Outstanding trade for all types on offer at Kilrea

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

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Cookstown farmer, Charolais £500, Fleckvieh £440, Charolais £350, Fleckvieh £340, £240, £230; Maghera farmer, Hereford £490, Aberdeen Angus £400, Friesian £295; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £460, £405; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, Fleckvieh £330; Toomebridge farmer, Hereford £445, £420, £295; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, Hereford £465; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, £380, Friesian £270, Aberdeen Angus £200; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £410; Limavady farmer, Limousin £405, £385 Aberdeen Angus £320; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £395, Friesian £335; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, Limousin £300; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £345; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £360; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £345, SH £260, £235; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315, £300; Culnady farmer, Hereford £305, £240; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £305; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £300; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £290; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, £220; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, Hereford £265, £200; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £270; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £250, Aberdeen Angus £230, Hereford £200; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £245; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £240; Mosside farmer, SH £235; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £205; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £220; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220 and Upperlands farmer, Friesian £210.

Heifer calves: Donemana farmer, Friesian £460; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £450, £330, £260; Cookstown farmer, Charolais £450; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £435, Aberdeen Angus £240; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £405; Castlerock farmer, Belgian Blue £400; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, £375; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, £280; Randalstown farmer, Simmental £370, Aberdeen Angus £245; Moneymore farmer Fleckvieh £350; Kilrea farmer, Friesian £345; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £345, Hereford £330, £270; Cookstown farmer, Charolais £330, £200; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £300; Portglenone farmer, Gal £300, Aberdeen Angus £300; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £295, £205; Macosquin farmer, Holstein £280; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £260, £200; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £260; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Coagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £200 and Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £335. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (130): 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 £905 and 287 ppk. More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of over 580 on Monday 14th March met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand Lambs to £5.24 per kg and to top of £128. Fat ewes to £187. Ewes and lambs to £216.

Lambs (450): Clough farmer, 20.5k £107.50 (524); Toomebridge farmer, 21.5k £112.50 (523), 22.5k £116 (516); Dungiven farmer, 23.5k £122.50 (521); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £112 (521); Aghadowey farmer, 20k £104 (520); Kilrea farmer, 23k £119 (517); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £118.50 (515); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £115.50 (513); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £120 (511); Maghera farmer, 25k £125 (500) and Cookstown farmer, 25k £125 (500).

Fat ewes (130) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Good entry of ewes to £187. More ewes needed.

A good entry of 50 dairy on Tuesday 15th March met a great trade with more quality lots required.

Maghera farmer, calved heifer to £1700; Dungannon farmer, calved heifers to £1680, £1580, £1560; Macosquin farmer, calved heifer to £1660; Plumbridge farmer, calved heifer to £1600 and Coagh farmer, second calvers to £1500, £1400.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 520 on Wednesday 16th March at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Steers to £1650, heifers to £1500. Fat cows and bulls to £1720.

Fat cows: 150 on offer - flying trade.

Ballymena farmer, 720k, Limousin, £1,710.00, (237.5), 700k, Limousin, £1,580.00, (225.7), 740k, Blonde d’Aquitaine, £1,580.00, (213.5); Ballymoney farmer, 550k, Limousin, £1,230.00, (223.6), 620k, Hereford, £1,300.00, (209.7), 630k, Limousin, £1,290.00, (204.8), 600k, Limousin, £1,220.00, (203.3), 610k, Limousin, £1,200.00, (196.7); Eglinton farmer, 530k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,120.00, (211.3); Maghera farmer, 720k, Limousin, £1,510.00, (209.7); Magherafelt farmer, 550k, Limousin, £1,120.00, (203.6), 630k, Friesian, £810.00, (128.6); Magherafelt farmer, 510k, £1,020.00, (200); Portglenone farmer, 620k, Charolais, £1,200.00, (193.5); Ballymoney farmer, 600k, Montbelairde, £1,150.00, (191.7); Moneymore farmer, 580k, Fleckvieh, £1,100.00, (189.7), 620k, Fleckvieh, £1,060.00, (171), 700k, Fleckvieh, £940.00, (134.3); Ballyclare farmer, 570k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,080.00, (189.5), 610k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,130.00, (185.2), 540k, Friesian, £940.00, (174.1), 510k, Friesian, £850.00, (166.7), 510k, Holstein, £850.00, (166.7), 590k, Holstein, £980.00, (166.1), 570k, Aberdeen Angus, £900.00, (157.9), 570k, Aberdeen Angus, £900.00, (157.9); Bushmills farmer, 740k, Blonde d’Aquitaine, £1,400.00, (189.2), 610k, Limousin, £960.00, (157.4); Bushmills farmer, 710k, Friesian, £1,330.00, (187.3), 600k, Friesian, £790.00, (131.7), 670k, Friesian, £840.00, (125.4), 670k, Friesian, £830.00, (123.9), 680k, Friesian, £840.00, (123.5), 620k, Montbelairde, £750.00, (121); Limavady farmer, 600k, Holstein, £1,120.00, (186.7), 530k, Holstein, £840.00, (158.5), 750k, Holstein, £1,130.00, (150.7), 700k, Holstein, £1,030.00, (147.1), 650k, Holstein, £900.00, (138.5), 640k, Holstein, £860.00, (134.4), 550k, Holstein, £610.00, (110.9), 470k, Holstein, £440.00, (93.6), 520k, Holstein, £430.00, (82.7); Ballymoney farmer, 750k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,390.00, (185.3), 780k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,420.00, (182.1), 960k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,720.00, (179.2), 760k, SHB, £1,230.00, (161.8), 900k, Aberdeen Angus, £1,440.00, (160); Draperstown farmer, 700k, Simmental, £1,260.00, (180), 590k, Simmental, £960.00, (162.7); Desertmartin farmer, 570k, Friesian, £1,020.00, (178.9); Ballycastle farmer, 420k, £750.00, (178.6); Coleraine farmer, 700k, Simmental, £1,220.00, (174.3), 720k, Charolais, £1,230.00, (170.8), 750k, Simmental, £1,280.00, (170.7); Macosquin farmer, 870k, £1,450.00, (166.7), 700k, £1,060.00, (151.4); Maghera farmer, 520k, Friesian, £860.00, (165.4), 470k, Friesian, £760.00, (161.7), 410k, Friesian, £580.00, (141.5), 480k, Friesian, £610.00, (127.1); Maghera farmer, 1020k, Charolais, £1,670.00, (163.7), 680k, Aberdeen Angus, £900.00, (132.4); Ballymena farmer, 600k, Belted Galloway, £950.00, (158.3), 480k, Norwegian Red, £740.00, (154.2), 640k, Limousin, £860.00, (134.4); Ballymoney farmer, 750k, Friesian, £1,180.00, (157.3), 1160k, Hereford, £1,690.00, (145.7), 660k, Friesian, £900.00, (136.4); Garvagh farmer, 470k, Friesian, £730.00, (155.3), 470k, Friesian, £730.00, (155.3), 470k, Friesian, £730.00, (155.3), 470k, Friesian, £730.00, (155.3); Ballycastle farmer, 670k, £1,040.00, (155.2); Moneymore farmer, 720k, £1,080.00, (150), 650k, £930.00, (143.1), 660k, £890.00, (134.8); Ballycastle farmer, 600k, £900.00, (150), 500k, £620.00, (124); Cookstown farmer, 470k, Friesian, £700.00, (148.9), 470k, Friesian, £700.00, (148.9), 470k, Friesian, £700.00, (148.9), 310k, Friesian, £420.00, (135.5), 310k, Friesian, £420.00, (135.5), 310k, Friesian, £420.00, (135.5), 310k, Friesian, £420.00, (135.5); Ballymoney farmer, 780k, Friesian, £1,160.00, (148.7); Coleraine farmer, 700k, Friesian, £1,040.00, (148.6), 710k, Friesian, £1,040.00, (146.5), 490k, Friesian, £700.00, (142.9), 700k, Friesian, £1,000.00, (142.9), 500k, Friesian, £540.00, (108); Macosquin farmer, 600k, Friesian, £890.00, (148.3), 640k, Friesian, £920.00, (143.8), 680k, Friesian, £960.00, (141.2), 620k, Friesian, £870.00, (140.3), 700k, Friesian, £980.00, (140), 620k, Friesian, £860.00, (138.7), 630k, Friesian, £840.00, (133.3), 570k, Ayrshire, £710.00, (124.6), 610k, Friesian, £730.00, (119.7); Coleraine farmer, 470k, Holstein, £690.00, (146.8), 710k, Friesian, £970.00, (136.6), 460k, Holstein, £610.00, (132.6), 530k, Holstein, £550.00, (103.8); Ballymoney farmer, 630k, Holstein, £920.00, (146), 610k, Holstein, £740.00, (121.3), 620k, Holstein, £750.00, (121); Tobermore farmer, 700k, Friesian, £1,020.00, (145.7), 450k, Friesian, £640.00, (142.2), 600k, Friesian, £700.00, (116.7), 670k, Friesian, £670.00, (100); Garvagh farmer, 730k, Hereford, £1,060.00, (145.2), 660k, Simmental, £840.00, (127.3)Ballymena farmer, 620k, Holstein, £890.00, (143.5), 570k, Holstein, £700.00, (122.8); Randalstown farmer, 440k, £630.00, (143), 650k, £910.00, (140); Ballymoney Farasmer, 830k, Holstein, £1,180.00, (142.2), 800k, Holstein, £1,090.00, (136.3); Coleraine farmer, 740k, Friesian, £1,050.00, (141.9), 650k, Friesian, £790.00, (121.5); Coleraine farmer, 530k, Holstein, £750.00, (141.5), 680k, Holstein, £860.00, (126.5) and Ballymoney farmer, 800k, Holstein, £1,130.00, (141.3), 680k, Holstein, £940.00, (138.2).

Suckler stock: Glarryford farmer, Limousin cow with Simmental bull calf at foot to £1450 and Bellaghy farmer, Limousin heifers in calf Aberdeen Angus to £1260. All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dunloy farmer 390k Limousin £1060 (272); Dunloy farmer, 500k Charolais £1340 (268), 520k £1380 (265), 480k £1260 (263), 500k £1290 (258), 490k £1200 (245), 510k £1210 (237), 550k £1250 (227), 450k Limousin £1000 (222); Garvagh farmer, 540k Charolais £1430 (265), 540k £1420 (263), 500k £1300 (260), 540k £1380 (256), 500k £1240 (248), 510k £1260 (247), 590k £1430 (242), 470k £1110 (236), 470k £1090 (232), 410k £950 (232), 510k £1180 (231), 570k £1260 (221); Dungiven farmer, 570k Charolais £1500 (263), 560k £1460 (261), 550k £1420 (258), 500k £1240 (248), 560k £1270 (227); Kilrea farmer, 530k Limousin £1380 (260), 450k £1010 (224); Portglenone farmer, 520k Limousin £1340 (258), 570k £1390 (244), 560k £1360 (243), 490k £1140 (233), 520k £1200 (231), 530k £1190 (225), 500k £1090 (218); Garvagh farmer, 560k Charolais £1440 (257), 520k £11230 (237); Drumsurn farmer, 540k Limousin £1360 (252), 500k Charolais £1240 (248), 510k Limousin £1260 (247), 510k £1140 (224), 520k £1160 (223), 510k £1120 (220), 540k £1180 (219); Maghera farmer, 570k Limousin £1430 (251), 560k £1350 (241);

Ballycastle farmer, 260k Limousin £640 (246), 300k £710 (237), 300k £690 (230), 310k £680 (219); Limavady farmer, 210k Charolais £510 (243); Dunloy farmer, 330k Charolais £790 (239), 380k £860 (226), 370k £830 (224), 400k £890 (223), 380k £840 (221), 400k £880 (220); Portglenone farmer, 480k Limousin £1070 (223), 480k £1050 (219); Finvoy farmer, 380k Belgian Blue £840 (221); Macosquin farmer, 480k Limousin £1060 (221); Garvagh farmer, 240k Charolais £530 (221); Limavady farmer, 570k Charolais £1250 (219) and Ballymoney farmer, 420k Limousin £910 (217).

Steers

Glarryford farmer, 380k Simmental £1150 (303), 400k £940 (235), 380k £890 (234), 370k £840 (227), 440k £950 (216); Draperstown farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £845 (291), 360k £980 (272), 380k £1020 (268), 350k £930 (266), 370k £980 (265), 340k £890 (262), 380k £990 (261), 350k Simmental £890 (254), 360k Aberdeen Angus £910 (253), 410k £1020 (249), 310k £760 (245), 450 £1070 (238), 340k £790 (232), 420k Simmental £950 (226); Dunloy farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (269); Limavady farmer, 280k Limousin £750 (268), 270k SHB £640 (237), 360k Limousin £790 (219); Ballymena farmer, 490k Charolais £1180 (241), 510k Limousin £1220 (239), 480k Charolais £1120 (233), 460k £1070 (233), 450k £1020 (227), 520k Limousin £1150 (221); Garvagh farmer, 270k Charolais £650 (241); Dungiven farmer, 410k Limousin £980 (239); Macosquin farmer, 500k Limousin £1190 (238); Limavady farmer, 530k Charolais £1250 (236); Kilrea farmer, 680k Limousin £1600 (235); Garvagh farmer, 580k Charolais £1350 (233), 560k £1300 (232); Kilrea farmer, 430k Charolais £1000 (233), 480k £1110 (231); Garvagh farmer, 620k Limousin £1440 (232), 540k £1230 (228), 650k Simmental £1470 (226); Dungiven farmer, 430k Limousin £990 (230), 540k Charolais £1200 (222), 530k £1160 (219), 530k £1150 (217); Garvagh farmer, 700k Charolais £1600 (229), 650k Limousin £1470 (226), 730k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1650 (226); Aghadowey farmer, 430k Simmental £980 (228), 400k £870 (218); Garvagh farmer, 360k Limousin £820 (228); Bellaghy farmer, 590k Charolais £1340 (227), 620k £1380 (223); Toomebridge farmer, 400k Charolais £900 (225), 380k £830 (218); Portglenone farmer, 450k Limousin £1000 (222); Doagh farmer, 530k Charolais £1170 (221) and Ballymena farmer, 470k Charolais £1020 (217).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.