blue £1290 (196); Magherafelt farmer, 580k Friesian £1170 (202), 600k £1180 (197), 630k £1230 (195), 520k £1000 (192), 570k £1020 (179), 580k £1010 (174), 550k £940 (171); Ballymoney farmer, 710k Shorthorn beef £1430 (201), 500k £1000 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 690k Stabiliser £1390 (201), 500k Irish Moilie £880 (176); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Holstein £1070 (198); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Friesian £1040 (196), 540k £810 (150); Kilrea farmer, 550k Friesian £1080 (196), 540k £1050 (194), 510k £990 (194), 500k £970 (194), 570k £1100 (193), 540k £1030 (191), 510k £970 (190), 500k £940 (188); Draperstown farmer, 630k Limousin £1230 (195); Portglenone farmer, 560k Hereford £1090 (195);Rasharkin farmer, 800k Friesian £1560 (195); Toomebridge farmer, 540k Charolais £1050 (194); Ballycastle farmer, 710k Friesian £1370 (193); Limavady farmer, 600k Hereford £1160 (193); Ballymoney farmer, 970k Fleckvieh £1850 (191), 640k £1090 (170); Garvagh farmer, 430k Limousin £820 (191); Dunloy farmer, 690k Holstein £1310 (190); Macosquin farmer, 1030k Charolais £1960 (190); Dervock farmer, 770k Holstein £1430 (186); Bushmills farmer, 690k Holstein £1270 (184), 630k £1080 (171), 490k £740 (151); Moneymore farmer, 660k Holstein £1210 (183), 480k £780 (163); Aghadowey farmer, 940k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (182); Dunloy farmer, 620k Fleckvieh £1120 (181), 700k £1180 (169); Kilrea farmer, 1140k Aberdeen Angus £2060 (181); Limavady farmer, 560k Limousin £1010 (180); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Limousin £860 (179), 490k £780 (159); Ballymoney farmer, 600k Friesian £1070 (178), 600k Shorthorn £1050 (175) and Kilrea farmer, 880k Friesian £1550 (176).

Suckler stock: Draperstown farmer, Limousin bull to £2700; Rasharkin farmer, Limousin bull to £1900; Castlerock farmer, second calver Simmental and Charolais heifer calf to £1780 and Moneymore farmer, Hereford cow with Simmental bull calf at foot to £1520, Belgian Blue cow with Simmental heifer calf at foot to £1460, Limousin cow with Simmental heifer calf at foot to £1440.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Limavady farmer, 570k LH £1590 (279), 460k Limousin £1250 (272), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (266), 350k Charolais £910 (260), 300k £770 (257), 370k £950 (257), 520k Limousin £1320 (254), 480k £1200 (250), 450k £990 (220), 280k Charolais £590 (211); Garvagh farmer, 400k Limousin £1110 (278); Ballymena farmer, 290k Belgian Blue £730 (252), 310k £780 (252), 290k £710 (245), 410k Limousin £960 (234), 430k £990 (230), 380k £870 (229), 330k £720 (218), 290k Hereford £630 (217), 280k Belgian Blue £600 (214); Swatragh farmer, 510k Charolais £1270 (249), 520k Limousin £1250 (240), 540k £1270 (235), 500k £1140 (228), 530k Hereford £1190 (225); Ballintoy farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £890 (247), 330k Aberdeen Angus £760 (230), 200k £440 (220); Portglenone farmer, 350k Charolais £860 (246), 310k £660 (213); Macosquin farmer, 550k Hereford £1330 (242); Ahoghill farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (241), 520k £1180 (227); Ballymoney farmer, 610k Belgian Blue £1440 (236), 590k Simmental £1390 (236), 680k Hereford £1560 (229); Ballyclare farmer, 490k SH £1150 (235), 420k Montbeliarde £900 (214), 460k Fleckvieh £980 (213); Dungiven farmer, 340k Charolais £800 (235), 320k Limousin £740 (231), 370k Charolais £850 (230), 350k £800 (229), 350k Limousin £800 (229), 380k £840 (221), 460k Charolais £1010 (220), 350k Limousin £760 (217), 350k £740 (211); Magherafelt farmer, 460k Limousin £1070 (233), 490k Simmental £1140 (233), 380k Limousin £860 (226); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Limousin £1090 (232), 430k £990 (230), 580k Hereford £1320 (228), 520k £1170 (225), 540k £1190 (220); Bushmills farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £920 (230), 450k £990 (220), 400k £870 (218), 470k £990 (211); Coleraine farmer, 540k Hereford £1250 (232), 540k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (230), 550k Hereford £1260 (229), 530k £1210 (228), 515k £1170 (227), 550k £1240 (226), 620k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (226), 580k £1300 (224), 520k Hereford £1140 (219); Macosquin farmer, 260k Limousin £590 (227); Limavady farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £720 (225), 330k £730 (221), 280k SH £610 (218); Ballymoney farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £940 (219); Garvagh farmer, 350k Limousin £750 (214); Knockloughrim farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £910 (212) and Portglenone farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (211).

Steers

Castlerock farmer, 300k Charolais £940 (313), 410k £1230 (300), 370k £1100 (297), 280k Belgian Blue £770 (275), 300k £800 (267), 330k £730 (221); Kilrea farmer, 600k Limousin £1730 (288), 600k Charolais £1650 (275), 580k Limousin £1560 (269), 590k £1550 (263), 570k Hereford £1300 (228); Macosquin farmer, 280k Limousin £760 (271), 330k £810 (246), 280k £640 (229); Knockloughrim farmer, 500k Limousin £1160 (232), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (231), 550k Belgian Blue £11260 (229), 510k £1140 (224), 540k Hereford £1170 (217), 520k £1100 (212); Ballymena farmer, 400k Charolais £1070 (268); Kilrea farmer, 630k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (264), 580k Limousin £1500 (259); Limavady farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £800 (258), 320k £770 (241), 340k Shorthorn beef £770 (227), 320k Limousin £700 (219); Rasharkin farmer, 290k Simmental £720 (248), 340k £840 (247); Cloughmills farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (230), 520k £1140 (219), 540k Friesian £1090 (202); Cookstown farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £850 (224); Garvagh farmer, 610k Hereford £1350 (221), 580k £1220 (210), 600k Simmental £1250 (208), 690k Aberdeen Angus £1410 (204); Bellaghy farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (220), 370k £770 (208), 370k £750 (203); Bellaghy farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £770 (208), 370k £750 (203) and Upperlands farmer, 320k Belgian Blue £660 (206).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.