Fat cows and bulls selling to £2980 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Castlerock farmer, Simmental £1620, Limousin £1490, Simmental £1470, £1440; Upperlands farmer, Limousin £1260; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £980; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £950, Aberdeen Angus £620; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £920; Swatragh farmer, Belgian Blue £890; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £860; Castledawson farmer, Belgian Blue £810, £740, £590; Lisburn farmer, Hereford £800, Shorthorn beef £660; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £790, Simmental £760, Limousin £740, Simmental £700, £670, £660, Limousin £650, £600; Castlerock farmer, Simmental £780, £670; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £760; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750; Limavady farmer, Charolais £720, Belgian Blue £720, £700, Aberdeen Angus £640; Upperlands farmer, Charolais £710, £660, £650, £600; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £690, £560; Lurgan farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690, Limousin £590; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £670, £600, £560; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £660; Bellaghy farmer, Belgian Blue £650; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650; Cullybackey farmer, Limousin £630; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £630, Aberdeen Angus £630, Friesian £630; Desertmartin farmer, Belgian Blue £620, Fleckvieh £590; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £600; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580, £550; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560 and Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560.

Heifer calves

Coleraine farmer, Friesian £1200, £1160, £1100, £1060, £1000, £980; Dungiven farmer, Holstein £1100, £1020, £980, £940; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £1000, Charolais £870; Portglenone farmer, Holstein £1000, £900, £760; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £890, Hereford £560; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860; Randalstown farmer, Simmental £740, Limousin £680, £670; Upperlands farmer, Charolais £740, £710, £680, £550; Castledawson farmer, Belgian Blue £690; Swatragh farmer, Belgian Blue £690; Ballymena farmer, Charolais £680; Coleraine farmer, Charolais £670; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £670, £560; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £670, £650, £580; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660, Hereford £550; Lisburn farmer, Shorthorn beef £650; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630, Belgian Blue £550; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £590; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £580 and Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £560.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £500.

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 £1490 and 5.30 ppk.

A smaller entry of 800 sheep on Monday 15th December met a sharper trade for lambs with ewes on fire.

Lambs sold to top of £149.50 and to top of 631 pence per kg.

Ewes reached a top of £194.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Kilrea farmer, 19.5k £123 (631); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £143.50 (624); Ballycastle farmer, 24k £149.50 (623); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £138.50 (616); Toomebridge farmer, 23.5k £140 (596); Garvagh farmer, 17k £100 (588); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £135 (587); Londonderry farmer, 22.5k £131.50 (584); Rasharkin farmer, 21k £121 (576); Garvagh farmer, 21k £121 (576); Castledawson farmer, 25k £143.50 (574); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £128 (569); Rasharkin farmer, 21.5k £122 (567); Toome farmer, 21k £119 (567); Coleraine farmer, 18k £102 (567); Kilrea farmer, 23k £130 (565) and Macosquin farmer, 25.5k £143 (561).

Heavier type lambs to £149.50, £147, £146, £145, £143.50, £143 and £140.

A good entry of 165 on Wednesday 17th December 2025 at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2550 and heifers to £2300.

Fat cows and bulls to £2980.

Fat cows: 100 on offer, sharp trade

Ballymoney farmer, 620k Limousin £2250 (363); Dungiven farmer, 630k Charolais £2260 (359), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1670 (348), 490k £1690 (345), 690k SH £2330 (338); Greysteel farmer, 570k Limousin £1980 (347), 550k £1880 (342); Ballymena farmer, 820k Simmental £2800 (342); Draperstown farmer, 630k Belgian Blue £2130 (338); Limavady farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £2080 (336), 600k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1930 (322); Dungiven farmer, 890k Aberdeen Angus £2980 (335); Ballymena farmer, 660k Simmental £2150 (326); Dunloy farmer, 540k Fleckvieh £1730 (320); Aghadowey farmer, 690k Friesian £2170 (315); Ballymoney farmer, 700k Saler £2200 (314) and Magherafelt farmer, 500k Friesian £1560 (312).

Friesian cows to £2170.

Suckler section

Claudy farmer, Limousin heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £3680.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Culnady farmer, 380k Simmental £1610 (424); Magherafelt farmer, 590k Limousin £2300 (390); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Limousin £1930 (378); Ballymoney farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £1210 (346), 430k £1460 (340) and Pomeroy farmer, 540k Charolais £1810 (335).

Steers

Ballymoney farmer, 310k Belgian Blue £1520 (490), 300k Charolais £1460 (487), 320k £1510 (472), 300k Belgian Blue £1350 (450), 350k Limousin £1460 (417); Bellarena farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus£1560 (473), 430k £1880 (437), 370k £1610 (435), 330k Limousin £1340 (406), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1820 (387), 480k £1810 (377), 360k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (350); Coleraine farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £2080 (393), 490k £1830 (374), 600k £2100 (350); Kilrea farmer, 660k Limousin £2550 (386), 640k Charolais £2390 (373), 660k Limousin £2420 (367), 630k Simmental £2200 (349); Maghera farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1980 (374), 570k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (356), 560k Belgian Blue £1980 (354), 650k Aberdeen Angus £2150 (331); Cullybackey farmer, 500k Fleckvieh £1860 (372), 500k £1790 (358), 580k £1990 (343), 590k £2000 (339); Dungiven farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £2150 (371); Magherafelt farmer, 610k Limousin £2200 (361), 580k £2060 (355), 630k £2190 (348) and Upperlands farmer, 540k Hereford £1860 (344), 600k £2030 (338).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.