Calved heifers sell to a top price of £1740 at Kilrea Mart

More store stock required weekly.

T and D Cameron, Coleraine, calved heifer to £1740; W and D Campbell, Coleraine, calved heifer to £1450, second calver £1440 and I Watson, Coagh, second calvers to £1450, £1400.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020: A good entry of 260 fat cow, suckler and store cattle at Kilrea met a sharp trade with quality stores in demand.

Steers sold to £1300, heifers sold to £1295 and fat cows sold to £1250.

Fat cows: (60) (Flying trade - more required)

D Dunlop, Glarryford, 620k Fleckvieh £1065 (172), 660k £920 (139), 860k £1125 (131), 630k £755 (120); D McGarry, Rasharkin, 810k Charolais £1250 (154); T Henry, Maghera, 810k Limousin £1230 (152); C H Tannahill, Macosquin, 560k Limousin £840 (150), 610k £855 (140), 650k £790 (122); S McFarlane, Dungiven, 720k Simmental £1070 (149); R McGinley, Ballymoney, 690k £975 (141); T Martin, Dunloy, 590k Limousin £805 (136); W and A Houston, Glarryford, 520k Friesian £700 (135); B Madden, Maghera, 640k Friesian £850 (133), 580k £640 (110); S and D Donnelly, Ballintoy, 730k Simmental £960 (132), 510k Limousin £640 (126); C Adams, Crumlin, 760k Holstein £985 (130), 760k £860 (113); A Gordon, Portglenone, 600k Friesian £780 (130), 710k £800 (113); A Paul, Maghera, 650k Aberdeen Angus £845 (130), 770k £900 (117); C Neeson, Toome, 860k Friesian £1105 (129); M McElwee, Moneymore, 660k Montbeliarde £845 (128), 680k Friesian £860 (127); Drumabest Farms, Ballymoney, 870k Holstein £1100 (126), 870k £1055 (121); RC Reid, Glarryford, 680k Friesian £855 (126), 620k £710 (115), 810k £905 (112); R Boyd, Garvagh, 730k Friesian £895 (123), 620k £730 (118); J Walsh, Kilrea, 610k Limousin £740 (121); C McKenna, Swatragh, 580k Aberdeen Angus £670 (116), 620k Limousin £700 (113) and WK Shiels, Maghera, 510k Friesian £570 (112).

Suckler stock: Quality lots required.

Hugh Savage, Magherafelt, Fleckvieh cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £1100.

Heifers: Ballymena farmer, 300k Limousin £755 (252), 340k Limousin £840 (247), 330k £790 (239), 330k £780 (236), 320k £735 (230), 350k £785 (224); D Semple, Dungiven, 300k Charolais £740 (247), 280k £655 (234), 340k £770 (227), 330k Limousin £725 (220), 350k £755 (216), 350k Simmental £755 (216), 370k Charolais £760 (205); J Gilfillan, Limavady, 490k Charolais £1130 (231), 630k £1255 (199), 620k £1230 (198), 660k £1295 (196); Coleraine farmer, 350k Charolais £790 (226), 370k £765 (207), 380k £750 (197), 380k £740 (195); A Arrell, Knockloughrim, 420k Limousin £910 (217); P Martin, Dunloy, 410k Charolais £875 (213), 410k £870 (212), 410k £860 (210), 410k £850 (207); Kilrea farmer, 410k Charolais £860 (210); G Boyce, Garvagh, 540k Limousin £1085 (201), 490k £955 (195); T Lowry, Cullybackey, 440k Limousin £885 (201), 290k £570 (197); A and J McClelland, Doagh, 440k Simmental £885 (201); R and J Watson, Rasharkin, 430k Limousin £860 (200); A Irwin, Garvagh, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1015 (199); Draperstown farmer, 500k Charolais £995 (199); Maghera farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1075 (196) and W McQuigg, Aghadowey, 560k Simmental £1100 (196).

Steers: D Semple, Dungiven, 330k Charolais £825 (250), 340k £745 (219), 370k £805 (218); H Convery, Portglenone, 240k Limousin £565 (235); T Scott, Swatragh, 490k Limousin £1100 (225), 480k £1065 (222), 485k £1030 (212); T Martin, Dunloy, 490k Charolais £1085 (221), 490k £1065 (217), 480k £1040 (217), 420k £905 (216), 470k £980 (209), 430k £875 (204), 520k £1040 (200); Castledawson farmer, 460k Charolais £1000 (217), 480k £1030 (215), 480k £990 (206), 490k £1010 (206), 420k £860 (205); C H Tannahill, Macosquin, 410k Aberdeen Angus £870 (212); A and J McClelland, Doagh, 460k Charolais £960 (209); A Arrell, Knockloughrim, 420k Limousin £870 (207), 380k £785 (207); T Lowry, Cullybackey, 410k Limousin £840 (205); J McAuley, Ballymoney, 480k Charolais £975 (203), 515k Limousin £1040 (202); A Bradley, Kilrea, 460k Charolais £925 (201); R Bell, Portglenone, 470k Aberdeen Angus £935 (199), 540k £1070 (198); B Moore, Garvagh, 350k Aberdeen Angus £690 (197) and H Clarke, Upperlands, 640k Limousin £1245 (195).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.