Fat cows and bulls selling to £3320 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £1260; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £1250, £1150, Charolais £1080, Aberdeen Angus £930, £810; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £1080, £940, £900, Aberdeen Angus £830; Newry farmer, Simmental £1010, Hereford £910, Aberdeen Angus £870, £850, Hereford £800, Aberdeen Angus £780, £610, £590; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1010, £920; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £1000, Aberdeen Angus £990, Limousin £990, Aberdeen Angus £960, Simmental £810; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £980, £740; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £960, £940; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £950; Rasharkin farmer, Simmental £910; Belgian Blue £860; Kircubbin farmer, Belgian Blue £860, £810, £780; Rasharkin farmer, Limousin £860, £820, £680, £580; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £840, £730; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £810, Hereford £600, Aberdeen Angus £590, £550, £520, Hereford £500; Rasharkin farmer, Hereford £800; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, Friesian £530; Coleraine farmer, Limousin £770; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, £660, £560; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £760; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £740; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £720, Friesian £590; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £710, £640, £600, £540; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710, £630; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £680; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £660, £650, £540; Antrim farmer, Limousin £640; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640, Hereford £640, Aberdeen Angus £570; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £590; Ballymena farmer, Holstein £530 and Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500.

Heifer calves

Poyntzpass farmer, Belgian Blue £1320, £1200, £1170, £1160, £1110, £990, £980, £970, £860, £840, Aberdeen Angus £690; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £1020, £1010, £970, £860; Rasharkin farmer, Limousin £1000, £830, £820, Belgian Blue £640; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £990, £900; Maghera farmer, Charolais £990, Aberdeen Angus £790, £650; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £960; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £930, £840; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £920, Aberdeen Angus £880; Dunloy farmer, Hereford £890; Rasharkin farmer, Belgian Blue £890, £620, Hereford £580; Magherafelt farmer, Hereford £870, Aberdeen Angus £800; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £850; Clough farmer, Simmental £840, Aberdeen Angus £550; Kircubbin farmer, Belgian Blue £810, £720, Aberdeen Angus £680; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £800; Bellaghy farmer, Limousin £800, £750; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £780; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, £700; Antrim farmer, Limousin £760, £600; Newry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £750; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700, £630; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £690, £680, £590, £500; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650, £560; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £600, £540; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £590; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £550; Ballymena farmer, Saler £540 and Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £510.

Friesian calves

Super trade at Kilrea Mart.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £590.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (80)

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 £1980 and 5.08 ppk.

A great entry of 1250 sheep on Monday 10th August met a steady trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to a top of £179 and to 680 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire reaching a top of £256.

More sheep needed weekly.

Fat lamb top prices

Rasharkin farmer, 20k £136 (680); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £147 (668); Garvagh farmer, 20.5k £132 (644); Desertmartin farmer, 20k £128 (640); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £144 (640); Maghera farmer, 21k £132 (629); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £125.50 (628); Rasharkin farmer, 20k £125.50 (628); Feeny farmer, 20.5k £128.50 (627); Limavady farmer, 24k £150 (625); Garvagh farmer, 20.5k £127.50 (622); Cookstown farmer, 23k £142.50 (620); Ballyclare farmer, 23.5k £145.50 (619); Limavady farmer, 24k £148.50 (619); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £139 (618); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £139 (618); Garvagh farmer, 29k £179 (617); Ballymena farmer, 21.5k £132.50 (616); Rasharkin farmer, 21.5k £132.50 (616); Desertmartin farmer, 19k £117 (616); Churchtown farmer, 21k £129 (614); Tobermore farmer, 22k £135 (614); Bendooragh farmer, 22k £135 (614); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £135 (614); Coleraine farmer, 22k £135 (614); Coleraine farmer, 22k £134.50 (611); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £137.50 (611) and Dunloy farmer, 21k £128 (610).

A good entry of 20 dairy stock on Tuesday 11th August met a sharp trade in Kilrea with a calved heifer reaching £3020.

More dairy stock required weekly.

A good entry of 260 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 12th August at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2290 and heifers to £2100.

Fat cows and bulls to £3320.

Fat cows: Sharp trade.

Kilrea farmer, 720k Limousin £2600 (361), 760k Charolais £2550 (336); Rasharkin farmer, 880k Limousin £3050 (347); Limavady farmer, 710k Limousin £2430 (342), 590k £1960 (332); Rasharkin farmer, 680k Limousin £2230 (328), 750k £2310 (308); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Shorthorn beef £1400 (318), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (312), 470k Shorthorn beef £1420 (302); Crumlin farmer, 920k Charolais £2910 (316), 700k Limousin £2200 (314); Ahoghill farmer, 780k Aberdeen Angus £2440 (313); Bendooragh farmer, 660k Hereford £2040 (309), 500k £1540 (308), 580k £1760 (303); Bellaghy farmer, 1050k Charolais £3200 (305) and Boveedy farmer, 1090k Charolais £3320 (305).

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Pomeroy farmer, 360k Limousin £1500 (417); Coleraine farmer, 340k Charolais £1350 (397), 340k £1290 (379), 290k £1090 (376); Magherafelt farmer, 520k Limousin £2060 (396), 470k £1560 (332), 550k Aberdeen Angus £1720 (313); Maghera farmer, 360k Limousin £1400 (389), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (327), 450k £1420 (316); Limavady farmer, 330k Belgian Blue £1240 (376), 360k Hereford £1260 (350), 310k Fleckvieh £1010 (326), 340k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (321); Dungiven farmer, 250k Aberdeen Angus £920 (368), 230k Limousin £840 (365); Randalstown farmer, 350k Limousin £1280 (366), 340k £1130 (332); Ballycastle farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (364), 420k Charolais £1460 (348), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (330), 450k £1470 (327), 485k £1570 (324), 450k £1420 (316), 490k £1510 (308), 490k £1500 (306); Dungannon farmer, 270k Aberdeen Angus £960 (356), 340k Stabiliser £1150 (338), 280k Aberdeen Angus £920 (329), 340k £1110 (327), 390k £1240 (318), 300k £930 (310); Kilrea farmer, 570k Limousin £2010 (353), 530k Charolais £1870 (353); Upperlands farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (350); Cookstown farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1590 (346); Ballycastle farmer, 555k Aberdeen Angus £1890 (341); Knockloughrim farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1870 (334), 560k £1760 (314), 540k £1680 (311), 510k £1540 (302); Magherafelt farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1570 (334), 420k £1350 (321), 560k £1800 (321), 465k £1490 (320), 410k £1300 (317); Newtownards farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (332), 430k £1410 (328); Portglenone farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £2100 (328), 550k £1740 (316); Londonderry farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (323), 520k Hereford £1580 (304); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (317), 660k £2050 (311), 570k £1750 (307); Magherafelt farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1880 (308); Glarryford farmer, 560k Friesian £1720 (307) and Magherafelt farmer, 450k Hereford £1380 (307).

Steers

Portglenone farmer, 390k Limousin £1800 (462), 370k £1710 (462), 400k £1740 (435), 470k £1890 (402); Macosquin farmer, 430k Charolais £1850 (430), 480k £1930 (402), 570k £2000 (351); Coleraine farmer, 370k Charolais £1470 (397), 410k £1620 (395), 430k £1650 (384), 360k £1380 (383), 330k £1240 (376), 390k £1460 (374), 400k £1420 (355), 410k £1400 (342); Magherafelt farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1700 (386), 550k £1910 (347), 550k £1890 (344), 540k £1850 (343), 490k £1600 (327), 490k £1540 (314); Ballymoney farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £2180 (352), 650k Aberdeen Angus £2160 (332), 480k Charolais £1580 (329), 475k Shorthorn beef £1540 (324), 450k Fleckvieh £1430 (318), 630k Belgian Blue £1940 (308); Ahoghill farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £2070 (351), 540k £1790 (332), 500k £1540 (308); Ballycastle farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (349); Bellaghy farmer, 470k Stabiliser £1630 (347), 590k £1990 (337), 570k £1880 (330); Magherafelt farmer, 650k Aberdeen Angus £2230 (343); Upperlands farmer, 410k Hereford £1380 (337); Magherafelt farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1940 (335), 590k Limousin £1950 (331), 620k Aberdeen Angus £2050 (331), 640k £2050 (320); Portglenone farmer, 660k Simmental £2160 (327); Cullybackey farmer, 610k Limousin £1980 (325); Portglenone farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1950 (325), 570k £1850 (325), 630k Limousin £2000 (318); Ballymoney farmer, 720k Aberdeen Angus £2290 (318), 720k £2280 (317), 720k £2190 (304); Portglenone farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £2220 (317) and Maghera farmer, 510k Fleckvieh £1610 (316).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.