Marts: Dairy cattle selling to £2120 for a calved heifer at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Bushmills farmer, Hereford £700, Aberdeen Angus £630, Shorthorn beef £530; Rasharkin farmer, Fleckvieh £700, £680, £655, £630, £600, £550, £290, £270; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £650, £640, £605, Aberdeen Angus £590, Belgian Blue £500, Aberdeen Angus £480, Belgian Blue £320; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £650, Holstein £400, £275; Newtownards farmer, Hereford £620, Aberdeen Angus £615, £610, Hereford £600, Belgian Blue £600, £560, Hereford £540, Friesian £450, £270; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600; Rasharkin farmer, Fleckvieh £580, £520; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £545; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £535, £520, Hereford £455, Limousin £275; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500, £440; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460, £345; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £440, Shorthorn £320, £250; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £415, £295; Antrim farmer, Limousin £400; Bendooragh farmer, Belgian Blue £395; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £390; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £380; Dungannon farmer, Fleckvieh £375, £275, £260; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £370, £335, £250; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £365, £325, Holstein £280; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £355, £300, Aberdeen Angus £285; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £350, £300; Maghera farmer, Simmental £350, £285; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £335; Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £335; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £315, £300; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £325, £280, £270, £265; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Bendooragh farmer, Hereford £270; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Maghera farmer, Holstein £250 and Newtownards farmer, Holstein £250.

Heifer calves

Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620, Stabiliser £605; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £615; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £605, £440, Aberdeen Angus £380; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560; Newtownards farmer, Belgian Blue £510, Hereford £495, £470, Aberdeen Angus £450, £405; Desertmartin farmer, Stabiliser £500, Galloway £500, Parthenais £430; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £460; Bushmills farmer, Limousin £440, Shorthorn beef £425, Limousin £425, Shorthorn beef £350; Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn £390; Maghera farmer, Limousin £380; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £375, £370; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £340, £295; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £335; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £320, £290; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £320, Aberdeen Angus £260; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £280, £225; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Bangor farmer, Shorthorn beef £250 and Coleraine farmer, Limousin £220.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £280.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (120)

A great entry of weanlings which met with 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 £1065 and 405ppk.

A good entry of 200 suckler calves and weanlings on Friday 27th September which met with a flying trade for all types on offer.

Heifer calves to £1940 and steer calves to £1620.

Bull calves

Portglenone farmer, 250k Charolais £1150 (460), 290k Limousin £1180 (407), 300k Charolais £1190 (397), 310k Limousin £1200 (387), 290k £1110 (383), 270k £1030 (382), 330k £11250 (379), 310k £1150 (371), 310k Charolais £1140 (368), 370k £1360 (368), 330k Limousin £1200 (364), 410k Charolais £1420 (346), 360k £1190 (331); Macosquin farmer, 230k Limousin £970 (422), 260k £1030 (396); Randalstown farmer, 250k Limousin £1010 (404), 290k £1160 (400), 310k £1110 (358), 350k £1130 (323); Portglenone farmer, 290k Limousin £1170 (403),300k Limousin £1130 (377), 340k £1240 (365); Pomeroy farmer, 280k Charolais £1120 (400), 260k £1010 (389), 310k £1030 (332), 330k £1070 (324); Ballymoney farmer, 300k Charolais £1170 (390), 430k £1620 (377), 370k £1390 (376), 380k Limousin £1390 (366), 340k £1230 (362), 310k Charolais £1120 (361), 340k £1200 (353), 340k £1190 (350); Randalstown farmer, 310k Limousin £1200 (387), 330k £11250 (379), 310k £1150 (371), 290k £1050 (362), 330k £1190 (361); Garvagh farmer, 300k Charolais £1150 (383), 300k £1150 (383), 300k £1110 (370), 260k £850 (327); Macosquin farmer, 310k Limousin £1180 (381), 320k Charolais £1170 (366), 330k £1090 (330), 370k £1200 (324); Castlerock farmer, 290k Limousin £1100 (379), 330k Charolais £1210 (367), 250k Limousin £910 (364), 380k Charolais £1380 (363), 380k £1360 (358), 380k £1300 (342), 410k Limousin £1400 (342), 440k Charolais £1470 (334), 420k £1400 (333), 440k Limousin £1450 (330), 460k Charolais £1470 (320);

Ballymena farmer, 360k Charolais £1360 (378), 340k £1240 (365), 390k £1400 (359), 350k £1140 (326), 350k £1120 (320); Randalstown farmer, 380k Charolais £1430 (376), 380k Limousin £1420 (374), 350k Charolais £1180 (337); Greysteel farmer, 390k Limousin £1440 (369), 400k £1450 (363), 350k £1250 (357), 410k Charolais £1430 (349); Macosquin farmer, 260k Limousin £960 (369), 290k £950 (328); Randalstown farmer, 320k Simmental £1140 (356), 340k £1120 (329), 310k £980 (316); Randalstown farmer, 330k Charolais £1170 (355), 350k £1180 (337); Maghera farmer, 380k Limousin £1320 (347); Castlerock farmer, 350k Simmental £1160 (331), 330k £1090 (330), 390k £1240 (318), 270k Limousin £850 (315), 340k £1070 (315) and Garvagh farmer, 350k Charolais £1120 (320).

Heifer calves

Ballymoney farmer, 370k Charolais £1800 (487), 350k £1590 (454), 330k £1440 (436), 320k £1310 (409), 280k £1070 (382), 300k Limousin £1050 (350), 330k Charolais £1070 (324); Macosquin farmer, 290k Limousin £1280 (441), 290k £1110 (383), 290k Charolais £980 (338); Macosquin farmer, 300k Belgian Blue £1240 (413), 360k £1360 (378), 250k Limousin £900 (360), 260k £910 (350); Castlerock farmer, 350k Charolais £1440 (411), 280k £1050 (375), 350k £1310 (374), 330k Limousin £1210 (367), 270k Charolais £980 (363), 320k £1140 (356), 360k £1280 (356), 400k £1410 (353), 410k £1380 (337), 310k £1040 (336), 290k Limousin £970 (335), 380k Charolais £1210 (318); Rasharkin farmer, 250k Blonde d'Aquitaine £960 (384); Pomeroy farmer, 180k Charolais £690 (383), 290k £950 (328); Castlerock farmer, 340k Simmental £1300 (382); Maghera farmer, 510k Limousin £1940 (380); Garvagh farmer, 230k Charolais £850 (370), 240k £820 (342), 240k £810 (338); Randalstown farmer, 350k Charolais £1170 (334), 330k £1060 (321); Randalstown farmer, 350k Charolais £1170 (334) and Garvagh farmer, 270k Charolais £860 (319).

A super entry of 1700 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 30th September which met with a sharper trade throughout this week with quality lambs in demand.

Lambs to £5.90 per kg and to top of £180.

Fat ewes to £178.

Lambs

Portglenone farmer, 19k £112 (590); Kilrea farmer, 28k £164 (586); Dungiven farmer, 20k £117 (585); Feeny farmer, 23.5k £137.50 (585); Plumbridge farmer, 18k £105 (583); Toomebridge farmer, 31k £180 (581); Limavady farmer, 24k £138.50 (577); Draperstown farmer, 19k £109.50 (576); Draperstown farmer, 19k £109.50 (576); Dunloy farmer, 20.5k £118 (576); Draperstown farmer, 19k £109 (574); Desertmartin farmer, 21.5k £122.50 (570); Knockloughrim farmer, 23.5k £134 (570); Claudy farmer, 21k £119.50 (569); Randalstown farmer, 21k £119.50 (569); Kilrea farmer, 22k £125 (568); Maghera farmer, 21k £119 (567); Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £133 (566); Castlerock farmer, 21k £118.50 (564); Kilrea farmer, 22k £124 (564); Aghadowey farmer, 24.5k £138 (563); Cookstown farmer, 15k £84.50 (563); Desertmartin farmer, 21.5k £121 (563); Portglenone farmer, 23.5k £131.50 (560); Coleraine farmer, 24k £134 (558); Castlerock farmer, 14k £78 (557); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £133.50 (556); Cushendun farmer, 24k £133 (554); Rasharkin farmer, 19.5k £108 (554); Tobermore farmer, 23k £127.50 (554); Larne farmer, 23.5k £130 (553); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £124.50 (553); Cookstown farmer, 21k £116 (552); Draperstown farmer, 23k £127 (552); Knockloughrim farmer, 21k £116 (552); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £129.50 (551); Maghera farmer, 24.5k £135 (551); Bushmills farmer, 24k £132 (550); Desertmartin farmer, 23k £126.50 (550); Desertmartin farmer, 23k £126.50 (550) and Mosside farmer, 24k £132 (550).

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

Good entry of ewes to £178.

More ewes needed.

Dairy report: A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 1st October to a top price of £2120 for a calved heifer.

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

Magherafelt farmer, calved heifer to £2120; Maghera farmer, Calved heifers to £2020, £1640, £1620 and Pomeroy farmer, second calvers to £1860, £1800.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 350 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 2nd October at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers selling to £2170, heifers to £1640 and fat cows and bulls to £2040.

Fat cows: 105 on offer, sharp trade throughout.

Kilrea farmer, 540k Limousin £1530 (283), 700k Charolais £1530 (219); Ballymoney farmer, 570k Charolais £1590 (279), 740k Limousin £2040 (276); Garvagh farmer, 700k Limousin £1790 (256); Randalstown farmer, 590k Friesian £1490 (253), 630k £1470 (233); Portglenone farmer, 730k Charolais £1640 (225); Ballymoney farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1530 (219, 680k Charolais £1440 (212), 670k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (206); Pomeroy farmer, 660k Limousin £1430 (217); Rasharkin farmer, 480k Shorthorn beef £1040 (217); Ringsend farmer, 600k Limousin £1290 (215); Doagh farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1070 (214); Dungannon farmer, 520k Holstein £1090 (210); Dungannon farmer, 620k Holstein £1290 (208); Limavady farmer, 560k Holstein £1140 (204) and Ballymoney farmer, 670k Aberdeen Angus £1350 (202).

Suckler

Claudy farmer, Simmental bull to £1760, Belted Galloway cow with Simmental bull calf at foot to £1500 and Hereford cow with Simmental heifer calf at foot to £1500.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Ballycastle farmer, 490k Limousin £1540 (314), 520k £1570 (302), 520k £1530 (294), 410k £1200 (293), 550k Charolais £1600 (291), 530k Limousin £1400 (264); Ringsend farmer, 470k Limousin £1360 (289), 410k Charolais £1130 (276), 600k Aberdeen Angus £1610 (268); Garvagh farmer, 550k Charolais £1570 (286), 520k Limousin £1340 (258), 380k £960 (253), 440k Simmental £1100 (250); Limavady farmer, 500k Limousin £1420 (284), 560k Fleckvieh £1360 (243); Aghadowey farmer, 460k Limousin £1300 (283); Ballymena farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £1370 (280), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1480 (264), 540k £1390 (257); Ballyclare farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (268), 520k £1360 (262), 470k £1230 (262), 460k £1180 (257), 350k £850 (243); Maghera farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1200 (267); Cloughmills farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (265), 480k Hereford £1150 (240); Garvagh farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (265); Upperlands farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1470 (263), 510k £1330 (261), 520k £1280 (246), 560k £1380 (246); Bushmills farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (261); Pomeroy farmer, 380k Belgian Blue £990 (261), 380k £970 (255), 390k £970 (249), 360k Hereford £890 (247); Coleraine farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1570 (257), 660k £1640 (249), 660k Hereford £1630 (247), 620k Limousin £1520 (245), 670k Hereford £1630 (243); Antrim farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (249), 470k £1160(247), 445k Limousin £1090 (245); Glarryford farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (247) and Coagh farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1070 (243).

Steers

Portglenone farmer, 470k Limousin £1490 (317), 460k £1430 (311), 480k £1490 (310), 480k £1480 (308), 470k £1440 (306), 480k £1460 (304), 500k £1500 (300), 530k Charolais £1540 (291); Rasharkin farmer, 390k Simmental £1210 (310), 450k £1350 (300), 400k £1170 (293), 420k £1070 (255); Aghadowey farmer, 420k Limousin £1250 (298); Limavady farmer, 740k Charolais £2170 (293), 610k Limousin £1780 (292), 630k £1830 (291), 640k £1850 (289), 660k £1900 (288), 710k £2050 (289), 680k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1930 (284), 690k Charolais £1950 (283), 660k Limousin £1850 (280), 660k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1850 (280), 670k Limousin £1850 (276), 680k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1850 (272), 750k £2020 (269), 640k £1700 (266); Cullybackey farmer, 510k Charolais £1490 (292), 500k £1340 (268), 560k £1470 (263), 350k £840 (240); Garvagh farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (292), 420k £1180 (281); Coleraine farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (281), 510k £1390 (273), 450k £1080 (240), 480k £1150 (240); Ballymena farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £1520 (276), 450k Aberdeen Angus £1170 (260), 540k £1380 (256); Moneymore farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1630 (276), 600k £1580 (263), 640k £1540 (241); Crumlin farmer, 480k Charolais £1320 (275), 510k Belgian Blue £1290 (253); Antrim farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1610 (273), 550k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (271), 580k £1450 (250); Coleraine farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £970 (269), 325k £810 (249); Portglenone farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1150 (256); Ballycastle farmer, 490k Limousin £1250 (255), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (240); Ballymena farmer, 550k Fleckvieh £1400 (255), 540k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (244); Bushmills farmer, 420k Limousin £1070 (255); Macosquin farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (255), 490k £1200 (245); Garvagh farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (250), 570k Limousin £1400 (246), 540k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (244), 610k £1470 (241) and Portglenone farmer, 440k Hereford £1070 (243).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.