Fat cows and bulls selling to £2400 at Kilrea Mart, steers to £1800

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings of offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Cullybackey farmer, Belgian Blue £995, Aberdeen Angus £810, £745, £715, £710, £695, £675, £650, £640, £625, £620, £615, £600, Limousin £560, £545, Aberdeen Angus £545, £515, Limousin £500, Aberdeen Angus £385; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £780, Fleckvieh £600, Belgian Blue £525; Ballyronan farmer, Belgian Blue £770, Charolais £715, Simmental £560; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £680, Aberdeen Angus £665, Belgian Blue £450, Aberdeen Angus £415, £395, £365; Castlederg farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530, £470, £310; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £490; Kilraughts farmer, Fleckvieh £475; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465, £245; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, Hereford £400, Aberdeen Angus £230; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £430; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425; Maghera farmer, Limousin £425; Bushmills farmer, Friesian £420, £370, £340, Montbeliarde £340; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £395; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £290; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £370, Aberdeen Angus £335, Belgian Blue £330, Aberdeen Angus £280; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £365, Aberdeen Angus £320, Hereford £290, £255; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £335, £330, £300; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £295; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £280, £275, £220; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £280; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £270, £250; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £270; Ballymena farmer, Friesian £260; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260, Belgian Blue £250, Hereford £240, £205; Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn £250; Maghera farmer, Holstein £250; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230; Dungannon farmer, Fleckvieh £225; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £220, Hereford £220; Culnady farmer, Hereford £205; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £200 and Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Heifer calves

Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, £680, £620, £600, £550, Limousin £505, Belgian Blue £495, Aberdeen Angus £440, £435, £420, £400; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £555; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530; Eglinton farmer, Belgian Blue £525, Aberdeen Angus £425; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £510; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500, £390; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £440; Castlederg farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £380, Limousin £375; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £345, £325, £220; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £335, £305, Belgian Blue £285, Aberdeen Angus £250; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £295; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £280; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £265; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260, £225; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £255; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230, Belgian Blue £225; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £210 and Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesan calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £420.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (70)

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 to top of £1050 and 288 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 1450 on Monday 22nd April met a stronger trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Spring lambs to £8.67 per kg and to top of £207.

Hoggets to £8.20 kg and to top of £232.

Fat ewes to £270.

Breeders to £350.

Spring lambs ( 400 )

Ballymena farmer, 21k £182 (867); Carnlough farmer, 21k £182 (867); Ballycastle farmer, 21.5k £185 (861); Moneymore farmer, 22k £188.50 (857); Claudy farmer, 21k £178.50 (850); Draperstown farmer, 22k £187 (850); Armoy farmer, 21.5k £182 (847); Ahoghill farmer, 21k £177 (843); Garvagh farmer, 19k £160 (842); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £180.50 (840); Coagh farmer, 22k £184.50 (839); Bushmills farmer, 22.5k £188.50 (838); Swatragh farmer, 22k £165 (825); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £177 (823); Bushmills farmer, 23k £188.50 (820); Garvagh farmer, 24k £196.50 (819); Randalstown farmer, 21k £172 (819) and Limavady farmer, 23k £187 (813).

Hogget lambs ( 500 )

Ballymena farmer, 23k £188.50 (820); Limavady farmer, 23k £187 (813); Cookstown farmer, 21k £168 (800); Bendooragh farmer, 22.5k £178 (791), 24.5k £190 (776); Ballymena farmer, 23k £180 (783); Armoy farmer, 22.5k £175.50 (780), 25k £192 (768); Maghera farmer, 21.5k £166 (772); Ballycastle farmer, 21k £161 (767); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £178.50 (760); Coleraine farmer, 24.5k £185.50 (757); Ballyclare farmer, 22.5k £170 (756); Castlerock farmer, 22.5k £170 (756); Garvagh farmer, 26k £193.50 (744); Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £175 (745); Claudy farmer, 26.5k £197 (743); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £174 (740); Draperstown farmer, 25.5k £188.50 (739) and Ballymoney farmer, 25k £184 (736), 25k £180.50 (722).

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

Good entry of ewes to £270.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 23rd April to a top price of £1840 for a calved heifer.

Lots of buyers in attendance looking all types of dairy stock.

Moneymore farmer, calved heifers to £1840, £1560 and Armagh farmer, calved heifer to £1500.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 300 fat cow, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 24th April at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1800, heifers to £1610; fat cows and bulls to £2400.

Fat cows: 85 on offer, sharp trade.

Toomebridge farmer, 600k Stabiliser £1640 (273), 530k Limousin £1380 (260), 580k £1440 (248), 560k Stabiliser £1380 (246); Kilrea farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1130 (246); Kilrea farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1670 (246), 600k £1450 (242), 490k £1110 (227); Dungiven farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £1340 (244); Ballymena farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1290 (239); Cullybackey farmer, 480k Limousin £1100 (229); Ringsend farmer, 770k Belgian Blue £1730 (225), 870k Aberdeen Angus £1780 (205), 770k Limousin £1560 (203); Cookstown farmer, 680k Fleckvieh £1500 (221), 760k Friesian £1560 (205); Aghadowey farmer, 540k Hereford £1180 (219); Dunloy farmer, 480k Simmental £1050 (219); Ahoghill farmer, 700k Saler £1490 (213), 600k Aubrac £1230 (205); Dunloy farmer, 630k Limousin £1380 (210); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Holstein £990 (206); Ballymena farmer, 640k Holstein £1310 (205), 390k £760 (195); Garvagh farmer, 600k Charolais £1230 (205); Ballymoney farmer, 510k Shorthorn beef £1020 (200); Templepatrick farmer, 770k Simmental £1490 (194); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Simmental £1130 (192); Claudy farmer, 480k Simmental £910 (190) and Kilrea farmer, 700k Hereford £1330 (190).

Suckler

Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue heifer with Charolais bull calf at foot to £1680 and Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue cow with Simmental heifer calf at foot to £1620, Limousin cow with Charolais bull calf at foot to £1600.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 330k Charolais £1140 (346), 390k £1220 (313), 370k £1150 (311), 370k £1030 (278), 380k £1240 (326), 360k £1160 (322), 330k £1010 (306), 360k £1090 (303), 340k £1020 (300), 300k Saler £890 (297), 350k Charolais £1020 (291), 310k £900 (290), 290k £830 (286), 410k £1160 (283), 370k £980 (265); Garvagh farmer, 420k Limousin £1300 (310); Portglenone farmer, 510k Charolais £1560 (306), 470k Saler £1260 (268); Coleraine farmer, 390k Saler £1180 (303), 440k Limousin £1330 (302), 420k £1220 (291), 380k £1080 (284); Ringsend farmer, 430k Limousin £1300 (302), 450k £1330 (296), 510k £1430 (280), 540k Charolais £1490 (276), 470k Limousin £1220 (260); Kilrea farmer, 460k Limousin £1300 (283), 450k £1250 (278), 450k £1200 (267); Magherafelt farmer, 340k Limousin £960 (282); Dungiven farmer, 440k Simmental £1230 (280), 480k £1270 (265); Londonderry farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (276), 590k Charolais £1610 (273), 430k Limousin £1130 (263); Randalstown farmer, 330k Simmental £910 (276); Bendooragh farmer, 370k Fleckvieh £1000 (270), 380k Aberdeen Angus £960 (253); Rasharkin farmer, 300k Belgian Blue £790 (263), 300k Shorthorn beef £790 (263), 310k Belgian Blue £810 (261), 290k Shorthorn beef £730 (252), 320k Belgian Blue £780 (244); Ballymoney farmer, 370k Limousin £970 (262); Coleraine farmer, 580k Belgian Blue £1520 (262); Ballymena farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £780 (252); Ballymoney farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £880 (251); Garvagh farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (251); Magilligan farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1070 (249), 430k £1060 (247), 460k £1130 (246), 370k £900 (243); Macosquin farmer, 390k Hereford £960 (246); Ballycastle farmer, 500k Charolais £1220 (244), 580k £1400 (241); Ballymoney farmer, 170k Hereford £410 (241) and Portglenone farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (240).

Steers

Macosquin farmer, 340k Charolais £1250 (368), 410k Charolais £1290 (315), 450k £1390 (309), 340k £950 (279), 430k Saler £1180 (274), 440k Charolais £1190 (271); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Charolais £1400 (318); Maghera farmer, 530k Limousin £1650 (311), 530k £1540 (291), 580k £1600 (276), 510k £1260 (247); Kilrea farmer, 420k Limousin £1300 (310), 450k £1140 (253), 580k Hereford £1415 (244); Magilligan farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (302), 470k £1380 (294), 500k £1430 (286), 430k £1200 (279), 520k £1360 (262); Cullybackey farmer, 540k Limousin £1580 (293), 490k Hereford £1190 (243), 600k £1450 (242); Ballymoney farmer, 390k Limousin £1120 (287), 420k £1090 (260), 420k £1070 (255), 380k £940 (247); Dungiven farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (285), 520k £1360 (262), 540k £1350 (250); Garvagh farmer, 400k Charolais £1130 (283), 390k £1100 (282), 440k Limousin £1060 (241); Randalstown farmer, 660k Charolais £1800 (273), 620k Simmental £1560 (252), 680k Belgian Blue £1700 (250), 630k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (241), 670k Limousin £1610 (240); Toomebridge farmer, 620k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (268), 560k £1470 (263), 490k Belgian Blue £1280 (261), 510k £1320 (259), 650k Fleckvieh £1570 (242); Dungiven farmer, 400k Hereford £1045 (261), 280k Limousin £720 (257), 330k £835 (253), 440k Hereford £1090 (248); Stewartstown farmer, 470k Shorthorn beef £1200 (255); Randalstown farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (254), 460k £1150 (250); Londonderry farmer, 260k Limousin £650 (250), 600k Aberdeen Angus £1480 (247); Dungannon farmer, 650k Limousin £1600 (246), 530k £1290 (243); Garvagh farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £930 (245) and Upperlands farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (242).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.