Fat cows and bulls selling to £2800 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1240, £730; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1150, £840; Newtownards farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1130, £980, £970, Friesian £930, Limousin £880, Hereford £790; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £980, £720; Ahoghill farmer, Charolais £900, £870; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £900; Castlerock farmer, Belgian Blue £900, £800; Kircubbin farmer, Belgian Blue £880, £660; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £840, Friesian £610; Tobermore farmer, Limousin £800, £710; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £790, £760, £630; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £740, Aberdeen Angus £690, £630; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £730, £660; Cookstown farmer, Simmental £720, £640, £620; Castledawson farmer, Hereford £710, £680; Maghera farmer, Friesian £660, £600 and

Bushmills farmer, Charolais £610.

Heifer calves

Newtownards farmer, Hereford £990, £920, Aberdeen Angus £910, £900, Hereford £900, Aberdeen Angus £890; Newry farmer, Belgian Blue £980, Simmental £950, Hereford £910, Limousin £880, Aberdeen Angus £880, Limousin £860, £850, Belgian Blue £840, £830, Aberdeen Angus £820, £780; Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £970, £670; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £960; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940, £750, £660; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940; Eglinton farmer, Belgian Blue £940; Kircubbin farmer, Belgian Blue £920; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £870, Hereford £820; Cookstown farmer, Simmental £860, £650, £610; Castlerock farmer, Belgian Blue £810; Kilraughts farmer, Charolais £800; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £770, £650; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, £720; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £750, £660; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750, Hereford £660; Tobermore farmer, Hereford £740, Speckle Park £630, £610; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £740, £620 and Ahoghill farmer, Saler £640, Charolais £600.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £660.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (50)

A good 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 £1660 and 5.24 ppk.

A good entry of 1000 sheep on Monday 18th May which met with a sharper trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Spring lambs sold to a top of £207.50 and to a top of 957 pence per kg.

Ewes reached a top of £256.

More sheep needed weekly.

Spring lambs top prices

Knockloughrim farmer, 21k £201 (957); Randalstown farmer, 18.5k £175 (946); Ballygowan farmer, 20.5k £192 (937); Kilrea farmer, 21k £196.50 (936); Aghadowey farmer, 21k £195.50 (931); Cookstown farmer, 20k £186 (930); Coagh farmer, 20.5k £190 (927); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £207.50 (922); Portglenone farmer, 21.5k £198 (921); Randalstown farmer, 19.5k £179 (918); Moneymore farmer, 21.5k £197 (916); Magherafelt farmer, 21.5k £197 (916); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £205.50 (913); Randalstown farmer, 21k £190 (905); Upperlands farmer, 22k £199 (905); Cullybackey farmer, 20k £180 (900); Ballymena farmer, 20k £180 (900) Ballycastle farmer, 22k £198 (900); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £202 (898); Ballygowan farmer, 22k £197.50 (898); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £201.50 (896); Dungiven farmer, 22k £197 (896); Kilrea farmer, 19k £170 (895) and Aghadowey farmer, 22k £196.50 (893).

Breeding sheep – ewes with lambs at foot to £302.

A good entry of dairy stock on Tuesday 19th May which met with a sharp trade with heifers reaching £2700.

Magherafelt farmer, batch of heifers £2700, £2660, £2420; Ballyclare farmer, batch of cows to £2280 and Coleraine farmer, cow to £2280.

More dairy stock required weekly.

A good entry of 340 on Wednesday 20th May at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2330, heifers to £2370 and fat cows and bulls to £2800.

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Garvagh farmer, 700k Limousin £2510 (359); Limavady farmer, 770k Charolais £2640 (432), 740k Limousin £2500 (338); Garvagh farmer, 840k Limousin £2800 (333); Magherafelt farmer, 510k Limousin £1660 (326), 470k £1470 (313); Strabane farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1620 (324), 480k £1550 (323), 435k £1400 (322), 490k £1510 (308); Randalstown farmer, 720k Limousin £2320 (322); Rasharkin farmer, 750k Fleckvieh £2400 (320), 640k £2000 (313); Upperlands farmer, 450k Limousin £1440 (320); Ballymoney farmer, 620k Limousin £1920 (310), 600k Fleckvieh £1820 (303) and Ahoghill farmer, 740k Aberdeen Angus £2240 (303), 730k £2190 (300).

Suckler section

Draperstown farmer, batch of springing heifers Limousin to £2740 and Rasharkin farmer, Charolais heifer with Charolais heifer calf at foot to £2580.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 310k Saler £1370 (442), 365k £1540 (422), 340k £1380 (406), 335k £1300 (388), 360k £1370 (381), 400k £1490 (373), 360k 1260 (350); Draperstown farmer, 330k Limousin £1440 (436), 400k £1560 (390); Templepatrick farmer, 560k Hereford £2370 (423), 550k Limousin £2100 (382), 550k Hereford £2040 (371); Maghera farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (420); Moneymore farmer, 320k Belgian Blue £1250 (391), 420k Belgian Blue £1460 (348); Lisburn farmer, 220k Charolais £850 (386), 350k Hereford £1330 (380), 310k £1100 (355), 360k Charolais £1270 (353); Rasharkin farmer, 570k Charolais £2170 (381), 590k £2180 (370); Maghera farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £1520 (380), 480k £1700 (354); Ballintoy farmer, 480k Charolais £1760 (367), 370k £1280 (346) and Omagh farmer, 390k Belgian Blue £1410 (362).

Steers

Lisburn farmer, 320k Hereford £1430 (447), 290k Charolais £1270 (438), 400k £1650 (413), 380k Hereford £1540 (405), 290k £1160 (400), 330k £1210 (367); Upperlands farmer, 330k Charolais £1400 (424), 380k £1530 (403), 440k Hereford £1590 (361); Templepatrick farmer, 350k Limousin £1420 (406), 410k £1650 (402), 380k £1480 (390), 410k £1590 (388), 360k £1370 (381), 460k £1740 (378), 390k Belgian Blue £1470 (377), 380k Limousin £1430 (376), 400k £1500 (375), 450k £1680 (373), 440k £1640 (373), 380k Belgian Blue £1410 (371), 400k Limousin £1480 (370), 460k £1700 (370), 420k £1540 (367); Ballintoy farmer, 430k Limousin £1720 (400), 360k Shorthorn beef £1350 (355); Macosquin farmer, 400k Limousin £1550 (388), 390k £1500 (385), 370k £1370 (370); Moneymore farmer, 370k Belgian Blue £1420 (384), 330k £1250 (379), 400k £1500 (375), 380k Aberdeen Angus £1410 (371); Rasharkin farmer, 580k Charolais £2210 (381), 650k £2320 (357); Toomebridge farmer, 380k Charolais £1440 (379); Coalisland farmer, 400k Speckle Park £1460 (365), 420k Belted Galloway £1470 (350); Draperstown farmer, 420k Limousin £1530 (364), 370k £1290 (349); Maghera farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1920 (362), 440k £1580 (359); Dungiven farmer, 420k Charolais £1510 (360), 480k Saler £1660 (346) and Upperlands farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1590 (353).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.