Fat cows and bulls selling to £3410 at Kilrea Mart

A smaller entry of 420 calves and weanlings on Thursday 5th June at Kilrea Mart which met with an outstanding trade for all types on offer.

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

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Kilrea Mart

Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £990, £980; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £980, £720; Portavogie farmer, Belgian Blue £970, £860, Aberdeen Angus £860, Belgian Blue £850, Aberdeen Angus £780, £760; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £950, £760, Aberdeen Angus £760, Hereford £740, £500, Belgian Blue £450; Portrush farmer, Belgian Blue £940; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £910, Holstein £730, £530; Lurgan farmer, Charolais £870, £860; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £870; Desertmartin farmer, Irish Moile £860, Friesian £680; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £820, Fleckvieh £770; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £810, Aberdeen Angus £700; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £800, Aberdeen Angus £700; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £800, £560; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £795, £785, £740, £590; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £790, £730; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £780, Aberdeen Angus £700; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750, £690; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £745, Belgian Blue £695, Charolais £690; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £740, Aberdeen Angus £695, Belgian Blue £690, £630, Aberdeen Angus £610, £480; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £690, £600, Aberdeen Angus £540, £450; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £670, £660, £550; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670, £590, £580, £500; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £660, Aberdeen Angus £600; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £625; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £620, Limousin £520, £485, Belgian Blue £475; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £600, £550; Bangor farmer, Shorthorn beef £585, Aberdeen Angus £460, Shorthorn beef £450; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £585, £500; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £575; Moneymore farmer, Swedish Red £560; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £545; Ballyclare farmer, Hereford £525, Aberdeen Angus £505; Claudy farmer, Hereford £525; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520, £515; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520, £490, £480; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £500; Dervock farmer, Hereford £485; Tobermore farmer, Belted Galloway £470 and Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450.

Heifer calves

Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1040; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £980, £670; Desertmartin farmer, Shorthorn beef £980, £910, Charolais £890; Portavogie farmer, Belgian Blue £980, Aberdeen Angus £900, £880, Belgian Blue £840, £750; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £970, £820; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £960, £790; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950; Stranocum farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950, £780; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940, Belgian Blue £860, Aberdeen Angus £810; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £930, Belgian Blue £640; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £860, Aberdeen Angus £700, £560; Dungiven farmer, Speckle Park £860, Hereford £770, £720, £710, £700; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £850; Maghera farmer, Limousin £850; Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £800; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £780, £530, Aberdeen Angus £490; Armoy farmer, Simmental £740, Limousin £600, £510; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £710, Hereford £475; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £700, Limousin £680; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £690, £560 and Rasharkin farmer, Limousin £650; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £610, £460; Ballymoney farmer Hereford £600; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £600; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £540, MB £450; Claudy farmer, Simmental £530; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £500; Dervock farmer, Hereford £500; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £470 and Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £400.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (80)

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 £1720 and 4.64 ppk.

A good entry of 950 sheep on Monday 9th June met a steady trade with lambs to £172 per head and £7.09 per kg.

Top lamb prices

Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £152.50 (709); Randalstown farmer, 21k £147 (700), Portglenone farmer, 22k £153 (696), Stewartstown farmer, 21k £146 (695); Garvagh farmer, 20k £139 (695); Aghadowey farmer, 22.5k £156 (693); Coleraine farmer, 21k £145.50 (693); Eglinton farmer, 21k £144.50 (688); Cookstown farmer, 22.5k £153.50 (682); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £153.50 (682); Tobermore farmer, 22k £150 (682); Stewartstown farmer, 22k £149.50 (680); Magherafelt farmer, 22.5k £152.50 (678); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £149 (677); Maghera farmer, 20k £135 (675); Cookstown farmer, 22k £148 (673) and Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £144.50 (672).

250 ewes on offer met an flying trade selling to top of £220.

500 ewes required next week for special order.

All breeds of various flesh levels required.

Dairy report

A better entry of 20 dairy stock on Tuesday 10th June at Kilrea Mart met with a great trade with served heifers to £1740 and maiden heifers to £1540.

More stock required weekly.

A smaller entry of 255 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle at Kilrea Mart on Wednesday 11th June met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2750 and heifers to £2900.

Fat cows and bulls to £3410.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, sharp trade.

Doagh farmer, 820k Aberdeen Angus £3060 (373); Magherafelt farmer, 550k Limousin £2000 (364); Glenarm farmer, 730k Limousin £2640 (362), 960k £3410 (355), 870k £2870 (330), 840k £2910 (346); Macosquin farmer, 820k Limousin £2860 (349); Maghera farmer, 450k Limousin £1530 (340); Crumlin farmer, 590k Charolais £1960 (332); Ahoghill farmer, 760k Aberdeen Angus £2500 (329); Magherafelt farmer, 730k Limousin £2370 (325); Articlave farmer, 550k Limousin £1750 (318); Portglenone farmer, 700k Limousin £2190 (313); Coleraine farmer, 600k Limousin £1870 (312) and Ahoghill farmer, 880k Aberdeen Angus £2740 (311).

Friesian cows to £2200

Suckler section

Randalstown farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £3780;

Magherafelt farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £3650, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £3560; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus second calver with Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot to £2580, Springing Hereford heifer to £2280 and Garvagh farmer, springing Limousin heifer to £2520.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Limavady farmer, 600k Limousin £2900 (483), 600k £2740 (457), 610k £2620 (430), 610k £2390 (392), 700k £2740 (391); Ballymena farmer, 250k Simmental £1150 (460), 330k £1480 (449); Maghera farmer, 340k Limousin £1470 (432), 360k £1420 (394); Dunloy farmer, 390k Charolais £1660 (426), 410k £1710 (417), 460k £1890 (411), 410k £1660 (405); Garvagh farmer, 690k Limousin £2830 (410); Portglenone farmer, 360k Limousin £1450 (403); Finvoy farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1630 (388); Magherafelt farmer, 390k Limousin £1500 (385), 420k £1510 (360), 410k £1450 (354); Glarryford farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (384), 350k £1220 (349), 360k £1250 (347); Kilrea farmer, 450k Charolais £1730 (384), 460k £1610 (350); Moneymore farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (382), 510k £1820 (357); Bellaghy farmer, 380k Hereford £1440 (379), 330k £1230 (373), 330k £1200 (364), 370k £1290 (349), 290k £970 (335); Dungiven farmer, 390k Limousin £1440 (369); Glarryford farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (368), 490k Hereford £1720 (351), 390k £1340 (344); Ahoghill farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1690 (360), 480k Charolais £1710 (356); Maghera farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (354), 390k Limousin £1330 (341), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (339); Upperlands farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (348) and Rasharkin farmer, 550k Fleckvieh £1910 (347), 600k Limousin £2040 (340).

Steers

Maghera farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (473), 390k £1780 (456); Macosquin farmer, 380k Charolais £1790 (471), 360k £1670 (464), 330k £1490 (452), 360k £1600 (444), 340k £1480 (435), 400k £1660 (415); Portglenone farmer, 430k Limousin £1890 (440); Dungiven farmer, 390k Limousin £1690 (433), 520k Stabiliser £1810 (348); Dunloy farmer, 420k Charolais £1800 (429), 500k £2040 (408), 490k £1930 (394); Cullybackey farmer, 510k Simmental £2020 (396), 470k Limousin £1860 (396), 510k £2000 (392), 570k Gel £2200 (386), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1820 (379), 510k Belgian Blue £1890 (371), 480k Limousin £1660 (346), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1810 (342); Glarryford farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1550 (388), 410k £1490 (363); Garvagh farmer, 580k Limousin £2200 (379), 740k £2700 (365); Portglenone farmer, 670k Aberdeen Angus £2530 (378), 620k £2340 (377), 660k £2400 (364); Crumlin farmer, 460k Shorthorn £1730 (376), 510k Aberdeen Angus £1860 (365); Ahoghill farmer, 750k Aberdeen Angus £2750 (367); Articlave farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (367); Upperlands farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1690 (367), 520k £1890 (364); Moneymore farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £2460 (362) and Bushmills farmer, 530k Charolais £1890 (357).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.

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