Fat cows and bulls selling to £3460 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £1770, Limousin £1630, Aberdeen Angus £1230; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £1600; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £1450, Fleckvieh £1050; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £1320, £1300, Hereford £950; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £1150, £930; Upperlands farmer, Charolais £1150, £940, Aberdeen Angus £930, Charolais £920, £900, Aberdeen Angus £760; Cookstown farmer, Simmental £1120, £960, £850, £760, £680; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1050, Limousin £1050, £960, Aberdeen Angus £740; Moneymore farmer, Swedish Red £1010; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £980, £840, Aberdeen Angus £730; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £950, £700; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £950, Aberdeen Angus £850; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £910, £870, Montbeliarde £840, Aberdeen Angus £600; Bangor farmer, Simmental £900, £880, Aberdeen Angus £630, Shorthorn beef £610; Castledawson farmer, Limousin £890, £870, Aberdeen Angus £720; Bellaghy farmer, Belgian Blue £880, Simmental £830; Mosside farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860; Ballycastle farmer, Gal £850; Mosside farmer, Hereford £850, £810, Friesian £640; Ballyhalbert farmer, Belgian Blue £840, Aberdeen Angus £770, £710; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790, Sal £700; Dervock farmer, Charolais £790, Aberdeen Angus £640; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £770, Hereford £740, £730, Aberdeen Angus £680; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £730, £680; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £730; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £720; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £710; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £690, Aberdeen Angus £640, Belgian Blue £600; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £690; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £680; Dervock farmer, Hereford £680; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650, Sal £650, Belgian Blue £640, Sal £640; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £650; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640 and Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630.

Heifer calves

Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £1390, Shorthorn beef £1280, Aberdeen Angus £1260, £1150; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £1260; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £1180, Charolais £1150; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1150; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £1130, Limousin £1020; Ballyhalbert farmer, Belgian Blue £990, £820, £800, Aberdeen Angus £630; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £990; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £960, £910; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £960, £940, £840, £810; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £960, £920, £680; Bangor farmer, Simmental £950, £650; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950, £930; Upperlands farmer, Charolais £860, £760; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £810; Mosside farmer, Aberdeen Angus £790; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £760, Aberdeen Angus £660; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £660; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650; Ballykelly farmer, Belgian Blue £650; Cookstown farmer, Simmental £650, £640; Bellaghy farmer, Hereford £640; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640; Castledawson farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600 and Dervock farmer, Belgian Blue £600.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £640.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (70)

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 £2100 and 612 ppk.

A good entry of 1100 sheep on Monday 23rd February met a sharp trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to top of £171.50 and to top of 700 pence per kg.

Ewes were on fire reaching a top of £288.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Bushmills farmer, 18k £126 (700); Randalstown farmer, 22k £145.50 (661); Dunloy farmer, 23k £149.50 (650); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £139 (647); Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £151.50 (645); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £148 (644); Kilrea farmer, 23k £147.50 (641); Randalstown farmer, 21k £134 (638); Garvagh farmer, 21k £134 (638); Upperlands farmer, 23k £146.50 (637); Omagh farmer, 23k £146.50 (637); Ballycastle farmer, 22.5k £142.50 (633); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £136 (633); Bushmills farmer, 22k £138.50 (630); Dungiven farmer, 22k £138 (627); Ballymena farmer, 24k £149.50 (623); Upperlands farmer, 24.5k £152.50 (622); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £139.50 (620); Randalstown farmer, 24k £148.50 (619) and Coleraine farmer, 27.5k £170 (618).

Heavier type lambs to £171.50, £170, £169, £168.50, £167 and £164.

A good entry of 280 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 25th February at Kilrea Mart which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2460, heifers to £2750, fat cows and bulls to £3460.

Fat cows: 105 on offer, sharp trade.

Kilrea farmer, 640k Charolais £2570 (402), 630k £2170 (344); Garvagh farmer, 690k Limousin £2660 (386), 710k £2730 (385), 670k £2530 (378), 670k £2440 (364); Drumsurn farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1860 (372), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1940 (340), 490k £1640 (335), 530k £1770 (334), 550k Belgian Blue £1820 (331), 510k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (329), 520k £1640 (315); Dungiven farmer, 930k Limousin £3460 (372); Rasharkin farmer, 550k Charolais £2000 (364), 620k Aberdeen Angus £2080 (336); Toomebridge farmer, 590k Charolais £2120 (359), 570k £2000 (351), 610k Belgian Blue £2080 (341); Maghera farmer, 760k Limousin £2700 (355), 830k £2700 (325); Dungiven farmer, 630k SH £2140 (340), 670k £2180 (325), 620k £1950 (315); Rasharkin farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £2120 (331), 780k Hereford £2480 (318) and Maghera farmer, 490k Friesian £1620 (331), 420k £1340 (319).

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Garvagh farmer, 550k Limousin £2750 (500), 610k Belgian Blue £2540 (416), 580k Limousin £2380 (410), 550k £2240 (407), 560k £2250 (402), 640k Simmental £2470 (386); Garvagh farmer, 350k Simmental £1690 (483); Stewartstown farmer, 300k Charolais £1440 (480), 350k Limousin £1530 (437), 330k £1420 (430); Kilrea farmer, 500k Limousin £2380 (476); Dunloy farmer, 470k Charolais £2100 (447), 320k £1390 (434), 410k £1760 (429), 390k £1660 (426), 460k £1930 (420), 460k £1920 (417), 460k £1860 (404), 580k £2300 (397); Ballymena farmer, 490k Charolais £2180 (445), 560k £2350 (420), 520k £2090 (402), 580k £2280 (393), 490k £1900 (388); Limavady farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £1740 (424), 370k Aberdeen Angus £1550 (419), 400k Charolais £1630 (408), 410k Hereford £1650 (402), 360k £1430 (397), 405k £1600 (395), 380k Belgian Blue £1500 (395), 410k Hereford £1600 (390), 380k Aberdeen Angus £1470 (387); Portglenone farmer, 610k Limousin £2560 (420), 580k £2420 (417), 560k £2330 (416), 520k £2100 (404); Rasharkin farmer, 370k Charolais £1510 (408), 430k Belgian Blue £1700 (395); Coleraine farmer, 415k Aberdeen Angus £1630 (393); Magherafelt farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1950 (390), 450k £1710 (380) and Eglinton farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1940 (380).

Steers

Dungannon farmer, 350k Belgian Blue £1840 (526), 280k Limousin £1360 (486), 360k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (458), 310k Limousin £1430 (461), 370k Charolais £1590 (430); Dunadry farmer, 450k Simmental £2170 (482), 390k Limousin £1820 (467), 430k £1990 (463), 410k £1860 (454), 440k Charolais £1930 (439), 460k Simmental £1990 (433), 500k Limousin £2150 (430); Randalstown farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £1550 (456), 450k Hereford £1730 (384); Magherafelt farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £1860 (454), 320k £1390 (434), 380k £1650 (434); Dungiven farmer, 370k Belgian Blue £1650 (446), 400k £1710 (428), 430k £1760 (409), 500k £1960 (392); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Limousin £1930 (439), 470k £1990 (423); Crumlin farmer, 340k Friesian £1490 (438), 280k Stabiliser £1210 (432); Kilrea farmer, 455k Charolais £1990 (437), 460k £1970 (428); Randalstown farmer, 490k Simmental £2070 (422); Rasharkin farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1780 (405), 440k £1700 (386); Maghera farmer, 580k Belgian Blue £2330 (402), 540k £2140 (396), 560k £2160 (386), 540k £2070 (383) and Toomebridge farmer, 580k Limousin £2260 (390);

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.