Good entry of dairy at Kilrea Mart, top price of £2520 paid for calved heifer

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £645, £540; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £600, £520, Aberdeen Angus £470, £325; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £590, Holstein £275; Garvagh farmer, Fleckvieh £580, Aberdeen Angus £280; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £570, Friesian £330, £245; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £555, Aberdeen Angus £515, Charolais £480, Simmental £480, Aberdeen Angus £445, £375, Simmental £300; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £555, Belgian Blue £535, Simmental £500; Randalstown farmer, Charolais £540, Aberdeen Angus £435, £330; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £525, £465, Holstein £235; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £445; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £445, £400; Kilrea farmer, Hereford £440, £420, £390, £325; Ballywalter farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435, £355, £290; Crumlin farmer, Hereford £420, Aberdeen Angus £390, Hereford £380, Aberdeen Angus £300; Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue £370, Aberdeen Angus £345, Hereford £280, Friesian £240; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, Belgian Blue £325, Friesian £270, £220; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £345; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £370; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £350; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, Friesian £250, £205; Knockloughrim farmer, Limousin £340, Aghadowey farmer, Friesian £335; Donemana farmer, Belgian Blue £325, Limousin £325; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, Fleckvieh £310, Aberdeen Angus £310, £295, £290, £280, Fleckvieh £280, Aberdeen Angus £280, £270, £260; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £310, £290; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, £285; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300, £245; Ballymoney farmer, Montbeliarde £300, £200; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Knockloughrim farmer, Limousin £300, Aberdeen Angus £275, £270; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £290; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, Hereford £265, Aberdeen Angus £235, £210; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Garvagh farmer, Holstein £285; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £265; Dervock farmer, Hereford £280; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, Belgian Blue £265;

Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn £280, Aberdeen Angus £260; Killaloo farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270, £200; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £255; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £245, £225, £220; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220, Holstein £200; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £210, £205; Ballymoney farmer, Stabiliser £200 and Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £200.

Heifer calves

Limavady farmer, Limousin £500, Aberdeen Angus £335, Simmental £330, £230; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £490; Kilrea farmer, Hereford £455, £350; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, £420; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £425, £370; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £420, Belgian Blue £380; Upperlands farmer, Hereford £420; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £405, Hereford £400; Maghera farmer, Charolais £405; Ballywalter farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, £330, £200; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, Charolais £340; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £375, Charolais £285; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £370; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £365, £355; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £360; Castlerock farmer, Simmental £355; Crumlin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, Hereford £285, £200; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, Belgian Blue £290, Aberdeen Angus £200; Tobermore farmer,Charolais £295; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £290, £220; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, £220; Knockloughrim farmer, Limousin £255, Aberdeen Angus £255, £235; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250, £220; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220, £215; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £220; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £205;Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £205; Ballymoney farmer, Holstein £200 and Killaloo farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £335. 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 £1315 and 321 ppk. More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 730 fat lambs and ewes on Tuesday 17th April met a steady trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £7.78 per kg and to top of £180.

Hoggets to £5.96 and to top of £150.

Fat ewes to £194.

Breeding ewes to £224.

Springs lambs

Coagh farmer, 22.5k £175 (778), 22.5k £160 (711); Rasharkin farmer, 21.5k £149 (693), 22k £148 (673); Stewartstown farmer, 22.5k £149 (662), 21.5k £137 (637); Bushmills farmer, 23.5k £155 (660), 25.5k £168 (659), 21k £138 (657), 22.5k £140 (622), 25k £150 (600); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £146 (649); Portglenone farmer, 28k £180 (643); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £134 (638); Coagh farmer, 22.5k £143 (636); Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £155 (633); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £142 (631); Garvagh farmer, 21k £130 (619); Magherafelt farmer, 21k £129 (614), 25.5k £154 (604); Ballyclare farmer, 22.5k £138 (613); Macosquin farmer, 22.5k £135 (600) and Ballymena farmer, 24k £140 (583).

Hoggets

Bendooragh farmer, 22k £131 (596); Portglenone farmer, 24k £143 (596); Bushmills farmer, 21.5k £127 (591); Ballymoney farmer, 26k £153 (589); Draperstown farmer, 18.5k £108 (584); Garvagh farmer, 19k £110 (579); Garvagh farmer, 25.5k £147 (577); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £126 (573); Garvagh farmer, 24k £137 (571), 26k £142 (546); Bushmills farmer, 24.5k £139 (567), 24k £136 (567); Maghera farmer, 24k £136 (567); Ahoghill farmer, 21k £118 (562), 25k £138 (552); Ballymoney farmer, 24.5k £137 (559), 21k £117 (557); Ballymena farmer, 25k £138 (552); Portglenone farmer, 25.5k £140 (549), 21.5k £120 (558); Dungiven farmer, 21k £115 (548); Kilrea farmer, 26k £142 (546); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £116.50 (542); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £119 (541); Kilrea farmer, 25.5k £138 (541), 25k £134 (536);Castlerock farmer, 26k £140 (539); Limavady farmer, 22k £118 (536); Magherafelt farmer, 22k £117.50 (534); Portglenone farmer, 27k £142 (526) and Aghadowey farmer, 29.5k £150 (509).

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

Good entry of ewes to £194.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 18th April to a top price of £2520 for a calved heifer.

Bushmills farmer, calved heifers to £2520, £2400 and Aghadowey farmer, calved heifer to £1840.

More stock required weekly.

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

A super entry of 470 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 19th April at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1770 and heifers to £1750. Fat cows and bulls to £2310.

Fat cows: 130 on offer, flying trade.

Bellaghy farmer, 700k Belgian Blue £1780 (254), 660k £1640 (249), 900k Charolais £2000 (222), 570k Limousin £1220 (214), 580k Belgian Blue £1200 (207); Clough farmer, 690k Parthenais £1750 (254); Maghera farmer, 560k Limousin £1420 (254), 400k Aberdeen Angus £960 (240), 720k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1630 (226); Portglenone farmer, 450k Limousin £1130 (251), 520k Simmental £1100 (212), 550k £1110 (202); Crumlin farmer, 630k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (241); Claudy farmer, 480k Simmental £1150 (240), 480k Belgian Blue £1130 (235), 400k £900 (225), 410k Simmental £900 (220), 450k Belgian Blue £980 (218), 520k Simmental £1100 (212), 450k £900 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Limousin £1380 (238), 600k £1390 (232), 630k £1330 (211), 650k £1360 (209); Draperstown farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £1440 (232); Glarryford farmer, 570k Friesian £1320 (232), 580k £1240 (214); Kilrea farmer, 790k Limousin £1830 (232); Kilrea farmer, 710k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (231), 590k Simmental £1130 (192), 610k Belgian Blue £1160 (190); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Holstein £1330 (229), 600k £1300 (217); Castlerock farmer, 750k Limousin £1700 (227); Armoy farmer, 550k Fleckvieh £1230 (224); Kilrea farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (222); Swatragh farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £1510 (222), 650k £1440 (222); Magherafelt farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (221), 510k £1120 (220), 420k £900 (214), 470k £960 (204); Garvagh farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £940 (219); Crumlin farmer, 620k Holstein £1340 (216), 650k £1280 (197); Dunloy farmer, 670k Simmental £1440 (215), 600k Parthenais £1280 (213); Macosquin farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1070 (214), 610k £1280 (210), 600k £1180 (193); Toomebridge farmer, 490k Holstein £1050 (214), 500k £1060 (212), 460k £970 (211), 470k £910 (194); Aghadowey farmer, 510k Holstein £1080 (212); Magherafelt farmer, 600k Limousin £1250 (208); Ballymena farmer, 730k Friesian £1500 (206); Portglenone farmer, 670k Montbeliarde £1380 (206), 720k Fleckvieh £1470 (204); Draperstown farmer, 620k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (203); Macosquin farmer, 710k Friesian £1430 (201); Swatragh farmer, 1170k Aberdeen Angus £2310 (197); Dungiven farmer, 500k Simmental £980 (196); Dervock farmer, 560k Holstein £1090 (195), 680k £1310 (193) and Coleraine farmer, 700k Friesian £1340 (191), 810k £1540 (190).

Suckler

Castlerock farmer, Simmental second calver with Simmental bull calf at foot to £2500, Simmental second calver with Charolais bull calf at foot to £2420; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus bull to £2300 and Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue bull to £2300.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Maghera farmer, 430k Limousin £1340 (312), 480k £1370 (285); Kilrea farmer, 490k Charolais £1510 (308), 570k £1650 (290); Limavady farmer, 360k Charolais £1100 (306), 300k Limousin £860 (287), 400k Charolais £1060 (265), 330k £870 (264), 340k Limousin £890 (262), 370k Charolais £950 (257), 370k Belgian Blue £870 (235); Dunloy farmer, 490k Charolais £1490 (304), 510k £1440 (282), 440k £1200 (273), 490k £1310 (267), 510k £1280 (251), 520k £1280 (246), 510k £1240 (243); Rasharkin farmer, 390k Limousin £1170 (300), 290k Parthenais £780 (269), 330k Limousin £880 (267); Garvagh farmer, 430k Limousin £1280 (298), 440k £1280 (291); Kilrea farmer, 460k Charolais £1350 (294), 460k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1320 (287), 490k Charolais £1340 (274), 500k £1290 (258); Bellaghy farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £1600 (281), 680k £1750 (257); Swatragh farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (280), 510k £1430 (280), 460k £1280 (278), 410k £1140 (278), 460k £1240 (270), 580k £1560 (269), 580k £1550 (267), 530k Hereford £1410 (266), 550k Aberdeen Angus £1460 (266), 400k £1060 (265), 440k £1140 (259), 520k £1340 (258), 550k Hereford £1410 (256), 490k £1240 (253), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1110 (252), 470k Hereford £1180 (251), 400k Aberdeen Angus £990 (248), 560k Hereford £1380 (246), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (243), 420k £1000 (238); Magilligan farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (279), 270k £730 (270), 590k £1530 (259), 620k £1600 (258); Crumlin farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (268); Dunloy farmer, 360k Parthenais £960 (267), 390k £970 (249); Magherafelt farmer, 400k Simmental £1050 (263), 450k £1160 (258), 500k £1290 (258), 490k Hereford £1240 (253), 500k Simmental £1250 (250), 410k £1020 (249), 500k £1240 (248), 480k Hereford £1130 (235); Draperstown farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £760 (262), 290k £750 (259), 330k Simmental £820 (249), 310k Aberdeen Angus £740 (239); Randalstown farmer, 290k Limousin £760 (262), 290k £700 (241); Maghera farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £940 (261), 470k Charolais £1160 (247); Bushmills farmer, 520k Limousin £1350 (260), 530k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1340 (253), 470k Limousin £1150 (245); Drumsurn farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1400 (259), 520k Hereford £1280 (246), 520k Limousin £1250 (240), 490k £1150 (235); Portglenone farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (259), 520k £1340 (258), 530k £1360 (257), 480k £1200 (250), 480k £1190 (248), 510k £1240 (243), 500k £1210 (242), 390k £930 (239); Moneymore farmer, 380k Limousin £980 (258), 330k £830 (252), 440k £1090 (248), 410k £990 (242); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1310 (257), 480k Hereford £1210 (252), 480k £1150 (240), 480k £1130 (235); Kilrea farmer, 390k Hereford £1000 (256), 580k £1380 (238); Magherafelt farmer, 490k Hereford £1230 (251), 450k £1090 (242); Swatragh farmer, 520k Hereford £1300 (250), 480k £1130 (235); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (248); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Hereford £1150 (245), 450k £1080 (240), 560k Belgian Blue £1320 (236); Kilrea farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £1440 (240), 640k £1520 (238); Greysteel farmer, 310k Belgian Blue £740 (239) and Garvagh farmer, 360k Limousin £850 (236).

Steers

Magilligan farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (337), 410k £1350 (329), 470k £1400 (298), 460k £1350 (294); Dunloy farmer, 260k Limousin £870 (335), 300k £930 (310), 290k £890 (307), 270k £740 (274), 340k £910 (268); Upperlands farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (328), 310k Hereford £1000 (323), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (317), 350k Hereford £1100 (314), 280k Aberdeen Angus £880 (314), 320k Hereford £980 (306), 330k Aberdeen Angus £1000 (303), 360k Hereford £1080 (300), 340k Aberdeen Angus £1000 (294), 400k Hereford £1170 (293), 350k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (291), 440k £1280 (291), 420k Hereford £1210 (288), 430k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (284), 410k Hereford £1150 (281), 340k Aberdeen Angus £930 (274), 390k Hereford £1050 (269); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Limousin £1300 (325), 480k £1380 (288), 430k £1230 (286), 420k £1140 (271), 500k £1270 (254); Kilrea farmer, 380k Charolais £1160 (305), 390k Limousin £1140 (292), 420k Charolais £1170 (279), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (255); Kilrea farmer, 450k Limousin £1370 (304), 450k £1340 (298), 530k Belgian Blue £1570 (296), 510k Limousin £1510 (296), 470k Limousin £1390 (296), 530k £1570 (296), 440k £1300 (296), 560k Charolais £1640 (293), 540k £1580 (293), 590k Simmental £1720 (292); Cullybackey farmer, 570k Parthenais £1720 (302), 500k £1480 (296), 560k £1650 (295), 480k £1410 (294), 550k £1610 (293), 550k Limousin £1580 (287), 490k £1230 (251); Swatragh farmer, 470k Hereford £1410 (300), 500k £1460 (292), 510k £1440 (282), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (274), 530k Hereford £1400 (264); Maghera farmer, 530k Limousin £1580 (298), 630k £1770 (281); Maghera farmer, 430k Limousin £1260 (293), 510k £1460 (286); Moneymore farmer, 480k Limousin £1360 (283); Garvagh farmer, 340k Aberdeen Angus £910 (268); Maghera farmer, 480k Simmental £1280 (267), 400k £1020 (255), 370k £940 (254); Cullybackey farmer, 590k £1550 (263), 550k £1390 (253) and Bellaghy farmer, 570k Hereford £1460 (256), 590k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (254), 580k £1450 (250).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.