Heifer with Limousin bull calf at foot sells for £3300 at Kilrea Mart

Lambs to £7.53 per kg and to top of £177.

Fat ewes to £236.

Lambs

Kilrea farmer, 20k £150.50 (753), 20k £149.50 (748); Feeny farmer, 22k £160 (727); Ballycastle farmer, 23.5k £169.50 (721); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £157.70 (717); Draperstown farmer, 18k £129 (717); Macosquin farmer, 24k £171 (713); Claudy farmer, 21.5k £153 (712); Dungiven farmer, 21k £149.50 (712); Macosquin farmer, 21k £149.50 (712); Mosside farmer, 22.5k £160 (711); Portglenone farmer, 23k £163 (709); Kilrea farmer, 21k £148.50 (707); Portglenone farmer, 18k £127 (706); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £165.50 (704); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £168.50 (702); Claudy farmer, 23k £161 (700); Coleraine farmer, 24k £167.50 (698); Macosquin farmer, 24k £167.50 (698); Maghera farmer, 25.5k £177 (694); Upperlands farmer, 18k £125 (694); Randalstown farmer, 21k £145.50 (693); Dunloy farmer, 22.5k £155.50 (691); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £155 (689); Maghera farmer, 25k £172 (688); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £154.50 (687); Draperstown farmer, 24.5k £168 (686); Garvagh farmer, 24.5k £167.50 (684); Randalstown farmer, 24.5k £167.50 (684) and Macosquin farmer, 22k £150 (682).

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

Good entry of ewes to £236.

More ewes needed.

Dairy report - A Small entry of dairy on Tuesday 1st May to a top price of £2480 for a calved heifer.

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

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 280 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 2nd April at Kilrea which met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2400, heifers to £2780, fat cows and bulls to £3250.

Fat cows: 95 on offer, sharp trade.

Ballymoney farmer, 740k Belgian Blue £3250 (439), 660k Limousin £2270 (344); Cookstown farmer, 600k Blonde d'Aquitaine £2620 (437), 560k £2390 (427), 560k £2310 (413), 560k Limousin £2300 (411), 520k Blonde d'Aquitaine £2120 (408), 520k £2080 (400), 750k £2780 (371); Crumlin farmer, 460k Limousin £1830 (398); Maghera farmer, 830k Limousin £3180 (383), 720k £2750 (382); Toomebridge farmer, 400k Charolais £1530 (383), 490k £1860 (380), 530k £2000 (377), 470k Limousin £1750 (372), 480k Charolais £1760 (367), 420k £1500 (357); Dungiven farmer, 810k Simmental £3010 (372), 650k £2200 (339), 720k £2340 (325); Ahoghill farmer, 810k Hereford £3000 (370), 610k £2040 (334); Castlerock farmer, 600k Shorthorn £2080 (347); Dungiven farmer, 710k Belgian Blue £2460 (347), 800k £2690 (336); Portglenone farmer, 530k Charolais £1830 (345); Limavady farmer, 600k Friesian £2040 (340); Dungiven farmer, 750k Holstein £2540 (339) and Ballymoney farmer, 720k Limousin £2350 (326).

Friesian cows to 314 ppk.

Suckler section

Claudy farmer, Limousin heifers with Limousin heifer calves at foot to £3700, £3600 and Limousin heifer with Limousin bull calf at foot to £3300.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Ballintoy farmer, 370k Charolais £1690 (457), 380k £1670 (440), 380k £1640 (432), 380k £1600 (421); Kilrea farmer, 430k Charolais £1910 (444); Maghera farmer, 630k Limousin £2740 (435), 650k £2780 (428), 640k £2660 (416), 660k £2660 (403), 650k £2740 (422), 700k £2740 (391), 690k £2660 (386), 680k £2620 (385), 680k £2500 (343); Ahoghill farmer, 410k Charolais £1770 (432); Kilrea farmer, 450k Limousin £1940 (431); Maghera farmer, 360k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (428), 360k £1410 (392), 430k £1670 (388), 400k £1510 (378), 440k £1640 (373); Garvagh farmer, 600k Limousin £2560 (427), 520k £2150 (414), 610k Charolais £2510 (412), 540k £2180 (404), 560k £2260 (404), 540k £2040 (378); Macosquin farmer, 330k Charolais £1400 (424), 410k £1690 (412), 400k £1580 (395), 360k £1400 (389), 480k £1860 (388), 370k £1310 (354), 380k £1330 (350); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Limousin £2480 (420), 540k £2090 (387), 520k £2000 (385); Cookstown farmer, 510k Blonde d'Aquitaine £2130 (418), 440k £1800 (409), 410k £1650 (402), 430k £1670 (388); Ballycastle farmer, 480k Charolais £2000 (417), 490k £1980 (404), 410k £1500 (366), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1620 (352); Moneymore farmer, 460k Limousin £1920 (417); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Belgian Blue £1970 (410), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (367), 450k £1630 (362); Kilrea farmer, 450k Limousin £1840 (409), 460k Charolais £1760 (383), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1790 (381); Ballycastle farmer, 460k Limousin £1860 (404), 510k £1990 (390), 460k £1790 (389), 480k £1740 (363), 550k £1930 (351); Bellaghy farmer, 480k Belgian Blue £1940 (404), 450k Stabiliser £1770 (393); Garvagh farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1970 (386), 450k £1690 (376), 510k Shorthorn £1780 (349); Finvoy farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1660 (377), 420k Limousin £1580 (376), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1720 (358), 490k £1710 (349); Magherafelt farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1940 (373), 470k £1690 (360); Portglenone farmer, 550k Simmental £2000 (364); Magherafelt farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1540 (342) and Ballykelly farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £1020 (340).

Steers

Maghera farmer, 260k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (539), 250k Limousin £1400 (539), 410k £2040 (498), 440k £2170 (493), 340k £1670 (491), 190k £920 (484), 420k £2020 (481), 380k £1810 (476); Kilrea farmer, 410k Charolais £2000 (488); Kilrea farmer, 350k Limousin £1490 (426), 380k £1590 (418), 350k £1450 (414), 320k £1240 (388); Cullybackey farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (422); Macosquin farmer, 410k Limousin £1720 (420), 360k £1510 (419), 350k £1440 (411), 360k Charolais £1380 (383), 380k Limousin £1440 (379), 390k £1460 (374); Garvagh farmer, 570k Limousin £2390 (419), 610k £2250 (369), 560k £2040 (364); Ahoghill farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1860 (413), 450k £1610 (358), 520k £1860 (358); Garvagh farmer, 500k Limousin £2060 (412), 430k £1750 (407), 440k £1710 (389); Garvagh farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1870 (390), 530k £2020 (381), 570k £2140 (375), 560k £2100 (375), 480k £1800 (375), 470k £1680 (357); Ballymoney farmer, 320k Limousin £1240 (388), 340k Simmental £1210 (356); Garvagh farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1960 (384), 520k Charolais £1970 (379), 470k Hereford £1700 (362), 530k Belgian Blue £1850 (349); Bellaghy farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1760 (383); Magherafelt farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1940 (373), 460k £1620 (352), 510k £1790 (351) and Crumlin farmer, 370k Friesian £1310 (354).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.