Fat cows and bulls selling to £3180 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Calves

Bull calves

Newbuildings farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1080, Belgian Blue £915, Aberdeen Angus £910, Belgian Blue £895, Limousin £890, Aberdeen Angus £890, £880, £780, Swedish Red £750, Swedish Red £620; Poyntzpass farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940, Belgian Blue £865, Hereford £735, £700, Belgian Blue £630, Friesian £530, £425; Londonderry farmer, Belgian Blue £895, £780, Galloway £680; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £885, Belgian Blue £850, Friesian £545; Castledawson farmer, Shorthorn beef £860, Limousin £835; Aghaodowey farmer, Belgian Blue £850, £790, £715; Lisburn farmer, Aberdeen Angus £845; Nutt's Corner farmer, Simmental £825; Tandragee farmer, Limousin £825; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, Belgian Blue £775, Friesian £530; Claudy farmer, Charolais £770, £675; Moneymore farmer, Fleckvieh £750, Limousin £680; Toomebridge farmer, Friesian £720, £630; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710, £695; Greyabbey farmer, Belgian Blue £705, Aberdeen Angus £675, Charolais £625, Limousin £445; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £665, £520; Dungannon farmer, Friesian £645, £485; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £615, £600, £550, £545, £455, £450; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £520; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £505, £485, £470; Portglenone farmer, Galloway £490, £425; Claudy farmer, Hereford £480; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £485, £465, Aberdeen Angus £435; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £485; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480, Belgian Blue £475; Rasharkin farmer, Friesian £480, £435; Upperlands farmer, Simmental £465; Knockloughrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Lisburn farmer, Charolais £455, Belgian Blue £450, Aberdeen Angus £450; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, £440; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, £435, Hereford £430; Cloughmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £445, £430; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, £415; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Dervock farmer, Charolais £425; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £415 and Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400.

Heifer calves

Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1000; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £980; Nutt's Corner farmer, Simmental £925; Poyntzpass farmer, Belgian Blue £885, £800, Aberdeen Angus £780, Hereford £560; Castledawson farmer, Belgian Blue £865, Limousin £810, £590; Lisburn farmer, Belgian Blue £830, Aberdeen Angus £810, £695; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £820, £705, £680; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £795, £680; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £785; Newbuildings farmer, Aberdeen Angus £760, Belgian Blue £715, Friesian £640; Londonderry farmer, Belgian Blue £720, Galloway £530; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £720; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710; Nutt's Corner, Limousin £700; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £695, Simmental £635, Hereford £605; Claudy farmer, Charolais £600; Greyabbey farmer, Limousin £595, Aberdeen Angus £515; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £585, £485; Ahoghill farmer, Simmental £500, Aberdeen Angus £435; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500, £475; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £485; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485, £470, £425, Stabiliser £425; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440; Lisburn farmer, Belgian Blue £440; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £435, Aberdeen Angus £400; Swatragh farmer, Limousin £435, Aberdeen Angus £430; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425 and Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £415.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £455.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (140)

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 £1750 and 4.79 ppk.

A good entry of 1000 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 17th March at Kilrea Mart which met with a steady trade throughout this week with quality lambs in demand.

Lambs to £6.44 per kg and to top of £163.50.

Fat ewes to £252.

Lambs

Cookstown farmer, 23k £148 (644); Antrim farmer, 24k £153.50 (640); Kilrea farmer, 22k £138 (627); Ballycastle farmer, 22k £137 (623); Glarryford farmer, 23k £143 (622), 23.5k £145 (617); Ballymoney farmer, 25k £155 (620); Kilrea farmer, 21k £130 (619) and Moneymore farmer, 23.5k £145 (617).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £252.

More ewes needed.

Dairy report - A good entry of 30 dairy on Tuesday 18th March to a top price of £2780 for a calved cow.

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

Bushmills farmer, second calver to £2780, calved heifers to £2700, £2300, £2080; Moneymore farmer, calved heifer to £2000 and Ballymoney farmer, batch of maiden heifers to £820, £800.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry of 360 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 19th March at Kilrea Mart which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2800, heifers to £2600 and fat cows and bulls to £3180.

Fat cows: 85 on offer, sharp trade.

Strabane farmer, 590k Charolais £2180 (370), 450k £1620 (360), 580k £2080 (359), 610k £2180 (357), 440k £1480 (336); Upperlands farmer, 510k Simmental £1770 (347); Cookstown farmer, 930k Friesian £3180 (342); Toomebridge farmer, 690k Limousin £2300 (333), 770k £2450 (318); Garvagh farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1750 (330), 480k Holstein £1460 (304); Claudy farmer, 600k Shorthorn beef £1950 (325), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1610 (322); Toomebridge farmer, 570k Friesian £1840 (323); Randalstown farmer, 440k Friesian £1380 (314); Randalstown farmer, 770k Belgian Blue £2390 (310); Portrush farmer, 800k Limousin £2470 (309) and Portglenone farmer, 670k Charolais £2030 (303).

Friesian cows to 342 ppk.

Suckler

Draperstown farmer, Limousin bull to £4040; Limavady farmer, batch of springing Limousin heifers to £3020, £2500, £2440, £2380, £2300, £2200 and Greysteel farmer, Belgian Blue springing second calver to £2430.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 210k Charolais £940 (448), 280k £1100 (393), 210k Limousin £760 (362); Garvagh farmer, 240k Limousin £1040 (433); Portglenone farmer, 470k Limousin £1990 (423), 580k £2360 (407), 540k £2180 (404), 590k £2380 (403), 570k £2180 (383); Coleraine farmer, 490k Limousin £2060 (420), 510k £2140 (420), 560k £2340 (418), 490k £2050 (418), 400k £1660 (415), 420k £1710 (407), 530k £2140 (404), 490k £1960 (400), 570k £2280 (400), 350k £1370 (391), 420k £1600 (381), 540k £1970 (365); Toomebridge farmer, 470k Limousin £1930 (411), 520k £2130 (410), 450k £1830 (407), 430k £1650 (384), 500k £1900 (380), 430k £1580 (367); Toomebridge farmer, 310k Charolais £1260 (407), 340k £1220 (359), 300k £1040 (347); Ballycastle farmer, 590k Limousin £2390 (405), 570k £2220 (390), 590k £2160 (366), 530k £1920 (362), 570k £2000 (351); Ballymena farmer, 330k Charolais £1320 (400), 320k £1280 (400), 220k £860 (391), 300k £1150 (383), 320k £1140 (356), 310k £1080 (348); Limavady farmer, 570k Simmental £2260 (397), 500k Limousin £1800 (360), 570k Belgian Blue £2050 (360), 580k £2070 (357), 520k Charolais £1850 (356), 540k Simmental £1850 (343); Omagh farmer, 280k Charolais £1100 (393); Magherafelt farmer, 325k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (391), 430k £1550 (361), 390k £1370 (351), 400k £1390 (348), 390k £1350 (346); Antrim farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £1560 (390); Ballymena farmer, 410k Charolais £1580 (385, 350k £1310 (374), 420k Limousin £1560 (371), 380k Charolais £1390 (366), 500k £1790 (358); Limavady farmer, 680k Charolais £2600 (382), 640k £2440 (381), 730k £2600 (356); Rasharkin farmer, 380k Belgian Blue £1450 (382); Portglenone farmer, 400k Limousin £1510 (378), 400k Belgian Blue £1500 (375), 340k £1190 (350), 400k £1400 (350), 520k Limousin £1800 (346), 350k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (343), 410k Belgian Blue £1390 (339), 370k £1250 (338), 480k Hereford £1610 (335); Moneymore farmer, 420k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1520 (362), 370k Limousin £1300 (351); Portglenone farmer, 600k Limousin £2170 (362); Bellarena farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1490 (355), 350k £1220 (349), 430k Limousin £1480 (344); Coagh farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (350); Portglenone farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1640 (349); Dungiven farmer, 370k Charolais £1290 (347), 340k £1180 (347) and Portglenone farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (343).

Steers

Ahoghill farmer, 510k Limousin £2340 (459), 580k Charolais £2520 (435), 550k Limousin £2340 (426), 580k Charolais £2460 (424); Coleraine farmer, 590k Charolais £2640 (448), 570k £2550 (447), 610k £2660 (436), 620k £2660 (429), 580k £2480 (428), 610k £2540 (416), 570k Limousin £2360 (414), 590k Charolais £2400 (407), 660k £2640 (400), 600k Limousin £2290 (382); Ballymena farmer, 520k Charolais £2260 (435), 540k £2280 (422), 490k £2060 (420), 470k £1970 (419), 520k £2180 (419), 480k £1920 (400), 430k £1690 (393), 530k Limousin £2080 (393), 430k Charolais £1680 (391), 560k £2170 (388), 470k £1820 (387), 430k Limousin £1640 (381), 450k Charolais £1690 (376), 490k £1810 (369), 550k £1990 (362), 460k Limousin £1640 (357); Limavady farmer, 550k Charolais £2300 (418); Ballymoney farmer, 370k Limousin £1530 (414), 370k Simmental £1500 (405), 360k Limousin £1400 (389), 420k Simmental £1560 (371), 370k Limousin £1350 (365), 330k £1180 (358), 440k £1560 (355); Garvagh farmer, 300k Limousin £1240 (413), 320k £1270 (397), 280k £1060 (379); Dungiven farmer, 470k Charolais £1930 (411), 490k £1840 (376); Toomebridge farmer, 310k Charolais £1270 (410); Bushmills farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (402), 420k £1670 (398), 400k £1570 (393), 440k £1690 (384), 410k £1560 (381), 450k £1700 (378), 440k £1600 (364), 420k £1510 (360), 470k £1680 (357); Kilrea farmer, 700k Charolais £2800 (400), 680k £2700 (397), 620k Saler £2410 (389), 590k Limousin £2290 (388), 660k Charolais £2400 (364), 680k £2400 (353); Dungannon farmer, 500k Simmental £1970 (394), 520k Limousin £2010 (387), 580k Aberdeen Angus £2210 (381), 520k Belgian Blue £1980 (381), 580k Simmental £2200 (379), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1890 (378), 580k £2190 (378), 600k £2240 (373), 580k £2160 (372), 590k Belgian Blue £2170 (368), 600k £2190 (365), 600k £2180 (363), 570k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (356), 510k £1800 (353), 510k Limousin £1790 (351), Garvagh farmer, 260k Limousin £1000 (385); 240k £870 (363), 340k £1230 (362), 340k Shorthorn beef £1200 (353); Kilrea farmer, 360k Limousin £1340 (372);Cookstown farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1670 (371), 450k £1580 (351).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.