Fat cows and bulls selling to £3330 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Dromore farmer, Belgian Blue £1130, £985, Aberdeen Angus £925, Belgian Blue £900, £855, Aberdeen Angus £850, £835, £815, Belgian Blue £795, Aberdeen Angus £750, Belgian Blue £740, £650, Aberdeen Angus £600, £560, Friesian £440; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £990, Aberdeen Angus £955, £815,£655, Holstein £460; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900, £865; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £850, £830, Aberdeen Angus £720, £715; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £845, £805, Aberdeen Angus £790; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £820, Hereford £800; Magherafelt farmer, Simmental £820, £500; Ballymoney farmer, Limousin £800, £780; Bangor farmer, Shorthorn beef £775, £725, Ayrshire £410; Portstewart farmer, Aberdeen Angus £775, Belgian Blue £680, Aberdeen Angus £670; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £770, Limousin £725, £535; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, £520; Mosside farmer, Hereford £760; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £730, Holstein £440; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £710; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £680; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660, £650; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650, £630; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £620; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £620; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620, Belgian Blue £550, £500; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £610; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £595, Aberdeen Angus £590; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £560, Hereford £430; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £550; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £510, £470, £460, £450; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £420; Macosquin farmer, Hereford £490, Aberdeen Angus £470; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £465, £440; Maghera farmer, Friesian £480; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £475; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £470; Stranocum farmer, Aberdeen Angus £470; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460, £420, £400 and Toomebridge farmer, Limousin £430.

Heifer calves

Fintona farmer, Holstein £1320, £1020, £1000; Dromore farmer, Belgian Blue £970, £935, £910, Aberdeen Angus £895, Belgian Blue £830, Aberdeen Angus £790, Belgian Blue £700, £685, £665, Aberdeen Angus £660, £650, Belgian Blue £600; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £935, £850; Cookstown farmer, Charolais £890, Simmental £845; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860; Upperlands farmer, Fleckvieh £830; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £800, Aberdeen Angus £690, £590; Magherafelt farmer, Simmental £780, £460; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £755, £750; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £755, £600, £500; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £750, £700, £490; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £745, Shorthorn beef £730, £550; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £745; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £725; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £720; Armoy farmer, Limousin £700, Aberdeen Angus £620, Limousin £600, Aberdeen Angus £545, £485, £410, £400; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £700, Aberdeen Angus £675, Limousin £500; Mosside farmer, Hereford £700, £590; Randalstown farmer, Hereford £680, £590, £480, £440; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £660, Limousin £635; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680, £545; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £650, Shorthorn beef £520; Portstewart farmer, Aberdeen Angus £615; Macosquin farmer, IMR £600, Aberdeen Angus £520; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £565, Friesian £430; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £530, Aberdeen Angus £490; Tobermore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500, £470; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £495, £470; Stranocum farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £410; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £485; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £470; Mosside farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, £410; Toomebridge farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, Limousin £400; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £440; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £440 and Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £380.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (20)

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 £1710 and 4.72 ppk.

A great entry of 1550 sheep at Kilrea Mart on Monday 7th June met a steady trade for lambs with ewes a flyer.

Lambs sold to top of £191 and to top of 671 per kg.

Ewes were on fire and sold to £242.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Limavady farmer, 22k £147.50 (671); Ballymena farmer, 21k £138.50 (660); Maghera farmer, 22k £145 (659); Rasharkin farmer, 21k £137 (652); Kilrea farmer, 22k £143 (650); Randalstown farmer, 30k £191 (637); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £143 (636); Kilrea farmer, 22k £139.50 (634); Coleraine farmer, 22k £138 (627); Magherafelt farmer, 23k £143.50 (624); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £143.50 (624); Coleraine farmer, 23k £143.50 (624); Ballinderry farmer, 19k £118 (621); Tobermore farmer, 23k £142 (617); Dungannon farmer, 17.5k £108 (617); Kilrea farmer, 23k £141.50 (615); Garvagh farmer, 20.5k £126 (615); Coleraine farmer, 22k £135 (614) and Aghadowey farmer, 20.5k £125 (610).

A good entry of 410 on Wednesday 9th July at Kilrea Mart which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2500 and heifers to £2160,

Fat cows and bulls to £3330.

Fat cows: 100 on offer, sharp trade.

Kilrea farmer, 680k Charolais £2570 (378); Claudy farmer, 670k Limousin £2450 (366); Macosquin farmer, 800k Charolais £2790 (349), 880k £2960 (336); Ballintoy farmer, 960k Belgian Blue £3330 (347); Ballymoney farmer, 650k Limousin £2250 (346), 680k £2080 (306); Bushmills farmer, 830k Charolais £2780 (335); Finvoy farmer, 570k Limousin £1900 (333); Magherafelt farmer, 470k Limousin £1500 (319); Limavady farmer, 700k Simmental £2210 (316); Portglenone farmer, 500k Holstein £1580 (316); Ballymoney farmer, 610k Limousin £1920 (315); Castlerock farmer, 960k Charolais £3020 (315) and Finvoy farmer, 600k Hereford £1860 (310), 640k Limousin £1950 (305).

Friesian cows to £2140.

Suckler section

Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus heifers with Aberdeen Angus heifer calves at foot to £3720, £3680; Doagh farmer, springing second calver Limousin to £3220 and Bendooragh farmer, Hereford heifer with Simmental bull calf at foot to £2600.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Coleraine farmer, 310k Charolais £1370 (442), 380k Limousin £1560 (411), 290k Shorthorn beef £1160 (400), 360k Limousin £1440 (400), 380k £1490 (392), 310k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (381), 340k Simmental £1280 (377), 310k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (374), 360k Limousin £1340 (372), 330k Simmental £1180 (358); Londonderry farmer, 330k Limousin £1400 (424); Bushmills farmer, 470k Limousin £1970 (419), 450k £1870 (416), 440k Charolais £1800 (409), 500k Limousin £2040 (408), 460k Charolais £1860 (404), 430k Limousin £1700 (395), 480k Charolais £1870 (390), 510k Limousin £1980 (388), 460k £1770 (385), 500k Charolais £1920 (384), 430k Charolais £1650 (384), 480k Limousin £1810 (377), 490k Simmental £1820 (371), 530k Charolais £1940 (366), 550k £1900 (346), 570k £1950 (342); Kilrea farmer, 530k Charolais £2160 (408), 430k £1690 (393); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Limousin £1790 (398), 530k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (383), 520k Limousin £1960 (377), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1880 (376), 520k £1940 (373), 530k Limousin £1970 (372), 550k £1990 (362), 470k £1690 (360), 500k £1770 (354), 600k £2060 (343); Dungiven farmer, 360k Limousin £1430 (397), 400k Simmental £1560 (390), 410k Limousin £1510 (368), 380k £1390 (366), 490k £1750 (357); Randalstown farmer, 500k Charolais £1970 (394); Dungiven farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £2050 (387), 560k £2020 (361), 540k £1910 (354), 470k Charolais £1650 (351), 490k £1700 (347), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1780 (336); Bushmills farmer, 480k Limousin £1850 (385), Bushmills farmer, 530k Limousin £2030 (383), 540k £2000 (370), 610k £2070 (339); Maghera farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £2020 (381) and Upperlands farmer, 470k Limousin £1790 (381), 500k Charolais £1850 (370), 560k £1900 (339).

Steers

Dunadry farmer, 300k Simmental £1380 (460); Crumlin farmer, 450k Limousin £1980 (440), 420k £1620 (386), 600k Simmental £2280 (380), 500k Limousin £1890 (378); Dungiven farmer, 460k Limousin £2000 (435), 370k £1470 (397), 410k £1600 (390); Ballyclare farmer, 390k Limousin £1660 (426), 470k £1870 (398), 390k £1400 (359), 460k £1560 (339), 400k £1340 (335), 580k £1910 (329); Coleraine farmer, 470k Limousin £1670 (398); Garvagh farmer, 370k Hereford £1400 (378); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Saler £1660 (377), 370k £1340 (362), 430k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (349), 380k Saler £1270 (334), 380k £1230 (324); Coleraine farmer, 670k Limousin £2500 (373); Kilraughts farmer, 500k Friesian £1860 (372), 530k Fleckvieh £1920 (362), 470k Friesian £1620 (345), 520k £1710 (329), 510k £1670 (328), 500k £1560 (312); Maghera farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £1660 (339), 540k Friesian £1760 (326), 550k £1700 (309) and Strabane farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (339).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.