Fat cows and bulls selling to £2880 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Bendooragh farmer, Belgian Blue £1270, Charolais £1200, £1100, £970, Fleckvieh £930; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £1260; Maghera farmer, Holstein £1150, £850, £730; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1090; Draperstown farmer, Galloway £1090; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1040, £780; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £1000; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £980; Ballywalter farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950, £870, Belgian Blue £780, Aberdeen Angus £770; Cloughmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950, Belgian Blue £900, £860, Aberdeen Angus £860, Charolais £850, Aberdeen Angus £840; Limavady farmer, Hereford £930; Ballycastle farmer, Charolais £920; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £920, Holstein £760; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900; Draperstown farmer, Charolais £900; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900, £890, Friesian £730; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £860, Aberdeen Angus £650; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £840, £670; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £820; Ballymoney farmer, Holstein £820; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £820, £670; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £790, Saler £640; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £770, £670, Aberdeen Angus £640; Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £770; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £760, £540; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750, £640, £620, £580; Mosside farmer, Hereford £750, £720; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £740; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £740, £670, £570; Castledawson farmer, Limousin £730; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £680, £560; Antrim farmer, Limousin £670, £560; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £670, £610, Swedish Red £610; Ballywalter farmer, Limousin £660; Bendooragh farmer, Belgian Blue £660, Aberdeen Angus £660, £540; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650, £610, £600; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £610, £540; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £610; Clough farmer, Friesian £600; Portglenone farmer, Holstein £590; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £580; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570, Simmental £530; Portaferry farmer, Charolais £570; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £570; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560 and Ballyronan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530.

Heifer calves

Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £1090; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £1060, £1030; Articlave farmer, Holstein £1040, £920, Aberdeen Angus £780; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1020, £920; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £970; Bendooragh farmer, Charolais £950, £900, £890, Fleckvieh £780, £650; Cloughmills farmer, Charolais £950, Aberdeen Angus £810; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £920; Ballymoney farmer, Holstein £920; Clough farmer, Holstein £920, £580; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £890, Charolais £870, Belgian Blue £700, Simmental £610, Aberdeen Angus £600; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £860; Limavady farmer, Simmental £860; Ballywalter farmer, Aberdeen Angus £850, £780, £760, £660; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £830; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800, £550; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, £730; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £710, £680, Aberdeen Angus £650; Castlerock farmer, Speckle Park £710; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £700; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700, Saler £670; Mosside farmer, Hereford £700; Castledawson farmer, Limousin £690; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660, Simmental £560; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £610; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600; Garryduff farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £590; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £590, £550; Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £580 and Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £550.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £760.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (55)

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 £1860 and 5.01 ppk.

An entry of 1000 sheep on Monday 8th June met a sharp trade for lambs with ewes on fire.

Spring lambs sold to a top of £260 and to a top of 942 pence per kg.

Ewes reached a top of £270.

More sheep needed weekly.

Spring lambs top prices

Tobermore farmer, 21.5k £202.50 (942); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £199 (905); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £189.50 (902); Dungiven farmer, 21k £186.50 (888); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £186 (886); Cookstown farmer, 20.5k £181 (883); Tobermore farmer, 21.5k £189 (879); Kilrea farmer, 22k £193 (877); Bushmills farmer, 22k £193 (877); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £188 (874); Limavady farmer, 23k £200 (870); Limavady farmer, 20.5k £178 (868); Portglenone farmer, 19.5k £169 (867); Tobermore farmer, 30k £260 (867); Portglenone farmer, 21k £181.50 (864); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £203 (864); Moneymore farmer, 20.5k £177 (863); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £194 (862); Coagh farmer, 23k £195.50 (850); Garvagh farmer, 22k £187 (850); Castledawson farmer, 21k £178.50 (850); Dungiven farmer, 19.5k £165.50 (849); Limavady farmer, 18.5k £157 (849); Tobermore farmer, 23k £195 (848); Coleraine farmer, 23k £194 (844); Coleraine farmer, 23k £194 (844) and Cookstown farmer, 22k £185 (841).

Heavy lambs to £260, £203, £202.50, £200.50 and £200.

A good entry of 20 dairy stock on Tuesday 9th June met a sharp trade in Kilrea.

Limavady farmer, batch of calved heifers to £2280. Ballymoney farmer, batch of maiden heifers £1280, £1180, £1160, £1120.

More dairy stock required weekly.

A good entry of 240 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 10th June at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2260 and heifers to £2700.

Fat cows and bulls to £2880.

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Magherafelt farmer, 480k Limousin £1580 (329), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1750 (302); Cullybackey farmer, 410k Parthenais £1330 (324), 480k Limousin £1430 (298); Moneymore farmer, 740k Belgian Blue £2380 (322), 570k Limousin £1830 (321), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1870 (317), 590k £1850 (314), 620k Hereford £1920 (310), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1750 (307), 680k £2070 (304), 570k £1730 (304), 580k £1750 (302), 590k £1760 (298), 550k £1630 (296), 680k £2000 (294), 620k £1810 (292); Ballymoney farmer, 670k Limousin £2150 (321), 730k £2140 (293); Crumlin farmer, 750k Limousin £2270 (303); Toomebridge farmer, 550k Limousin £1650 (300); Maghera farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (298) and Ballintoy farmer, 990k Aberdeen Angus £2880 (291).

Suckler section

Crumlin farmer, springing Limousin cow to £4240; Dungiven farmer, Simmental heifer with Limousin bull calf at foot to £3500; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin second calver with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £3080, Simmental cow with bull calf at foot to £2900 and Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue cow with Charolais bull calf at foot to £2540.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Garvagh farmer, 260k Charolais £1140 (439), 370k £1300 (351); Pomeroy farmer, 430k Limousin £1850 (430); Lisburn farmer, 210k Hereford £890 (424), 250k £1050 (420), 310k Charolais £1140 (368); Knockloughrim farmer, 320k Limousin £1320 (413); Crumlin farmer, 380k Charolais £1530 (403); Cullybackey farmer, 710k Charolais £2700 (380), 510k Limousin £1690 (331); Glarryford farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1860 (372); Ballycastle farmer, 405k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (361), 380k £1330 (350), 410k £1350 (329); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Simmental £1800 (360), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1530 (348), 450k Simmental £1490 (331); Magherafelt farmer, 500k Charolais £1800 (360), 500k Limousin £1670 (334); Magherafelt farmer, 380k Simmental £1360 (358), 410k £1390 (339), 390k Limousin £1300 (333); Rasharkin farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1480 (344); Dungannon farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1840 (341), 570k £1850 (325); Bendooragh farmer, 400k Fleckvieh £1360 (340); Glarryford farmer, 560k Charolais £1850 (336); Randalstown farmer, 460k Hereford £1540 (335), 480k Limousin £1600 (333); Dungiven farmer, 540k Charolais £1790 (332), 360k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (331), 380k Charolais £1250 (329), 370k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (327), 470k £1530 (326), 440k £1430 (325); Stewartstown farmer, 490k Shorthorn £1620 (331) and Portglenone farmer, 610k Belgian Blue £2000 (328), 660k £2150 (326).

Steers

Maghera farmer, 360k Limousin £1660 (461), 360k £1480 (411), 390k £1600 (410), 440k £1800 (409), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (382); Knockloughrim farmer, 300k Limousin £1230 (410), 390k £1570 (403); Ballymoney farmer, 320k Shorthorn beef £1300 (406), 430k £1590 (370), 420k Hereford £1500 (357); Crumlin farmer, 450k Charolais £1820 (404), 460k £1650 (359); Randalstown farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (395); Upperlands farmer, 460k Limousin £1700 (370); Garvagh farmer, 320k Charolais £1140 (356), 430k £1440 (335); Maghera farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (349); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1880 (348), 500k £1730 (346), 460k £1520 (330); Bendooragh farmer, 480k Fleckvieh £1670 (348), 430k £1490 (347), 450k £1540 (342), 460k Charolais £1510 (328), 440k £1420 (323); Portglenone farmer, 570k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1900 (333), 640k £2100 (328); Maghera farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1760 (326) and Magherafelt farmer, 480k Friesian £1540 (321).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.