Steady trade for stock at Kilrea

Lambs sold to a top of £221 and to 791 pence per kg. Ewes reached a top of £292.

More sheep needed weekly. Fat Lamb top prices:

Randalstown farmer, 21k £166 (791); Kilrea farmer, 22k £171 (777); Kilrea farmer, 22k £168.50 (766); Bushmills farmer, 23k £176 (765); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £171 (760); Kilrea farmer, 22k £166 (755); Portglenone farmer, 22k £166 (755); Tobermore farmer, 23k £172.50 (750); Coosktown farmer, 21k £157.50 (750); Coleraine farmer, 22k £164.50 (748); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £162.50 (739); Limavady farmer, 24k £176.50 (735); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £156.50 (728); Limavady farmer, 24k £174.50 (727); Glarryford farmer, 22.5k £163.50 (727); Magherafelt farmer, 24k £173.50 (723); Limavady farmer, 24.5k £177 (722); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £155 (721); Londonderry farmer, 22.5k £172 (720); Feeny farmer, 25k £179.50 (718).

A super entry of 90 dairy stock on Tuesday, 21st July met a sharp trade in Kilrea.

Dairy cattle sold to a top of £2790 for calved heifers and cows with in-calf heifers to a top of £2160.

More dairy stock required weekly.

A good entry of 220 on Wednesday, 22nd July at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2350, Heifers to £2300. Fat Cows & Bulls to £3460.

Fat Cows: Sharp trade

Kilrea farmer, 680k CH £2450 (360), 680k Lim £2300 (338), 670k AA £2260 (337), 770k Lim £2540 (330); Stranocum farmer, 770k CH £2630 (342); Dungiven farmer, 500k Sim £1700 (340), 670k £2180 (325), 570k £1840 (323); Portglenone farmer, 840k Lim £2840 (338); Macosquin farmer, 910k CH £3060 (336), 850k £2840 (334); Dungiven farmer, 640k CH £2120 (331), 880k £2810 (319), 740k Lim £2340 (316); Garvagh farmer, 630k Lim £2040 (324), 580k AA £1840 (317), 510k SH £1600 (314), 630k Sim £1960 (311); Magherafelt farmer, 520k AA £1680 (323), 560k £1790 (320), 530k £1610 (304); Maghera farmer, 590k FKV £1900 (322); Magherafelt farmer, 590k CH £1900 (322); Antrim farmer, 560k CH £1770 (316), 730k £2300 (315); Dungiven farmer, 580k Lim £1820 (314), 730k £2280 (312); Cloughmills farmer, 650k SHB £1970 (303); Portrush farmer, 1170k AA £3460 (296).

Suckler Section

Ballymoney farmer, Lim Heifer with Lim Bull calf at foot to £3550.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Portglenone farmer, 450k CH £2080 (462), 430k £1870 (435), 480k £2050 (427), 450k £1890 (420), 420k £1610 (383); Randalstown farmer, 360k BB £1610 (447), 320k Lim £1380 (431), 430k £1760 (409), 390k £1590 (408), 440k £1760 (400), 410k £1630 (387), 390k AA £1550 (397), 360k Lim £1420 (394); Macosquin farmer, 550k Lim £2300 (418), 580k AA £2260 (390), 490k Her £1700 (347); Macosquin farmer, 390k Lim £1600 (410), 390k £1560 (400), 430k £1710 (398), 370k £1470 (397), 390k £1430 (367), 470k £1690 (360); Garvagh farmer, 360k Lim £1460 (406), 480k £1690 (352), 550k £1870 (340); Kilrea farmer, 430k AA £1660 (386); Bushmills farmer, 520k Lim £2000 (385); Crumlin farmer, 390k CH £1490 (382), 460k AA £1570 (341), 480k Her £1630 (340), 420k AA £1400 (333); Garvagh farmer, 410k AA £1550 (378), 370k £1360 (368), 420k £1510 (360); Bellarena farmer, 510k AA £1880 (369), 520k BB £1870 (360), 560k £1930 (351); Ballymoney farmer, 560k AA £2060 (368), 500k £1760 (352), 490k £1690 (345), 520k £1780 (342); Carrowdore farmer, 480k AA £1700 (354); Kilrea farmer, 470k AA £1660 (353), 430k £1480 (344), 355k £1180 (332); Kilrea farmer, 500k CH £1760 (352); Greysteel farmer, 450k AA £1570 (349).

Steers

Carrodore farmer, 420k AA £1570 (374), 435k £1550 (356); Ballymoney farmer, 560k CH £1960 (350), 500k AA £1730 (346), 400k CH £1360 (340); Coleraine farmer, 530k AA £1810 (342), 470k Fri £1580 (336); Garvagh farmer, 400k Her £1360 (340); Portglenone farmer, 630k Lim £2090 (332).

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

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