Heifers selling to £1365 and steers to £1350 at Kilrea Mart
Wednesday, May 20, 2020: A super entry of 350 head at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.
Steers sold to £1350, heifers sold to £1365, fat cows sold to £1185 and Friesian cows sold to £1125.
Fat cows: (70) (Flying trade - more required)
Randalstown farmer, 640k Belgian Blue £1185 (185), 720k £1090 (151), 650k £940 (145); Ballymena farmer, 580k Limousin £920 (159); Portglenone farmer, 720k Limousin £1140 (158); Ballymena farmer, 690k Limousin £1050 (152), 700k £1030 (147); Maghera farmer, 680k Limousin £1020 (150); Portglenone farmer, 680k Friesian £1015 (149); Magherafelt farmer, 530k Friesian £785 (148), 540k £760 (141), 500k £670 (134), 680k £835 (123); Kilrea farmer, 650k Charolais £950 (146), 730k £1000 (137); Cookstown farmer, 550k Charolais £805 (146); Randalstown farmer, 710k Aberdeen Angus £1125 (146), 600k £820 (137); Portglenone farmer, 680k Limousin £950 (140); Coleraine farmer, 810k Friesian £1125 (139); Limavady farmer, 680k Aberdeen Angus £940 (138), 660k £860 (130); Ballycastle farmer, 770k Friesian £1055 (137), 700k £870 (124); Ballycastle farmer, 790k Friesian £1050 (133); Maghera farmer, 680k Friesian £880 (129); Toomebridge farmer, 830k Friesian £1050 (127), 730k £870 (119), 810k £955 (118), 720k £830 (115); Ballymoney farmer, 720k Friesian £890 (124); Eglinton farmer, 690k Limousin £840 (122); Portglenone farmer, 680k Friesian £830 (122), 690k £815 (118); Aghadowey farmer, 800k Friesian £960 (120), 740k £890 (120); Ballymena farmer, 590k Friesian £710 (120) and Antrim farmer, 770k £900 (117).
Overaged fat bulls: Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus 1080k £1540 (143).
Suckler stock: Cows and calves sold to top of £1550, £1440 and in calf heifers sold to £1180.
Heifers: Garvagh farmer, 350k Limousin £825 (236); Ballycastle farmer, 370k Charolais £870 (235), 400k £870 (218), 530k £1085 (205); Randalstown farmer, 310k Hereford £685 (221); Coleraine farmer, 325k Belgian Blue £710 (219), 340k £715 (210), 380, £790 (208), 360k £735 (204), 380k £770 (203); Randalstown farmer, 550k Simmental £1185 (216), 640k £1255 (196); Ballymena farmer, 370k Simmental £790 (214), 230k £480 (209); Maghera farmer, 590k Charolais £1240 (210), 620k £1230 (198), 630k £1235 (196); Limavady farmer, 530k Charolais £1110 (209), 490k £995 (203), 530k £1040 (196); Ballymena farmer, 500k Simmental £1035 (207), 490k £980 (200), 530k £1030 (194); Portglenone farmer, 590k Limousin £1195 (203); Ballymena farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £730 (203) and Magherafelt farmer, 680k Charolais £1365 (201).
Steers: Magherafelt farmer, 370k Limousin £875 (237), 390k £815 (218); Macosquin farmer, 410k Limousin £945 (231), 450k £935 (208); Macosquin farmer, 360k Charolais £820 (228), 330k £740 (224), 390k £860 (221), ; Finvoy farmer, 470k Limousin £1045 (222), 580k £1245 (215), 450k £950 (211); Randalstown farmer, 480k Limousin £1020 (213), 380k £800 (211), 540k £1115 (207), 500k £1020 (204); Ballycastle farmer, 440k Charolais £930 (211), 470k £975 (207), 550k £1130 (206), 490k £990 (202); Garvagh farmer, 520k Limousin £1090 (210); Coleraine farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £870 (207), 350k £715 (204); Ballymena farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1030 (206), 510k £1030 (202); Coleraine farmer, 460k Limousin £935 (203); Maghera farmer, 470k Shorthorn £940 (200); Coleraine farmer, 600k Hereford £1190 (198) and Garvagh farmer, 640k Limousin £1260 (197).
Friesian and Aberdeen Angus steers a flying trade with more required for strong demand.
Monday, May 18, 2020: A good entry of 300 lambs met an outstanding trade.
More sheep needed every week.
Lambs sold to £117.80 and to 5.41 per kg.
Lambs
Coleraine farmer, 21k £113.70 (541); Kilrea farmer, 21k £114.50 (545); Limavady farmer, 21k £110 (524); Moneymore farmer, 21k £110 (524); Magherafelt farmer, 22.5k £117.80 (524); Kilrea farmer, 19.5k £102.20 (524); Upperlands farmer, 21.5k £112.50 (523) and Coleraine farmer, 21k £109.20 (520).
Fat ewes on offer met a steady trade for all types on offer including grazing types.
Ewes sold to £109 for many crossbred types.
Brisk demand for all types on offer.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020: A good entry of 41 dairy stock met a super trade with an 100% clearance.
Calved cows to a top of £1570.
More stock required weekly.
Dungannon farmer, calved stock to £1570; Ballyclare farmer, calved cows to £1540; Portglenone farmer, calved heifers to £1520, £1420, £1360; Magherafelt farmer, calved cow to £1390; Portglenone farmer, springing heifers to £1400, £1380, 1310 and batch of recently served and maiden heifers to £880, £860, £820, £810, £800.