Outstanding trade for cattle at Kilrea

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

Bull Calves

Newtownards farmer, BB £1400, £1250, £1220, AA £1140, BB £1130; Coleraine farmer, Lim £1300, £1180, £970; Dervock farmer, CH £1300, AA £1290, £1260, £1240, BB £1200, Fri £850; Maghera farmer, AA £1220; Randalstown farmer, BB £1190; Portglenone farmer, AA £1130, FKV £920; Crumlin farmer, Her £1120, Hol £750, £680; Dervock farmer, BB £1110, £920, AA £840, £730; Limavady farmer, Lim £1110, £970, £960, £890; Claudy farmer, BB £1070, £970, BB £940, £880, HI £670, Hol £600; Claudy farmer, AA £1060, £930, £830; Coleraine farmer, AA £1040, £920; Ballymena farmer, Sim £1010; Coleraine farmer, CH £1000, BB £900, AA £880, CH £790, BB £770, AA £610; Donemana farmer, Her £980, AA £920, Fri £900, AA £680; Drumsurn farmer, BB £950, Sim £730; Portglenone farmer, BB £950; Randalstown farmer, BB £940, SH £600; Drumsurn farmer, AA £930; Armoy farmer, AA £910, £800, £760; Culnady farmer, CH £900, AA £670; Glarryford farmer, AA £900; L’Derry farmer, AA £900; Ballymena farmer, BB £890, AA £880, BB £730, BB £700; Newtownards farmer, AA £860, £720, £670, £600; Coleraine farmer, Lim £830, £690, BB £660, AA £600, Lim £600; Ballymena farmer, Lim £800; Cullybackey farmer, Fri £800, £750; Portglenone farmer, AA £790, £640; Cullybackey farmer, AA £780, £720. £680; Ballymoney farmer, CH £770; Greysteel farmer, MB £760, AA £760, £740, DAQ £700; L’Derry farmer, Fri £760; Cookstown farmer, BB £750; Maghera farmer, FKV £750, £600; Maghera farmer, Sim £730; Ballymoney farmer, BB £700; Ballymoney farmer, Her £690; Clough farmer, Sim £670; Desertmarin farmer, FKV £670; Rasharkin farmer, CH £670; Limavady farmer, BB £660, £610; Ballymena farmer, Sim £660, £610; Randalstown farmer, Lim £660; Dungiven farmer, AA £630; Magherafelt farmer, AA £630, Antrim farmer, Lim £600.

Heifer Calves

Dervock farmer, BB £1120, AA £1060, BB £1060, AA £850; Crumlin farmer, AA £1080, Her £980, £810; Upperlands farmer, BB £1020; Randalstown farmer, CH £970; Dervock farmer, BB £950, CH £860, £800, BB £760; Greysteel farmer, BB £900, AA £760, BB £740; Coleraine farmer, AA £890, CH £890, BB £880, £740; Randalstown farmer, BB £890, £850, £700; Donemana farmer, Her £860; Ballywalter farmer, AA £830; Limavady farmer, BB £810; Portglenone farmer, BB £810; Ballymena farmer, Lim £800; Coleraine farmer, Hol £800, £760; Ballymena farmer, BB £780, £710; Aghadowey farmer, CH £760; Cullybackey farmer, AA £760, £680, £640; Clough farmer, Sim £720; Glarryford farmer, AA £700; Limavady farmer, BB £700; Portglenone farmer, AA £700; Desertmartin farmer, Lim £660; Newtownards farmer, CH £660, £650, £630, £600; Ballymena farmer, Sim £610; Ballymoney farmer, CH £610.

Friesian Calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £570. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/Suck Calves (65)

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 £1810 and 5.40 ppk.

Kilrea Mart Fat Cow, Suckler & Store Cattle Report

A good entry of 380 on Wednesday, 8th April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Steers to £2820, Heifers to £2700, Fat Cows & Bulls to £2520.

Fat Cows: Sharp trade

Limavady farmer, 590k Lim £2010 (341); Rasharkin farmer, 600k CH £2040 (340), 560k BB £1860 (332), 540k BB £1780 (330), 630k AA £2060 (327), 800k AA £22520 (315), 770k Her £2360 (307); Templepatrick farmer, 560k Lim £1730 (309), 600k Lim £1730 (288); Kilrea farmer, 550k Sal £1610 (293); Portglenone farmer, 820k FKV £2350 (287), 820k FKV £2120 (259), 840k FKV £2150 (256), 880k Fr £2160 (246); Ballymoney farmer, 620k AA £1700 (274); Glarryford farmer, 690k FKV £1880 (273), 680k Fr £1810 (266), 860k Fr £2220 (258), 700k Fr £1880 (254), 960k Fr £2380 (248); Garvagh farmer, 540k Hol £1450 (269); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Hol £1540 (266); Coleraine farmer, 860k Hol £2240 (261); Ballycastle farmer, 770k Sim £1950 (253); Rasharkin farmer, 630k Her £1540 (244).

Suckler Section

Claudy farmer, MB heifer with AA heifer calf at foot to £2520.

All types of suckler stock required

Heifers

Toomebridge farmer, 400k CH £2490 (623), 360k Lim £1840 (511), 430k CH £2100 (488), 360k CH £1690 (469), 390k CH £1670 (428); Swatragh farmer, 290k CH £1460 (503); Dunloy farmer, 530k CH £2410 (454), 540k CH £2430 (450), 440k CH £1940 (441), 380K CH £1670 (440), 390k CH £1700 (436), 590k CH £2550 (432), 510k CH £2180 (428), 420k CH £1780 (424), 490k CH £2070 (422), 620k CH £2560 (413); Ballycastle farmer, 390k CH £1750 (449); Glarryford farmer, 480k Sim £2150 (448); Kilrea farmer, 440k AA £1970 (448); Kilrea farmer, 500k CH £2200 (440); Bushmills farmer, 480k Lim £2070 (431), 500k CH £2080 (416); Ballycastle farmer,530k CH £2280 (430); Bushmills farmer, 460k CH £1960 (426), 400k Lim £1680 (420), 480k CH £2000 (417).

Steers

Dungiven farmer, 300k CH £1660 (553), 340k CH £1860 (547), 400k CH £2180 (545), 350k CH £1890 (540), 350k CH £1840 (526), 400k CH £2090 (523), 400k CH £2080 (520), 320k CH £1660 (519), 400k CH £1920 (519), 310k CH £1600 (516), 370k CH £1910 (516), 350k CH £1780 (509), 380k CH £1920 (505), 450k CH £2220 (493), 370k CH £1820 (492); Maghera farmer, 250k Lim £1320 (528), 380k CH £1710 (450), 390k Lim £1700 (436); Ballycastle farmer, 380k CH £1840 (484), 360k CH £1620 (450), 400k Lim £1790 (448), 410k CH £1790 (437); Cookstown farmer, 370k AA £1740 (470), 400k AA £1760 (440), 430k AA £1860 (433); Portglenone farmer, 500k CH £2170 (434), 470k CH £1990 (423).

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