Steady trade with calved heifers selling to a top of £2100 at Kilrea Mart

Continental calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

J Armstrong, Kilrea, Belgian Blue £527; A and P Cochrane, Bushmills, Montbeliarde £375, £338, Aberdeen Angus £207; J McCrea, Donemana, Belgian Blue £350, Charolais £338, Belgian Blue £325, Charolais £322, £312; R McGrath-Hayes, Ballymoney, Fleckvieh £340, £270; J Close, Rasharkin, Limousin £332; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £318; W Kelso, Portglenone, Belgian Blue £302, £300; R Bredin, Londonderry, Friesian £300, Limousin £295; C Keane and Sons, Moneymore, Fleckvieh £300; J Lamont, Ballymoney, Belgian Blue £300; Templemoyle Farms, Eglinton, Aberdeen Angus £300, Belgian Blue £300, Fleckvieh £240; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; D McKay, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus £290; O and K Hawe, Knockloughrim, Limousin £275, £205; J Knox and Sons, Aghadowey, Belgian Blue £275; R Gault, Limavady, Aberdeen Angus £258; Maghera farmer, Speckled Park £240, Friesian £222; I Watson, Macosquin, Belgian Blue £227 and W and T Munnis, Ballymoney, Fleckvieh £225.

Heifer calves

J Armstrong, Kilrea, Belgian Blue £390, £347; J McCrea, Donemana, Charolais £342, Belgian Blue £310, Charolais £308, Aberdeen Angus £255; Maghera farmer, Belted Galloway £330, £240, £200; J Close, Rasharkin, Limousin £322, Her £290; R and P McMaster, Ballyronan, Limousin £322, Belgian Blue £310, £292; W Kelso, Portglenone, Simmental £320, Aberdeen Angus £255, Simmental £250, Belgian Blue £250, £200; Templemoyle Farms, Aberdeen Angus £312; D Nutt, Bushmills, Aberdeen Angus £305; R and A Boyce, Garvagh, Aberdeen Angus £300; Cookstown farmer, Simmental £300; I Watson, Macosquin, Belgian Blue £300; R McGrath-Hayes, Ballymoney, Limousin £295; C Keane and Sons, Moneymore, Belgian Blue £292; D McKay, Ballymoney, Aberdeen Angus £270; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250 and L Galloway, Ahoghill, Hereford £218.

Friesian calves

Super trade met with more required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £300.

Good demand for thick types.

Weanlings/suckler calves

200 on offer with more required to satisfy demand.

Being offered for sale at approximately 12.30pm weekly.

Londonderry farmer, 200k Charolais £568 (284); J Doherty, Garvagh, 230k Charolais heifer £630 (274), 260k £640 (246), 220k Limousin heifer £510 (232); D McKay, Ballymena, 250k Charolais £685 (274), 240k Limousin £580 (242); B McIlvar, Garvagh, 310k Charolais £795 (257), 310k £750 (242), 310k £718 (232), 370k £850 (230); Magherafelt farmer, 210k Hereford £535 (255), 310k Charolais £720 (232), 310k Limousin heifer £700 (226), 310k Charolais heifer £700 (226); Randalstown farmer, 180k Aberdeen Angus £440 (244), 210k Montbeliarde £470 (224), 220k £485 (221); D Marshall, Clough, 310k Charolais £750 (242), 260k £615 (237), 240k Limousin £555 (231), 240k Charolais £555 (231); Magherafelt farmer, 260k SH £605 (233); O McIlvar, Aghadowey, 340k Limousin £758 (223) and T McNeilly, Toomebridge, 280k Belgian Blue £625 (223), 350k Charolais £775 (221).

Continental and Friesian lumps a super trade.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, February 24, 2020: A good entry of lambs met a sound trade.

More sheep needed every week.

Lambs sold to £114.50 and to 4.35 per kg.

Lambs

C Cousley, Ballymoney, 24.5k £106.50 (435); J Thompson, Killaloo, 21.5k £91 (423); J Adams, Kilrea, 25.5k £107.50 (422); Gilmore and Co, Kilrea, 25.5k £107 (420); D McAllister, Portglenone, 25.5k £107.20 (420); K Beattie, Finvoy, 26k £109 (419) and R Cunningham, Aghadowey, 22.5k £93.80 (417).

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

Ewes sold to £114.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020: A good entry of 30 dairy stock met a steady trade with calved heifers sold to a top of £2100.

More stock required weekly.

J Moore, Portstewart, calved heifers to £2100, £2000, £1900; T and D Cameron, Coleraine, second calver to £1820, calved cow £1820, third calvers to £1790, £1760, calved heifers to £1720; Kilrea farmer, calved heifer to £1570; J Wilson, Ballymoney, second calver to £1510 and Ballymoney farmer, calved heifer to £1500.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020: A super entry of 330 fat cow, suckler and store cattle at Kilrea met a sharp trade with quality stores in demand.

Steers sold to £1390, heifers sold to £1250 and fat cows sold to £1360.

Fat cows: (60) (Flying trade ~ more required)

JV Ramsey, Aghadowey, 620k Limousin £970 (157), 590k £900 (153), 600k £870 (145), 580k Friesian £640 (110); S and B Jamieson, Ballycastle, 570k Limousin £870 (153); M Heaney, Garvagh, 750k Charolais £1140 (152), 900k £1360 (151); Kilrea farmer, 670k Belgian Blue £1010 (151); I Tanner, Castlerock, 600k Simmental £900 (150); D Semple, Dungiven, 700k Charolais £1015 (145), 620k Aberdeen Angus £690 (111); J Whyte, Portglenone, 750k Charolais £1090 (145); HJ Walsh, Portglenone, 680k Charolais £920 (135); T Wilson, Randalstown, 590k Limousin £780 (132), 730k £835 (114); T Martin, Dunloy, 710k Aberdeen Angus £905 (128); J Bellingham, Ballymoney, 960k Fleckvieh £1210 (126); R Cunningham, Aghadowey, 490k Friesian £610 (125), 700k £800 (114) and Grange Farms, Castlerock, 610k Holstein £705 (116); R Chambers, Ballycastle, 440k Friesian £500 (114), 630k Montbeliarde £700 (111); R Gault, Limavady, 750k Holstein £855 (114); S McMurray, Dungiven, 620k Fleckvieh £695 (112); A McLeister, Portglenone, 620k Holstein £680 (110) and S K Stafford, Coleraine, 730k Hereford £800 (110).

Suckler stock: Quality lots required.

Bellaghy farmer, Blonde d'Aquitaine cow with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £1200.

Heifers

Rasharkin farmer, 250k Simmental £575 (230), 230k £500 (217), 260k £535 (206); D Semple, Dungiven, 400k Simmental £915 (229), 380k Charolais £745 (196); D Arrell, Bellaghy, 300k Simmental £675 (225), 300k Charolais £675 (225), 250k £550 (220), 320k £690 (216), 280k Aberdeen Angus £590 (211), 220k Charolais £440 (200); N Cartin, Dungiven, 300k Limousin £665 (222), 370k Charolais £750 (203); Glenarm farmer, 400k Charolais £875 (219), 370k £785 (212), 290k £600 (207); H and R Milligan, Maghera, 450k Limousin £965 (214); D and W Hazlett, Aghadowey, 320k Simmental £680 (213), 310k £630 (203), 350k £690 (197), 370k £720 (195); B McFetridge, Garvagh, 480k Charolais £1000 (208), 490k £1005 (205), 510k £1005 (197); I Smyth, Limavady, 360k Limousin £745 (207), 370k £760 (205); A Arrell, Knockloughrim, 420k Limousin £860 (205); O and T Hughes, Castledawson, 450k AU £915 (203); S McClure, Ballymoney, 380k Blonde d'Aquitaine £765 (201), 400k Charolais £800 (200), 430k Limousin £850 (198); Randalstown farmer, 460k Limousin £925 (201); S Clyde, Aghadowey, 500k Charolais £1000 (200), 560k Belgian Blue £1085 (194), 460k Charolais £890 (194); D Heaney, Garvagh, 480k Charolais £945 (197); E McLaughlin, Limavady, 340k Charolais £670 (197); G Boyce, Garvagh, 520k Limousin £1020 (196); TS Moon, Kilrea, 380k Limousin £745 (196) and J Sloan, Rasharkin, 500k Limousin £980 (196).

Steers

P Martin, Dunloy, 400k Charolais £940 (235), 410k £900 (220), 390k £820 (210), 490k £1030 (210), 580k £1165 (201); D Arrell, Bellaghy, 240k Simmental £555 (231), 240k Charolais £555 (231), 250k Aberdeen Angus £555 (222); A Arrell, Knockloughrim, 410k Limousin £915 (223); Glenarm farmer, 360k Charolais £800 (222), 390k £860 (221), 430k £935 (217), 380k £825 (217), 370k £800 (216); A Stewart, Portglenone, 470k Charolais £990 (211), 450k Limousin £885 (197); J Hunter, Macosquin, 500k Limousin £1035 (207), 520k £1050 (202); D Boyd, Ballintoy, 540k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1110 (206); T Martin, Dunloy, 570k Charolais £1165 (204), 500k £1020 (204), 480k £975 (203); TS Moon, Kilrea, 350k Limousin £710 (203); D Steele, Bellaghy, 580k Charolais £1170 (202), 540k £1060 (196); S Sharpe, Coleraine, 350k Shorthorn beef £690 (197) and J Campbell, Upperlands, 660k Limousin £1285 (195).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.