Calved Montbeliarde heifers sell to £2700 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600, Belgian Blue £345, Limousin £335, Aberdeen Angus £235; Limavady farmer, Limousin £545; Dungiven farmer, Limousin £505, Fleckvieh £470; Greysteel farmer, Limousin £500, £475; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £490; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £490; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £465, Aberdeen Angus £435; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445, £370; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £440, £420; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £435; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £415, Friesian £280, Hereford £265; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £405, Parthenais £285; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, Limousin £390, £380, Belgian Blue £300; Aghadowey farmer, Charolais £395, Aberdeen Angus £335; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £370; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £370, Aberdeen Angus £365, Limousin £325; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £350, £325, £280; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Randalstown farmer, Montbeliarde £340, Aberdeen Angus £330, £245; Stranocum farmer, Montbeliarde £340, £270; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310, Hereford £235; Tobermore farmer, Charolais £300; Drumahoe farmer, Belgian Blue £280, Montbeliarde £245; Ballyclare farmer, Hereford £265, Aberdeen Angus £255; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Limavady farmer, Holstein £265; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225, Holstein £205; Ballymoney farmer, Friesian £215; Randalstown farmer, Friesian £215 and Stranocum farmer, Holstein £200.

Heifer calves

Limavady farmer, Simmental £545; Dungiven farmer, Limousin £520; Strabane farmer, Friesian £455, £435, £375; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £455; Macosquin farmer, Friesian £440; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £420, Aberdeen Angus £350; Ballyronan farmer, Belgian Blue £400, Limousin £380, Belgian Blue £320, Limousin £250; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, £330, £325; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £375, £315, £285; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Londonderry farmer, Belgian Blue £310; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Cloughmills farmer, Parthenais £265; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260, £230; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £245 and Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £280. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (100)

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 sold to a top of £760 and 353ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, November 23, 2020: A good entry of 350 fat lambs and ewes met a sharp trade with lambs in strong demand as buyers keen for sheep.

Lambs sold to 5.36 per kg and to top of £107.

Fat ewes sold to £119.

Lambs

Killaloo farmer, 14k £75 (536), 16k £74.50 (466); Bushmills farmer, 22.5k £103.50 (460); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £100.50 (457), 23.5k £103.50 (440); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £99 (450); Garvagh farmer, 20.5k £91.50 (446), 21.5k £95.50 (444); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £93 (443); Aghadowey farmer, 20.5k £90.50 (442); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £98.50 (438); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £102 (434); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £102 (434); Portstewart farmer, 23.5k £102 (434); Garvagh farmer, 23k £99.50 (433) and Garvagh farmer, 24k £102 (425).

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

Small entry of ewes which sold to £119.

Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, November 24, 2020: A super entry of dairy met a super trade.

Crumlin farmer, calved Montbeliarde heifers to £2700, £2580, £2540, £2500; Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £2660, £1900, £1780; Aghadowey farmer, calved heifers to £2120, £2020, second calver to £1860 and Portrush farmer, calved heifers to £2020, £1820, £1720.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020: A great entry of 250 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1320, heifers sold to £1440 and fat cows sold to £1390.

Fat cows: (125 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Draperstown farmer, 730k Limousin £1300 (178), 670k £1100 (164), 750k Shorthorn £1100 (147); Limavady farmer, 780k Limousin £1390 (178); Ballymoney farmer, 660k Friesian £1160 (176), 690k £890 (129), 720k £920 (128), 800k £1010 (126), 740k £890 (120), 640k £770 (120); Moneymore farmer, 560k Holstein £960 (171), 770k £950 (123); Toomebridge farmer, 700k Holstein £1180 (169), 740k £940 (127), 760k £920 (121), 650k £750 (115); Coleraine farmer, 660k Simmental £1100 (167); Cookstown farmer, 720k Friesian £1200 (167), 740k £1100 (149), 700k £1000 (143), 780k £1070 (137), 670k £890 (133); Dunloy farmer, 670k Limousin £1090 (163), 670k Aberdeen Angus £960 (143); Upperlands farmer, 470k Fleckvieh £740 (157), 540k Friesian £720 (133); Portglenone farmer, 520k Fleckvieh £810 (156), 600k £780 (130), 670k £820 (122), 580k £690 (119); Garvagh farmer, 650k Shorthorn beef £990 (152); Magherafelt farmer, 700k Limousin £1060 (151); Rasharkin farmer, 630k Simmental £950 (151); Bellaghy farmer, 570k Friesian £850 (149); Castledawson farmer, 550k Limousin £820 (149); Castlerock farmer, 760k Fleckvieh £1090 (143); Cloughmills farmer, 500k Friesian £700 (140); Ballymena farmer, 680k Limousin £940 (138); Ballymoney farmer, 520k Holstein £710 (137); Kilrea farmer, 620k Hereford £850 (137), 660k Belgian Blue £800 (121), 480k Friesian £580 (121); Desertmartin farmer, 570k Friesian £770 (135), 690k £890 (129); Maghera farmer, 570k Charolais £770 (135), 510k Aberdeen Angus £660 (129), 520k Limousin £640 (123), 550k Simmental £640 (116); Broughshane farmer, 650k £860 (132), 690k £880 (128), 780k £940 (121); Randalstown farmer, 570k BGA £740 (130), 610k Holstein £770 (126); Desertmartin farmer, 700k Friesian £900 (129), 660k £800 (121); Ahoghill farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £600 (128); Rasharkin farmer, 720k Holstein £920 (128), 700k £880 (126), 660k £790 (120), 720k £840 (117); Dervock farmer, 760k Holstein £940 (124), 780k £920 (118); Bushmills farmer, 690k Holstein £850 (123); Magherafelt farmer, 760k Friesian £930 (122); Ballymoney farmer, 740k Holstein £890 (120); Macosquin farmer, 560k Limousin £670 (120) and Bushmills farmer, 670k Montbeliarde £800 (119).

Fat bulls: Cloughmills farmer, 780k Limousin £1630 (209); Cookstown farmer, 1000k Hereford £1380 (138) and Ballycastle farmer, 860k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (134).

Heifers

Rasharkin farmer, 430k Charolais £1060 (247), 560k Limousin £1360 (243), 480k £1140 (238), 420k Blonde d’Aquitaine £970 (231), 400k Limousin £900 (225), 470k £1040 (221), 560k Charolais £1240 (221), 440k Limousin £960 (218), 480k £1010 (210), 440k £910 (207), 460k £940 (204);

Toomebridge farmer, 300k Charolais £710 (237), 330k £710 (215), 370k Aberdeen Angus £770 (208);

Castlerock farmer, 650k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1440 (222), 450k £960 (213), 460k £970 (211), 410k £820 (200); Macosquin farmer, 380k Parthenais £840 (221), 390k Limousin £840 (215), 440k Simmental £940 (214), 350k £740 (211), 370k £770 (208), 390k Charolais £810 (208), 380k Limousin £770 (203); Toomebridge farmer, 400k Limousin £850 (213), 400k Aberdeen Angus £850 (213), 410k Limousin £850 (207), 440k £910 (207) and Ballymoney farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £900 (205), 460k Hereford £920 (200).

Steers

Ballymena farmer, 250k Charolais £700 (280), 350k Limousin £880 (251), 370k Charolais £840 (227), 360k £770 (214), 370k Simmental £780 (211), 340k Aberdeen Angus £700 (206); Limavady farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £900 (257), 440k £1110 (252), 430k £1050 (244), 410k £990 (242), 380k £900 (237), 410k £970 (237), 370k £870 (235), 430k £1010 (235), 400k £940 (235), 380k £890 (234), 420k £980 (233), 410k £930 (227), 380k £860 (226), 370k £830 (224), 350k £770 (220), 490k £1070 (218); Castledawson farmer, 420k Limousin £1030 (245), 430k £1000 (233), 440k £1010 (230), 380k £870 (229), 410k £880 (215); Claudy farmer, 440k Charolais £1060 (241), 430k Limousin £1010 (235), 430k Charolais £1000 (233), 430k £970 (226), 470k Limousin £1040 (221); Magherafelt farmer, 770k Limousin £770 (241), 320k Hereford £700 (219), 370k £780 (211), 460k £930 (202); Randalstown farmer, 330k Limousin £770 (233), 360k £830 (231), 370k £830 (224); Claudy farmer, 490k Limousin £1080 (220), 510k Charolais £1090 (214), 540k Simmental £1140 (211), 570k Hereford £1170 (205); Magherafelt farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1290 (219), 610k Limousin £1290 (212), 640k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (206) and Toomebridge farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.