Calved heifers sell to a top price of £2,260 at Kilrea Mart

Continental calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

G and J Hayes, Ballymena, Aberdeen Angus £440, Limousin £432, Belgian Blue £352, Limousin £335, Aberdeen Angus £330, £220; Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, £272; P McCracken, Cookstown, Limousin £375; J Thompson, Drumahoe, Aberdeen Angus £375, Montbeliarde £275, Aberdeen Angus £225; N Allen, Ballymena, Aberdeen Angus £332, Limousin £305, Aberdeen Angus £222; D Gordon, Kilrea, Belgian Blue £330, £310, Aberdeen Angus £272, Belgian Blue £240; T McAleese, Aghadowey, Charolais £330; R McCormick, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus £325, £297; I Buchanan, Dungiven, Belgian Blue £315; S Doherty, Ballymoney, Hereford £312; M Flanagan, Maghera, Limousin £305, Aberdeen Angus £305; S McMurray, Dungiven, Aberdeen Angus £302, Fleckvieh £220; W Watters, Magherafelt, Aberdeen Angus £300; A P Redmond, Portavogie, Belgian Blue £292, Hereford £260; H Stewart, Ballyclare, Aberdeen Angus £292; Drumabest Farms, Belgian Blue £290, £220, Hereford £200; W T A Kelso, Portglenone, Aberdeen Angus £285, Simmental £250; R Donnelly, Cookstown, Simmental £280; Derryduff Farms, Dungiven, Hereford £278, £210; R Bell, Portglenone, Aberdeen Angus £270, £225; I Smyth, Castlerock, Aberdeen Angus £268; Ard-Dor Breeders, Limavady, Shorthorn beef £260; D and D Holland, Articlave, Hereford £242; C Keane and Sons, Moneymore, Fleckvieh £240, £200; R A Kyle and Sons, Culnady, Belgian Blue £240; H Hutchinson, Tobermore, Charolais £235; Nevin Farms, Dervock, Belgian Blue £234; J Lyons, Coleraine, Aberdeen Angus £215; G Smyth, Dungiven, Hereford £215, Aberdeen Angus £205; Randalstown farmer, Hereford £212; W Wylie, Dunloy, Fleckvieh £210; T and J Mackey, Ballyclare, Aberdeen Angus £205 and D McNeilly, Randalstown, Hereford £200.

Heifer calves

P McCracken, Cookstown, Limousin £338; N Allen, Ballymena, Aberdeen Angus £327, Limousin £295, £245, Simmental £232; M Flanagan, Maghera, Limousin £318; J Thompson, Londonderry, Aberdeen Angus £312; G Hayes, Ballymena, Belgian Blue £300, Limousin £285, Aberdeen Angus £280, Limousin £257, £235; I Buchanan, Dungiven, Belgian Blue £300; D Gordon, Kilrea, Belgian Blue £300, £250; R McCormick, Armoy, Aberdeen Angus £300, £260, £225; Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, £260, £230; A P Redmond, Portavogie, Belgian Blue £292, £270, Aberdeen Angus £225; W Watters, Magherafelt, Aberdeen Angus £288; S McMurray, Dungiven, Aberdeen Angus £255; W T A Kelso, Portglenone, Simmental £250; Drumabest Farms, Ballymoney, Hereford £232, Belgian Blue £220; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Randalstown farmer, Hereford £222; S Doherty, Ballymoney, Hereford £218; R Gillespie, Ahoghill, Aberdeen Angus £218 and D and D Holland, Articlave, Aberdeen Angus £210.

Friesian calves

Super trade met with more required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £195.

Good demand for thick types.

Weanlings/suckler calves

60 on offer with more required to satisfy demand.

Being offered for sale at approximately 12.30pm weekly.

Monday, December 2, 2019: A smaller entry of 400 lambs all of which met a sound trade.

More sheep needed every week.

Lambs sold to £92 and to 3.66 per kg.

Lambs

H McFetridge, Garvagh, 20.5k £75 (366), 26k £89.20 (343); R Dixon, Castlerock, 22k £80 (364); S Montgomery, Dunloy, 21k £75.70 (361); P Martin, Dunloy, 22.5k £80.75 (359); A Gordon, Portglenone, 24k £85.80 (358); Coleraine farmer, 24k £85.20 (355), 25k £85 (340); G Kerr, Coleraine, 23k £81 (352); R McCaughern, Rasharkin, 22k £77.50 (352); P Stewart, Garvagh, 24.5k £86 (351); L Reid, Coleraine, 23.5k £82 (349); T and W Taylor, Ballymoney, 23.5k £81 (345); J Hanna, Ballymoney, 24.5k £84.20 (344); S Calvin, Coleraine, 25.5k £87.20 (342); B O’Kane, Garvagh, 23.5k £80 (340) and J Stevenson, Londonderry, 26k £87.20 (335).

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

Ewes sold to £85.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019: A super entry of dairy cattle all of which met a flying trade, calved heifers sold to a top price of £2260.

More stock required weekly.

J Moore, Portstewart, calved heifers to £2260, £2240, £2140, £2120; Kilrea farmer, calved heifers to £1870, £1700; J A Nevin, Ringsend, calved heifer £1850; W Tweed, Ballymoney, second calvers to £1610, £1580; T and J Mackey, Ballyclare, calved cow to £1470 and E Garvin, Castledawson, calved heifer to £1420.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019: A smaller entry of fat cow, suckler and store cattle met a sharp trade with quality stores in demand.

Steers sold to £1200, heifers sold to £1380 and fat cows sold to £1390.

Fat cows: (65) (Flying trade - more required)

A Paul, Maghera, 630k Belgian Blue £1045 (166), 720k £1020 (142), 660k £850 (129); G Hayes, Ballymena, 630k Limousin £990 (157); W Whyte, Portglenone, 900k Charolais £1390 (154); N Hanna, Ballymoney, 470k Fleckvieh £670 (143); J Gregg, Cloughmills, 540k Belgian Blue £755 (140); H Savage, Magherafelt, 560k Simmental £780 (139), 700k Aberdeen Angus £790 (113); S J Wilson, Dungiven, 590k Aberdeen Angus £800 (136); J Campbell, Upperlands, 640k Belgian Blue £860 (134); W and A Houston, Glarryford, 570k Friesian £740 (130); M Moore, Eglinton, 940k Limousin £1180 (126); J Holmes, Garvagh, 680k Fleckvieh £850 (125), 670k Friesian £710 (106); R A Kyle and Sons, Culnady, 490k Holstein £610 (125); S McDonald, Portglenone, 590k Simmental £700 (119), 680k Aberdeen Angus £755 (111); Grange Farms, Castlerock, 530k Holstein £625 (118); A Patterson, Magherafelt, 510k Limousin £600 (118); B McAfee, Aghadowey, 690k Friesian £810 (117), 730k £800 (110), 780k £850 (109), 810k £880 (109), 720k £780 (108) and G and J Hayes, Ballymena, 680k Holstein £750 (110).

Suckler stock: Quality lots required.

Heifers

J Lennox, Castledawson, 480k Charolais £1100 (229), 580k Limousin £1160 (200), 540k £1080 (200), 610k Charolais £1215 (199), 630k £1240 (197), 590k £1150 (195), 570k £1100 (193), 640k £1200 (188); Kilrea farmer, 340k Limousin £725 (213), 370k £710 (192); R Barclay, Dunloy, 310k Simmental £600 (194); J McLaughlin, Portglenone, 480k Belgian Blue £1000 (208); B McFetridge, Garvagh, 610k Charolais £1230 (202), 560k £1105 (197), 530k £990 (187); L McCartney, Dungiven, 480k Limousin £970 (202), 390k Simmental £765 (196), 420k Hereford £815 (194); J Caldwell, Antrim, 450k Limousin £885 (197), 390k £765 (196), 410k £790 (193), 390k £750 (192), 450k £855 (190) and A Patterson, Ballymoney, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (186), 650k £1200 (185).

Steers

A Paul, Maghera, 260k Limousin £690 (265), 280k £720 (257), 340k Shorthorn beef £855 (252), 270k Limousin £675 (250), 330k Aberdeen Angus £785 (238), 420k Charolais £960 (229), 400k Aberdeen Angus £875 (219), 400k Shorthorn beef £840 (210); R Barclay, Dunloy, 260k Aberdeen Angus £670 (258), 330k Simmental £725 (220), 380k £750 (197); Upperlands farmer, 280k Aberdeen Angus £655 (234), 305k Hereford £655 (215), 310k Aberdeen Angus £650 (210), 290k £590 (203); N Connor, Dungiven, 380k Charolais £865 (228), 450k Limousin £870 (193); R Savage, Drumahoe, 410k Limousin £870 (212); Draperstown farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £770 (208), 380k Fleckvieh £760 (200); J McLaughlin, Portglenone, 500k Belgian Blue £1030 (206); Toomebridge farmer, 550k Limousin £1120 (204), 600k £1175 (196) and L McCartney, Dungiven, 440k Aberdeen Angus £875 (199).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.