Flying trade for all types of cattle at Kilrea

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £545, £440, Montbeliarde £430, £350; Aghadowey farmer, Simmental £495, £475, £375, £300, £250; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £495, Belgian Blue £240; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £445, £240; Limavady farmer, Limousin £430, £340; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, Fleckvieh £320; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385; Limavady farmer, Limousin £375, £285; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £240; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £315; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £345, £235; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £320; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £325, Hereford £255; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £320, £305, Aberdeen Angus £270, Belgian Blue £225; Upperlands farmer, Friesian £320; Castlerock farmer, Belgian Blue £300; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Desertmartin farmer, Simmental £280; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £275, Hereford £275, £230; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270, £260, £225, Belgian Blue £215; Ballymena farmer, Charolais £260; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Portglenone farmer, Shorthorn beef £250, £225, Simmental £205; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £245; Glarryford farmer, Hereford £240; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225 and Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225, Belgian Blue £210.

Heifer calves

Bendooragh farmer, Belgian Blue £480, £450, £445; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £470, £430, Aberdeen Angus £360; Aghadowey farmer, Simmental £455, £435, £430, £345; Strabane farmer, Limousin £400; Limavady farmer, Limousin £390, £230; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £355; Limavady farmer, Limousin £355; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £350; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330, £270; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Castlerock farmer, Belgian Blue £255; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £240; Knockloughrim farmer, Limousin £235 and Portglenone farmer, Galloway £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £320.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (110)

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 £900 and 304 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of over 570 on Monday 25th April met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs sold to £6.41 per kg and to top of £136.

Fat ewes sold to £202.

Ewes and lambs sold to £188.

Lambs (450)

Coagh farmer, 19.5k £125 (641); Cullybackey farmer, 21k £128 (610); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £131 (609); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £130 (605); Bushmills farmer, 19.5k £118 (605); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £132 (600); Cookstown farmer, 22k £131.50 (598), 24.5k £133.50 (545); Kilrea farmer, 22k £130 (591); Stewartstown farmer, 20.5k £120 (585); Macosquin farmer, 21.5k £125.50 (584); Kilrea farmer, 23k £133 (578), 23k £120.50 (524); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £127 (577), 26k £134.50 (517); Aghadowey farmer, 20.5k £117 (571); Magherafelt farmer, 21k £120 (571); Bendooragh farmer, 22.5k £127 (564); Bendooragh farmer, 23.5k £132 (562); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £130 (553); Cushendun farmer, 24k £131 (546); Killaloo farmer, 22k £119.50 (543); Moneymore farmer, 22k £118.50 (539); Moneymore farmer, 23.5k £125.50 (534); Kilrea farmer, 24k £127 (529); Coleraine farmer, 24.5k £129.50 (529), 24.5k £127.50 (520) and Cullybackey farmer, 23k £121 (526) and Ballymoney farmer, 26k £136 (523).

Fat ewes (120) on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £202.

More ewes needed.

A super entry of 180 dairy on Tuesday 26th April to a top price of £2340 for a second calver.

More stock required weekly.

A super entry on Wednesday 27th April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1900, heifers sold to £1700.

Fat cows and bulls sold to £3520.

Fat cows: 130 on offer. Flying trade.

Glarryford farmer, 920k Aberdeen Angus £3520 (383); Ballyclare farmer, 500k Charolais £1220 (244), 510k Simmental £1140 (224), 580k Belgian Blue £1290 (222), 540k Charolais £1150 (213), 500k Holstein £940 (188), 480k £860 (179), 910k Limousin £1450 (159); Cushendun farmer, 730k Limousin £1640 (225), 660k £1200 (182); Aghadowey farmer, 550k Charolais £1230 (224), 640k £1370 (214); Kilrea farmer, 630k Charolais £1400 (222); Templepatrick farmer, 520k Limousin £1150 (221), 620k £1090 (176); Ballymoney farmer, 640k Limousin £1400 (219); Ballymena farmer, 570k Simmental £1230 (216), 700k Limousin £1280 (183); Dunloy farmer, 680k Limousin £1440 (212); Bendooragh farmer, 580k Simmental £1180 (203); Portglenone farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £1140 (200); Tobermore farmer, 770k Holstein £1530 (199); Glarryford farmer, 600k Belgian Blue £1190 (198), 700k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (196), 460k Belgian Blue £760 (165); Ballymoney farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £900 (196), 550k £1030 (187), 460k £720 (157); Garvagh farmer, 900k Limousin £1730 (192); Rasharkin farmer, 780k Stabiliser £1480 (190), 550k Aberdeen Angus £860 (156); Magherafelt farmer, 680k Friesian £1260 (185); 710k £1270 (179), 810k £1400 (173), 690k £1070 (155); Magherafelt farmer, 650k Friesian £1200 (185), 820k £1340 (163), 740k £1160 (157); Castlerock farmer, 700k Limousin £1280 (183);Glarryford farmer, 700k Friesian £1280 (183), 750k £1180 (157); Toomebridge farmer, 690k Limousin £1260 (183); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Limousin £1050 (181); Newtownabbey farmer, 740k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1340 (181); Kilrea farmer, 670k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (179), 790k Simmental £1470 (186); Toomebridge farmer, 740k Simmental £1310 (177); Aghadowey farmer, 740k Friesian £1300 (176), 740k £1160 (157); Cookstown farmer, 540k Friesian £950 (176); Toomebridge farmer, 820k Simmental £1440 (176); Aghadowey farmer, 810k Friesian £1420 (175); Ballymoney farmer, 670k Limousin £1160 (173); Macosquin farmer, 880k Friesian £1170 (172); Ballymena farmer, 770k SH £1290 (168); Stranocum farmer, 900k SH £1510 (168); Rasharkin farmer, 760k Friesian £1260 (166); Dunloy farmer, 800k Friesian £1310 (164); Ballyclare farmer, 640k Friesian £1040 (163); Glarryford farmer, 590k Friesian £950 (161); Portglenone farmer, 620k Friesian £950 (153) and Ballymoney farmer, 600k Montbeliarde £900 (150).

Suckler stock

Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull £2400; Limavady farmer, Hereford heifer with Hereford heifer calf at foot to £1340.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Macosquin farmer, 300k Charolais £880 (293), 335k £960 (287), 400k £1110 (278), 300k £800 (267); Toomebridge farmer, 470k Limousin £1350 (287); Dunloy farmer, 490k Charolais £1400 (286), 510k Limousin £1440 (282), 500k Charolais £1380 (276), 550k £1460 (266), 580k Simmental £1480 (255), 480k Charolais £1210 (252), 690k £1700 (246), 570k £1330 (233), 510k £1170 (229), 460k £1040 (226), 470k £1040 (221), 550k £1150 (209); Maghera farmer, 490k Limousin £1400 (286), 570k £1600 (281); Maghera farmer, 440k Limousin £1250 (284), 500k Charolais £1150 (230), 490k £1120 (229), 480k £1050 (219); Ballymoney farmer, 510k Limousin £1430 (280), 540k £1400 (259), 510k £1210 (237); Garvagh farmer, 460k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1240 (270), 480k £1230 (256), 480k £1220 (254), 490k £1240 (253); Kilrea farmer, 530k Charolais £1430 (270), 510k Limousin £1240 (243), 560k Charolais £1320 (236); Ballymena farmer, 430k Charolais £1110 (258), 450k £1120 (249), 430k £1070 (249), 380k £920 (242), 430k £1000 (233), 390k £880 (226); Toomebridge farmer, 480k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1240 (258); Cookstown farmer, 550k Limousin £1340 (244), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (214); Swatragh farmer, 560k Limousin £1350 (241), 610k Charolais £1380 (226), 610k Hereford £1300 (213); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (235), 520k Belgian Blue £1170 (225); Donaghadee farmer, 300k Limousin £700 (233), 320k £740 (231), 260k £560 (215), 280k £580 (207); Magilligan farmer, 620k Aberdeen Angus £1440 (232), 610k £1390 (228), 600k £1330 (222), 310k £680 (219), 320k £670 (209), 580k £1200 (207); Draperstown farmer, 320k Simmental £740 (231), 330k Aberdeen Angus £710 (215), 350k £730 (209); Upperlands farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (231), 330k Hereford £740 (224), 345k Aberdeen Angus £760 (220), 320k Hereford £700 (219), 410k Aberdeen Angus £870 (212), 440k £930 (211), 310k Hereford £650 (210), 300k £630 (210), 430k Aberdeen Angus £890 (207), 360k £740 (206), 380k Hereford £770 (203); Moneymore farmer, 490k Limousin £1120 (229), 500k Belgian Blue £1060 (212), 530k £1110 (209), 550k Limousin £1110 (202); Ringsend farmer, 440k Limousin £1000 (227), 450k £990 (220), 510k £1040 (204); Rasharkin farmer, 460k Hereford £1040 (226), 480k £1050 (219); Kilrea farmer, 490k Hereford £1070 (218), 540k £1150 (213); Coagh farmer, 380k Charolais £830 (218), 380k £820 (216), 410k Aberdeen Angus £870 (212); Garvagh farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £900 (214), 460k Aberdeen Angus £970 (211); Bellaghy farmer, 550k Hereford £1170 (213), 470k £1000 (213); Dungiven farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £980 (209); Kilrea farmer, 390k Belgian Blue £800 (205), 330k £670 (203) and Rasharkin farmer, 410k Limousin £830 (202).

Steers

Macosquin farmer, 350k Charolais £1070 (306), 380k £1050 (276), 330k £860 (261), 470k £1190 (253), 580k Sal £1380 (238), 380k Charolais £900 (237); Dunloy farmer, 350k Charolais £1040 (297), 360k £1020 (283), 390k £1100 (282), 410k £1140 (278), 410k £1110 (271), 430k £1150 (267), 460k £1200 (261), 440k £1140 (259), 450k £1160 (258), 420k £1080 (257), 450k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1090 (242), 420k Charolais £950 (226), 440k £960 (218); Kilrea farmer, 370k Charolais £1070 (289), 380k £920 (242), 420k Hereford £990 (236); Dungiven farmer, 400k Charolais £1090 (273), 350k Limousin £940 (269), 380k Charolais £1020 (268), 380k Limousin £1000 (263), 360k Charolais £940 (261), 380k Limousin £910 (240), 360k £840 (233), 340k £760 (224), 380k £850 (224), 390k £870 (223), 350k £770 (220); Kilrea farmer, 660k Limousin £1840 (279), 660k Charolais £1740 (264), 610k £1610 (264), 650k Limousin £1700 (262), 710k £1850 (261), 620k £1560 (252), 720k £1800 (250), 710k Charolais £1770 (249), 710k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (237), 600k Fleckvieh £1390 (232), 670k £1480 (221), 630k Limousin £1390 (221); Toomebridge farmer, 410k Limousin £1090 (266), 580k £1470 (253); Claudy farmer, 360k Charolais £950 (264), 310k £800 (258), 300k Limousin £760 (253), 320k Charolais £750 (234), 320k Simmental £750 (234), 310k Charolais £710 (229); Kilrea farmer, 300k Limousin £770 (257), 320k £790 (247), 380k £830 (218); Cushendun farmer, 360k Charolais £920 (256), 450k £1140 (253), 470k £1190 (253), 460k £1140 (248), 410k £1000 (244), 420k £970 (231), 370k £780 (211); Tobermore farmer, 450k Limousin £1150 (256), 420k £1050 (250), 440k Simmental £1070 (243), 500k Limousin £1140 (228); Upperlands farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £740 (255), 390k £890 (228), 480k £1080 (225), 450k £990 (220), 350k Hereford £770 (220), 370k £810 (219), 570k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (219), 380k £820 (216), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (213); Toomebridge farmer, 340k Charolais £840 (247), 430k £1060 (247); Magherafelt farmer, 600k Charolais £1460 (243), 470k £1110 (236); Bendooragh farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (242), 390k Charolais £920 (236), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (234), 490k £1070 (218), 400k £850 (213); Ballymoney farmer, 380k Limousin £920 (242), 370k £820 (222), 410k £890 (217); Bellaghy farmer, 630k Belgian Blue £1490 (237), 680k £1530 (225), 680k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (224), 660k Belgian Blue £1470 (223), 660k £1440 (218); Kilrea farmer, 600k Charolais £1420 (237); Portglenone farmer, 730k Limousin £1700 (233), 820k £1900 (232), 800k £1840 (230); Ringsend farmer, 420k Limousin £970 (231); Londonderry farmer, 360k Limousin £830 (231); Ballymoney farmer, 300k Limousin £690 (230), 340k £780 (229), 300k £670 (223), 260k £580 (223), 370k £780 (211); Rasharkin farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1240 (230), 530k £1170 (221), 580k £1260 (217), 530k £1150 (217), 540k £1140 (211); Toomebridge farmer, 500k Limousin £1150 (230); Dunloy farmer, 390k Limousin £890 (228); Portglenone farmer, 440k Limousin £940 (214); Dungiven farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (213), 560k £1180 (211); Donaghadee farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £660 (213); Ballymoney farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £760 (211); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (210) and Castlerock farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £210).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.