Fat bulls sell to £1630 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves (185)

Bull calves: Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £720, £685; Dungiven farmer, Charolais £660, Blonde d'Aquitaine £455, Aberdeen Angus £405; Ballymena farmer, Charolais £600; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £595, £460, Holstein £260; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £580, Hereford £520, £460, Shorthorn beef £460, Hereford £400, Friesian £315; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £400, Norwegian Red £282; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £485, Hereford £450, £435; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £475, Aberdeen Angus £385, £345; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £475; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £430; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425, 272, Limousin £272, Charolais £230, Aberdeen Angus £230; Finvoy farmer, Hereford £410; Cookstown farmer, Shorthorn £400, Belgian Blue £355, Shorthorn £225; Glarryford farmer, Fleckvieh £400; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, £380; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £320, £225; Portavogie farmer, Belgian Blue £330, Hereford £325, Belgian Blue £310; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £308, £265; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Coleraine farmer, Friesian £285, £250; Knockloughrim farmer, Limousin £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £260, Limousin £260; Rasharkin farmer, Limousin £258; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Dunloy farmer, Fleckvieh £245, £230, £225 and Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245.

Heifer Calves: Greysteel farmer, Charolais £485, Aberdeen Angus £425; Randalstown farmer, Stabiliser £465, Aberdeen Angus £380, £310; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455; Dungiven farmer, Limousin £435; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £410, Aberdeen Angus £395, Sal £375; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £385; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £385; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, Belgian Blue £340, Hereford £290, Aberdeen Angus £225, Hereford £215; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, Belgian Blue £325, Simmental £265, Aberdeen Angus £230; Kilrea farmer, Charolais £330; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £310; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £305, £235; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230, Saler £210; Knockloughrim farmer, Limousin £215; Portavogie farmer, Hereford £215 and Moneymore farmer, Limousin £210.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £315.

Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (75): 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 £900 and 380 ppk. More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, August 10, 2020: A great entry of fat lamb and ewes met a sharper trade than expected with lambs to 440 per kg and to top of £98.

Lambs: Ballymoney farmer, 20k £88 (440); Portglenone farmer, 21k £88.80 (423); Garvagh farmer, 21k £88 (419); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £88.40 (419); Limavady farmer, 22k £90.40 (411); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £86 (410); Tobermore farmer, 21k £86 (410); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £88 (409); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £87.50 (407); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £87.50 (407); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £91.50 (407); Kilrea farmer, 22k £89 (405); Macosquin farmer, 21k £85 (405); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £91 (404); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £94.20 (401) and Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £90.20 (401).

Heavier lambs to £94 to £98.

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Ewes to £92. Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020: A super entry of 280 fat cow, suckler and store cattle at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand. Steers sold to £1700, heifers sold to £1340, fat cows sold to £1340 and suckler stock sold to £1430.

Fat cows: (50 on offer Flying trade - more required)

Kilrea farmer, 720k Charolais £1340 (186), 700k Limousin £1270 (181); Castlerock farmer, 680k Limousin £1210 (178), 760k £1230 (162); Magherafelt farmer, 720k Limousin £1135 (158), 700k Holstein £930 (133), 670k £845 (126); Dunloy farmer, 620k Limousin £915 (148), 650k Charolais £905 (139); Garvagh farmer, 650k Belgian Blue £960 (148), 720k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1000 (139); Castlerock farmer, 720k Simmental £1050 (146); Upperlands farmer, 640k Holstein £935 (146); Armoy farmer, 630k Hereford £880 (140); Maghera farmer, 490k Charolais £680 (138); Limavady farmer, 540k Friesian £730 (135); Cloughmills farmer, 900k Holstein £1190 (132); Garvagh farmer, 570k Limousin £750 (132); Dervock farmer, 590k Holstein £775 (131), 710k £910 (128); Maghera farmer, 670k Simmental £870 (130); Ballymoney farmer, 610k Friesian £780 (128), 560k £690 (123); Mosside farmer, 640k Ayrshire £820 (128); Bendooragh farmer, 690k Friesian £860 (125) and Limavady farmer, 750k Friesian £940 (125).

Fat bulls: Ballymoney farmer, 990k Hereford £1630 (165) and Ballymoney farmer, 930k Limousin £1200 (129).

Suckler stock: Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus cow with Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot to £1430 and Limousin cow with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £1330.

Heifers: Randalstown farmer, 260k Limousin £660 (254), 370k £915 (247), 410k £845 (206); Garvagh farmer, 300k Limousin £700 (233); Limavady farmer, 410k Hereford £930 (227); Macosquin farmer, 400k Charolais £890 (223), 400k £855 (214), 360k £790 (213), 440k £920 (209), 440k £915 (208); Ballymena farmer, 360k Limousin £795 (221); Garvagh farmer, 610k Charolais £1340 (220), 590k £1285 (218), 610k £1300 (213), 610k £1265 (207), 620k £1265 (204), 560k Limousin £1130 (202); Ballyronan farmer, 260k Charolais £565 (217); Garvagh farmer, 440k Limousin £920 (209), 350k £730 (209); Macosquin farmer, 290k Limousin £590 (203), 310k £620 (200) and Desertmartin farmer, 430k Limousin £870 (202).

Steers: Ballyronan farmer, 260k Charolais £660 (254); Garvagh farmer, 370k Limousin £920 (249), 370k £820 (222), 500k £1070 (214), 400k £810 (203); Garvagh farmer, 310k Limousin £750 (242); Ballyronan farmer, 420k Charolais £985 (235), 420k £945 (225), 450k Limousin £900 (200); Doagh farmer, 370k Simmental £870 (235); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Limousin £925 (231), 380k £760 (200); Garvagh farmer, 470k Charolais £1055 (225), 470k £1035 (220), 440k Limousin £950 (216), 520k Charolais £1040 (200); Kilrea farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1340 (223), 700k Charolais £1490 (213); Coleraine farmer, 380k Limousin £840 (221); Kilrea farmer, 620k Sal £1340 (216), 650k £1400 (215), 700k £1500 (214), 800k £1700 (213), 660k £1400 (212), 700k £1480 (211), 670k £1400 (209), 700k £1450 (207), 680k £1400 (206); Kilrea farmer, 520k Simmental £1125 (216), 590k Simmental £1190 (202); Kilrea farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £835 (209), 390k £800 (205); Martinstown farmer, 320k Charolais £665 (208); Rasharkin farmer, 450k Charolais £930 (207), 490k Limousin £985 (201); Coleraine farmer, 380k Saler £780 (205), 320k £650 (203); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Limousin £1000 (204) and Ballymoney farmer, 520k Limousin £1050 (202).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.