Fat cows and bulls selling to £3760 at Kilrea Mart

Lambs to top of £8.00 per kg and to top of £175.

Fat ewes to £242.

Lambs

Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £164 (800); Ballymena farmer, 22k £169.50 (771); Antrim farmer, 23k £173.50 (754); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £169.50 (753); Antrim farmer, 23.5k £175 (745); Coleraine farmer, 23k £169.50 (737); Stewartstown farmer, 23.5k £173 (736); Stewartstown farmer, 23.5k £172.50 (734); Kilrea farmer, 23k £167.50 (728); Kilrea farmer, 23k £167 (726); Dungiven farmer, 22k £159.50 (725); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £166 (722) and Aghadowey farmer, 23.5k £169 (719).

Fat ewes (250) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £242.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 340 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 7th May at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2620, heifers to £2700 and fat cows and bulls to £3760.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, sharp trade.

Limavady farmer, 660k Stabiliser £2520 (382), 570k Friesian £2140 (375), 620k Stabiliser £2230 (360); Strabane farmer, 670k Limousin £2490 (372); Draperstown farmer, 460k Limousin £1700 (370), 560k Charolais £2020 (361); Feeny farmer, 510k Simmental £1880 (369); Bellarena farmer, 870k Aberdeen Angus £3180 (366); Ballyclare farmer, 650k Saler £2350 (362); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Limousin £1920 (362), 580k Fleckvieh £2080 (359), 600k £2150 (358); Ballycastle farmer, 700k Limousin £2510 (369) and Friesian cows to 570k £2140 (375) ppk.

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Portglenone farmer, 280k Charolais £1320 (471), 250k Simmental £1080 (432), 300k £1240 (413), 270k Charolais £1090 (404); Cullybackey farmer, 550k Limousin £2450 (446), 540k £2400 (444), 540k £2150 (398), 510k £1950 (382); Kilrea farmer, 560k Limousin £2520 (450), 430k Charolais £1800 (419), 450k Limousin £1780 (396); Toomebridge farmer, 510k Limousin £2210 (433), 500k £1920 (384); Kilrea farmer, 540k Charolais £2300 (426), 560k £2200 (393), 600k £2320 (387); Londonderry farmer, 590k Limousin £2490 (422), 600k £2410 (402); Ballycastle farmer, 400k Limousin £1680 (420), 435k £1740 (400), 440k £1730 (393), 440k £1690 (384); Upperlands farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (419), 340k Hereford £1380 (406), 420k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (391), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1770 (385); Maghera farmer, 390k Limousin £1600 (410); Toomebridge farmer, 330k Limousin £1350 (409); Ballymoney farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (407), 430k £1670 (388); Antrim farmer, 330k Limousin £1340 (406); Knockloughrim farmer, 330k Simmental £1340 (406), 360k £1390 (386); Toomebridge farmer, 480k Limousin £1950 (406), 510k £2030 (398), 540k £2090 (387); Swatragh farmer, 540k Limousin £2190 (406), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (389), 450k £1740 (387); Maghera farmer, 590k Limousin £2380 (403); Ballycastle farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1840 (400); Glarryford farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (400), 330k £1320 (400); Kilrea farmer, 680k Charolais £2700 (397), 650k £2580 (397); Randalstown farmer, 450k Limousin £1780 (396); Maghera farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1950 (390), 500k £1910 (382); Ballymena farmer, 400k Limousin £1550 (388) and Swatragh farmer, 420k Limousin £1610 (383).

Steers

Antrim farmer, 400k Limousin £1950 (488), 330k Simmental £1490 (452), 350k Limousin £1560 (446), 400k £1780 (445); Portglenone farmer, 230k Simmental £1110 (483), 250k Charolais £1040 (416); Upperlands farmer, 290k Hereford £1390 (479), 260k £1180 (454), 390k Aberdeen Angus £1720 (441), 250k £1100 (440), 300k Hereford £1290 (430), 340k £1460 (429), 320k £1370 (428), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1700 (415), 350k Hereford £1400 (400), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1750 (380); Maghera farmer, 370k Limousin £1760 (476), 360k £1480 (411); Portglenone farmer, 350k Charolais £1660 (474), 390k £1670 (428); Portglenone farmer, 280k Charolais £1320 (471), 280k Simmental £1300 (464), 350k £1410 (403); Londonderry farmer, 330k Limousin £1510 (458), 320k £1290 (403); Coleraine farmer, 390k Limousin £1770 (454), 490k £2010 (410), 520k £2060 (396); Cullybackey farmer, 500k Limousin £2220 (444), 480k £1980 (413), 550k £2240 (407); Maghera farmer, 540k Limousin £2190 (406), 610k £2420 (397); Swatragh farmer, 610k Charolais £2450 (402) and Glarryford farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £2260 (383).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.