A very good entry on Monday 5th January met a steady trade for lambs with ewes on fire.

Lambs sold to top of £155 and to top of 622 pence per kg.

Ewes reached a top of £196.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Ballymoney farmer, 24k £149 (622); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £142 (617); Coleraine farmer, 19.5k £119 (610); Aghadowey farmer, 21k £128 (610); Ballycastle farmer, 23k £140 (609); Glarryford farmer, 23.5k £143 (609); Ballymena farmer, 23k £138 (600); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £138 (600); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £141 (600); Macosquin farmer, 25k £149.50 (598); Maghera farmer, 23k £137 (596); Portglenone farmer, 23k £137 (596); Kilrea farmer, 21k £125 (595) and Rasharkin farmer, 20.5k £121 (590).

Heavier type lambs to £155, £154, £153, £152, £151 and £150.

A good entry of 150 on Wednesday 7th January 2026 at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers selling to £2600.

Heifers to £2590, fat cows and bulls to £2740.

Fat cows: 70 on offer, sharp trade

Ballymena farmer, 690k Limousin £2680 (388), 670k £2360 (352), 780k £2730 (350), 720k Belgian Blue £2260 (314); Randalstown farmer, 760k Simmental £2680 (353); Kilrea farmer, 700k Hereford £2400 (343), 790k Fleckvieh £2680 (339), 810k Aberdeen Angus £2740 (338), 680k Hereford £2220 (327), 760k Fleckvieh £2460 (324), 680k Hereford £2180 (321), 770k Fri £2460 (320), 730k Fleckvieh £2300 (315); Kilrea farmer, 660k Limousin £2110 (320) and Magherafelt farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1530 (319).

Friesian cows to £1940.

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Bushmills farmer, 460k Limousin £2090 (454), 480k £2070 (431), 450k £1920 (427), 460k £1990 (415), 510k £2050 (402), 450k Charolais £1600 (400), 460k Limousin £1800 (391), 460k £1780 (387), 500k £1920 (384), 490k £1880 (384); Dungiven farmer, 280k Charolais £1240 (443), 200k £870 (435); Moneymore farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1760 (419), 380k £1530 (403); Garvagh farmer, 460k Charolais £1690 (411), 640k £2590 (405), 630k Limousin £2500 (397), 530k £1940 (366), 600k Belgian Blue £2180 (363); Castledawson farmer, 560k Charolais £2260 (404), 550k £2190 (398), 570k £2240 (393), 490k Belgian Blue £1880 (384), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1890 (378), 560k Belgian Blue £2080 (371), 510k Hereford £1880 (369), 510k Aberdeen Angus £1870 (367), 560k Belgian Blue £2050 (366), 520k Hereford £1890 (364), 500k Shorthorn beef £1800 (360), 590k Belgian Blue £2120 (359), 600k £2100 (350), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1940 (346); Mosside farmer, 420k Limousin £1610 (383), 410k £1510 (368), 465k £1690 (363), 410k £1480 (361); Kilrea farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1840 (368), 410k £1500 (366); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Holstein £1900 (359) and Coleraine farmer, 680k Belgian Blue £2380 (350).

Steers

Dungiven farmer, 210k Charolais £930 (443); Limavady farmer, 530k Charolais £2150 (406), 640k £2420 (378); Mosside farmer, 380k Limousin £1520 (400), 460k £1770 (385), 490k £1900 (388), 470k £1790 (381), 335k £1250 (373), 460k £1700 (370), 410k £1500 (366), 480k £1750 (365) and Coleraine farmer, 740k Charolais £2500 (338).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.