Third calver with Limousin heifer calf at foot sells for £2620 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £1340, Saler £1250; Londonderry farmer, Simmental £1200, Charolais £1110, Aberdeen Angus £950, £770; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1020, £980, £810; Stewartstown farmer, Limousin £970, £900, £800, Holstein £620; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940, £720; Omagh farmer, Limousin £900; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £890, £880, Aberdeen Angus £740, Holstein £680; Dunloy farmer, Hereford £870, Holstein £680; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £840, £780, £680; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £840, £680, £630; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £830, £670; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800, Holstein £660; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £780, £770; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £770; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £730, Aberdeen Angus £550; Newtownards farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710, £500; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £700, Holstein £670; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690, £560, £550, Friesian £530; Desertmartin farmer, Hereford £680, Aberdeen Angus £630; Garvagh farmer, SHB £680; Tobermore farmer, Hereford £680; Moneymore farmer, Holstein £640; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £630, £610; Upperlands farmer, Limousin £620; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £610; Newtownards farmer, Charolais £570; Nutt's Corner farmer, Charolais £550; Portstewart farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520, £500 and Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £500.

Heifer calves

Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £1560, £1420, £1360, £1320, £1160, £1080; Bellaghy farmer, Fleckvieh £1520, £1300, Aberdeen Angus £700; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £1180; Tobermore farmer, Limousin £1050; Bushmills farmer, Charolais £990, Limousin £510; Stewartstown farmer, Limousin £990, £900, £800; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950, £840, £670; Macosquin farmer, Simmental £890, £690; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £840, Limousin £750; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £820, £710; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £820, £670; Clough farmer, Charolais £810; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £790, £750, £650; Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £690; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £620; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £610; Desertmartin farmer, Belgian Blue £600; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £600; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £560; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £560, £530; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £520 and Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £620.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (100)

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 £2000 and 5.88 ppk.

An entry of 1100 sheep on Monday 24th August met a sharper trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to a top of £201 and to 733 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire reaching a top of £230.

More sheep needed weekly.

Fat lamb (top prices)

Dungannon farmer, 18k £122.50 (662); Dungannon farmer, 17k £109.50 (662); Limavady farmer, 25k £158.50 (634); Garvagh farmer, 21k £132 (629); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £147 (626); Portglenone farmer, 22k £137 (623); Randalstown farmer, 21k £130 (619); Portglenone farmer, 32.5k £201 (619); Moneymore farmer, 24k £148 (617); Draperstown farmer, 21k £129 (614); Aghadowey farmer, 21k £128.50 (612); Tobermore farmer, 25.5k £156 (612); Ballycastle farmer, 26k £158.50 (610); Coleraine farmer, 23k £140 (609); Draperstown farmer, 19k £115.50 (608); Ballycastle farmer, 25.5k £155 (608); Desertmartin farmer, 21k £127 (605); Draperstown farmer, 21k £127 (605); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £130 (605); Coleraine farmer, 23k £139 (604) and Aghadowey farmer, 26k £156.50 (602).

A super entry of 365 on Wednesday 26th August at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2600 and heifers to £1980.

Fat cows and bulls to £2540.

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Dungiven farmer, 720k Simmental £2440 (339), 770k £2400 (312); Ahoghill farmer, 210k Aberdeen Angus £700 (333); Kilrea farmer, 650k Limousin £2160 (332), 860k Fleckvieh £2540 (295); Portglenone farmer, 650k Belgian Blue £2090 (322); Rasharkin farmer, 680k Limousin £2150 (316), 770k Fleckvieh £2360 (307); Cullybackey farmer, 640k Hereford £2000 (313); Magherafelt farmer, 560k Simmental £1730 (309), 640k £1920 (300); Ahoghill farmer, 260k Aberdeen Angus £800 (308) and Cullybackey farmer, 750k Aberdeen Angus £2280 (304).

Suckler section

Moneymore farmer, third calver Simmental with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2620 and Hereford cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2520.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Portglenone farmer, 440k Charolais £1900 (432), 440k £1870 (425), 450k £1840 (409), 440k £1780 (405), 430k £1720 (400), 410k £1600 (390), 450k £1750 (389), 520k £1980 (381); Pomeroy farmer, 430k Limousin £1790 (416); Bellarena farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (413), 330k £1340 (406), 330k £1240 (376), 390k £1450 (372), 290k £1050 (362); Dungiven farmer, 320k Limousin £1280 (400); Articlave farmer, 370k Hereford £1440 (389), 340k £1300 (382), 390k £1360 (349), 300k £1040 (347), 230k Aberdeen Angus £790 (344); Randalstown farmer, 490k Charolais £1860 (380), 490k £1710 (349); Dromore farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (377), 340k £1260 (371), 315k £1160 (368), 310k £1130 (365), 290k £1050 (362), 315k £1120 (356), 240l £840 (350); Claudy farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (367); Ballycastle farmer, 520k Saler £1880 (362), 510k Limousin £1820 (357), 570k £1930 (339); Cookstown farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (357), 390k £1390 (356), 380k £1270 (334), 380k £1240 (326), 430k £1400 (326); Claudy farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (352); Maghera farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (349); Dungiven farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1700 (347), 480k £1620 (338); Kilrea farmer, 410k Hereford £1410 (344), 390k Belgian Blue £1300 (333), 430k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (326); Magherafelt farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (344); Desertmartin farmer, 420k Simmental £1440 (343); Coagh farmer, 480k Simmental £1640 (342); Glarryford farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (342), 380k £1270 (334) and Garvagh farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1730 (339), 440k £1470 (334).

Suckler section

Moneymore farmer, third calver Simmental with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2620 and Hereford cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2520.

Steers

Lurgan farmer, 230k Aberdeen Angus £1080 (470), 230k £1080 (470), 190k £750 (395), 310k £1190 (384), 210k Holstein £790 (376), 270k Aberdeen Angus £980 (363), 370k £1230 (332); 270k £890 (330), 270k Holstein £890 (330); Aghadowey farmer, 430k Simmental £1810 (421), 450k £1880 (418), 450k £1830 (407), 460k £1840 (400), 450k £1670 (371), 410k £1490 (363); Dunloy farmer, 540k Limousin £2170 (402), 550k £2190 (398), 560k £2210 (395), 560k £2170 (388), 580k £2250 (388), 580k £2240 (386), 520k £1980 (381), 560k Simmental £2070 (370); Bellarena farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (390), 470k £1760 (375), 410k £1500 (366), 480k £1630 (340); Dungiven farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1920 (384), 540k £2040 (378), 500k £1740 (348), 640k £2210 (345), 480k £1650 (344), 470k £1590 (338); Kilrea farmer, 525k Belgian Blue £1980 (377), 505k £1870 (370), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1930 (364), 550k Belgian Blue £2000 (364), 490k £1740 (355), 480k £1680 (350), 520k £1800 (346), 510k £1740 (341), 550k Aberdeen Angus £1870 (340), 500k Belgian Blue £1690 (338), 535k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (336), 580k £1890 (326), 480k £1560 (325); Desertmartin farmer, 400k Limousin £1490 (373), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (341), 490k Charolais £1660 (339), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (332), 430k Limousin £1400 (326); Moneymore farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1940 (373), 520k Belgian Blue £1860 (358), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1720 (358), 570k Belgian Blue £2000 (351), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1810 (342), 450k £1520 (338), 580k £1940 (335), 490k £1640 (335), 590k £1970 (334); Articlave farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1860 (372), 430k £1410 (328); Ballycastle farmer, 560k Limousin £2070 (370); Coagh farmer, 410k Charolais £1490 (363), 440k £1590 (361); Bellaghy farmer, 530k Stabiliser £1900 (359), 540k £1920 (356), 500k £1750 (350), 520k £1760 (339); Dungiven farmer, 340k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (359), 310k £1100 (355), 400k Limousin £1410 (353); Ballycastle farmer, 480k Limousin £1720 (358), 630k Saler £2230 (354); Rasharkin farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £2070 (357), 600k £2000 (333), 590k £1950 (331), 590k £1940 (329), 560k £1820 (325); Ballymoney farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1490 (355); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Limousin £1360 (340) and Randalstown farmer, 430k Hereford £1450 (337).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.