Fat cows and bulls selling to £1810 at Kilrea Mart

Thursday, July 29, 2012: A super entry of 360 calves and weanlings met an outstanding trade for all types on offer.
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All types of calves required to satisfy demand. Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Randalstown farmer, Charolais £540, Aberdeen Angus £385; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £540; Castlerock farmer Aberdeen Angus £490, Hereford £425, Friesian £335, Fleckvieh £335; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485, Friesian £240; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, £250; Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410, Friesian £205; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £405, Aberdeen Angus £340; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £400, £375, £330, £240; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390; Maghera farmer, Friesian £390; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £370, £255; Kilrea farmer, Friesian £360; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £350, £340, £335, £280, Aberdeen Angus £280; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £350, Aberdeen Angus £305, Stabiliser £275; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn £345, Hereford £250; Glarryford farmer, Hereford £320, £310; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £315; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £300; Dungannon farmer, Hereford £290, Friesian £205; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £255; Randalstown farmer, Montbeliarde £280, £210, £205; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Maghera farmer, Hol £260, Friesian £205; Coleraine farmer, Friesian £250; Dunloy farmer, Fleckvieh £245; Bushmills farmer, Friesian £235, £205; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230, £200; Draperstown farmer, Friesian £230; Omagh farmer, Friesian £220 and Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £200.

Heifer calves: Ballymena farmer, Holstein £525, £490; Maghera farmer, Charolais £490; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £455, £275; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £420, £380, £370, £365, £310, £290; Dungannon farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, £255; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Aberdeen Angus £350, Hereford £330; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, £345; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £340, £320, Aberdeen Angus £320, Limousin £310, £285, £240, £225; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, £265, £245, £235, £230; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £330; Dunloy farmer, Fleckvieh £305, £250; Glarryford farmer, Hereford £305; Dungannon farmer, Hereford £300; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £295; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £245; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £240; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £235, £205; Kilrea farmer, Friesian £220; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £220 and Portglenone farmer, Norwegian Red £205.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £285.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (120)

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 £960 and 442 ppk.

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

Monday, August 2, 2021: A super entry of 600 fat lambs and ewes met a steady trade with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs sold to £4.55 per kg and to top of £116.

Fat ewes sold to £163.

Lambs

Limavady farmer, 23.5k £107 (455), 21.5k £96.50 (449); Cullybackey farmer, 19.5k £88 (451); Ballyronan farmer, 17k £76 (447); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £99 (440); Portglenone farmer, 18k £79 (439); Ahoghill farmer, 19.5k £85 (436), 23.5k £99 (421); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £100 (435); Garvagh farmer, 23k £100 (435); Draperstown farmer, 21.5k £93 (433); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £93 (433); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £93 (433); Blackhill farmer, 22k £95 (432); Aghadowey farmer, 21k £90.50 (431); Bendooragh farmer, 22.5k £97 (431); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £97 (431); Eglinton farmer, 23.5k £101 (430) and Kilrea farmer, 23.5k £101 (430).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes sold to £163.

More ewes needed.

Tuesday, August 3, 2021: A good entry of 20 dairy stock met a super trade with more quality lots required. Calved stock selling to £1750.

Ballyclare farmer, calved heifer to £1750 and batch of springing heifers to £1450, £1440, £1400.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, August 4, 2021: A super entry of 350 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1790, heifers sold to £1430 and fat cows and bulls sold to £1810.

Fat cows: (100 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Kilrea farmer, 620k Charolais £1240 (200), 640k Limousin £890 (139); Macosquin farmer, 950k Charolais £1810 (191); Coleraine farmer, 580k Limousin £1080 (186), 630k £950 (151), 590k Aberdeen Angus £880 (149), 540k £680 (126); Magherafelt farmer, 830k Charolais £1510 (182), 640k Belgian Blue £1030 (161); Greysteel farmer, 620k Simmental £1120 (181); Aghadowey farmer 530k Charolais £910 (172), 610k Limousin £920 (151); Ballymena farmer, 700k Simmental £1170 (167), 630k Shorthorn beef £950 (151), 580k Limousin £850 (147); Bushmills farmer, 670k Friesian £1120 (167), 730k £1060 (145), 770k £960 (125); Castlederg farmer, 720k Montbeliarde £1200 (167), 790k £1320 (167), 670k £1070 (160), 770k Fleckvieh £1210 (157), 800k Montbeliarde £1130 (141); Glarryford farmer, 610k Friesian £1010 (166), 830k £1170 (141); Randalstown farmer 780k Charolais £1270 (163); Finvoy farmer, 700k Simmental £1130 (161); Ballyronan farmer, 640k Friesian £980 (153), 720k £1020 (142), 800k £1120 (140), 690k Aberdeen Angus £880 (128); Limavady farmer, 640k Limousin £970 (152), 610k £920 (151); Ballymena farmer, 880k Simmental £1300 (148); Upperlands farmer, 750k Friesian £1110 (148), 710k £1010 (142), 630k £880 (140); Garvagh farmer, 660k Friesian £960 (146); Ringsend farmer, 800k Friesian £1110 (139); Portglenone farmer, 580k Friesian £790 (136); Ballymoney farmer, 810k Hol £1090 (135), 740k £950 (128); Ballymoney farmer 660k Hol £890 (135); Coagh farmer, 580k Friesian £780 (135); Randalstown farmer, 550k Limousin £740 (135); Rasharkin farmer, 1130k Aberdeen Angus £1530 (135); Kilrea farmer, 680k Friesian £910 (134), 540k £720 (133); Ballyclare farmer, 370k Friesian £490 (132); Kilrea farmer, 670k Hereford £880 (131); Kilrea farmer, 930k Limousin £1220 (131); Upperlands farmer, 660k Fleckvieh £860 (130), 680k Friesian £850 (125); Aghadowey farmer, 670k Shorthorn beef £860 (128) and Ballymena farmer, 700k Holstein £890 (127).

Suckler stock: Portglenone farmer, Charolais heifers with Limousin heifer calves at foot to £1760 and £1480; Garvagh farmer, Limousin heifer with Limousin bull calf at foot to £1400; Culnady farmer, 730k Hereford bull £1600 and Cookstown farmer, 760k Charolais bull £1560.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers: Randalstown farmer, 480k Charolais £1180 (246), 530k £1270 (240), 460k £980 (213); Kilrea farmer, 570k Charolais £1360 (239), 445k Limousin £960 (216); Garvagh farmer, 600k Limousin £1420 (237), 570k Charolais £11240 (218), 560k £1200 (214); Garvagh farmer, 490k Charolais £1140 (233); Portglenone farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £990 (230); Coleraine farmer, 370k Limousin £840 (227), 440k £1000 (227), 480k £1070 (223), 390k £800 (205), 400k Aberdeen Angus £800 (200), 440k Charolais £880 (200); Ahoghill farmer, 430k Belgian Blue £970 (226), 500k £1080 (216), 470k £940 (200); Toomebridge farmer, 480k Charolais £1080 (225), 560k £1150 (205); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Charolais £1050 (223), 400k Aberdeen Angus £860 (215), 430k Charolais £910 (212), 420k £880 (210); Kilrea farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1050 (223); Upperlands farmer, 460k Limousin £1000 (217), 520k £1060 (204); Garvagh farmer, 270k Charolais £580 (215);Ballymoney farmer, 510k Limousin £1090 (214), 490k £1000 (204); Stranocum farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (213), 630k £1330 (211), 680k £1430 (210); Castlerock farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1060 (212), 440k Simmental £900 (205), 460k £940 (204), 390k £790 (203), 440k £890 (202) and Culnady farmer, 440k Charolais £890 (202).

Steers: Templepatrick farmer, 370k Limousin £1070 (289), 390k £1070 (274), 350k £930 (266), 430k Charolais £1100 (256), 430k Limousin £1100 (256), 380k £970 (255), 470k Charolais £1160 (247), 550k £1350 (246), 510k £1230 (241), 460k £1100 (239), 330k £790 (239), 620k £1420 (229), 560k Limousin £1250 (223), 490k £1080 (220), 480k Charolais £1050 (219), 510k £1090 (214); Ballymoney farmer, 420k Charolais £1080 (257), 550k £1280 (233), 350k Aberdeen Angus £810 (231), 330k Charolais £750 (227); Randalstown farmer, 500k Charolais £11260 (252); Garvagh farmer, 260k Charolais £650 (250); Kilrea farmer, 680k Charolais £1650 (243), 710k £1720 (242), 640k £1530 (239), 540k £1280 (237), 770k Stabiliser £1790 (233), 730k Charolais £1700 (233), 710k £1650 (232), 700k £1590 (227), 760k £1720 (226), 750k Stabiliser £1640 (219); Upperlands farmer, 570k Limousin £1350 (237), 550k £1300 (236), 500k £1180 (236), 600k £1400 (233), 590k £1340 (227), 580k £1270 (219), 510k £1050 (206), 450k £900 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Charolais £1220 (222), 640k Limousin £1360 (213), 570k Charolais £1200 (211), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (204), 730k Aberdeen Angus £1480 (203); 560k £1130 (202); Maghera farmer 570k Limousin £1240 (218); Upperlands farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £940 (214), 485k £1020 (210); Coagh farmer 320k Belgian Blue £680 (213), 340k £680 (200); Tobermore farmer, 620k Limousin £1310 (211), 570k £1200 (211), 580k Simmental £1190 (205), 540k Limousin £1090 (202); Garvagh farmer, 470k Limousin £980 (209); Ballymoney farmer, 510k Hereford £1050 (206), 440k £880 (200); Portglenone farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £720 (206); Cloughmills farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £1350 (205); Rasharkin farmer 570k Belgian Blue £1160 (204); Ballymoney farmer 500k Shorthorn beef £1010 (202); Macosquin farmer, 750k Hereford £1510 (201) and Magherafelt farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.