Fat cows and bulls selling to £3690 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Calves

Bull calves

Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1240, Simmental £1035; Desertmartin farmer, Simmental £1235, £720, Holstein £720, Limousin £700, Holstein £645, £570; Clough farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1145, Fleckvieh £985, Friesian £830, Fleckvieh £760, Friesian £640; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £980, £895, £870, £700, Friesian £580; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £925, Belgian Blue £880, Aberdeen Angus £870, Belgian Blue £825, £750, £590; Bellarena farmer, Belgian Blue £885, Simmental £740, Fleckvieh £730, Aberdeen Angus £570, £510, Friesian £490; Mosside farmer, Hereford £845, £745; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £830, Aberdeen Angus £800, £760, Belgian Blue £760, Aberdeen Angus £605, Belgian Blue £560, Friesian £470; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £820; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £820, Friesian £650; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £805, Aberdeen Angus £740, Friesian £590; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £785, Fleckvieh £720, Shorthorn £655, £530; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £780, £680; Kircubbin farmer, Friesian £720, £610, £585; Aghadowey farmer, Friesian £700, £580; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £675, Aberdeen Angus £625, £480, £470; Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £645, Friesian £580; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640; Articlave farmer, Imran £630; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £615; Finvoy farmer, Friesian £610; Ballymena farmer, Holstein £590; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £565; Dunloy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £555, £460; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £525; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £510, £410; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £495, Aberdeen Angus £495; Desertmartin farmer, Limousin £490, £420; Ballyclare farmer, Limousin £480, Hereford £410; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475, £430; Knockloughrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £460; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Toomebridge farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, £405; Randalstown farmer, Shorthorn £445;Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410 and Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410.

Heifer calves

Clough farmer, Fleckvieh £1385, Limousin £910, Aberdeen Angus £775, £755; Desertmartin farmer, Simmental £1065, £800, Aberdeen Angus £750; Castlerock farmer, Charolais £1010; Finvoy farmer, Shorthorn beef £810; Articlave farmer, Holstein £720, £610; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £715, Limousin £485; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £695, £600, Aberdeen Angus £465; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £690, Aberdeen Angus £650, Belgian Blue £645; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £675, Aberdeen Angus £600, £505; Glarryford farmer, Simmental £670; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £660, Aberdeen Angus £635, Belgian Blue £600, £485; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £635, Aberdeen Angus £540; Dungiven farmer, Speckle Park £580; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £540; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £540; Dunloy farmer, Belgian Blue £500, Aberdeen Angus £495; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, Montbeliarde £425; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480, Belgian Blue £460; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £435; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420 and Maghera farmer, Charolais £405.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £395.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck 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 £1670 and 5.41 ppk.

A good entry of 1750 on Monday 7th April met a sharper trade throughout this week with quality lambs in demand.

Lambs to £7.50 per kg and to top of £202.

Fat ewes to £264.

Lambs

Rasharkin farmer, 18k £135 (750); Bendooragh farmer, 19.5k £146 (749); Portglenone farmer, 17k £127 (747); Aghadowey farmer, 20k £146 (730); Ballycastle farmer, 22k £160 (727); Portglenone farmer, 20k £145 (725); Limavady farmer, 24k £172 (717); Moneymore farmer, 23.5k £168.50 (717); Coleraine farmer, 24k £171 (713); Coleraine farmer, 19.5k £138 (708); Draperstown farmer, 19k £134.50 (708); Coleraine farmer, 24k £169.50 (706); Rasharkin farmer, 19.5k £137 (703); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £168.50 (702); Moneymore farmer, 23.5k £165 (702); Magherafelt farmer, 24.5k £171 (698); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £160.50 (698); Omagh farmer, 21.5k £160 (698); Draperstown farmer, 23k £160 (696); Portgtlenone farmer, 22.5k £156.50 (696), 21k £144 (686); Bushmills farmer, 20k £139 (695); Moneymore farmer, 24.5k £170 (694); Portglenone farmer, 21.5k £148.50 (691); Ballymena farmer, 21.5k £148 (688); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £158 (687); Draperstown farmer, 24.5k £168 (686) and Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £167.50 (684).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £264.

More ewes needed.

Dairy report

A small entry of dairy on Tuesday 8th May to a top price of £2400 for a calved heifer.

Lots of buyers in attendance looking all types of dairy stock.

Ballyclare farmer, calved heifers to £2400, £2060, calved cow to £2260; Magherafelt farmer, springing heifers to £1940, £1880 and Dungannon farmer, batch of Fleckvieh heifers to £1780, £1700, £1640, £1540, £1500.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 470 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 9th April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2910, heifers to £2700, fat cows and bulls to £3690.

Fat cows: (125) on offer, sharp trade.

Coleraine farmer, 860k Charolais £3600 (419); Kilrea farmer, 530k Limousin £2210 (417), 900k £3690 (410); Dungannon farmer, 610k Blonde d'Aquitaine £2520 (413); Coleraine farmer, 750k Charolais £2860 (381); Cullybackey farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £2240 (380); Kilrea farmer, 770k Blonde d'Aquitaine £2900 (377); Ballymena farmer 590k Limousin £2210 (375); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £2000 (364); Greysteel farmer, 660k £2400 (364) and Bushmills farmer, 940k Aberdeen Angus £3320 (353), 620k £2180 (352).

Friesian Cows to 317 ppk.

Suckler section

Breeding Hereford bull to £3600 and springing cows to top off £2900.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Portgtlenone farmer, 270k Limousin £1340 (496), 290k £1360 (469); Ballymena farmer, 430k Simmental £2050 (477), 300k £1380 (460); Kilrea farmer, 400k Charolais £1900 (475), 450k £2000 (444); Garvagh farmer, 420k Simmental £1890 (450), 450k £1890 (420), 390k £1590 (408); Ballycastle farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £2200 (449), 510k £2210 (433), 540k £2140 (396); Ballymoney farmer,360k Limousin £1610 (447), 340k Simmental £1500 (441), 340k £1480 (435); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £2050 (436); Dungannon farmer, 490k Limousin £2090 (427); Claudy farmer, 510k Charolais £2160 (424); Magherafelt farmer, 510k Limousin £2140 (420), 570k £2360 (414); Randalstown farmer, 470k Charolais £1970 (419); Coleraine farmer, 290k Charolais £1210 (417), 320k £1300 (406); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Limousin £2240 (415); Limavady farmer, 410k Limousin £1700 (415); Limavady farmer, 410k Limousin, £1690 (412), 390k £1600 (410); Coleraine farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1920 (409); Claudy farmer, 440k Limousin £1780 (405), 470k £1900 (404); Cookstown farmer, 430k Simmental £1740 (405); Maghera farmer, 600k Charolais £2400 (400), 590k £2340 (397); Ballymoney farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1820 (396), 440k £1670 (380); Bellaghy farmer, 610k Limousin £2390 (392), 630k £2380 (378) and Dungiven farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £1560 (381).

Steers

Dungiven farmer, 370k Charolais £1930 (522), 350k £1810 (517), 380k £1960 (516), 350k £1800 (514), 320k £1640 (513); Coleraine farmer, 350k Limousin £1780 (509); Portglenone farmer, 370k Limousin £1800 (487), 290k £1340 (462); Antrim farmer, 290k Limousin £1360 (469), 280k £1310 (468); Garvagh farmer, 360k Limousin £1690 (469); Randalstown farmer, 400k £1770 (443), 430k £1750 (407); Maghera farmer, 500k Charolais £2210 (442), 440k £1850 (421), 550k £2240 (407); Randalstown farmer, 430k Simmental £1890 (440), 480k £2070 (431), 510k £2170 (426), 460k £1910 (415); Kilrea farmer, 540k Limousin £2360 (437), 520k £2170 (417); Coleraine farmer, 350k Limousin £1510 (431), 470k £1970 (419); Randalstown farmer, 500k Simmental £2110 (422), 540k £2200 (407) and Bellaghy farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £2110 (414).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.