A good entry of 480 calves and weanlings on Thursday 5th March which met with an outstanding trade for all types on offer.

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £1510, £1250, Aberdeen Angus £1200, Belgian Blue £1150, 950, Holstein £870, Montbéliarde £840; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £1430; Dervock farmer, Hereford £1270; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £1190, Aberdeen Angus £1150; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1190, £1150, £1070, £930, £780, Friesian £730; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £1180, Charolais £1050, Aberdeen Angus £860; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £1160; Garvagh farmer, Charolais £1130, £930; Magherafelt farmer, Friesian £1110; Portavogie farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1000, Friesian £700, £670; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £950, £910, £610; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900, Belgian Blue £860; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £880, Friesian £600; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £880; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £830; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £820, £760, £660; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800, Limousin £720; Kircubbin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780; Mosside farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780; Portavogie farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, £690; Bushmills farmer, Holstein £760; Ballywalter farmer, Charolais £750, £740; Desertmartin farmer, Limousin £750, Fleckvieh £690; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £740, £730; Drumahoe farmer, Charolais £730, Aberdeen Angus £700, Friesian £650, Aberdeen Angus £640; Dervock farmer, Hereford £710; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £700, £690; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £700; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £700; Donemana farmer, Irish Moile £680; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £690, £680; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680, £630; Antrim farmer, Limousin £670, £600; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670; Castlerock farmer, Holstein £660; Nutt's Corner farmer, Charolais £660; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £630; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £610 and Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600.

Heifer calves

Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £1350, £1330; Dunloy farmer, Belgian Blue £1070, Holstein £650; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £1010, Aberdeen Angus £780; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1010, £1000; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £980, £920; Ringsend farmer, Aberdeen Angus £970, £780; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £850, £790, £770; Portavogie farmer, Belgian Blue £840, £770; Mosside farmer, Limousin £820, £740, Aberdeen Angus £710; Castlerock farmer, Belgian Blue £790, Aberdeen Angus £640; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780, £650, £600; Portavogie farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £740, Aberdeen Angus £660; Magherafelt farmer, Friesian £710; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680, £640; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £680; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £660 and Dervock farmer, Hereford £610.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £760.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (90)

A good 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 £1760 and 5.36 ppk.

An entry of 800 sheep on Monday 9th March met a sharp trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to top of £185 and to top of 745 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire reaching a top of £248.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Ballymoney farmer, 21k £156.50 (745); Dromara farmer, 21.5k £157.50 (733); Tobermore farmer, 21k £149.50 (712); Magherafelt farmer, 20k £142 (710); Portglenone farmer, 22k £154 (700); Draperstown farmer, 24k £166 (692); Magherafelt farmer, 22.5k £154 (684); Portrush farmer, 23.5k £160 (681); Cookstown farmer, 21.5k £146 (679); Portglenone farmer, 22k £149 (677); Cookstown farmer,24.5k £164.50 (671); Limavady farmer, 21k £141 (671); Magherafelt farmer, 25k £165 (660); Garvagh farmer, 21k £137.50 (655); Portstewart farmer, 25.5k £166.50 (653); Rasharkin farmer, 23k £150 (652); Upperlands farmer, 25k £162 (648); Coleraine farmer, 25.5k £165 (647); Portstewart farmer, 24.5k £158.50 (647); Kilrea farmer, 22k £142 (646); Portrush farmer, 23k £148 (644); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £157.50 (643) and Kilrea farmer, 26.5k £169.50 (640).

Heavier type lambs to £185, £182, £177.50, £176 and £175

A good entry of 290 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 11th March at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2820, heifers to £2640, fat cows and bulls to £2820.

Fat cows: 60 on offer, sharp trade.

Portglenone farmer, 730k Charolais £2700 (370), 810k £2720 (336), 630k Belgian Blue £2020 (321); Limavady farmer, 770k Belgian Blue £2720 (355), 560k Simmental £1960 (350), 580k £2010 (347), 670k £2270 (339); Toomebridge farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £2040 (352), 550k Simmental £1900 (346); Cookstown farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £2000 (351); Magherafelt farmer, 710k Limousin £2460 (347), 650k £2240 (345); Coagh farmer, 430k Simmental £1480 (344), 630k £2160 (343); Upperlands farmer, 820k Belgian Blue £2920 (344), 760k Limousin £2600 (342); Limavady farmer, 570k Limousin £1920 (337), 500k £1680 (336); Ballymena farmer, 460k Fleckvieh £1470 (320); Kilrea farmer, 630k Shorthorn beef £1970 (313) and Randalstown farmer, 560k Holstein £1740 (311).

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 470k Saler £2310 (492), 480k £2210 (460), 530k £2400 (453); Limavady farmer, 500k Charolais £2240 (448), 500k £2170 (434), 510k £2050 (402); Maghera farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (447), 310k Limousin £1240 (400); Ballycastle farmer, 570k Limousin £2480 (435), 540k £2260 (419), 510k £2130 (418), 560k £2290 (409), 550k Charolais £2250 (409), 500k Limousin £2040 (408), 530k Charolais £2150 (406), 570k Limousin £2310 (405), 600k £2430 (405), 540k £2170 (402), 550k Charolais £2180 (396), 550k Limousin £2160 (393), 560k Charolais £2180 (389), 540k Limousin £2090 (387), 600k Charolais £2280 (380); Garvagh farmer, 400k Charolais £1740 (435), 440k Limousin £1740 (396); Coleraine farmer, 415k Aberdeen Angus £1790 (431); Limavady farmer, 360k Limousin £1540 (428), 370k Hereford £1480 (400), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1900 (396), 440k £1720 (391), 450k Belgian Blue £1750 (389), 370k Aberdeen Angus £1430 (387), 380k Belgian Blue £1470 (387), 440k £1700 (386), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1770 (385); Ahoghill farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (400); Finvoy farmer, 390k Belgian Blue £1540 (395), 400k £1540 (385), 390k £1480 (380); Kilrea farmer, 400k Limousin £1580 (395); Upperlands farmer, 670k Limousin £2640 (394); Garvagh farmer, 590k Charolais £2320 (393); Coleraine farmer, 670k Limousin £2620 (391); Kilrea farmer, 390k Belgian Blue £1520 (390) and Ballycastle farmer, 520k Limousin £1990 (383).

Steers

Dunadry farmer, 420k Limousin £2040 (486), 410k £1860 (454), 380k Charolais £1720 (453), 370k £1630 (441), 400k Simmental £1700 (425), 440k £1730 (393), 450k £1750 (389); Omagh farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £1600 (444); Magherafelt farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1750 (438), 460k £2000 (435), 450k £1760 (391), 390k £1500 (385); Macosquin farmer, 440k Saler £1900 (432), 450k Charolais £1900 (422), 490k £2060 (420), 500k £2080 (416), 520k £2160 (415), 550k £2270 (413), 530k £2150 (406), 540k £2180 (404), 480k £1910 (398), 430k Limousin £1690 (393); Portglenone farmer, 350k Charolais £1490 (426), 470k £1990 (423); Kilrea farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1900 (413), 420k Simmental £1710 (407), 460k £1850 (402); Ahoghill farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1810 (402), 370k £1480 (400), 490k £1940 (396), 380k £1490 (392), 530k £2020 (381); Portglenone farmer, 590k Limousin £2360 (400), 570k £2240 (393), 560k £2200 (393), 630k £2450 (389); Cookstown farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £2190 (398); Dungannon farmer, 510k Friesian £1960 (384); Kilrea farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1610 (383) and Ballymena farmer, 340k Shorthorn £1300 (382).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.