2 March 2023 - Flipbook - Page 51
MARTWEEK
KILREA CATTLE
A super entry of 380 last
week met an outstanding
trade with all types of stock
in demand. Steers to £1480,
heifers to £1480, fat cows and
bulls to £1480.
FAT COWS (120 on offer)
- Garvagh farmer, 550k AA
£1050 (191), 590k BB £810
(137); Ballymena farmer,
560k Lim £1000 (179), 850k
CH £1480 (174), 740k Lim
£1240 (168), 500k AA £640
(128), 560k £680 (121);
Garvagh farmer, 750k Lim
£1340 (179), 800k £1270 (159);
Magherafelt farmer, 690k
BB £1220 (177), 690k AA £950
(138), 580k Sim £770 (133),
540k Lim £630 (117);
Coleraine farmer, 830k
AA £1370 (165); Ballyronan
farmer, 470k Fri £760 (162),
530k £810 (153), 450k FKV
£680 (151); Dervock farmer,
530k Hol £840 (159), 850k
£1080 (127); Glarryford
farmer, 660k Fri £1030 (156),
820k £1060 (129), 770k
£940 (122), 630k £770 (122);
Tobermore farmer, 630k Hol
£980 (156);
Limavady farmer, 550k SH
£850 (155); Stewartstown
farmer, 660k CH £1020 (155);
Coleraine farmer, 700k AA
£1040 (149), 670k Par £960
(143), 530k CH £640 (121);
Dungiven farmer, 710k Lim
£1060 (149), 670k £990 (148),
680k Sim £990 (146), 580k
Lim £780 (135); Glarryford
farmer, 640k FKV £950 (148),
710k £1050 (148), 560k £700
(125);
Ballyclare farmer, 530k CH
£770 (145), 460k AA £620
(135); Ballymena farmer,
660k AA £950 (144); Dunloy
farmer, 670k Lim £960 (143);
Aghadowey farmer, 640k Fri
£910 (142), 660k £920 (139),
660k £890 (135), 720k £890
(124); Kilrea farmer, 680k
Lim £960 (141); Randalstown
farmer, 580k CH £810 (140);
Clough farmer, 430k Fri
£580 (135), 550k £700 (127);
Antrim farmer, 890k FKV
£1180 (133); Castlerock
farmer, 600k CH £800 (133);
Bushmills farmer, 500k MB
£660 (132), 560k Fri £740
(132), 640k £840 (131), 660k
MB £860 (130), 540k Fri £640
(119); Portglenone farmer,
680k Fri £900 (132);
Moneymore farmer, 650k
FKV £850 (131), 630k £780
(124); Upperlands farmer,
800k Her £1050 (131);
Ballymoney farmer, 740k
MB £960 (130), 570k £710
(125), 610k £760 (125), 440k
£510 (116); Castlerock farmer,
520k Lim £670 (129); Garvagh
farmer, 680k AA £880 (129);
Draperstown farmer, 690k
SH £870 (126), 590k AA £710
(120); Macosquin farmer,
620k AYR £780 (126), 600k Fri
£720 (120);
Maghera farmer, 540k Lim
£680 (126), 690k Fri £860
(125), 540k Sim £670 (124),
620k Her £760 (123), 500k
Sim £600 (120); Macosquin
farmer, 620k Fri £760 (123);
Ballymoney farmer, 710k Hol
£880 (124); Ballyclare farmer,
450k Fri £540 (120); Dunloy
farmer, 750k Hol £900 (120),
710k £850 (120).
FAT BULLS - Portglenone
farmer, 720k Sim £1100
(153);Ballymoney farmer,
880k FKV £1290 (147);
Claudy farmer, 890k Lim
£1240 (139); Cookstown
farmer, 940k Hol £1240 (132).
SUCKLER STOCK - Garvagh
THESE LITTLE PIGS WENT TO MARKET: Joe Mullan delivering Landrace piglets, just three
weeks old, for Liam Chivers, Drumsurn, on arrival at the Lauri O’Kane Draperstown Livestock
Market Tuesday evening monthly pig sale.
farmer, Lim Bull to £2120;
Antrim farmer, Lim Bull
to £1500; Coleraine farmer,
Springing AA Heifer to £1290;
Macosquin farmer, Springing
Lim Heifer to £1100, Her
£1070; Portglenone farmer,
Her Heifer with Her Heifer
calf at foot to £1470.
HEIFERS - Castlerock
farmer, 240k CH £690 (288),
320k £790 (247), 370k £900
(243), 300k £720 (240), 390k
Lim £920 (236), 310k CH £700
(226); Ballycastle farmer,
560k CH £1480 (264), 540k
£1370 (254), 500k £1230
(246), 450k £1100 (244), 470k
£1140 (243), 510k £1190 (233),
520k £1190 (229), 470k £1060
(226), 370k Lim £820 (222);
Greysteel farmer, 270k
Lim £700 (259); Portglenone
farmer, 310k Lim £800 (258);
Ballymena farmer, 310k CH
£750 (242), 330k Lim £760
(230), 360k CH £810 (225),
370k Sim £820 (222), 410k CH
£900 (220), 420k £900 (214),
390k Lim £830 (213), 340k ST
£680 (200);
Ballyronan farmer, 260k AA
£630 (242), 260k £580 (223),
380k £830 (218); Dunloy
farmer, 530k CH £1280 (242),
510k £1200 (235), 480k £1120
(233), 460k £1040 (226), 570k
£1270 (223), 470k £1040 (221),
520k £1140 (219), 590k £1270
(215); 620k £1300 (210);
Garvagh farmer, 500k CH
£1210 (242), 560k £1330
(238), 530k £1250 (236),
560k £1300 (232), 590k £1330
(225); Portglenone farmer,
300k AA £720 (240), 310k
£740 (239), 340k £770 (227);
Magherafelt farmer, 400k CH
£940 (235), 410k £900 (220);
Randalstown farmer, 450k
Lim £1050 (233), 510k £1120
(220);
Garvagh farmer, 560k Lim
£1300 (232), 610k CH £1380
(226), 550k Lim £1220 (222);
Bendooragh farmer, 350k AA
£790 (226), 320k £720 (225),
400k £850 (213), 400k £840
(210), 410k £850 (207), 340k
£680 (200);
Ballymoney farmer, 420k
Lim £920 (219); Ballycastle
farmer, 500k Lim £1090 (218),
495k £1080 (218), 470k £1000
(213); Kilrea farmer, 470k BB
£1020 (217), 490k £1060 (216);
Macosquin farmer, 370k AA
£800 (216)370k £790 (214);
Desertmartin farmer, 400k
AA £860 (215); Maghera
farmer, 440k BB £940 (214);
L’Derry farmer, 480k Lim
£1020 (213); Coleraine
farmer, 490k AA £1040 (212),
500k £1050 (210); Ballymoney
farmer, 450k Sal £950 (211).
STEERS - Portglenone
farmer, 290k Lim £840 (290),
270k £690 (256), 370k £860
(232), 380k £870 (229);
Greysteel farmer, 270k Lim
£760 (282), 320k £790 (247);
Dungiven farmer, 300k Lim
£800 (267), 250k £650 (260),
330k £820 (249), 360k £870
(242), 340k £820 (241), 250k
Her £600 (240), 360k Lim
£850 (236), 380k £890 (234),
440k £1030 (234), 270k £620
(230), 370k £830 (224), 400k
Her £890 (223), 450k AA £950
(211); Ballycastle farmer,
280k Lim £740 (264), 260k
£680 (262), 320k £800 (250),
300k £740 (247);
Coleraine farmer, 400k
Lim £1040 (260), 430k £1050
(244), 440k £1050 (239), 470k
£1090 (232), 480k £1070
(223), 430k £950 (221), 490k
CH £1060 (216); Antrim
farmer, 390k Lim £1000 (256),
440k £1010 (230), 440k £1000
(227), 440k £980 (223), 530k
£1180 (223);
Stranocum farmer, 280k AA
£690 (246), 230k £530 (230),
360k £760 (211); Macosquin
farmer, 450k CH £1060 (236),
460k £1070 (233), 430k £980
(228), 430k AA £980 (228),
420k £910 (217);
Magherafelt farmer, 390k
CH £900 (231); Portglenone
farmer, 440k BB £1010 (230),
310k AA £710 (229), 280k
£640 (229), 290k £660 (228),
320k £730 (228), 410k £930
(227), 360k £790 (219), 330k
£720 (218), 420k £900 (214);
Dunloy farmer, 560k CH
£1280 (229), 590k £1320
(224), 600k £1340 (223), 540k
£1200 (222), 550k Lim £1210
(220), 570k CH £1240 (218),
540k £1170 (217), 590k £1270
(215), 690k £1480 (215);
Ballyclare farmer, 450k CH
£1000 (222);
Kilrea farmer, 590k Aa
£1280 (217), 580k £1250 (216);
Ballymoney farmer, 510k
CH £1100 (216); Cullybackey
farmer, 370k AA £790 (214);
Ballymoney farmer, 400k Sal
£840 (210).
BALLYMENA SHEEP
Another great entry of 2930
sheep last week resulted in a
cheaper trade.
Fat hoggets sold to a top
per kg of 530p for a pen of
20kg at £106 presented by K
& P Buchanan, Larne and to
a top per head of £125.50 for
a pen of heavy Suff from A
McKillop, Cushendall.
Fat ewes sold to £154.
FAT HOGGETS (2606)
Top price per kg - K & P
Buchanan, Larne 11 Char
20kg £106 (530), Amy
McConnell, Templepatrick
8 Dor 21kg £108 (514), Ivan
Minford, Nutts Corner 6 Tex
23kg £118 (513), Graeme
Martin, Broughshane 2 Tex
22kg £112 (509),
John Smith, Kells 9 Dor
23kg £117 (508), S Patterson,
Milebush 23 Tex 21kg
£105 (500), Brian Lyttle,
Moorelds 15 Tex 22kg £110
(500), RJ McKay & Son,
Carnlough 15 CB 20kg £100
(500),
local farmer 7 Tex 22kg £110
(500), W Monteith-Wilson,
Omagh 33 Tex 21kg £105
(500), 8 Tex 21kg £105 (500),
local farmer 4 Tex 20kg £100
(500), T Marcus, Glenarm 16
Tex 19kg £95 (500),
WJ Cubitt, Rasharkin 7
Tex 24.5kg £122 (498), A
McMullan, Glenariffe 49 Tex
23kg £114.50 (497), local
farmer, Ballymoney 60 Suff
22.5kg £112 (497), S Adams,
Broughshane 19 BF 21.5kg
£107 (497), local farmer 60
Suff 23kg £114 (495),
J Lynn, Cullybackey 4
Tex 23kg £114 (495), Trevor
Davidson, Glenwherry
3 Tex 22kg £109 (495), J
McFetridge, Glenarm 5 Dor
21kg £104 (495),
S McAllister, Glenarm 14
Lleyn 20kg £99 (495), Hugh
McNeill, Ballygally 10 Tex
18kg £89 (494), Graeme
Martin, Broughshane 11 Tex
24.5kg £121 (493).
Top price per head - A
McKillop, Cushendall 3 Suff
32kg £125.50, C Jamison,
Larne 3 Tex 32.5kg £125,
Colin Newell, Ballymoney
8 Tex 27.5kg £123, H
McCullough, Randalstown 13
Tex 26kg £122,
FARMWEEK
JANUARY 28 2021
J & N Morrow, Glenarm 5
Tex 25kg £122, WJ Cubitt,
Rasharkin 7 Tex 24.5kg
£122, Graeme Martin, 11 Tex
24.5kg £121, Norman Millar,
Randalstown 27 Tex 29kg
£121, local farmer 3 Tex 25kg
£121,
R McCormick, Armoy 18
Tex 25kg £120, R Simpson,
Broughshane 9 Tex 26.5kg
£120, Miss J Gilliland,
Muckamore 10 Suff 28.5kg
£120, WJ Hanna, Ballyclare
13 Rouge 26.5kg £120, WJ
Ramsey, Kells 2 Tex 31.5kg
£120,
T & J Mackey, Ballynure
2 Rouge 29kg £120, D
Thompson, Randalstown 8
Tex 26.5kg £120, Timothy
Wray, Carnlough 1 Tex 29kg
£120, 1 Blu 37kg £120, E &
SJ Hill, Randalstown 36 Tex
25.5kg £119.50, Ivan Minford,
Nutts Corner 11 Suff 26kg
£119.50,
Earls Abbey, Ballyearl
4 Rom 24.5kg £119, TDG
farms, Toomebridge 31 Tex
26kg £119, Norman Millar,
Randalstown 22 Tex 25.5kg
£119, C Jamison, Larne
6 Tex 24.5kg £119, A & M
Armstrong, Straid 45 Suff
25kg £118.
FAT EWES (324) - First
quality Tex £120-£154; Suff
£110-£138; CB £90-£100; BF
£50-£80.
SAINTFIELD CATTLE
Seasonal show of cattle at
last week’s sale, with trade
remaining rm for all stock.
Top price of the day £1390
for a Char cow.
FAT CATTLE sold to £1390
for a 880kg Char Cow, £158
per 100kg. Fr Cows sold to
£1156 for a 850kg, £136 per
100kg.
Leading Prices - Crossgar
producer Char Cows 880kg
£158 £1390, 760kg £165
£1255, Sainteld producer
Lim Cow 780kg £168 £1310,
Downpatrick producer Lim
Cows 770kg £162 £1247, 750kg
£155 £1162,
Portaferry producer Fr
Cows 850kg £136 £1156,
790kg £138 £1090, 800kg £132
£1056, Downpatrick producer
Lim Cow 670kg £160 £1072,
Sainteld producer Fr Cows
810kg £132 £1069, 780kg £128
£998, 750kg £130 £975,
Crossgar producer Bb
Cow 610kg £174 £1061,
Ballynahinch producer
Sim Cow 710kg £147 £1043,
Crossgar producer Fr Cows
710kg £136 £965, 730kg £125
£915, Downpatrick producer
Fr Cows 770kg £124 £954,
730kg £130 £949.
BULLOCKS sold to £1340
for a 580kg Lim (231).
Leading Prices - Dromara
producer Lim 580kg £1340,
Hillsborough producer AAs
570kg £1295, 530kg £1110,
530kg £1090, Downpatrick
producer AAs 550kg £1190,
500kg £1080, 430kg £995,
Ballygowan producer Daq
520kg £1170,
Crossgar producer Chars
460kg £1100, 440kg £1060,
440kg £1050, Sainteld
producer Fkv 550kg £1090,
Ballynahinch producer
Sim 500kg £1040, Comber
producer Lims 380kg £975,
350kg £945, 370kg £915,
Portaferry producer Lims
300kg £825, 250kg £765.
HEIFERS sold to £1180 for a
520kg Lim (228).
Leading Prices - Dromara
producer Lim 520kg £1180,
Sainteld producer Chars
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500kg £1120, 520kg £1100,
490kg £1075, Lisburn
producer AAs 480kg £1030,
480kg £1010, 460kg £1000,
Bangor producer Chars
330kg £850, 320kg £800.
DROPPED CALVES - Good
entry of 70 drops sold to
a super trade. Weanlings
sold to £640 for a Lim Bull.
Dropped calves sold to £450
for a AA Bull.
Leading Prices Downpatrick producer
reared Lim Bulls £640, £550,
Dromara producer AA Bulls
£450 twice, £440, AA Heifers
£350, £335, £325, £320,
Comber producer Lim Bull
£430, AA Bulls £360, £340,
AA Heifers £320, £305, £300,
Hol Bulls £ 285, £275, £245,
£150,
Comber producer Lim
Bulls £420, £380, £320,
Lim Heifers £310, £290,
Portaferry producer AA Bulls
£380, £350, AA Heifer £295,
Sainteld producer Lim Bulls
£355, £330, £290, Lim Heifers
£310, £275, young Fr Bulls
£105, £95, £80,
Carryduff producer
Daq Bull £300, Sainteld
producer Her Bulls £340,
£310, £290, Her Heifer £290,
Kircubbin producer Lim Bull
£335, young Fr Bulls £100,
£85 twice, £70, Portaferry
producer AA Heifers £280,
£255,
Lisburn producer AA
Heifers £250, £225 Fr Bull
£70,Ballygowan producer
Fkv Bull £195 young Fr Bulls
£100, £70, Newtownards
producer AA Heifer £260,
young Fr Bulls £120, £100,
£90, £80, £70.
ARMOY SHEEP
An impressive show of
1,270 head of sheep last week
met an easier trade with
fat lambs selling to £126.50,
fat ewes sold to £150 and
breeding sheep made up to
£285.
HOGGETS - R Adams,
Ballymoney, 30kgs £126.50;
A McKay, Cushendun, 27kgs
£124; M McClenaghan,
Ballymoney, 30kgs £121; John
McNeice, Ballymoney, 30kgs
£120;
John McKeague,
Ballycastle, 26kgs £119; Patsy
McBride, Ballyvoy, 26kgs
£118.50; Philip McNicholl,
Garvagh, 25kgs £118; G
McDoughall, Bushmills,
25kgs £118;
J Kinney, Ballyvoy, 25kgs
£118; Wm Gordon, Kilrea,
30kgs £118; Pat McKeague,
Ballycastle, 26kgs £118; Roy
Watton, Ballybogey, 24kgs
£117.50;
Larne Farmer, 24.5kgs £117;
M Adams, Armoy, 26kgs £117;
P Glass, Ballycastle, 24kgs
£117.
FAT EWES - A McKay,
Cushendun, Dorsets, £150;
D Montgomery, Glarryford,
Tex, £133; N Wallace,
Bushmills, Tex, £123; R
Davidson, Larne, Tex, £116;S
McShane, Ballintoy, Suff,
£113; Carnlough Farmer, Suff,
£111;
T & N McCracken, Mosside,
Tex, £109; P McKeever,
Martinstown, Tex, £108;S
McCambridge, Ballyvoy, Suff,
£105; R Taggart, Bushmills,
Tex, £104; R Davidson, Larne,
Suff, £104.
BREEDERS - R Clarke,
Ballymoney, 2 Ewes, 4
Lambs, £285; R Davidson,
Larne, 2 Ewes, 4 Lambs,
£230, 6 Ewes, 6 Lambs, £192.