Aberdeen Angus bull sells for £4480 at Kilrea Mart

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

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Maghera farmer, Limousin £595, Aberdeen Angus £445; Upperlands farmer, Hereford £590; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570, Belgian Blue £480, £245; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £555, £485, Fleckvieh £470; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £540; Garvagh farmer, Friesian £465; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £465, £345; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435, £385, Belgian Blue £375, Fleckvieh £365, £305, £300, Aberdeen Angus £245; Cookstown farmer, Simmental £430, £315, £245, Limousin £240, £230, Friesian £215; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £415; Garvagh farmer, Holstein £395, £250; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, £345; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £350; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £340; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £320; Greysteel farmer, Belgian Blue £300; Coleraine farmer, Friesian £290; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £290, Hereford £280; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £280; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £275, £270, £200; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Aghadowey farmer, Holstein £265, £205, Aberdeen Angus £200; Donemana farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Castlederg farmer, Fleckvieh £240; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £235 and Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230.

Heifer calves

Aghadowey farmer, Friesian £570, £550, £480; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £540, £420; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £515, £490, £385, £345; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £470; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, Belgian Blue £390, £245; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Limousin £250; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £385, £305; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £375; Castlederg farmer, Holstein £370, £300, Montbeliarde £285, Holstein £285, Montbeliarde £235; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, Belgian Blue £305, Aberdeen Angus £280, Belgian Blue £270; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £355, £310; Aghadowey farmer, Holstein £350; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Bendooragh farmer, Belgian Blue £280; Stewartstown farmer, Hereford £295; Eglinton farmer, Hereford £265, £235; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £210 and Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £395. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (130)

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 £1080 and 340 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 800 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 24th April met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £6.18 per kg and to top of £145. Hoggets to £5.95 and to top of £145. Fat ewes to £172. Breeding ewes to £212.

Springs lambs

Coagh farmer, 22k £136 (618); Macosquin farmer, 22k £134 (609); Moneymore farmer, 22.5k £126 (604); Cookstown farmer, 22.5k £135 (600) and Kilrea farmer, 20.5k £122 (595).

Hoggets

Limavady farmer, 21k £125 (595); Ballyclare farmer, 22k £130 (591); Dungiven farmer, 24k £138 (575); Coleraine farmer, 24.5k £136 (555), 24k £128 (533); Ballymoney farmer, 25k £136 (544); Bushmills farmer, 23k £125 (544);Cloughmills farmer, 25k £136 (544); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £130 (542); Kilrea farmer, 24k £130 (542); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £132 (539); Magherafelt farmer, 24.5k £130 (531); Dungiven farmer, 26.5k £140 (528); Macosquin farmer, 27.5k £145 (527); Ballymoney farmer, 19k £99.50 (524); Rasharkin farmer, 24.5k £127 (518); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £113.50 (516); Coleraine farmer, 28k £144 (514) and Garvagh farmer, 26.5k £136 (513).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Good entry of ewes to £172.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 25th April to a top price of £2280 for a calved heifer.

Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £2280; Armagh farmer, calved heifers to £2140, £1740 and Ballygawley farmer, calved heifer to £2000.

More stock required weekly.

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

A super entry of 490 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 26th April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2260, heifers to £1860 and fat cows and bulls to £4480.

Fat cows: 130 on offer, flying trade.

Ballymena farmer, 370k Charolais £1130 (305), 360k Saler £1030 (286), 410k Charolais £1120 (273), 500k Shorthorn £1350 (270), 420k Charolais £1130 (269), 330k Saler £880 (267), 570k Belgian Blue £1460 (256), 330k Charolais £840 (255), 400k Saler £1000 (250), 710k Limousin £1760 (248), 360k Saler £890 (247), 450k £1100 (244), 520k Belgian Blue £1250 (240), 400k Saler £950 (238), 530k Belgian Blue £1250 (236), 570k Charolais £1340 (235), 480k Belgian Blue £1080 (225); Garvagh farmer, 640k Limousin £1790 (280), 530k Holstein £1080 (204); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Limousin £1300 (277), 450k £1030 (229), 370k Belgian Blue £770 (208); Claudy farmer, 540k Charolais £1460 (270), 500k Belgian Blue £1230 (246), 520k £1270 (244), 410k £1000 (244), 450k £1100 (244), 450k Simmental £1090 (242), 460k Belgian Blue £1100 (239), 470k £1100 (234), 460k Hereford £1070 (233), 370k Simmental £800 (216), 310k Limousin £640 (207); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Fleckvieh £1500 (259), 580k £1480 (255), 570k Friesian £1390 (244), 590k Fleckvieh £1420 (241); Magherafelt farmer, 600k Limousin £1540 (257); Ballymoney farmer, 690k Charolais £1730 (251); Broughshane farmer, 610k White Galloway £1520 (249), 600k Holstein £1460 (243), 580k £1320 (228); Rasharkin farmer, 670k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (248), 690k Belgian Blue £1490 (216), 700k Simmental £1480 (211), 660k Hereford £1340 (203); Macosquin farmer, 610k Limousin £1500 (246); Coleraine farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £1380 (242), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (226), 580k Holstein £1300 (224), 660k £1440 (218); Glarryford farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £870 (242); Upperlands farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £1550 (242), 550k Simmental £1300 (236); Londonderry farmer, 680k Limousin £1630 (240), 680k £1600 (235); Ballymena farmer, 710k Limousin £1690 (238); Ballycastle farmer, 650k Limousin £1540 (237); Limavady farmer, 580k Holstein £1370 (236); Dunloy farmer, 680k Saler £1560 (229), 730k Simmental £1580 (216); Portglenone farmer, 560k Friesian £1280 (229), 490k SWR £990 (202); Ballycastle farmer, 800k Limousin £1820 (228), 830k Charolais £1850 (223), 770k Simmental £1640 (213); Garvagh farmer, 700k Fleckvieh £1570 (224), 830k £1730 (208); Limavady farmer, 700k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1570 (224); Limavady farmer, 760k Limousin £1670 (220), 800k Shorthorn beef £1690 (211); Cookstown farmer, 750k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (219), 720k £1500 (208); Dungiven farmer, 470k Fleckvieh £1030 (219); Randalstown farmer, 700k Montbeliarde £1530 (219); Aghadowey farmer, 700k Holstein £1510 (216), 570k £1210 (212); Ballymoney farmer, 510k Limousin £1100 (216); Ballymoney farmer, 670k Belgian Blue £1450 (216); Dungiven farmer, 620k Saler £1320 (213), 660k Shorthorn beef £1350 (205), 710k Charolais £1420 (200); Limavady farmer, 520k Friesian £1100 (212) and Ballymoney farmer, 640k Montbeliarde £1340 (209).

Suckler

Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £4480; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn beef bull to £2320 and Limavady farmer, Limousin third calver with Limousin bull calf at foot to £1880.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Upperlands farmer, 380k Belgian Blue £1470 (387), 510k Simmental £1370 (269); Londonderry farmer, 330k Limousin £1130 (342), 380k £980 (258); Ballymena farmer, 400k Charolais £1350 (338), 420k £1380 (329), 390k £1280 (328), 410k £1320 (322), 430k £1290 (300), 470k £1410 (300), 460k £1350 (294), 430k £1250 (291), 410k £1180 (288), 440k £1140 (259); Magilligan farmer, 420k Charolais £1390 (331), 450k £1450 (322), 520k £1670 (321), 520k £1630 (314), 460k £1400 (304), 510k £1540 (302), 520k £1480 (285), 410k £1170 (285), 500k £1380 (276), 420k £1140 (271), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (264); Carrickfergus farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £1080 (318), 430k Charolais £1280 (298), 330k £930 (282), 400k £1100 (275), 450k Belgian Blue £1190 (264), 410k Limousin £1050 (256), 360k £920 (256); Coleraine farmer, 590k Limousin £1860 (315); Dungiven farmer, 320k Limousin £1000 (313), 280k £860 (307), 300k Charolais £910 (303), 300k £900 (300), 300k Saler £880 (293), 300k Charolais £860 (287), 290k Limousin £830 (286), 340k Charolais £970 (285), 340k £960 (282), 365k £990 (271), 350k £930 (266), 300k Limousin £770 (257), 360k Charolais £900 (250), 370k £910 (246); Desertmartin farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1760 (298); Ballymena farmer, 370k Charolais £1090 (295), 380k £1000 (263); Garvagh farmer, 410k Limousin £1210 (295); Limavady farmer, 430k Limousin £1240 (288), 500k Charolais £1410 (282), 460k Limousin £1200 (261); Upperlands farmer, 630k Charolais £1780 (283), 600k £1690 (282), 610k £1670 (274); Macosquin farmer, 390k Simmental £1100 (282), 390k Limousin £990 (254), 400k £1000 (250); Portglenone farmer, 550k Limousin £1550 (282); Kilrea farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1630 (281), 580k £1530 (264); Ballymoney farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (277), 560k £1420 (254), 490k Charolais £1230 (251); Ballymena farmer, 470k Hereford £1260 (268); Lisburn farmer, 480k Limousin £1280 (267), 470k £1250 (266), 460k £1190 (259); Randalstown farmer, 370k Simmental £980 (265); Macosquin farmer, 450k Limousin £1190 (264), 480k £1250 (260), 450k Fleckvieh £1140 (253); Ballymoney farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (261); Macosquin farmer, 460k Limousin £1200 (261), 460k £1190 (259), 500k £1290 (258), 440k £1120 (255), 440k £1100 (250); Magherafelt farmer, 620k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (261), 620k Simmental £1580 (255), 620k Belgian Blue £1580 (255), 610k £1550 (254); Randalstown farmer, 460k Charolais £1180 (257); Magherafelt farmer, 400k Limousin £1020 (255) and Ballycastle farmer, 430k Charolais £1080 (251).

Steers

Dungiven farmer, 330k Charolais £1130 (342), 330k Limousin £1110 (336), 360k £1180 (328), 340k £1110 (327), 340k £1080 (318), 360k Charolais £1140 (317), 380k £1200 (316), 330k Limousin £1040 (315), 340k £1060 (312), 310k £940 (303), 320k £860 (269); Portglenone farmer, 440k Charolais £1470 (334); Carrickfergus farmer, 350k Charolais £1140 (326), 340k Limousin £1080 (318), 360k Charolais £1140 (317), 470k £1420 (302), 420k Limousin £1240 (295), 490k Belgian Blue £1390 (284), 440k Charolais £1190 (271); Kilrea farmer, 350k Limousin £1140 (326), 310k £980 (316), 350k £1050 (300), 390k £1140 (292), 400k £1100 (275), 470k £1250 (266); Portglenone farmer, 530k Charolais £1710 (323), 560k £1770 (316), 490k £1500 (306), 540k £1590 (294), 540k £1450 (269); Garvagh farmer, 390k Limousin £1240 (318), 370k £1160 (314), 460k £1360 (296); Ballymoney farmer, 720k Limousin £2260 (314), 690k £2140 (310), 660k £2040 (309), 700k £2050 (293), 690k Aberdeen Angus £2020 (293), 690k Charolais £2000 (290), 640k Limousin £1830 (286), 720k Charolais £2000 (278), 740k £2040 (276), 740k £2030 (274), 750k £2040 (272); Randalstown farmer, 500k Charolais £1570 (314); Garvagh farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1170 (308), 290k £820 (282), 310k £840 (271), 310k £800 (258), 270k £690 (256); Macosquin farmer, 370k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1140 (308), 360k Limousin £1060 (300), 360k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (292), 420k Limousin £1190 (283), 350k £910 (260), 430k £1090 (254); Dungiven farmer, 300k Shorthorn beef £920 (307), 270k Limousin £760 (282); Ballintoy farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (303), 340k £1000 (294), 260k £750 (289), 340k £960 (282), 320k Limousin £860 (269); Portglenone farmer, 510k Limousin £1500 (294), 530k £1510 (285), 540k £1500 (278), 570k £1550 (272); Macosquin farmer, 450k Limousin £1300 (289), 460k £1240 (270), 350k £930 (266), 470k £1210 (257), 430k £1090 (254); Ballymoney farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £1020 (283), 360k £900 (250); Cullybackey farmer, 380k Limousin £1070 (282); Lisburn farmer, 520k Limousin £1400 (269), 480k £1250 (260); Ballycastle farmer, 560k Limousin £1470 (263); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Limousin £1300 (260); Coleraine farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (259), 620k £1600 (258), 570k £1460 (256); Rasharkin farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1360 (257); Kilrea farmer, 570k Hereford £1450 (254) and Upperlands farmer, 440k Charolais £1100 (250).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.