Fat cows and bulls selling to £3240 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Randalstown farmer, Limousin £1610; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £1400, Friesian £670; Greysteel farmer, Belgian Blue £1360, £1340, £1320; Bellaghy farmer, Belgian Blue £1310, Aberdeen Angus £1250, Hereford £1000, Friesian £750; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1220; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1160, Hereford £1120; Mosside farmer, Limousin £1120, £950, £760; Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £1040; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £890, Belgian Blue £680; Cookstown farmer, Fleckvieh £890, Aberdeen Angus £800, Fleckvieh £690; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860, Belgian Blue £670; Bendooragh farmer, Belgian Blue £850, £700; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £840; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £840, £750; Dungannon farmer, Friesian £800, £680; Dervock farmer, Charolais £770; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £760; Knockloughrim farmer, Holstein £760; Toomebridge farmer, Friesian £750, £680; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £740; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £680; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £680 and Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670.

Heifer calves

Castlerock farmer, Simmental £1510, £1480, Limousin £1290; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £1140; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1030; Crumlin farmer, Charolais £1010; Mosside farmer, Limousin £990, £750; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £890, Aberdeen Angus £780; Bellaghy farmer, Hereford £860; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £810; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £770, £700; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £730, Aberdeen Angus £680; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £700, Aberdeen Angus £690;Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700 and Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £690.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £800.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (90)

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 £2130 and 6.48 ppk.

An entry of 850 sheep on Monday 2nd February met a sharper trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to top of £160 and to top of 675 pence per kg

Ewes were a strong trade reaching a top of £214.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Rasharkin farmer, 20k £135 (675); Randalstown farmer, 21k £141 (671); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £139.50 (649); Ballymena farmer, 21k £136 (648); Garvagh farmer, 23k £148.50 (646); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £137 (637); Moneymore farmer, 21k £131 (624); Dunloy farmer, 23k £142 (617); Claudy farmer, 24k £148 (617); Londonderry farmer, 23.5k £144.50 (615); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £131 (609); Ballymena farmer, 22k £134 (609); Dunloy farmer, 24.5k £147.50 (602); Ballymena farmer, 23.5k £141 (600); Draperstown farmer, 23k £138 (600); Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £122 (595) and Ballymoney farmer, 23k £136.50 (594).

Heavier type lambs to £160, £150, £149, £148.50, £148 and £147.50.

A good entry of 370 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 4th February at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2880, heifers to £2680, fat cows and bulls to £3240.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, sharp trade.

Claudy farmer, 630k Charolais £2400 (381), 740k Limousin £2720 (368); Randalstown farmer, 610k Limousin £2320 (380); Ringsend farmer, 760k Limousin £2870 (378); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Limousin £1880 (376); 470k Limousin £1600 (340); Macosquin farmer, 730k Charolais £2660 (364); 840k Charolais £2690 (320); Ringsend farmer, 720k Limousin £2550 (354); Kilrea farmer, 670k Friesian £2250 (336); Portglenone farmer, 700k Charolais £2340 (334); Maghera farmer, 520k Fleckvieh £1700 (327), 490k Holstein £1540 (314); Garvagh farmer, 1000k Charolais £3240 (324) and Moneymore farmer, 960k Aberdeen Angus £3060 (319).

Suckler section

Claudy farmer, Charolais cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £4540, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £4000 and Draperstown farmer, batch of springers coming to Aberdeen Angus bull to £2680.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Cookstown farmer, 450k Saler £2410 (536), 450k Saler £2260 (502); 380k Saler £1660 (437); 350k Saler £1490 (426); Toomebridge farmer, 390k Limousin £1800 (462), 480k Limousin £2000 (417); Castlerock farmer, 390k Simmental £1780 (456), 400k Simmental £1810 (453); Toomebridge farmer, 380k Charolais £1720 (453); Garvagh farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1830 (436), 420k Limousin £1730 (412), 440k Limousin £1770 (402); Rasharkin farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus £1430 (433); Portglenone farmer, 330k Charolais £1420 (430), 330k Limousin £1420 (430); Magherafelt farmer, 480k Limousin £2020 (421), 500k Limousin £2080 (416); Kilrea farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £2230 (421), 500k Belgian Blue £2000 (400); Portglenone farmer, 590k Limousin £2480 (420); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £2010 (419), 460k Belgian Blue £1890 (411), 480k Simmental £1950 (406) and Toomebridge farmer, 570k Charolais £2280 (400).

Steers

Toomebridge farmer, 350k Charolais £1800 (514), 360k Charolais £1560 (433); Kilrea farmer, 450k Charolais £2080 (462); Ballymena farmer, 410k Charolais £1880 (459); Templepatrick farmer, 410k Limousin £1830 (446), 510k Charolais £2260 (443), 410k Limousin £1800 (439), 520k Limousin £2270 (437), 460k £1960 (426), 530k £2200 (415); Limavady farmer, 570k Charolais £2470 (433), 630k Charolais £2640 (419); Ballymena farmer, 570k Limousin £2450 (430), 600k £2390 (398), 660k £2580 (391); Ballymena farmer, 470k Charolais £2000 (426), 500k Charolais £2060 (412), 580k Charolais £2370 (409), 500k Charolais £2040 (408); Maghera farmer, 500k Limousin £2130 (426), 530k £2170 (409); Limavady farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (420); Magherafelt farmer, 650k Limousin £2710 (417), 660k £2670 (405), 630k £2470 (392); Ballycastle farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1770 (412), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1770 (402); Ahoghill farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £2020 (412) and Magherafelt farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1950 (406).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.