Outstanding trade at Kilrea mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand. Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped Calves

Bull Calves: Maghera farmer, CH £745; Garvagh farmer, CH £735; Limavady farmer, Lim £715, £605, £445; Randalstown farmer, 290k AA £680, £585, £450; Dunloy farmer, AA £675, £550, £475; Bendooragh farmer, FKV £650, £505; Strabane farmer, BB £605, £475; Cookstown farmer, BB £530, Lim £470, BB £325; Maghera farmer, Lim £490, Her £490, FKV £435; Portglenone farmer, Sim £485; Ballycastle farmer, BB £475, AA £325, £315; Strabane farmer, CH £475, FKV £475, CH £465, £210; Claudy farmer, Her £450, BB £270; Portglenone farmer, Lim £440; Coleraine farmer, AA £430; Coleraine farmer, BB £430, Fri £340, AA £250; Moneymore farmer, AA £430, Fri £225; Ballymena farmer, AA £380; Ballymoney farmer, BB £370, AA £325, £320, £260; Claudy farmer, BB £370, £340; Upperlands farmer, BB £350; Ballymoney farmer, BB £340, Her £275; Rasharkin farmer, BB £335; Ballycastle farmer, AA £330; L’Derry farmer, AA £325; Dungiven farmer, Her £300, £225, £200; Kilrea farmer, Lim £295; Limavady farmer, AA £295, £245; Ballyclare farmer, Lim £280, Sim £230; Limavady farmer, AA £260; Deseertmartin farmer, Fri £245; Upperlands farmer, BB £255; Dervock farmer, Fri £240; Tobermore farmer, Hol £220; Coleraine farmer, AA £205.

Heifer Calves:

Garvagh farmer, Lim £785; Bendooragh farmer, FKV £685; Antrim farmer, BB £660, £520; Dungiven farmer, Lim £560; Cookstown farmer, BB £520, Lim £395; Claudy farmer, Her £500, BB £390; Dunloy farmer, AA £475, CH £410, Her £390; Strabane farmer, BB £465, £455, AA £280; Claudy farmer, BB £460, £280; Desertmartin farmer, AA £460; Maghera farmer, AA £425, Lim £425; Randalstown farmer, AA £420; Coleraine farmer, Lim £400; Moneymore farmer, AA £390; Strabane farmer, CH £390; Upperlands farmer, AA £390; Ballymena farmer, Her £365, £320; Coleraine farmer, BB £365, AA £325; Ballymoney farmer, BB £340, £300, Her £240; Rasharkin farmer, AA £340; Culnady farmer, BB £330; Ballycastle farmer, BB £325; Upperlands farmer, BB £320; Ballymoney farmer, BB £310, £285, £270, AA £260, BB £205; Portglenone farmer, BB £285, £250; Tobermore farmer, CH £240; Dungiven farmer, CH £230; Portglenone farmer, Sim £230.

Friesian Calves

Super trade! More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £340. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/Suck Calves (110)

A great entry of weanlings met an outstanding trade for all types on offer, both for Continental Beef bred types, Fr x types and Friesian and Holstein Lumps. Weanlings to top of £1020 and 315 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Kilrea Mart Fat Lamb & Ewe Report

A great entry of 900 on Monday, 30th October met a stronger trade this week with quality lambs in good demand. Lambs to £5.14 per Kg and to top of £126.00. Fat Ewes to £147.00.

Lambs

18.5k £95 (514), 21k£105 (500), 21k £104 (495), 20.5k £101 (493), 22k £108 (491), 22k £108 (491), 21.5k £105 (488), 24k £117 (488), 23k £112 (487), 21k £102 (486), 22k £106.50 (484), 24k £116 (483), 24k £116 (483), 22.5k £108.50 (482), 22.5k £108 (480), 24.5k £117.50 (480), 23k £110 (478), 24k £114.50 (477), 23.5k £112 (477).

Fat Ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Good entry of ewes to £147. More ewes needed.

Kilrea Mart Dairy Report

A good entry of 95 dairy on Tuesday 31st October to a top price of £1900 for a 2nd Calver. Springers to £1640. Lots of buyers in attendance looking all types of Dairy Stock.

More stock required weekly.

Kilrea Mart Fat Cow, Suckler & Store Cattle Report

A good entry of 250 on Wednesday, 1st November at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Heifers to £1590, Fat Cows & Bulls to £1800.

Fat Cows: (60) on offer. Sharp trade:

Aghadowey farmer, 620k Fr £1270 (205), 530k £940 (177); Garvagh farmer 630k Her £1160 (184), Cookstown farmer, 560k £960 (171); Randalstown farmer, 610k BB £1000 (164), 620k £1010 (163); Maghera farmer, 530k Fr £840 (159), Magherafelt farmer 730k £100 (151)

Suckler: All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers: Garvagh farmer, 580k Ch £1590 (274), 590k £1580 (268), 560k £1480 (264), 510k £1310 (257); Portglenone farmer, 430k Sim £1060 (247), 450k £990 (220); Eglinton farmer, 480k Ch £1150 (240), 500k £1190 (238), 500k £1170 (234), 550k £1280 (233); Magherafelt farmer, 380k AA £890 (234), 390k £890 (228), 420k £940 (224), 380k £850 (224), 430k £950 (221); Cullybackey farmer, 490k Ch £1150 (234), 500k AA £1150 (230), 530k £1200 (226); Ballymoney farmer, 350k BB £820 (234); Garvagh farmer, 420k Lim £960 (229); Claudy farmer, 350k Lim £800 (229); Magherafelt farmer, 520k AA £1150 (221), 540k £1160 (215).

Steers: Portglenone farmer, 460k Lim £1430 (311), 420k £1260 (300), 520k £1390 (267), 580k £1470 (253), 570k £1370 (240); Maghera farmer, 550k Lim £1460 (266); Magherfaelt farmer, 440k AA £1160 (264), 410k £1040 (254), 415k £1050 (253), 480k £1180 (246); Crumlin farmer, 430k AA £100 (256); Kilrea farmer, 430k AA £1100 (256); Ballymena farmer, 470k Lim £1150 (245); Ballymena farmer, 490k Lim £1190 (243), 550k £1290 (235); Ballymena farmer, 710k AA £1710 (241), 650k £1540 (237); Toome farmer, 550k AA £1290 (235); Macosquin farmer, 410k Lim £960 (234), 390k £880 (226), 400k £890 (223); Magherafelt farmer, 520k AA £1180 (227).

Friesian and AA steers a flying trade with more required for strong demand

HA McIlrath & Sons Ltd