Marts: Top price of £3200 paid 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

Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £850, Belgian Blue £680; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £730, £575; Coleraine farmer, Limousin £700, Blonde d'Aquitaine £680, £555; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £685, Belgian Blue £555, £435, Friesian £285; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £610, £530; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £595, Fleckvieh £495; Claudy farmer, Charolais £580, Simmental £490, Aberdeen Angus £320, £270; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £575, £560, £490, Aberdeen Angus £470; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £550; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £545; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £400, £280; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £480, Limousin £445, Hereford £350, Belgian Blue £320; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £400, Aberdeen Angus £370; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, £330; Glarryford farmer, Belgian Blue £395; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £365, £300, £250; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Claudy farmer, Montbeliarde £340; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £325; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £320; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, £270; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Culnady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Maghera farmer, Holstein £270; Bushmills farmer, Fleckvieh £265; Cloughmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260 and Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240.

Heifer calves

Kilrea farmer, Limousin £705; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £700, Aberdeen Angus £540; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £510; Kilrea farmer, Simmental £500; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £500; Claudy farmer, Simmental £475; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465, £295; Claudy farmer, Montbeliarde £455; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £430; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £410; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, £280; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £390, £380, £350, Aberdeen Angus £245; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, Fleckvieh £305; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £370, Aberdeen Angus £310; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £370, £325, £260, £255, £250, £240; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, £255; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255, £250, £240; Cloughmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £250; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235 and Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £220.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £145.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (80)

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 £1050 and 287 ppk.

A good entry of 130 calves and weanlings on Friday 20th September which met with a flying trade for all types on offer.

Bull calves

Larne farmer, 220k Simmental £880 (400), 240k Charolais £880 (367), 280k £960 (343), 260k Simmental £860 (331), 270k Charolais £860 (319), 310k Simmental £840 (271); Garvagh farmer, 310k Charolais £1230 (397), 300k £1170 (390), 270k £990 (367), 270k £970 (359), 310k £1060 (342), 280k £880 (314), 280k Aberdeen Angus £850 (304), 290k Charolais £880 (303), 290k Aberdeen Angus £870 (300), 260k £710 (273), 260k £700 (269); Portglenone farmer, 310k Limousin £1200 (387), 325k £1200 (369), 330k £1150 (349), 330k £1100 (333), 325k £1010 (311); Strabane farmer, 210k Charolais £780 (371), 180k £580 (322), 150k £480 (320), 140k £440 (314), 190k £580 (305), 190k £530 (279), 230k £620 (270); Ballymoney farmer, 220k Charolais £790 (359), 290k £1000 (345), 240k £800 (333), 260k £840 (323), 310k £1000 (323), 220k £700 (318), 350k £1100 (314), 240k £740 (308), 330k Belgian Blue £970 (294), 310k Aberdeen Angus £860 (277), 310k Belgian Blue £860 (277), 220k Aberdeen Angus £600 (273), 300k £800 (267), 380k £1010 (266), 230k Belgian Blue £600 (261), 340k Aberdeen Angus £850 (250), 280k Belgian Blue £700 (250); Castlerock farmer, 300k Simmental £1050 (350), 310k £1080 (348), 330k £1100 (333), 340k £1100 (324), 330k Limousin £1050 (318), 350k £1060 (303), 320k Aberdeen Angus £910 (284), 360k Limousin £970 (269), 390k Hereford £1050 (269), 360k Aberdeen Angus £960 (267), 370k £930 (251); Crumlin farmer, 250k Simmental £860 (344), 290k Limousin £940 (324), 290k £860 (297), 250k £700 (280), 300k Simmental £820 (273); Dungiven farmer, 310k Charolais £1080 (348), 370k £1140 (308) and Claudy farmer, 250k Charolais £850 (340), 280k Limousin £920 (329), 310k £980 (316), 270k £840 (311).

Heifer calves

Larne farmer, 270k Simmental £960 (356), 240k Charolais £730 (304); Ballymoney farmer, 260k Charolais £900 (346), 260k £880 (339), 280k £940 (336), 210k £680 (324), 250k £760 (304), 260k £840 (323), 270k £790 (293), 230k £640 (278), 290k Aberdeen Angus £800 (276), 290k Belgian Blue £780 (269); Claudy farmer, 260k Charolais £850 (327), 240k Simmental £730 (304), 290k Charolais £880 (303); Portglenone farmer, 250k Limousin £790 (316); Maghera farmer, 290k Limousin £910 (314), 300k £850 (283); Garvagh farmer, 280k Charolais £840 (300), 300k £880 (293), 300k £860 (287), 280k £800 (286), 250k £700 (280), 280k Aberdeen Angus £720 (257); Castlerock farmer, 320k Charolais £940 (294) and Castlerock farmer, 370k Simmental £1060 (287), 330k £910 (276).

A super entry of 1500 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 23rd September which met with a sharper trade throughout, with quality lambs in demand.

Lambs to £5.85 per kg and to top of £210.

Fat ewes to £156.

Lambs

Claudy farmer, 20k £117 (585); Cloughmills farmer, 22.5k £127 (564); Ballymena farmer, 23k £129.50 (563); Antrim farmer, 21k £118 (562); Kilrea farmer, 22k £123 (559); Stewartstown farmer, 20k £111 (555); Limavady farmer, 23k £127.50 (554), 22.5k £123 (547); Cookstown farmer, 20.5k £113.50 (554); Dungiven farmer, 23.5k £130 (553); Ballymoney farmer, 16.5k £91 (552); Ballymoney farmer, 16.5k £91 (552); Kilrea farmer, 23k £127 (552); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £124 (551); Limavady farmer, 24k £131.50 (548); Rasharkin farmer, 24k £131 (546); Templepatrick farmer, 20.5k £112 (546); Coleraine farmer, 21k £114.50 (545); Dungiven farmer, 22.5k £122.50 (544); Draperstown farmer, 22.5k £122.50 (544); Cookstown farmer, 21k £114 (543); Maghera farmer, 19k £103 (542); Maghera farmer, 20.5k £111 (542); Rasharkin farmer, 12k £65 (542); Garvagh farmer, 21k £113.50 (541), 21.5k £116 (540); Kilrea farmer, 18.5k £100 (541); Maghera farmer, 23k £124.50 (541); Dungiven farmer, 22.5k £121.50 (540); Dungiven farmer, 24k £129.50 (540) and Garvagh farmer, 24k £129.50 (540).

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

Good entry of ewes to £156.

More ewes needed.

Dairy report - A super entry of 85 dairy on Tuesday 24th September to a top price of £3200 for a calved heifer.

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

Rasharkin farmer, Fleckvieh calved heifers to £3200, £3120, £3000, springing heifers to £2650, £2600, £2450, £2420, £2000, second calvers to £2300, £2200; Magherafelt farmer, calved heifer to £2520; Cookstown farmer, calved heifers to £2360, £2020; Pomeroy farmer, third calver to £2240, second calver to £2000 and Larne farmer, Fleckvieh springing heifers to £1780, £1720.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 300 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 25th September at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1980, heifers to £1940 and fat cows and bulls to £2220.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, sharp trade.

Dungiven farmer, 600k Limousin £1710 (285), 900k £2220 (247); Rasharkin farmer, 570k Fleckvieh £1330 (233), 590k £1370 (232); Cloughmills farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (231); Randalstown farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (231), 720k Simmental £1660 (231); Rasharkin farmer, 460k Fleckvieh £1060 (230); Limavady farmer, 690k Simmental £1550 (225), 650k Limousin £1450 (223), 690k £1480 (215), 770k Aberdeen Angus £1570 (204); Ballycastle farmer, 800k Holstein £1780 (223); Kilrea farmer, 670k Limousin £1470 (219); Kilrea farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (215); Macosquin farmer, 920k Limousin £1970 (214) and Kilrea farmer, 690k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (210), 770k £1600 (208).

Suckler

Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £2000 and Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £1800, Aberdeen Angus second calver with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf at foot to £1720.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Limavady farmer, 510k Limousin £1620 (318), 530k £1680 (317), 590k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1830 (310), 610k £1890 (310), 540k £1640 (304), 600k £1800 (300), 600k £1770 (295), 550k £1560 (284), 610k £1730 (284), 560k £1560 (279), 600k £1660 (277), 530k £1460 (276), 710k £1940 (273), 660k £1750 (265), 650k £1700 (262), 560k £1430 (255); Coleraine farmer, 420k Limousin £1330 (317), 380k £1110 (292), 420k £1210 (288), 450k £1270 (282), 520k £1370 (264), 500k £1310 (262), 330k £860 (261), 440k £1150 (261), 410k £1040 (254); Upperlands farmer, 470k Limousin £1470 (313), 420k £1250 (298), 370k £1040 (281), 420k £1150 (274), 380k £1040 (274), 400k £1020 (255); Portglenone farmer, 360k Limousin £1100 (306); Rasharkin farmer, 600k Limousin £1830 (305), 640k £1750 (273), 580k £1480 (255); Limavady farmer, 460k Charolais £1360 (296), 490k £1400 (286), 480k £1350 (281), 510k £1400 (275); Broughshane farmer, 430k Charolais £1240 (288), 370k £1050 (284), 370k £980 (265), 360k £900 (250); Ahoghill farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1580 (282); Randalstown farmer, 540k Simmental £1490 (276), 520k £1400 (269), 500k £1250 (250); Londonderry farmer, 560k Limousin £1540 (275), 550k £1430 (260); Portglenone farmer, 610k Saler £1670 (274); Garvagh farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (266), 420k £1060 (252), 420k £1050 (250); Garvagh farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (260), 410k £1060 (259), 460k £1190 (259); Rasharkin farmer, 490k Fleckvieh £1270 (259), 500k Limousin £1290 (258), 480k Fleckvieh £1210 (252); Claudy farmer, 420k Simmental £1080 (257); Glarryford farmer, 540k Hereford £1380 (256); Limavady farmer, 610k Belgian Blue £1550 (254), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1410 (252) and Ballymoney farmer, 360k Charolais £910 (253).

Steers

Ringsend farmer, 390k Limousin £1290 (331), 370k £1190 (322), 410k £1240 (302), 460k £1240 (270); Toomebridge farmer, 310k Limousin £990 (319), 370k £1130 (305), 330k £960 (291); Portglenone farmer, 460k Charolais £1430 (311), 570k £1650 (290), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (285), 590k Limousin £1630 (276), 430k Belgian Blue £1110 (258); Rasharkin farmer, 590k Limousin £1780 (302), 660k £1980 (300), 620k £1860 (300), 570k £1660 (291), 610k £1760 (289), 650k £1780 (274); Rasharkin farmer, 520k Charolais £1550 (298), 550k £1600 (291), 620k £1700 (274); Cookstown farmer, 340k Hereford £1010 (297), 360k £1060 (294); Upperlands farmer, 390k Limousin £1160 (297), 420k £1240 (295), 450k £1310 (291), 440k £1280 (291), 400k £1140 (285), 470k £1310 (279), 420k £1130 (269); Portglenone farmer, 470k Limousin £1360 (289); Londonderry farmer, 560k Limousin £1600 (286), 610k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (285), 510k Limousin £1420 (278); Randalstown farmer, 520k Simmental £1480 (285), 640k £1810 (283); Portglenone farmer, 540k Simmental £1510 (280), 540k £1480 (274); Toomebridge farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (276); Garvagh farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (271); Portglenone farmer, 530k Limousin £1400 (264); Cloughmills farmer, 430k Simmental £1130 (263); Garvagh farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (257), 580k Limousin £1490 (257), 550k £1390 (253); Cookstown farmer, 340k Montbeliarde £870 (256); Cullybackey farmer, 480k Hereford £1210 (252) and Dungannon farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (250).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.