Outstanding trade for cattle at Kilrea

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

Bull Calves

Garvagh farmer, Lim £1500, £980; Bushmills farmer, BB £1320, Lim £1150; Ballymoney farmer, CH £1210, BB £1120; Coleraine farmer, CH £1190, £990, AA £960, BB £890; Dunloy farmer, BB £1180; Ballymoney farmer, AA £1150, Her £1010; Ballymoney farmer, AA £1100, BB £1000, £880; Dunloy farmer, CH £1080, Sim £970; Portglenone farmer, BB £1030; Donemana farmer, AA £1010, £920; Portglenone farmer, AA £1000, £950, £790, £660; Portrush farmer, AA £930, £900; Coleraine farmer, CH £920, £880, AA £780, BB £600; Bellaghy farmer, Her £900, AA £760; Ballymoney farmer, BB £890, AA £870; Garvagh farmer, Her £880, AA £800; Garvagh farmer, AA £850; Glarryford farmer, AA £850; Magherafelt farmer, Sim £840, BB £780; Dervock farmer, CH £830; Magherafelt farmer, AA £820; Claudy farmer, CH £810; Ballymoney farmer, AA £800; Coleraine farmer, AA £790, BB £610; Articlave farmer, CH £770, AA £650; Ballymoney farmer, AA £710; Aghadowey farmer, BB £700; Rasharkin farmer, CH £700; Portglenone farmer, BB £660; Kilraughts farmer, AA £610; Limavady farmer, BB £600.

Heifer Calves

Garvagh farmer, Lim £1400, £1340, £1010; Dunloy farmer, CH £1270, £800, BB £780; Coleraine farmer, AA £1250, £890; Ballymoney farmer, Lim £1100; Castlerock farmer, SH £1060; Cookstown farmer, BB £1040; Ballymoney farmer, Her £1030, AA £860; Upperlands farmer, AA £1020; Portglenone farmer, BB £1010, £960; Coleraine farmer, CH £950, AA £920, BB £920; Colerine farmer, Hol £920; Donemana farmer, AA £920, SHB £920; Tobermore farmer, SHB £900, £750; Garvagh farmer, Her £880, AA £860; Portglenone farmer, AA £870, £820, £770, £750; Bellaghy farmer, Her £840, AA £790; Magherafelt farmer, AA £840; Portrush farmer, AA £840; Armoy farmer, AA £830, BB £760; Glarryford farmer, AA £790; Ballymoney farmer, BB £770; Magherafelt farmer, BB £760; Aghadowey farmer, BB £660; Ballywalter farmer, CH £660; Rasharkin farmer, CH £640; Articlave farmer, AA £600.

Friesian Calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £560. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/Suck Calves (95)

A good 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 £1800 and 5.39 ppk.

Fat Lamb & Ewe Report

Another great show of 1200 sheep on Monday 30th March met an outstanding trade in all sections. Spring lambs: A good entry sold to top £202 and to £897 per kg. Prize winners in Continental spring Lamb competition: Jayne Tannahill; Alaistair Moore; Alan Moon; Kevin O’Kane Prize winners today in Traditional Section: Richard Lamont; Wm Carson; James Pinkerton; George Fleming A very special thanks to all vendors and purchasers. Hoggets A great trade especially for better quality sorts selling to top of £206 and to top of £8 per kg Sample prices: 24.5kg £196 (800), 23kg £184 (800), 25k £191.50 (766), 26k £197 (758), 26k £197 (758) 22k £164 (756), 23k £171 (744), 24k £178 (742), 23k £170 (739), 22.5 £165 (733), 25 k £183 (732), 26k £188.50 (725), 24k £174 (725) Ewes A great show of ewes sold to a top of £328. Remember sale next Tuesday.

Fat Cow, Suckler & Store Cattle Report

A good entry of 380 on Wednesday, 1st April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Steers to £3030, Heifers to £2600, Fat Cows & Bulls to £3280.

Fat Cows: Sharp trade

Upperlands farmer, 480k AA £1900 (396); Rasharkin farmer, 320k AA £1170 (366); Coleraine farmer, 520k Lim £1660 (358); Bushmills farmer, 960k Lim £3280 (342); Upperlands farmer, 480k AA £1630 (340); Dungiven farmer, 650k CH £2200 (339); Kilraughts farmer, 700k FKV £2350 (336); Portglenone farmer, 670k Lim £2200 (328); Dungannon farmer, 700k BB £2280 (326); Ballymena farmer, 600k Sim £1950 (325); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Her £1530 (319); Maghera farmer, 730k Sim £2320 (318); Bushmills farmer, 690k MB £2180 (316); Ballymoney farmer, 670k FKV £2100 (313); Limavady farmer, 680k FKV £2130 (313); Ballymena farmer, 630k Sal £1960 (311).

Suckler Section

Pomeroy farmer, Springing CH Heifer to £2780; Cloughmills farmer, AA Heifer with AA Heifer calf at foot to £2700.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 350k CH £2000 (571), 320k £1780 (556), 350k £1860 (531), 420k £2100 (500), 360k £1790 (497), 340k £1680 (494), 390k £1920 (492), 360k £1860 (490), 390k £1680 (482), 310k £1480 (477), 380k £1770 (466), 450k £2090 (464), 380k £1710 (450), 370k £1640 (443), 380k £1670 (440), 330k Sal £1390 (421), 360k CH £1460 (406), 450k £1730 (384); Rasharkin farmer, 530k CH £2420 (457), 560k £2320 (414); Toome farmer, 375k Lim £1680 (448); Coleraine farmer, 350k BB £1550 (443), 400k £1660 (415), 380k £1460 (384); Dunloy farmer, 460k AA £1950 (424), 520k £2030 (390), 440k £1700 (386); Dunadry farmer, 350k Lim £1480 (423); Finvoy farmer, 390k BB £1650 (423); Coagh farmer, 290k Sim £1220 (421); Culnady farmer, 500k BB £2000 (400), 490k £1950 (398), 460k Lim £1800 (391), 510k BB £1950 (382); Ballycastle farmer, 440k Sim £1740 (396); Toome farmer, 350k Her £1380 (394); L’Derry farmer, 380k Lim £1490 (392), 490k £1920 (392); 390k £1500 (385); Portglenone farmer, 530k AA £2070 (391), 570k £2220 (390); Dunloy farmer, 355k Par £1380 (389); Garvagh farmer, 510k DAQ £1980 (388), 590k Sim £2260 (383); Kilrea farmer, 490k AA £1900 (388);Ballymoney farmer, 460k AA £1780 (387); Toomebridge farmer, 320k BB £1270 (385); Dungiven farmer, 450k Lim £1730 (384); Cloughmills farmer, 450k Her £1690 (376);

Steers

Toome farmer, 360k Lim £1960 (544), 350k £1700 (486), 460k £1990 (433), 370k Sim £1580 (427); Garvagh farmer, 390k CH £1940 (497), 460k £2040 (444), 430k CH £1760 (409); Dunadry farmer, 315k Lim £1510 (479), 340k Sim £1500 (441), 410k £1700 (415), 320k £1280 (400); Garvagh farmer, 430k CH £1910 (444); Toomebridge farmer, 340k AA £1480 (435), 380k Her £1530 (403); Dunloy farmer, 540k CH £2320 (430), 680k £2800 (412), 600k £2460 (410), 480k £1950 (406), 690k £2780 (403), 600k £2400 (400), 710k £2840 (400), 580k £2310 (398), 770k £3030 (394), 580k £2280 (393), 610k £2390 (392), 740k £2860 (387), 720k £2780 (386), 540k £2080 (385), 570k £2180 (383), 760k £2900 (382), 700k £2660 (380), 90k £2240 (380); Dungiven farmer, 410k Lim £1700 (415), 480k £1860 (388); Kilrea farmer, 520k CH £2140 (412); Bellaghy farmer, 540k Lim £2180 (404), 580k CH £2220 (383); Coleraine farmer, 560k Lim £2260 (404), 580k 2190 (378), 640k £2400 (375); Dunloy farmer, 400k CH £1600 (400), 440k Par £1680 (382); Portglenone farmer, 370k AA £1460 (395); Glarryford farmer, 610k Lim £2350 (385); Upperlands farmer, 690k Lim £2650 (384); Coagh farmer, 455k Her £1740 (382);

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