Fat cows and bulls selling to £3440 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Upperlands farmer, Limousin £955; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940, £700, £600, £555; Maghera farmer, Hereford £860; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £760, £675, Limousin £640; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £730, Hereford £645, £640, Aberdeen Angus £580, £570, Hereford £540, Aberdeen Angus £525, Charolais £505, Aberdeen Angus £485, £450; Finvoy farmer, Charolais £730, Limousin £700, £520; Limavady farmer, Limousin £730, Aberdeen Angus £485; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £700, £610, £525, £425; Kilrea farmer, Limousin £685, Aberdeen Angus £560, Limousin £540, £520; Bangor farmer, Charolais £665, Longhorn £550, £425; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £610, £425; Ballyronan farmer, Belgian Blue £595, Aberdeen Angus £520; Armoy farmer, Hereford £570, £515, £480, Simmental £480, Hereford £470, £400; Magherfelt farmer, Simmental £550; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £525; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £450; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £450; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445; Ballymena farmer, Charolais £420, £410; Bellaghy farmer, Belgian Blue £410; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £410; Finvoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405 and Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400.

Heifer calves

Kilrea farmer, Limousin £1180, £685, Aberdeen Angus £560, Limousin £540, £520; Upperlands farmer, Limousin £955; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £760, £675, Limousin £640; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £730, Hereford £645, £640, Aberdeen Angus £580, £570, Hereford £540, Aberdeen Angus £525, Charolais £505, Aberdeen Angus £485, £450; Finvoy farmer, Charolais £730, Limousin £700, £520; Limavady farmer, Limousin £730, Aberdeen Angus £485; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £700, £610, £525, £425; Bangor farmer, Charolais £665, Longhorn £550, £425; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630; Bendooragh farmer, Simmental £610, £425; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600, £555; Ballyronan farmer, Belgian Blue £595, Aberdeen Angus £520; Armoy farmer, Hereford £570, £515, £480, £470, £400; Magherafelt farmer, Simmental £550; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £525; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £450; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £450; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445; Ballymena farmer, Charolais £420, £410; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £410; Bellaghy farmer, Belgian Blue £410; Finvoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405 and Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £275.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (40)

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 £1640 and 4.84 ppk.

A super entry of 1980 sheep on Monday 21st July at Kilrea Mart met with a great trade for lambs with ewes a flyer.

Lambs sold to top of £178 and to top of 700 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire and sold to £238.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Portglenone farmer, 21k £147 (700); Ballymena farmer, 21k £146 (695); Omagh farmer, 16.5k £114 (691); Aghadowey farmer, 21k £145 (690); Limavady farmer, 23k £156.50 (680); Coleraine farmer, 23k £156 (678); Magherafelt farmer, 23.5k £158.50 (675); Kilrea farmer, 22k £147.50 (671); Ballyclare farmer, 22k £146.50 (666); Ballyclare farmer, 20.5k £136.50 (666); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £142.50 (663); Cookstown farmer, 22.5k £149 (662); Claudy farmer, 18.5k £122 (660); Cookstown farmer, 19.5k £127.50 (654); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £147 (653); Cookstown farmer, 22.5k £147 (653); Portglenone farmer, 15.5k £101 (652); Cookstown farmer, 21.5k £140 (651); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £146.50 (651); Coleraine farmer, 25.5k £166 (651); Stewartstown farmer, 23k £149.50 (650) and Cookstown farmer, 21k £136.50 (650).

A good entry of 310 on Wednesday 23rd July at Kilrea Mart which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2780 and heifers to £2480.

Fat cows and bulls to £3440.

Fat cows: 100 on offer, sharp trade.

Dungiven farmer, 690k Belgian Blue £2860 (415) 760k Limousin £2920 (760); Ballyclare farmer, 450k Charolais £1810 (402), 460k Charolais £1760 (483), 550k Aberdeen Angus £1810 (329); Randalstown farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £2220 (376), 690k Simmental £2560 (371); Claudy farmer, 500k Saler £1840 (368); Dungiven farmer, 1000k Saler £3440 (344); Claudy farmer, 470k Saler £1610 (343), 330k Galloway £1000 (303); Dungiven farmer, 550k Friesian £1860 (338); Portglenone farmer, 680k Limousin £2300 (338); Rasharkin farmer, 710k Friesian £2390 (337), 660k Friesian £2220 (336); Magherafelt farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1840 (335); Rasharkin farmer, 450k Saler £1490 (331); Rasharkin farmer, 720k Saler £2340 (325), 680k Limousin £2090 (307); Limavady farmer, 960k Shorthorn beef £3100 (323), 650k Shorthorn beef £1940 (299); Rasharkin farmer, 680k Simmental £2110 (310) and Ballymoney farmer, 740k Simmental £2260 (305), 730k Simmental £2220 (304).

Friesian cows to £2390.

Suckler section

Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue heifer with Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot £2500 and Bendooragh farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot £2560.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Glenariff farmer, 430k Limousin £2190 (509); Antrim farmer, 510k Limousin £2480 (486), 440k Limousin £2090 (475), 530k Simmental £2470 (466), 550k Limousin £2300 (418), 480k Simmental £1890 (394); Garvagh Farmer, 450k Limousin £1960 (436); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Limousin £1740 (435), 460k Limousin £2000 (435), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1990 (423), 420k Charolais £1730 (412), 490k Charolais £1950 (398); Dungiven farmer, 360k Limousin £1560 (433), 410k Belgian Blue £1650 (402),380k Limousin £1500 (395); Macosquin farmer, 390k Limousin £1680 (431), 390k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (431), 450k Aberdeen Angus £1850 (411), 350k Aberdeen Angus £1420 (406), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1910 (398), 380k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (392); Macosquin farmer, 430k Belgian Blue £1840 (428), 420k Charolais £1780 (424), 400k Belgian Blue £1570 (393); Garvagh farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £1990 ((423), 370k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (416); Maghera farmer, 320k Limousin £1340 (419); Garvagh farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (417), 360k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (417); Maghera farmer, 550k Limousin £2260 (411); Portglenone farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1830 (407), Antrim farmer, 460k Limousin £1860 (404) and Garvagh farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1870 (398).

Steers

Maghera farmer, 240k Limousin £1390 (579), 310k Limousin £1630 (526), 310k Limousin £1570 (507), 350k Limousin £1710 (489); Crumlin farmer, 390k Limousin £2120 (544); Magherafelt farmer, 310k Charolais £1660 (536), 370k Limousin £1870 (505), 380k Limousin £1860 (490), 400k Limousin £1920 (480); Dungannon farmer, 390k Limousin £1810 (464), 430k Belgian Blue £1850 (430), 390k Limousin £1670 (428), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (410), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (378); Coleraine farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (413), 480k Belgian Blue £1940 (404), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (396), 540k Aberdeen Angus £2090 (387), 460 Aberdeen Angus £1780 (387); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Limousin £1790 (407), 460k Charolais £1790 (389), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1900 (380); Maghera farmer, 610k Limousin £2400 (393); Randalstown farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £1570 (393); Ballymoney farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1760 (383), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1530 (373), 450k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (369); Ballymoney farmer, 600k Charolais £2290 (382), 590k Simmental £2250 (381) and Kilrea farmer, 750k Belgian Blue £2780 (371).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.