Heifers selling to £3240 at Kilrea Mart, fat cows and bulls to £2550

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Ballykelly farmer, Charolais £1320; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £1310, £1290, Aberdeen Angus £1290, Limousin £1250, £1080, Aberdeen Angus £950; Maghera farmer, Charolais £1220, Aberdeen Angus £1140, Belgian Blue £980; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1210; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £1120, Aberdeen Angus £940, Limousin £940, Hereford £900, Friesian £760; Antrim farmer, Fleckvieh £1120, Belgian Blue £1080; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1110, £810, Limousin £790; Ballykelly farmer, Charolais £1090; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1070, £940, £880, Speckle Park £810, Aberdeen Angus £700, £690, £670, Speckle Park £830, Montbeliarde £740, £730, Speckle Park £650; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £1040, Hereford £900, Belgian Blue £830, Limousin £800; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1040; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £1020; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £990; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £960, £770; Bushmills farmer, Hereford £920, £880, Friesian £770, £690; Armoy farmer, Hereford £870, Aberdeen Angus £820; Coleraine farmer, Limousin £860, Aberdeen Angus £840, Limousin £760; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £860; Clough farmer, Belgian Blue £850, Aberdeen Angus £750; Rasharkin farmer, Fleckvieh £850; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £850, £760; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £830, £760; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800, £770, £730; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £770, £690; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £760, £750; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £740, Aberdeen Angus £730, Belgian Blue £670, £650; Tobermore farmer, Charolais £730; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £720; Randalstown farmer, Limousin £730, Aberdeen Angus £640; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £720, £680, Aberdeen Angus £660; Antrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690; Kilrea farmer, Friesian £680; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670, Belgian Blue £650; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620, £610 and Ballymena farmer, Simmental £610.

Heifer calves

Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1250; Mosside farmer, Limousin £1220, £870, £810, Aberdeen Angus £780; Macosquin farmer, Limousin £1190; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £1110, Aberdeen Angus £980, £960, Limousin £960, Hereford £890, £760; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £1100, Aberdeen Angus £1000, Limousin £1000, £930; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £990; Antrim farmer, Shorthorn £910; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £910; Claudy farmer, Belgian Blue £970, £800; Knockloughrim farmer, Hereford £970; Bushmills farmer, Speckle Park £960, Aberdeen Angus £950, Speckle Park £880, Aberdeen Angus £840, Speckle Park £820, £800, Aberdeen Angus £800, £780, £730, £650; Upperlands farmer, Belgian Blue £860; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £850; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £830, Limousin £810; Antrim farmer, Belgian Blue £800, Aberdeen Angus £670, £620; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £780; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780, £670; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £770, Hereford £750; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £740; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £700, Aberdeen Angus £620; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £690; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £670, Limousin £670, £600; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650, Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640, £630; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £630, £620, £600; Dervock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630; Kircubbin farmer, Belgian Blue £620; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £610; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600 and Randalstown farmer, Limousin £600.

Friesian calves

Super trade. More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £770.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck calves (100)

A good 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 £1730 and 600 ppk.

A good entry of 1350 sheep on Monday 16th February met a steady trade for lambs with ewes on fire.

Lambs sold to top of £157 and to top of 658 pence per kg.

Ewes were a strong trade reaching a top of £300.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Ballymoney farmer, 20.5k £133.50 (651); Garvagh farmer, 21k £135 (643); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £134 (623); Macosquin farmer, 24k £149.50 (623); Ballymena farmer, 23k £143 (622); Ballycastle farmer, 24k £149 (621); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £138.50 (616); Macosquin farmer, 20k £123 (615); Londonderry farmer, 24k £147.50 (615); Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £150 (612); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £137.50 (611); Tobermore farmer, 24k £146.50 (610); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £134 (609); Ballymena farmer, 24k £146 (608); Portrush farmer, 23.5k £142.50 (606); Maghera farmer, 24.5k £148.50 (606); Ballymoney farmer, 25k £151.50 (606); Tobermore farmer, 22.5k £135.50 (602); Randalstown farmer, 25k £150 (600); Tobermore farmer, 21.5k £129 (600); Randalstown farmer, 24k £144 (600) and Pomeroy farmer, 25k £150 (600).

Heavier type lambs to £157, £154, £153.50, £153 and £152.

A good entry of 22 dairy stock on Tuesday 17th February met a sharp trade with prices reaching a top of £2960.

Calved heifer prices: Dungannon farmer, £2960, £2780, £2660, £2520, £2240, £2020, £2000; Coleraine farmer, £2860; Ballyclare farmer, £2400; Magherafelt farmer, £2360; Ballymoney farmer, £2080, £2000 and Aghadowey farmer, £2000.

A good entry of 280 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 18th February at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2660, heifers to £3240, fat cows and bulls to £2550.

Fat cows: 90 on offer, sharp trade.

Macosquin farmer, 550k Charolais £2400 (436), 600k Limousin £2500 (417), 550k £2260 (411), 620k £2490 (402), 580k Charolais £2280 (393), 560k Limousin £2200 (393), 530k £2060 (389), 540k £2060 (382), 610k £2250 (369), 670k Charolais £2450 (366); Upperlands farmer, 430k Limousin £1840 (430), 420k £1720 (410); Coagh farmer, 370k Simmental £1540 (416), 380k £1460 (384), 420k £1500 (357), 430k Friesian £1360 (316); Macosquin farmer, 660k Limousin £2400 (364), 720k £2460 (342); Draperstown farmer, 560k Limousin £1970 (352), 610k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (333); Ballymena farmer, 420k Limousin £1400 (333); Ballymoney farmer, 760k Aberdeen Angus £2500 (329); Ballymoney farmer, 650k Belgian Blue £2110 (325), 620k Limousin £1930 (311); Kilrea farmer, 760k Friesian £2390 (315); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Fleckvieh £1540 (314) and Garvagh farmer, 820k Simmental £2550 (311).

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 500k Limousin £3240 (648), 480k £2620 (546), 470k £2320 (494), 500k £2460 (492), 540k £2620 (485), 470k Charolais £2180 (464), 550k Limousin £2440 (444), 480k Charolais £2080 (433); Templepatrick farmer, 255k Limousin £1410 (553), 240k £1200 (500), 310k £1550 (500), 300k £1450 (483), 390k £1880 (482), 270k £1290 (478), 350k £1620 (463), 290k £1310 (452), 310k £1260 (407); Bellarena farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £1450 (500), 310k £1540 (497), 290k £1400 (483), 310k £1360 (439), 250k £1050 (420); Portglenone farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £2780 (471), 560k £2350 (420); Ballycastle farmer, 270k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (459), 190k £810 (426); Draperstown farmer, 500k Limousin £2290 (458), 510k £2140 (420); Ballymoney farmer, 440k Charolais £2000 (455), 420k £1880 (448), 400k £1760 (440), 420k £1840 (438); Coagh farmer, 350k Simmental £1560 (446), 390k £1710 (439), 330k £1450 (439), 260k £1090 (419), 360k £1500 (417), 300k £1240 (413), 370k £1400 (378), 380k £1420 (374); Dunloy farmer, 390k Par £1720 (441), 390k £1660 (426), 460k £1920 (417); Garvagh farmer, 530k Limousin £2300 (434), 540k Charolais £2350 (435), 540k £2230 (413), 560k £2290 (409), 600k Limousin £2440 (407), 570k £2300 (404), 610k Charolais £2410 (395); Upperlands farmer, 430k Belgian Blue £1850 (430), 440k £1760 (400); Upperlands farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1890 (430), 400k £1660 (415); Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £2110 (422); Limavady farmer, 340k Hereford £1430 (421), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1900 (413), 420k Belgian Blue £1730 (412), 390k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (400), 530k £2060 (389), 460k £1780 (387), 420k £1620 (386), 360k Hereford £1370 (381), 510k £1920 (377), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1950 (375); Finvoy farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £1700 (415), 420k £1720 (410), 440k Aberdeen Angus £1710 (389), 390k Limousin £1500 (385); Cloughmills farmer, 400k Belgian Blue £1640 (410), 400k £1490 (373); Ballymena farmer, 470k Charolais £1920 (409), 500k £1900 (380); Magherafelt farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1960 (408); Pomeroy farmer, 630k Charolais £2570 (408); Pomeroy farmer, 300k Limousin £1220 (407), 330k Shorthorn beef £1290 (391); Kilrea farmer, 590k Charolais £2350 (398) and Newmills farmer, 570k Aberdeen Angus £2200 (386), 570k £2180 (383).

Steers

Templepatrick farmer, 250k Limousin £1240 (496), 380k £1750 (463), 380k £1620 (426); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Charolais £2100 (438); Kilrea farmer, 520k Charolais £2250 (433); Cloughmills farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1760 (419), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1800 (383); Magherafelt farmer, 530k Limousin £2220 (419), 530k Aberdeen Angus £2100 (396), 620k Limousin £2440 (394), 640k £2480 (388), 550k Aberdeen Angus £2120 (386), 630k Limousin £2390 (379), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1770 (369); Crumlin farmer, 380k Hereford £1580 (416), 360k Friesian £1440 (400), 340k £1340 (394); Magherafelt farmer, 650k Limousin £2660 (409); Portglenone farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £2170 (409), 530k £2120 (400), 530k £2060 (389) and Draperstown farmer, 620k Limousin £2500 (403), 690k £2600 (377).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.