Flying trade for cattle at Kilrea

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

Calves

Bull calves

Garvagh farmer, BB £1240, CH £1240, BB £1090, CH £1060, FKV £870, £825; Armoy farmer, BB £1055, Lim £935, £855; Kilrea farmer, CH £990, BB £990, £980, CH £930, BB £755; Macosquin farmer, Sim £985, £855, £825; Toomebridge farmer, Her £975, AA £925, £890, £745, Hol £490; Newry farmer, AA £925, Sim £910, AA £800, £600, Hol £480; Limavady farmer, AA £890, Hol £475; Ballyclare farmer, IM £850; L’Derry farmer, AA £795, Lim £795, Sim £760, Fri £590, Sim £580;Glarryford farmer, AA £785, £680; Kilraughts farmer, FKV £780, £740, £720, £680, £670; Portglenone farmer, BB £780, AA £600, £505; Ballymoney farmer, BB £775, £600; Coleraine farmer, Fri £720, £615, AA £590, Fri £530, £440; Cookstown farmer, AA £700; Maghera farmer, BB £685; Bushmills farmer, AA £675, £580, £460; Aghadowey farmer, BB £645, £600, £525, AA £520; Maghera farmer, Lim £640; Randalstown farmer, AA £590; Knockloughrim farmer, Sim £580, £560, Fri £400; Ballymena farmer, Sim £555, £540, £520; Antrim farmer, Lim £550, £520, £505, £440; Dungiven farmer, Her £550; L’Derry farmer, Fri £540; Ballywalter farmer, AA £505, £430; Aghadowey farmer, BB £485, £475; Ballymoney farmer, AA £475; Maghera farmer, Hol £450; Desertmartin farmer, DR £440; Portstewart farmer, AYR £425; Desertmartin farmer, Fri £400.

Heifer Calves

Ballyclare farmer, CH £1130; Ahoghill farmer, CH £1110, £870; Aghadowey farmer, Hol £1000, £920, £900, £890, £820, £800, £790, £720, £640, £630; Cullybackey farmer, BB £965, Lim £965, £920; Armoy farmer, BB £830, Lim £800, BB £665; Coleraine farmer, AA £830; Garvagh farmer, Lim £815, AA £675; Kilrea farmer, BB £805, AA £635; Armagh farmer, BB £800, £780, £710, AA £700; Toomebridge farmer, AA £745, £695; Glarryford farmer, AA £700; Magherafelt farmer, AA £675; Portglenone farmer, AA £660, £500; L’Derry farmer, Lim £645, Sim £560, BB £515; Maghera farmer, BB £640; Randalstown farmer, AA £625; Limavady farmer, Lim £600; Ballymoney farmer, BB £590; Ballymena farmer, Sim £580, £470, £465; Aghadowey farmer, BB £485;Ballywalter farmer, CH £600, £485, £460, AA £425; Knockloughrim farmer, Sim £500; Dungiven farmer, Her £480; Aghadowey farmer, BB £410; Ballyclare farmer, Her £400.

Friesian Calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £490. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/Suck Calves (100)

A great entry of weanlings met an outstanding trade for all types on offer, both for Continental Beef bred types. Fri x types and Friesian & Holstein Lumps. Weanlings to top of £1980 and 6.19 ppk.

Kilrea Mart Fat Lamb & Ewe Report

A good entry of 1000 on Tuesday 22nd April met a sharper trade throughout this week with quality lambs in demand. Spring Lambs to top of £7.22 per Kg & to top of £170. Hoggets to £6.94 and to top of £182. Fat Ewes to £254.

Lambs:

Coagh farmer, 23k £166 (722); Draperstown farmer, 24k £170 (708); Bellaghy farmer, 22k £155 (705); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £151 (702); Portglenone farmer, 24k £165 (688); Dungiven farmer, 22k £148 (673); Randalstown farmer, 23.5k £158 (672); Claudy farmer, 24.5k £164.50 (671); Ballycastle farmer, 21.5k £144 (670); Ballyclare farmer, 22k £147 (668); Cookstown farmer, 23k £153.50 (667); Ballymoney farmer, 20.5k £136.50 (666); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £149 (662); Randalstown farmer, 25k £165.50 (662); Dungiven farmer, 25k £165 (660), 22k £144..50 (657); Kilrea farmer, 26.5k £175 (660); Kilrea farmer, 19.5k £128.50 (659); Ballymoney farmer, 25k £164.50 (658); Ballycastle farmer, 21k £136 (648); Coleraine farmer, 25k £162 (648); Limavady farmer, 19k £123 (647); Portglenone farmer, 18k £116 (644); Crumlin farmer, 21.5k £138 (642); Stewartstown farmer, 24.5k £157 (641); Cullybackey farmer, 24k £153 (638); Glenarm farmer, 21.5k £137 (637); Draperstown farmer, 25.5k £162 (635); Dunloy farmer, 26k £165 (635); Rasharkin farmer, 19k £120 (632); Ballyronan farmer, 23.5k £148 (630); Kilrea farmer, 25.5k £160 (628); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £141 (627); Armoy farmer, 19.5k £122 (626); Draperstown farmer, 26.5k £165 (623);

Fat Ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Good entry of ewes to £254. More ewes needed.

Kilrea Mart Fat Cow, Suckler & Store Cattle Report

A good entry of 345 on Wednesday, 23rd April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Steers to £2350, Heifers to £3440, Fat Cows & Bulls to £3150.

Fat Cows: (110) on offer. Sharp trade

Cookstown farmer, 610k Lim £2480 (407); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Lim £2050 (387), 540k FKV £1930 (357); Dunloy farmer, 400k Lim £1540 (385), 430k £1600 (372); Toomebridge farmer, 650k Lim £2450 (377), 570k £2130 (374), 650k £2400 (369), 640k £2360 (369), 580k £2130 (367); Randalstown farmer, 840k CH £3150 (375); Limavady farmer, 820k CH £3040 (371); Swatragh farmer, 590k Lim £2180 (370); Randalstown farmer, 370k AA £1340 (362); Dungiven farmer, 385k BB £1390 (361), 400k £1420 (355); Ballymoney farmer, 500k FKV £1800 (360); Dungiven farmer, 650k Lim £2330 (359).

Fri Cows to 750k £2300 (308)ppk

Suckler Section

Upperlands farmer, Lim Bull to £3280.

All types of Suckler Stock required.

Heifers

Swatragh farmer, 330k Lim £3440 (1042), 300k £2660 (887), 340k £2940 (865), 360k £2700 (750), 520k £3440 (662), 390k £2540 (651), 520k CH £2840 (546), 260k Lim £1420 (546), 560k £2940 (525), 590k £2700 (458), 550k £2450 (446); Upperlands farmer, 470k BB £2360 (502), 430k £1690 (393); Macosquin farmer, 610k Lim £3000 (492), 600k £2280 (380); Coleraine farmer, 490k CH £2300 (469), 510k Lim £2300 (451), 570k CH £2470 (433), 500k Lim £2160 (432), 510k CH £2170 (426), 570k Lim £2390 (419), 560k CH £2300 (411), 570k 2300 (404), 490k £1940 (396), 610k £2320 (380); Macosquin farmer, 390k CH £1750 (449), 380k £1520 (400), 370k £1450 (392), 410k £1600 (390); Garvagh farmer, 510k Lim £2160 (424), 560k CH £2220 (396), 610k £2360 (387); Toomebridge farmer, 330k CH £1400 (424); Portglenone farmer, 370k Lim £1490 (403); Swatragh farmer, 580k AA £2340 (403), 590k £2330 (395); Toomebridge farmer, 630k CH £2450 (389); Bushmills farmer, 520k Lim £2020 (388); Swatragh farmer, 410k Lim £1570 (383); Macosquin farmer, 340k CH £1300 (382).

Steers

Swatragh farmer, 320k CH £1730 (541), 430k £2240 (521), 370k £1890 (511), 400k Lim £1950 (488), 360k £1700 (472), 470k £2160 (460); Garvagh farmer, 260k CH £1300 (500), 330k £1360 (412); Toomebridge farmer, 350k CH £1750 (500), 330k £1610 (488), 330k £1370 (415); Portglenone farmer, 320k SPK £1490 (466), 420k BB £1670 (398); Toomebridge farmer, 530k Lim £2280 (430); Kilrea farmer, 430k CH £1920 (447), 410k £1750 (427); Garvagh farmer, 390k AA £1720 (441), 360k £1450 (403), 370k £1430 (387), 440k £1680 (382); Bellaghy farmer, 400k Lim £1680 (420), 470k £1910 (406); Toomebridge farmer, 540k CH £2260 (419), 510k Lim £2090 (410); Cookstown farmer, 450k CH £1800 (400); Cullybackey farmer, 560k DAQ £2180 (396), 470k Sal £1840 (392); Ballymoney farmer, 570k AA £2180 (383); Swatragh farmer, 550k AA £2090 (380).

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