Fat cows and bulls selling to £3420 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Tobermore farmer, HI £1700, Belgian Blue £1440, £1105, £1015, Simmental £810, Stabiliser £770, Belted Galloway £520; Ringsend farmer, Belgian Blue £1280; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1100; Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £1095, £895; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £1075, £1050; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £1055, £995; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1050, Holstein £550; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1050, £1040, £900, £895, £770, £750, Holstein £625, £620, £420; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £1025; Toomebridge farmer, Friesian £990, £500, £475; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £870; Portstewart farmer, Aberdeen Angus £865, £790; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £855, £655; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £830; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £825; Donaghadee farmer, Aberdeen Angus £815; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, £740, £655, £565, £540; Portglenone farmer, Hereford £790, Blonde d'Aquitaine £650, £540; Portglenone farmer, Galloway £760; Magherafelt farmer, Fleckvieh £700; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £685, Speckle Park £510; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £635, £630; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £590; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580, £550; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £575, £550, £495; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570; Eglinton farmer, Friesian £565, £520; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £560; Finvoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £555; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425 and Cookstown farmer, Holstein £410.

Heifer calves

Castlerock farmer, Charolais £1400, £960; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £1290; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £1260, £1200, Belted Galloway £890, £870, Aberdeen Angus £805, £770, Stabiliser £710, £670, Simmental £665; Cloughmills farmer, Belgian Blue £995, Saler £860, Aberdeen Angus £825; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940, £805, £740; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £910; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £900; Portstewart farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900, £860, Belgian Blue £810, Aberdeen Angus £660; Portglenone farmer, Blonde d'Aquitaine £890, Fleckvieh £660, Blonde d'Aquitaine £530; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £870; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £850; Portglenone farmer, Galloway £790, £745; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £760; Donaghadee farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750, £650; Castlerock farmer, Shorthorn £745, Speckle Park £680; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690, Belgian Blue £550; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690, £685, Belgian Blue £615; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £675; Cookstown farmer, Friesian £660; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £655, £650, £550; Cookstown farmer, Charolais £640, Limousin £540; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620, £500; Ballymoney farmer, Holstein £615; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £605; Knockloughrim farmer, Simmental £580; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £550; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485 and Cloughmills farmer, Shorthorn beef £450.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £410.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/sucklers calves (70)

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 £1910 and 7.32 ppk.

A super entry of 1650 sheep on Monday 18th August met a super trade for lambs with ewes a flyer.

Lambs sold to top of £183 and to top of 712 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire and sold to £258.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Maghera farmer, 17k £121 (712); Limavady farmer, 24k £170 (708); Cookstown farmer, 18k £127 (706); Claudy farmer, 17.5k £123 (703); Ballymena farmer, 17.5k £122.50 (700); Draperstown farmer, 18k £125.50 (697); Draperstown farmer, 19.5k £133.50 (685); Upperlands farmer, 17k £116 (682); Maghera farmer, 18.5k £125.50 (678); Antrim farmer, 22k £149 (677); Antrim farmer, 22k £148 (673); Castlerock farmer, 19k £127 (668); Maghera farmer, 25k £167 (668); Feeny farmer, 21.5k £143.50 (667); Upperlands farmer, 16.5k £110 (667); Ballymoney farmer, 18.5k £123 (665); Draperstown farmer, 19.5k £129.50 (664); Tobermore farmer, 22k £145 (659); Rasharkin farmer, 19k £125 (658); Cookstown farmer, 21k £138 (657); Limavady farmer, 22k £144 (655); Upperlands farmer, 20.5k £134 (654); Tobermore farmer, 20k £130.50 (653); Coleraine farmer, 21k £137 (652); Cookstown farmer, 22k £143.50 (652); Moneymore farmer, 19.5k £127 (651); Cookstown farmer, 19.5k £127 (651); Antrim farmer, 21.5k £140 (651); Antrim farmer, 25k £162.50 (650); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £146 (649); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £139.50 ( 649); Upperlands farmer, 21k £136 (648); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £145.50 (647); Cookstown farmer, 20k £129 (645); Portglenone farmer, 20k £129 (645); Tobermore farmer, 22.5k £145 (644); Limavady farmer, 24k £154.50 (644); Maghera farmer, 22.5k £144.50 (642) and Limavady farmer, 26.5k £170 (642).

A super entry of 270 on Wednesday 20th August at Kilrea Mart which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £3130 and heifers to £3000.

Fat cows and bulls to £3420.

Fat cows: 100 on offer, sharp trade.

Ringsend farmer, 760k Limousin £3280 (432); Portglenone farmer, 620k Blonde d'Aquitaine £2470 (398), 510k £1800 (353); Omagh farmer, 660k Charolais £2520 (382), 710k Limousin £2590 (365); Ahoghill farmer, 700k Charolais £2670 (381), 630k £2340 (371), 660k £2380 (361), 850k Aberdeen Angus £2820 (332); Dungiven farmer, 900k Limousin £3420 (380); Rasharkin farmer, 560k Limousin £2070 (370), 600k Aberdeen Angus £2060 (343); Castlerock farmer, 610k Saler £2240 (367), 610k Limousin £2210 (362); Toomebridge farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £2420 (367), 600k £2170 (362); Rasharkin farmer, 590k Hereford £2070 (351); Dunloy farmer, 690k Charolais £2400 (348), 770k £2600 (338); Rasharkin farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1910 (3347), 550k Hereford £1850 (236); Ballymena farmer, 580k Simmental £2000 (345); Knockloughrim farmer, 630k Belted Galloway £2170 (344), 690k Norwegian Red £2360 (342), 680k Belgian Blue £2250 (331); Tobermore farmer, 620k Friesian £2090 (337) and Knockloughrim farmer, 410k Friesian £1360 (332).

Friesian cows to £2290.

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dunloy farmer, 550k Charolais £2680 (487), 580k £2690 (464), 560k £2490 (445), 600k £2640 (440), 590k £2580 (437), 580k £2520 (435), 540k £2340 (433), 640k £2760 (431), 560k £2410 (430), 610k £2600 (426), 660k £2760 (418); Portglenone farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £2590 (471), 560k £2630 (470), 540k £2470 (457), 560k £2550 (455), 540k £2350 (435), 530k £2300 (434), 510k £2090 (410), 560k Limousin £2270 (405), 560k £2260 (404), 580k £2340 (403), 620k £2310 (373); Kilrea farmer, 450k Limousin £2070 (460), 450k £2040 (453), 400k £1740 (435), 520k £2150 (414); Rasharkin farmer, 370k Limousin £1690 (457), 420k £1900 (452), 400k £1750 (438), 420k £1800 (429), 440k £1830 (416); Aghadowey farmer, 670k Limousin £3000 (448), 580k £2560 (441), 640k Charolais £2660 (416), 650k £2690 (414); Cookstown farmer, 660k Charolais £2880 (436), 610k Limousin £2650 (434), 670k Charolais £2730 (408); Cullybackey farmer, 330k Simmental £1390 (421), 380k £1540 (405), 420k £1680 (400), 360k Belgian Blue £1410 (392); Portglenone farmer, 340k Charolais £1430 (421); Dungiven farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1920 (417), 480k £1810 (377); Ballymena farmer, 610k Charolais £2510 (412), 610k £2500 (410), 490k £1970 (402); Bushmills farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1900 (404), 550k Limousin £2170 (395), 610k Aberdeen Angus £2320 (380); Portstewart farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £2010 (402), 550k £2110 (384); Upperlands farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1800 (400); Portglenone farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £2150 (398), 530k £2090 (394), 550k £2140 (389), 520k £1990 (383), 570k £2160 (379), 600k £2250 (375), 600k £2240 (373); Moneymore farmer, 580k Belgian Blue £2290 (395); Bellarena farmer, 480k Charolais £1880 (392), 480k £1870 (390), 480k Belgian Blue £1850 (385), 510k £1950 (382); Dungannon farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (391), 380k £1450 (382) and Claudy farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (376), 460k £1710 (372), 410k £1520 (371), 470k Simmental £1740 (370).

Steers

Toomebridge farmer, 480k Limousin £2260 (471), 450k £2100 (467), 490k £2270 (463), 500k £2280 (456), 500k £2200 (440), 550k £2400 (436); Crumlin farmer, 550k Limousin £2400 (436); Cullybackey farmer, 310k Simmental £1350 (436), 330k Charolais £1420 (430), 350k Simmental £1400 (400), 370k Belgian Blue £1330 (360); Rasharkin farmer, 420k Limousin £1820 (433), 430k £1750 (407), 430k £1720 (400), 450k £1800 (400), 500k £2000 (400); Upperlands farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1770 (421), 420k £1700 (405); Portglenone farmer, 750k Limousin £3130 (417); Dungannon farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1580 (405); Ahoghill farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £2180 (404), 550k £2150 (391); Bellaghy farmer, 500k Stabiliser £2020 (404), 560k £2070 (370); Magherafelt farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £2350 (398), 570k £2150 (377), 590k £2190 (371); Portstewart farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £2210 (395), 520k Belgian Blue £2030 (390); Clough farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (391), 520k £1990 (383), 450k £1690 (376), 400k Hereford £1450 (363), 380k Belgian Blue £1340 (353) and Moneymore farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £2270 (385), 690k £2550 (370).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.