Fat cows and bulls selling to £3900 at Kilrea, flying trade throughout

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £685, £525; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £560; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £550, £450, Friesian £305; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £545, £410; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £545, £375, Friesian £360, £250; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £540, Holstein £250; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £520, £495; Desertmartin farmer, Friesian £490, £300; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £475, £305; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £470; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £455, £450; Coagh farmer, Friesian £445, £375, £230; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £440, Friesian £360; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £430, £250; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405, Montbeliarde £400, Aberdeen Angus £285; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £395; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £390, £275, Simmental £250; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £380; Swatragh farmer Limousin £375; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £365; Toomebridge farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, £300; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £325; Desertmartin farmer, Holstein £300; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £295, £240; Clough farmer, Limousin £295, £265; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Limavady farmer, Shorthorn beef £265, Stabiliser £215; Antrim farmer, Shorthorn beef £260; Limavady farmer, Holstein £255 and Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £230.

Heifer calves

Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £620; Castlerock farmer, Holstein £530; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £520; Castlerock farmer, Simmental £495; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £460; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, £425, £415, £405; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435, £290; Maghera farmer, Belgian Blue £430, Aberdeen Angus £380, £350, Stabiliser £300, Aberdeen Angus £295, Stabiliser £250; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, Belgian Blue £360; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £370, Aberdeen Angus £240; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, Aubrac £335, Aberdeen Angus £200; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £280, £230; Upperlands farmer, Montbeliarde £295; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £270; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £270; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £250, £235, £215; Coleraine farmer, Friesian £250; Limavady farmer, Shorthorn beef £245; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £220; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £215; Toomebridge farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £205; Clough farmer, Limousin £200 and Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £490. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler 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 £1160 and 336 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 700 fat lambs and ewes on Tuesday 9th May met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £6.52 per kg and to top of £146.

Hoggets to £5.59 and to top of £159.

Fat ewes to £238.

Breeding ewes to £248.

Springs lambs

Templepatrick farmer, 21k £137 (652), 20k £126 (630); Castledawson farmer, 22k £140 (636), 22k £135 (614); Cookstown farmer, 21k £133.50 (636); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £133 (633), 21.5k £132 (614); Moneymore farmer, 22.5k £141 (627); Bellaghy farmer, 20k £125 (625); Magherafelt farmer, 22k £137 (623); Magherafelt farmer, 20.5k £127 (620); Ahoghill farmer, 21k £130 (619); Bushmills farmer, 22k £136 (618), 24k £146 (608), 22.5k £129 (573); Cloughmills farmer, 22k £136 (618); Dungiven farmer, 23k £142 (617), 22k £135 (614); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £132 (614); Bendooragh farmer, 22.5k £137 (609); Kilrea farmer, 22k £132 (600); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £131 (596) and Macosquin farmer, 23.5k £137.50 (585).

Hoggets

Macosquin farmer, 23.5k £137.50 (585); Bellaghy farmer, 21k £121 (576), 19k £109 (574); Bushmills farmer, 22.5k £129 (573); Castlerock farmer, 21.5k £123 (572); Macosquin farmer, 21k £119 (567), 23k £122.50 (533); Kilrea farmer, 23.5k £133 (566); Ballymoney farmer, 19.5k £109 (559); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £137 (559); Magherafelt farmer, 27k £151 (559); Dungiven farmer, 24k £134 (558), 20k £108.50 (543); Antrim farmer, 19k £106 (558); Crumlin farmer, 21k £117 (557); Macosquin farmer, 23.5k £129 (549); Limavady farmer, 20.5k £112 (546); Ballymoney farmer, 20k £107.50 (538); 21.5k £115.50 (537), 23k £122 (530); Kilrea farmer, 20k £106 (530) and Moneymore farmer, 30k £150 (500).

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

Good entry of ewes to £238.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 9th May to a top price of £2580 for a second calver.

Maghera farmer, second calver to £2580, third calver to £1980; Ballyclare farmer, second calvers to £1900, £1860, calved heifer to £1700 and Banbridge farmer, batch of springing heifers to £1660.

More stock required weekly.

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

A super entry of 430 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 10th May at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2190 and heifers to £2140. Fat cows and bulls to £3900.

Fat cows: 160 on offer, flying trade.

Dungiven farmer, 700k Limousin £1920 (274); Bendooragh farmer, 620k Limousin £1650 (266), 630k Aberdeen Angus £1570 (249), 600k £1490 (248), 620k £1510 (244), 670k £1590 (237); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Limousin £1330 (266); Bellaghy farmer, 580k Simmental £1530 (264); Garvagh farmer, 470k Limousin £1220 (260); Randalstown farmer, 510k Simmental £1290 (253); Templepatrick farmer, 470k Limousin £1180 (251), 520k £1300 (250); Glarryford farmer, 690k Simmental £1680 (244), 550k Fleckvieh £1200 (218), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (217), 730k Limousin £1570 (215); Toomebridge farmer, 600k Limousin £1460 (243), 470k Charolais £1110 (236); Garvagh farmer, 730k Limousin £1750 (240); Ballymoney farmer, 630k Limousin £1490 (237), 730k £1680 (230); Knockloughrim farmer, 410k Simmental £970 (237), 540k £1230 (228); Ballymoney farmer, 640k Charolais £1510 (236), 690k Belgian Blue £1600 (232), 740k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (228); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Limousin £1370 (232), 630k £1330 (1330 (211); Castlederg farmer, 630k Friesian £1430 (227), 590k £1330 (225), 640k £1410 (220), 530k Montbeliarde £1140 (215), 540k Fleckvieh £1160 (215); Swatragh farmer, 670k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (224), 720k £1610 (224), 630k £1400 (222), 610k £1290 (212); Kilrea farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1180 (223); Limavady farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1340 (223); Dunloy farmer, 650k Simmental £1440 (222), 660k Limousin £1460 (221); Maghera farmer, 540k Limousin £1200 (222); Portglenone farmer, 510k Friesian £1130 (222), 570k £1220 (214); Dungiven farmer, 430k Friesian £950 (221), 440k £970 (221), 420k Friesian £910 (217); Ballymoney farmer, 560k Charolais £1230 (220); Garvagh farmer, 640k Limousin £1410 (220); Macosquin farmer, 720k Charolais £1560 (217); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £950 (216); Swatragh farmer, 640k Limousin £1380 (216); Rasharkin farmer, 720k Friesian £1550 (215); Ballymoney farmer, 720k Montbeliarde £1540 (214); Dungiven farmer, 1040k Fleckvieh £2220 (214) and Ballycastle farmer, 1110k Simmental £2330 (210).

Suckler

Magherafelt farmer, Limousin bull to £3900 and Limavady farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £1620.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Limavady farmer, 410k Limousin £2140 (522); Macosquin farmer, 270k Charolais £860 (319), 300k £900 (300), 400k £1190 (298), 300k £880 (293), 355k £1020 (287), 370k £1050 (284), 290k £820 (283), 340k £940 (277), 360k £950 (264); Bellaghy farmer, 520k Simmental £1640 (315), 480k £1390 (290); Antrim farmer, 450k Limousin £1410 (313); Upperlands farmer, 600k Limousin £1860 (310), 590k £1800 (305), 540k £1600 (296), 520k £1360 (262), 540k £1360 (252); Portglenone farmer, 370k Limousin £1140 (308), 380k £950 (250); Belfast farmer, 320k Charolais £980 (306), 370k £1110 (300), 310k Limousin £910 (294), 290k £830 (286), 330k £940 (285), 300k £850 (283), 280k Charolais £790 (282), 320k Limousin £890 (278), 340k Charolais £930 (274), 330k Limousin £860 (261), 350k Charolais £890 (254), 360k £900 (250); Swatragh farmer, 490k Limousin £1480 (302), 480k Charolais £1320 (275), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (267), 450k £1190 (264); Upperlands farmer, 520k Limousin £1520 (292); Ballycastle farmer, 280k Limousin £800 (286), 410k £1100 (268), 340k Charolais £880 (259), 350k Limousin £900 (257); Garvagh farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (285), 600k Simmental £1500 (250); Garvagh farmer, 450k Limousin £1250 (278); Kilrea farmer, 500k Limousin £1390 (278), 450k £1160 (258); Claudy farmer, 730k Charolais £1970 (270); Dungiven farmer, 300k Limousin £810 (270); Lisburn farmer, 480k Limousin £1260 (263), 380k £960 (253);

Kilrea farmer, 460k Charolais £1200 (261); Maghera farmer, 380k Limousin £960 (253), 510k £1260 (247); Maghera farmer, 390k Belgian Blue £980 (251), 420k £1040 (248); Coleraine farmer, 520k Hereford £1300 (250), 420k Belgian Blue £1040 (248); Maghera farmer, 430k Limousin £1070 (249); Toomebridge farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £11240 (248) and Ballymena farmer, 310k Belgian Blue £760 (245).

Steers

Macosquin farmer, 450k Charolais £1500 (333), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1290 (315), 410k Charolais £1260 (307), 420k £1280 (305), 340k £1030 (303), 410k £1200 (293), 460k £1220 (265); Eglinton farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (319), 240k Limousin £710 (296), 230k £610 (265); Garvagh farmer, 720k Charolais £2190 (304), 670k £1920 (287), 580k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (257); Randalstown farmer, 430k Charolais £1300 (302), 440k £1300 (296), 350k Hereford £1030 (294), 420k Charolais £1200 (286), 410k £1140 (278); Upperlands farmer, 270k Charolais £810 (300), 290k Fleckvieh £780 (269), 320k £810 (253); Dungiven farmer, 270k Hereford £800 (296); Garvagh farmer, 580k Limousin £1680 (290), 600k £1730 (288), 550k £1560 (284), 640k £1780 (278); Templepatrick farmer, 500k Charolais £1450 (290); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Limousin £1300 (289); Moneymore farmer, 570k Limousin £1600 (281), 550k £1450 (264), 480k £1260 (263), 520k £1350 (260); Dungiven farmer, 400k Limousin £1110 (278), 460k £1200 (261); Garvagh farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1380 (276), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (246); Lisburn farmer, 500k Limousin £1370 (274), 480k £1200 (250); Coleraine farmer, 450k Limousin £1230 (273), 590k £1580 (268);Moneymore farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1590 (270), 510k £1330 (261), 530k £1360 (257), 580k £1480 (255); Upperlands farmer, 560k Limousin £1500 (268); Kilrea farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (266), 490k £1280 (261), 530k £1340 (253), 440k Hereford £1100 (250), 500k £1250 (250), 510k £1270 (249); Dervock farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £810 (261); Maghera farmer, 480k Limousin £1250 (260), 360k Aberdeen Angus £910 (253); Portglenone farmer, 370k Limousin £960 (260), Ballymena farmer, 340k Belgian Blue £880 (259), 330k £830 (252); Toomebridge farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (259), 440k Hereford £1140 (259); Limavady farmer, 520k Limousin £1340 (258), 530k Charolais £1330 (251); Coleraine farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (256), 620k £1550 (250), 590k £1460 (248); Toomebridge farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (256), 490k £1240 (253); Dungiven farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (252), 490k £1220 (249) and Rasharkin farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (250), 380k £940 (247).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.