Super entry of dairy stock at Kilrea Mart, top price of £2200 paid for a calved heifer

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £670, Fleckvieh £660, £610, £570, £490, £420, Friesian £310, £200; Draperstown farmer, Hereford £585, £535; Draperstown farmer, Hereford £535, £495, £435; Claudy farmer, Fleckvieh £515; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £465, £455, £390, £365; Dunloy farmer, Montbeliarde £455, £425, £360, £300, £285; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £455, £350, £330, Aberdeen Angus £330, £305, Belgian Blue £295, Aberdeen Angus £290; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435; Dungannon farmer, Fleckvieh £430, £355, £295, £245; Castlerock farmer, Holstein £425, Belgian Blue £325, Aberdeen Angus £295; Finvoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, Friesian £265; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410, £375; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £395, £390, Aberdeen Angus £200; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, Hereford £225; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £385, £370, £320, Aberdeen Angus £305; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, £270; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn beef £375, £360, £250; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, £320; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £355, Fleckvieh £290; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £330; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £330; Ballymoney farmer, Friesian £325; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, Belgian Blue £300; Rasharkin farmer, Simmental £310; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, £230; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £295; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Maghera farmer, Limousin £280; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £255; Antrim farmer, Friesian £250; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £225 and Dungiven farmer, Friesian £215.

Heifer calves

Moneymore farmer, Charolais £700, £670, £570; Dunloy farmer, Simmental £605, £500, £495, £400; Cookstown farmer, Holstein £500, £460, £450, £430, £400; Ballymoney farmer, Holstein £470, £460, £450, £410, £380, Aberdeen Angus £315; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £445, £425, £395, £345; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £395, £365, £360; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £320; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £370, £335, £250, Aberdeen Angus £225; Limavady farmer, Charolais £345, Belgian Blue £305, £200; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £345; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £325, £295, Aberdeen Angus £235; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325; Castlerock farmer, Belgian Blue £320; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £320; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Garvagh farmer, Shorthorn beef £315; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £305, £235; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £300, £285; Dunloy farmer, Montbeliarde £290, Holstein £290, Aberdeen Angus £260; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £285; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £280, £275; Donemana farmer, Belted Galloway £275, Aberdeen Angus £240; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £265; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £260, Hereford £215; Bushmills farmer,Aberdeen Angus £245; Castlerock farmer, Limousin £245; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245, £225; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn beef £225 and Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves

Super Trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £240.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (90)

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 £1250 and 332 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 1150 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 26th February met a stronger trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £6.70 per kg and to top of £170.

Fat ewes to £194.

Lambs

Bellaghy farmer, 21.5k £144 (670); Kilrea farmer, 26k £170 (654), 23.5k £148 (630), 28k £164 (586); Cloughmills farmer, 17k £109 (641); Limavady farmer, 20k £126 (630), 23k £139.50 (607); Cookstown farmer, 21.5k £132 (614), 24k £139.50 (581); Glarryford farmer, 23k £140.50 (611); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £130 (605); Finvoy farmer, 21k £126 (600); Rasharkin farmer, 25.5k £153 (600); Tobermore farmer, 25.5k £153 (600); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £140 (596); Cullybackey farmer, 25k £149 (596); Maghera farmer, 24k £142 (592); Castlerock farmer, 27k £159 (589); Antrim farmer, 25.5k £149 (584); Ringsend farmer, 25k £146 (584); Kilrea farmer, 23k £134 (583) and Ballymoney farmer, 22k £128 (582), 21.5k £125 (581).

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

Good entry of ewes to £194.

More ewes needed.

A super entry of 170 dairy on Tuesday 27th February with a top price of £2200 paid for a calved heifer.

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

Portstewart farmer, batch of calved heifers to £2200, £2100, £2000; Dungiven farmer, calved Fleckvieh heifers to £2000, £1960, £1940, £1880, £1860, £1820, £1800, £1780, £1740, £1720, £1700; Limavady farmer, second calver to £1800 and

Aghadowey farmer, calved heifer to £1640.

More stock required weekly

A super entry of 430 fat cow, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 28th February at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1790, heifers to £1690 and fat cows and bulls to £2160.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, sharp trade.

Claudy farmer, 380k Charolais £1210 (318), 380k £1160 (305), 400k £1150 (288), 450k £1290 (287), 410k £1160 (283), 430k £1200 (279), 410k £1100 (268), 460k £1100 (239), 470k Simmental £1090 (232), 400k £900 (225); Carrickfergus farmer, 580k Limousin £1480 (255), 750k Saler £1830 (244), 430k Limousin £1040 (242), 750k Belgian Blue £1680 (224), 780k Maine Anjou £1700 (218), 610k Belgian Blue £1320 (216), 770k Charolais £1600 (208), 620k Belgian Blue £1240 (200); Dervock farmer, 380k Hereford £960 (253), 470k Limousin £1120 (238), 270k £600 (222), 240k £500 (208); Macosquin farmer, 600k Charolais £1490 (248); Bellaghy farmer, 640k Limousin £1530 (239); Coleraine farmer, 460k Fleckvieh £1100 (239), 530k £1150 (217), 500k £1070 (214), 540k £1150 (213); Ahoghill farmer, 530k Limousin £1220 (230); Greysteel farmer, 770k Charolais £1750 (227); Ballymoney farmer, 820k Belgian Blue £1770 (216); Ballycastle farmer, 740k Friesian £1560 (211); Bushmills farmer, 460k Friesian £970 (211), 880k £1740 (198); Coleraine farmer, 700k Shorthorn beef £1480 (211); Antrim farmer, 820k Charolais £1680 (205), 770k £1530 (199); Draperstown farmer, 720k Charolais £1420 (197); Maghera farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £820 (195); Toomebridge farmer, 430k Holstein £840 (195); Ballymena farmer, 670k Simmental £1300 (194) and Dunloy farmer, 520k Limousin £1000 (192).

Suckler

Garvagh farmer, Limousin bull to £2450; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £2140; Limavady farmer, batch of firs calving heifers with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £2160, Blonde d'Aquitaine second calver with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £2100, Limousin with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2000 and Simmental heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2000.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Kilrea farmer, 470k Charolais £1540 (328), 510k £1510 (296); Dunloy farmer, 430k Charolais £1400 (326), 380k £1210 (318), 410k £1270 (310), 450k Limousin £1380 (307), 400k Charolais £1220 (305), 380k £1160 (305), 470k £1360 (289), 400k £1100 (275); Ballycastle farmer, 450k Charolais £1410 (313), 440k £1360 (309), 440k £1350 (307), 460k £1400 (304), 460k £1350 (294); Antrim farmer, 350k Charolais £1080 (309), 390k £1090 (280); Dungannon farmer, 500k Charolais £1530 (306); Draperstown farmer, 400k Limousin £1210 (303); Bellarena farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (285), 600k £1640 (273); Limavady farmer, 480k Limousin £1360 (283); Antrim farmer, 510k Limousin £1440 (282); Rasharkin farmer, 490k Stabiliser £1360 (278); Garvagh farmer, 460k Charolais £1250 (272) and Limavady farmer, 430k Limousin £1170 (272).

Steers

Draperstown farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £1390 (339); Dunloy farmer, 410k Charolais £1350 (329), 460k £1400 (304), 450k £1370 (304), 390k £1180 (303), 460k £1380 (300), 490k £1460 (298), 390k £1160 (297), 490k £1440 (294), 510k £1500 (294), 500k £1450 (290), 440k £1270 (289), 420k £1160 (276); Coleraine farmer, 420k Limousin £1370 (326), 380k £1200 (316), 340k £1080 (318), 410k £1290 (315), 470k £1460 (311), 410k £1260 (307); Ahoghill farmer,450k Charolais £1440 (320), 480k Limousin £1520 (317), 470k Charolais £1430 (304), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (302), 510k £1500 (294), 570k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1670 (293), 550k Limousin £1600 (291), 470k Charolais £1350 (287), 470k £1430 (283); Ballymena farmer, 295k Aberdeen Angus £900 (305), 340k £1000 (294); Ballycastle farmer, 480k Charolais £1450 (302), 430k £1260 (293), 480k £1380 (288), 450k £1280 (284); Ballymena farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1440 (294), 500k £1450 (290); Bellaghy farmer, 500k Limousin £1470 (294), 450k £1270 (282); Claudy farmer, 530k Charolais £1530 (289), 560k £1600 (286), 580k £1640 (283), 450k £1270 (283), 600k £1680 (280), 500k £1400 (280), 550k £1520 (276); Moneymore farmer, 500k Limousin £1440 (288), 640k £1790 (280); Ballymena farmer, 350k Charolais £990 (283); Claudy farmer, 640k Limousin £1770 (277) and Coleraine farmer, 570l Aberdeen Angus £1570 (275), 550k £1450 (264).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.