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

Antrim farmer, Fleckvieh £530; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465, Hereford £420, Fleckvieh £370, Hereford £350; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465, £335, £305; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £460, £380, Aberdeen Angus £340; Crumlin farmer, Aberdeen Angus£460, Hereford £415; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Pomeroy farmer, Limousin £440; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus£400, £310, £285; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £400; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, £330, £260; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £380, £260; Antrim farmer, Charolais £370; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £345; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £360; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, £345, £250; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £360, £290; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £350, Aberdeen Angus £335, Hereford £280; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £345; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £335, Belgian Blue £325; Cullybackey farmer, Simmental £335, Aberdeen Angus £320, Simmental £310, £280; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Mosside farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £275, £250 and Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260.

Heifer calves

Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £545, Aberdeen Angus £435; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £415, Charolais £320, Belgian Blue £285, Charolais £270; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410, £355, Hereford £330; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, £320, Hereford £290; Crumlin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, Hereford £355, Aberdeen Angus £340; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355, £305, £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £340, Hereford £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £330, £295; Antrim farmer, Holstein £310; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £305; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Coleraine farmer, Charolais £280 and Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £265;

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £220.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (50)

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 £1300 and 429 ppk.

A super entry of 1550 on Monday 13th January met a sharper trade throughout this week with quality lambs in demand.

Lambs to £7.50 per kg and to top of £194.00

Fat ewes to £250.

Lambs

Ballymoney farmer, 18k £135 (750), 19.5k £142.50 (731), 21k £147 (700); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £167 (742), 23.5k £164 (698); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £163 (741), 23.5k £170 (723); Tobermore farmer, 22.5k £163 (724); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £161.50 (718); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £161.50 (718); Armoy farmer, 23k £164 (713); Broughshane farmer, 23.5k £167 (711); Kilrea farmer, 23k £163.50 (711); Armoy farmer, 23.5k £166.50 (709); Dungiven farmer, 23k £163 (709); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £159.50 (709); Castledawson farmer, 24.5k £173.50 (708), 24k £168.50 (702); Maghera farmer, 24k £170 (708); Newbuildings farmer, 26k £184 (708); Armoy farmer, 23k £162.50 (707); Ballymena farmer, 21.5k £152 (707);

Armoy farmer, 19k £134 (705); Portglenone farmer, 21.5k £151.50 (705), 25k £176 (704); Coleraine farmer, 19.5k £137 (703); Draperstown farmer, 16.5k £116 (703);

Garvagh farmer, 20.5k £144 (702); Draperstown farmer, 25k £175 (700); Limavady farmer, 24k £168 (700); Draperstown farmer, 20.5k £143 (698); Limavady farmer, 23k £160.50 (698); Armoy farmer, 24.5k £170.50 (696); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £170.50 (696); Coleraine farmer, 24k £167 (696); Draperstown farmer, 25k £174 (696) and Glarryford farmer, 24.5k £170.50 (696).

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 good entry of 30 dairy on Tuesday 14th January to a top price of £2540 for a calved heifer.

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

Moneymore farmer, calved heifer to £2540 and Crossgar farmer, batch of second calvers to £1940, £1640, £1620, £1600, £1520, batch of maiden heifers to £820, £740, £720.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 390 on Wednesday 15th January at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2500, heifers to £2260, fat cows and bulls to £2680.

Fat cows: 135 on offer, sharp trade.

Crumlin farmer, 850k Charolais £2680 (315); Stranocum farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (306); Castlerock farmer, 650k Limousin £1970 (303); Dungiven farmer, 760k Charolais £2270 (299); Magherafelt farmer, 630k Limousin £1810 (287), 660k £1770 (268); Portglenone farmer, 590k Montbelairde £1630 (276), 620k £1710 (276), 530k £1460 (276), 630k Friesian £1510 (240), 650k £1540 (237), 530k £1250 (236); Coleraine farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1480 (274), 440k £1180 (268), 420k £1090 (260); Dungannon farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1460 (270); Kilrea farmer, 550k Limousin £1470 (267); Limavady farmer, 510k Fleckvieh £1360 (267), 530k Friesian £1370 (259), 520k £1340 (258), 490k £1200 (245), 500k £1200 (240); Kilrea farmer, 440k Simmental £1160 (264), 690k Limousin £1780 (258); Castlerock farmer, 340k Holstein £880 (259); Upperlands farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (256), 740k £1800 (243), 730k £1760 (241); Rasharkin farmer, 790k Charolais £1930 (244); Garvagh farmer, 680k Holstein £1650 (243); Castlerock farmer, 820k Simmental £1980 (242); Ballycastle farmer, 870k Limousin £2090 (240); Castledawson farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1200 (235) and Castlerock farmer, 690k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (235).

Suckler

All types of suckler stock required.

Larne farmer, batch of springing heifers to £2220, £1980, £1960 and £1880.

Heifers

Coleraine farmer, 440k Charolais £1650 (375), 490k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1630 (333), 510k Hereford £1350 (265); Cookstown farmer, 550k Limousin £2060 (375), 630k Simmental £2060 (327); Dunloy farmer, 450k Charolais £1660 (369), 500k Limousin £1720 (344), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1580 (329), 530k Charolais £1690 (319), 480k £1480 (308), 500k £1420 (284); Rasharkin farmer, 410k Limousin £1460 (356), 450k £1580 (351), 360k £1200 (333), 420k £1400 (333); Kilrea farmer, 490k Charolais £1740 (355), 500k £1750 (350), 490k £1730 (353), 520k £1800 (346), 510k £1760 (345), 520k Limousin £1720 (331), 490k Charolais £1580 (322), 490k Simmental £1580 (322), 530k Charolais £1700 (321), 480k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1440 (300), 500k Limousin £1450 (290), 480k Charolais £1360 (283); Magherafelt farmer, 640k Limousin £2260 (353), 530k £1790 (338), 540k £1740 (322), 570k £1810 (318), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (294); Claudy farmer, 440k Simmental £1500 (341); Boveedy farmer, 430k Charolais £1460 (340), 380k Limousin £1220 (321); Kilraughts farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1580 (322), 510k £1590 (312), 530k £1640 (309), 430k £1280 (298), 580k £1720 (297), 380k Fleckvieh £1110 (292); Portglenone farmer, 600k Charolais £1930 (322); Macosquin farmer, 480k Limousin £1540 (321), 440k Limousin £1360 (309), 440k Belgian Blue £1320 (300), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (298), 420k £1250 (298), 450k Hereford £1270 (282), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (277), 440k Belgian Blue £1200 (273); Portglenone farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (321); Garvagh farmer, 580k Charolais £1840 (317); Upperlands farmer, 370k Limousin £1160 (314), 410k £1210 (295); Ballycastle farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (312), 480k £1480 (308), 460k Belgian Blue £1280 (278); Magherafelt farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (300), 490k Belgian Blue £1450 (296); Garvagh farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (298), 520k £1510 (290), 550k £1530 (278), 460k £1250 (272); Garvagh farmer, 480k Simmental £1430 (298), 480k Charolais £1390 (290); Limavady farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1480 (296), 510k £1480 (290); Rasharkin farmer, 540k Charolais £1570 (291), 630k Hereford £1810 (287); Bellaghy farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1410 (288); Coleraine farmer, 600k Limousin £1730 (288); Bendooragh farmer, 520k Limousin £1480 (285); Newtownards farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £890 (278) and Stranocum farmer, 690k Aberdeen Angus £1910 (277).

Steers

Kilrea farmer, 450k Charolais £1660 (369), 480k £1740 (363), 460k £1660 (361), 510k £1750 (343); Kilrea farmer, 460k Charolais £1690 (367), 450k Belgian Blue £1650 (367), 440k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1610 (366), 470k Charolais £1720 (366), 490k Limousin £1740 (355), 520k £1790 (344), 460k £1620 (352), 500k £1740 (348), 500k Simmental £1660 (332), 540k Charolais £1760 (326); Castledawson farmer, 370k Belgian Blue £1310 (354), 330k £1000 (303); Macosquin farmer, 430k Limousin £1510 (351), 420k £1470 (350), 480k £1660 (346), 400k £1380 (345), 480k £1630 (340), 490k £1650 (337), 470k £1580 (336), 480k £1610 (335), 430k £1440 (335), 550k £1790 (326), 460k £1480 (322), 520k £1660 (319), 490k £1560 (318), 430k £1350 (314), 520k £1610 (310); Londonderry farmer, 440k Limousin £1540 (350), 510k £1730 (339); Ballycastle farmer, 600k Charolais £2080 (347), 530k £1830 (345), 610k £2080 (341), 580k £1970 (340), 570k £1880 (330), 570k £1740 (305); Magherafelt farmer, 720k Limousin £2500 (347), 660k £2140 (324), 670k Hereford £1970 (294), 580k Belgian Blue £1700 (293); Upperlands farmer, 390k Limousin £1310 (336), 360k £1090 (303); Garvagh farmer, 340k Fleckvieh £1140 (335); Magherafelt farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1940 (329); Portglenone farmer, 560k Limousin £1830 (327); Randalstown farmer, 550k Charolais £1790 (326), 550k Limousin £1740 (316), 550k Saler £1700 (309); Claudy farmer, 600k Limousin £1950 (325); Glarryford farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1510 (321), 460k £1460 (317), 480k £1490 (310), 540k £1590 (294); Ballymoney farmer, 640k Simmental £2040 (319), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1780 (307), 580k £1730 (298), 560k Simmental £1640 (293), 610k Aberdeen Angus £1780 (292), 660k £1890 (286); Portglenone farmer, 460k Simmental £1460 (317), 500k £1550 (310), 610k £1790 (293); Bellaghy farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1580 (316), 490k £1520 (310), 500k £1450 (290); Kilraughts farmer, 430k Fleckvieh £1340 (312), 400k £1240 (310); Ballymoney farmer, 520k Simmental £1580 (304), 460k £1340 (291); Kilrea farmer, 390k Charolais £1180 (303), 390k £1150 (295); Rasharkin farmer, 480k Limousin £1430 (298); Rasharkin farmer, 460k Charolais £1370 (298); Kilrea farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £1690 (297); Coleraine farmer, 810k Aberdeen Angus £2390 (295), 770k £2260 (294) and Toomebridge farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1440 (294).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.