Fat cows and bulls selling to £2680 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Eglinton farmer, Charolais £820, Simmental £570; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £815, £700; Glarryford farmer, Fleckvieh £750; Limavady farmer, Limousin £735, £600; Craigavon farmer, Charolais £670, £650; Mosside farmer, Hereford £615; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £600, £430; Castledawson farmer, Belgian Blue £565; Upperlands farmer, Hereford £565, Holstein £360, £240; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £560, £470; Macosquin farmer, Limousin £520; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £435, £350, £340, £335, £330; Limavady farmer, Charolais £435, £425, Belgian Blue £410, Charolais £395, Belgian Blue £390, £380, Aberdeen Angus £335, Belgian Blue £295; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £400, £350, Aberdeen Angus £305, £290, Hereford £285; Limavady farmer, Hereford £400, £370, £340, Aberdeen Angus £315, £235; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395, £300; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £395, Limousin £375, Aberdeen Angus £360, Limousin £355, Belgian Blue £350, Aberdeen Angus £350; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £385; Stewartstown farmer, Belgian Blue £385; Greysteel farmer, Belgian Blue £385, £370, £350, £325, £255; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, £320; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £370, £280; Rasharkin farmer, Simmental £360, £330; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £350, £340; Kilrea farmer, Simmental £345, Aberdeen Angus £230, Hereford £230; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £345, £240; Broughshane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, £280; Nutts Corner, Aberdeen Angus £340, £240; Ahoghill farmer, Limousin £325; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £280; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £315£295; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, £230; Clough farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Culnady farmer, Belgian Blue £280; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275 and Dungiven farmer, Hereford £270, £230 and Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £235.

Heifer calves

Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700, Stabiliser £700; Craigavon farmer, Charolais £620, Simmental £620; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450; Bushmills farmer, Belgian Blue £445, £440; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £445; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Limavady farmer, Charolais £405, Belgian Blue £370, £355, Charolais £335, Aberdeen Angus £310; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £355, £290; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £355, Aberdeen Angus £275, £250; Greysteel farmer, Belgian Blue £350, £315, £260, Charolais £245;

Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £290; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £345; Stewartstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335; Kilrea farmer, Simmental £310; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £300; Claudy farmer, Simmental £295; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255 and Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £230.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £160.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (60)

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 £1145 and 339 ppk.

A super entry of 2100 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 16th December met a sharper trade throughout this week with quality lambs in demand.

Lambs to £6.84 per kg and to top of £170.

Fat ewes to £250.

Lambs

Aghadowey farmer, 19k £130 (684), 23k £155 (674); Cushendall farmer, 18.5k £126.50 (684); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £157 (683); Claudy farmer, 20.5k £139 (678); Armoy farmer, 24k £161.50 (673); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £154.50 (672); Limavady farmer, 23k £154 (670); Omagh farmer, 20k £134 (670), 16k £106 (663); Finvoy farmer, 16k £107 (669); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £157 (668); Bushmills farmer, 21k £140 (667); Kilrea farmer, 23k £153.50 (667); Limavady farmer, 21k £140 (667); Tobermore farmer, 21.5k £143.50 (667); Ballycastle farmer, 23k £153 (665); Claudy farmer, 23k £153 (665); Maghera farmer, 19.5k £129.50 (664); Maghera farmer, 25k £166 (664); Rasharkin farmer, 24k £159 (663); Dunloy farmer, 23.5k £155.50 (662); Maghera farmer, 21k £139 (662); Armoy farmer, 25k £165 (660); Cookstown farmer, 21k £138.50 (660); Draperstown farmer, 24.5k £161.50 (659); Maghera farmer, 24k £158 (658); Randalstown farmer, 24k £158 (658); Kilrea farmer, 23k £151 (657); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £157.50 (656); Draperstown farmer, 21.5k £141 (656); Draperstown farmer, 23.5k £154 (655); Rasharkin farmer, 24.5k £160 (653); Tobermore farmer, 22.5k £147 (653); Rasharkin farmer, 23k £150 (652); Rasharkin farmer, 24k £156.50 (652); Ringsend farmer, 25k £163 (652); Ballintoy farmer, 20.5k £133.50 (651); Larne farmer, 22.5k £146.50 (651); Armoy farmer, 25k £162.50 (650); Ballintoy farmer, 24k £156 (650); Draperstown farmer, 25k £162.50 (650); Rasharkin farmer, 25k £162.50 (650); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £139.50 (649); Coleraine farmer, 24.5k £159 (649); Draperstown farmer, 24.5k £159 (649); Dungiven farmer, 23.5k £152.50 (649); Tobermore farmer, 22k £142.50 (648); Rasharkin farmer, 21.5k £139 (647); Garvagh farmer, 24k £155 (646); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £138.50 (644); Feeny farmer, 21k £135 (643); Garvagh farmer, 23k £148 (643); Cookstown farmer, 21.5k £138 (642); Draperstown farmer, 21.5k £138 (642); Randalstown farmer, 24k £154 (642); Rasharkin farmer, 19k £122 (642); Tobermore farmer, 22.5k £144.50 (642); Aghadowey farmer, 17k £109 (641); Broughshane farmer, 23k £147.50 (641);Kilrea farmer, 25.5k £163.50 (641); Ballymoney farmer, 15k £96 (640); Bellaghy farmer, 20k £128 (640); Cookstown farmer, 22.5k £144 (640); Macosquin farmer, 24.5k £156.50 (639); Maghera farmer, 26k £166 (639), 22k £140 (636); Desertmartin farmer, 24k £153 (638); Limavady farmer, 21k £134 (638); Maghera farmer, 21k £134 (638); Coleraine farmer, 25k £159 (636); Desertmartin farmer, 22k £140 (636); Draperstown farmer, 18.5k £117.50 (635); Dungiven farmer, 21.5k £136.50 (635); Cullybackey farmer, 23.5k £149 (634); Maghera farmer, 19.5k £123.50 (633);Maghera farmer, 24.5k £155 (633); Portstewart farmer, 24k £152 (633); Armoy farmer, 22k £139 (632); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £142 (631); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £154.50 (631); Tobermore farmer, 22.5k £142 (631); Coleraine farmer, 23k £145 (630) and Feeny farmer, 25k £157.50 (630).

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

Good entry of ewes to £250.

More ewes needed.

Dairy report - A super entry of 40 dairy on Tuesday 17th December to a top price of £2620 for a calved heifer.

Lots of buyers in attendance looking all types of dairy stock.

Macosquin farmer, calved heifers to £2620, £2520, £2440, £2320; Pomeroy farmer, calved heifers to £2000, £1600; Coleraine farmer, calved heifer to £1800; Dungannon farmer, calved heifer to £1700; Culnady farmer, springing heifer to £1700 and Moneymore farmer, second calver to £1680.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 260 on Wednesday 18th December at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2250, heifers to £1830 and fat cows and bulls to £2680.

Fat cows: 65 on offer, sharp trade.

Bellarena farmer, 420k Simmental £1290 (307); Claudy farmer, 950k Charolais £2680 (282); Rasharkin farmer, 440k Limousin £1090 (248), 470k £1050 (223); Coleraine farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (244); Dungiven farmer, 940k Limousin £2250 (239); Ballymena farmer, 660k Limousin £1550 (235); Toomebridge farmer, 680k Limousin £1530 (225); Londonderry farmer, 740k Limousin £1640 (222); Knockloughrim farmer, 700k Limousin £1520 (217), 660k £1400 (212); Dungiven farmer, 650k Saler £1380 (212); Maghera farmer, 290k Charolais £600 (207) and Aghadowey farmer, 660k Holstein £1350 (205).

Suckler

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Coleraine farmer, 390k Charolais £1360 (349); Maghera farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £1180 (328), 300k £900 (300), 370k £1000 (270),360k Limousin £950 (264); Garvagh farmer, 450k Charolais £1440 (320); Bushmills farmer, 480k Charolais £1530 (319), 440k Belgian Blue £1400 (318), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (317), 480k Stabiliser £1520 (317), 450k Charolais £1400 (311), 450k Limousin £1400 (311), 440k £1340 (305), 490k Charolais £1490 (304), 440k Limousin £1310 (298), 450k Charolais £1340 (298), 500k Belgian Blue £1480 (296), 420k Limousin £1240 (295), 480k £1380 (288), 450k £1270 (282); Londonderry farmer, 440k Limousin £1390 (316); Templepatrick farmer, 350k Limousin £1090 (311), 400k £1200 (300), 370k £1110 (300), 320k £940 (294), 360k Charolais £1000 (278), 340k Limousin £940 (277), 370k £1000 (270); Aghadowey farmer, 300k Simmental £900 (300); Dunloy farmer, 520k Simmental £1560 (300); Upperlands farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (298), 500k £1490 (298), 480k £1420 (296), 500k £1450 (290), 470k £1300 (277); Garvagh farmer, 430k Charolais £1250 (291), 370k £1000 (270); Toomebridge farmer, 540k Limousin £1570 (291), 630k Belgian Blue £1690 (268), 690k £1830 (265); Cookstown farmer, 440k Charolais £1250 (284); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (282), 450k £1260 (280), 500k £1380 (276), 480k £1310 (273), 450k £1230 (273), 410k £1110 (271), 450k £1210 (269), 420k £1130 (269), 450k £1210 (269), 480k £1280 (267), 450k £1180 (262); Dunloy farmer, 360k Simmental £1010 (281), 410k £1140 (278), 350k £950 (271), 380k £940 (247), 380k £900 (237); Randalstown farmer, 230k Limousin £630 (274); Upperlands farmer, 355k Aberdeen Angus £970 (273), 460k £1250 (272), 510k £1350 (265), 330k £830 (252), 350k £870 (249), 480k £1180 (246); Kilraughts farmer, 580k Fleckvieh £1580 (272), 630k Friesian £1520 (241), 520k £1250 (240); Coleraine farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1220 (260), 530k £1300 (245); Ballymoney farmer, 430k Hereford £1080 (251), 350k Fleckvieh £860 (246), 430k Hereford £1040 (242); Newtownards farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £800 (250); Limavady farmer, 255k Aberdeen Angus £620 (243) and Rasharkin farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus £800 (242), 360k £850 (236), 400k £930 (233).

Steers

Templepatrick farmer, 370k Charolais £1380 (373), 350k £1230 (351), 420k Limousin £1400 (333), 380k £1180 (311), 290k £900 (310), 300k £900 (300); Garvagh farmer, 340k Charolais £1220 (359), 380k £1300 (342), 340k £1130 (332), 340k Belgian Blue £960 (282), 380k Shorthorn beef £1010 (266), 400k Charolais £1060 (265); Aghadowey farmer, 310k Charolais £1100 (355), 390k £1230 (315), 300k £880 (293), 310k Simmental £890 (287), 340k Shorthorn beef £940 (277), 360k £970 (269), 350k Simmental £920 (263); Randalstown farmer, 300k Limousin £1000 (333), 290k £950 (328), 340k £1100 (324), 320k £920 (288); Kilrea farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £2030 (327), 690k Charolais £2130 (309); Eglinton farmer, 250k Charolais £810 (324), 280k Shorthorn £870 (311), 290k Charolais £890 (307), 440k £1290 (293); Garvagh farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (314), 390k £1190 (305), 400k £1220 (305), 440k £1240 (282), 420k £1140 (271); Upperlands farmer, 500k Limousin £1490 (298), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (278); Rasharkin farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (294), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (294), 520k £1470 (283); Newtownards farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (289), 360k £980 (272); Upperlands farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £1830 (286); Magherafelt farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1530 (283), 610k £1710 (280), 600k £1680 (280), 630k £1720 (273), 650k £1740 (268), 660k £1760 (267); Coleraine farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1670 (278), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1570 (266), 480k Belgian Blue £1260 (263); Toomebridge farmer, 690k Belgian Blue £1920 (278); Coleraine farmer, 820k Aberdeen Angus £2250 (274), 800k £2180 (273), 770k £2060 (268), 720k Belgian Blue £1920 (267), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (265), 840k Belgian Blue £2220 (264), 740k Aberdeen Angus £1950 (264), 480k Hereford £1250 (260), 800k Aberdeen Angus £2040 (255); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £1320 (269), 520k £1390 (267), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (264), 550k £1420 (258); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Friesian £1460 (266), 530k £1350 (255), 540k £1360 (252) and Toomebridge farmer, 510k Shorthorn £1330 (261).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.