A super entry of 1600 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 12th August met a steady trade throughout this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £6.09 per kg and to top of £164. Fat ewes to £246.

Spring lambs

Antrim farmer, 22k £134 (609); Maghera farmer, 23.5k £141.50 (602); Macosquin farmer, 18k £108 (600); Limavady farmer, 23k £136 (591); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £141 (588); Kilrea farmer, 22k £129 (586); Knockloughrim farmer, 23k £134 (583); Aghadowey farmer, 25k £145.50 (582); Randalstown farmer, 24.5k £142.50 (582); Coleraine farmer, 23k £133.50 (580); Portglenone farmer, 22k £127.50 (580); Maghera farmer, 21.5k £124.50 (579); Portglenone farmer, 22.5k £130 (578); Coleraine farmer, 25.5k £147 (577); Portglenone farmer, 23.5k £135.50 (577); Kilrea farmer, 20k £115 (575); Bendooragh farmer, 23k £132 (574); Ballymena farmer, 22k £126 (573); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £126 (573); Desertmartin farmer, 22.5k £129 (573); Garvagh farmer, 23k £131.50 (572); Dungiven farmer, 17.5k £100 (571); Limavady farmer, 24k £137 (571); Magherafelt farmer, 24k £137 (571); Ballymena farmer, 23.5k £134 (570); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £134 (570); Plumbridge farmer, 23k £131 (570); Ballymoney farmer, 19.5k £111 (569); Desertmartin farmer, 22k £125 (568); Garvagh farmer, 22k £125 (568); Desertmartin farmer, 24k £136 (567); Randalstown farmer, 21k £119 (567); Ringsend farmer, 22.5k £127.50 (567); Dunloy farmer, 22k £124.50 (566); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £135.50 (565); Tobermore farmer, 23k £130 (565); Ballymena farmer, 22k £124 (564); Garvagh farmer, 23.5k £132.50 (564); Kilrea farmer, 22.5k £127 (564); Bendooragh farmer, 23k £129.50 (563);Claudy farmer, 24k £135 (563); Dungannon farmer, 24k £135 (563); Knockloughrim farmer, 21.5k £121 (563); Limavady farmer, 24.5k £138 (563); Bellaghy farmer, 21k £118 (562); Claudy farmer, 17k £95.50 (562); Claudy farmer, 21k £118 (562); Limavady farmer, 23.5k £132 (562) and Templepatrick farmer, 21k £118 (562).

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

Good entry of ewes to £246.

More ewes needed.

A super entry of 380 fat cow, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 14th August at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1780 and heifers to £1820.

Fat cows and bulls to £2050.

Fat cows: 120 on offer, sharp trade.

Kilrea farmer, 550k Limousin £1450 (264); Claudy farmer, 630k Limousin £1640 (260); Dungannon farmer, 420k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (260), 400k Friesian £960 (240); Dungiven farmer, 510k Charolais £1290 (253), 620k Limousin £1260 (203), 700k Shorthorn beef £1350 (193); Moneymore farmer, 650k Limousin £1640 (252), 370k Fleckvieh £870 (235); Dunloy farmer, 600k Charolais £1500 (250); Knockloughrim farmer, 450k Simmental £1110 (247), 440k £1010 (230); Aghadowey farmer, 570k Shorthorn £1390 (244), 530k £1090 (206); Portglenone farmer, 680k Limousin £1640 (241); Garvagh farmer, 410k Shorthorn beef £980 (239); Garvagh farmer, 730k Limousin £1720 (236), 400k £860 (215); Garvagh farmer, 870k Charolais £2050 (236); Draperstown farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (226); Claudy farmer, 400k Limousin £890 (223); Draperstown farmer, 340k Aberdeen Angus £740 (218), 390k £790 (203); Randalstown farmer, 520k Limousin £1130 (217); Templepatrick farmer, 480k Limousin £1010 (210), 530k £1050 (198); Dunloy farmer, 780k Charolais £1590 (204); Garvagh farmer, 600k Charolais £1220 (203); Strabane farmer, 620k Simmental £1250 (202); Dunloy farmer, 820k Simmental £1650 (201); Newtownabbey farmer, 660k Shorthorn beef £1320 (200); Dervock farmer, 790k Shorthorn beef £1540 (195); Dungannon farmer, 410k Friesian £780 (190); Portglenone farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £1250 (189); Garvagh farmer, 530k Limousin £1000 (189); Randalstown farmer, 600k Simmental £1110 (185) and Glarryford farmer, 980k Hereford £1810 (185).

Sucklers

Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue heifer with Belgian Blue bull calf at foot to £1820 and Portstewart farmer, Ayrshire bull to £1660.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Dunloy farmer, 360k Limousin £1190 (331), 380k £1110 (292), 420k £1110 (264); Maghera farmer, 510k Charolais £1680 (329), 530k £1730 (326), 540k £1720 (319), 520k £1660 (319), 560k £1680 (300), 520k £1550 (298), 530k £1570 (296), 490k £1450 (296), 500k £1480 (296), 540k £1560 (289), 470k £1360 (289), 540k £1490 (276); Toomebridge farmer, 410k Charolais £1340 (327), 430k £1360 (316), 440k £1370 (311), 430k £1480 (298), 490k £1400 (286), 460k £1290 (280), 530k £1480 (279); Maghera farmer, 540k Limousin £1750 (324), 580k £1450 (250), 560k £1400 (250); Newtownabbey farmer, 500k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1600 (320); Portglenone farmer, 400k Limousin £1310 (328), 400k £1240 (310), 370k £1100 (297), 450k £1320 (293), 460k £1170 (254); Coleraine farmer, 480k Charolais £1500 (313), 550k £1660 (302), 540k £1550 (287), 610k £1680 (275), 540k Limousin £1480 (274), 520k Charolais £1410 (271), 490k Belgian Blue £1300 (265), 560k Sal £1440 (257), 490k Belgian Blue £1230 (251), 530k £1300 (245); Claudy farmer, 580k Limousin £1770 (305), 600k £1820 (303); Ballymoney farmer, 320k Limousin £950 (297), 360k £990 (275), 370k £1000 (270), 390k £1040 (267), 320k £850 (266), 340k £900 (265), 370k £980 (265), 380k £1000 (263), 390k £1010 (259), 330k £850 (258), 380k £980 (258), 390k £1000 (256), 390k £990 (254), 380k £960 (253), 420k £1030 (245); Templepatrick farmer, 360k Limousin £1070 (297), 360k £1030 (286), 360k £1000 (278), 400k £1100 (275), 400k £1090 (273), 370k £1010 (273), 420k Hereford £1140 (271), 390k £1030 (264), 440k £1090 (248); Kilrea farmer, 280k Charolais £830 (296), 280k £800 (286), 270k £730 (270), 340k £890 (262); Portglenone farmer, 380k Limousin £1110 (292), 480k £1400 (292), 380k £1050 (276); Upperlands farmer, 405k Hereford £1160 (286), 350k Aberdeen Angus £960 (274), 350k Hereford £930 (266), 420k £1110 (264), 370k £970 (262), 350k Aberdeen Angus £910 (260), 350k Hereford £910 (260), 460k £1160 (252), 410k £1020 (249), 440k £1060 (241); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Charolais £1130 (283); Macosquin farmer, 450k Charolais £1270 (282), 390k £1030 (264); Ballycastle farmer, 290k Aberdeen Angus £800 (276), 340k £850 (250); Claudy farmer, 530k Charolais £1460 (276), 580k £1470 (253); Garvagh farmer, 370k Charolais £1000 (270), 380k £950 (250), 500k £1250 (250), 430k £1040 (242); Magherafelt farmer, 480k Simmental £1290 (269), 500k £1300 (260), 440k £1080 (246); Rasharkin farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (260); Ballymoney farmer, 500k Simmental £1280 (256); Limavady farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (256); Garvagh farmer, 390k Limousin £990 (254); Upperlands farmer, 380k Charolais £960 (253); Bushmills farmer, 490k Shorthorn £1230 (251), 520k Belgian Blue £1270 (244); Garvagh farmer, 350k Limousin £880 (251) and Coagh farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (247).

Steers

Kilrea farmer, 260k Charolais £900 (346), 225k £770 (342), 280k £860 (307); Portglenone farmer, 330k Limousin £1100 (333); Templepatrick farmer, 420k Limousin £1390 (331), 390k £1250 (321), 420k £1190 (283); Kilrea farmer, 420k Limousin £1300 (310), 420k £1280 (305), 430k Charolais £1250 (291), 480k Limousin £1270 (265), 440k £1160 (264); Claudy farmer, 460k Limousin £1410 (307), 500k £1410 (282), 480k £1350 (281); Upperlands farmer, 380k Charolais £1140 (300), 510k £1390 (273); Garvagh farmer, 300k Limousin £900 (300), 430k Simmental £1100 (256), 320k Limousin £800 (250); Cullybackey farmer, 580k Limousin £1690 (291), 520k £1350 (260), 520k £1310 (252); Ballymoney farmer, 620k Simmental £1780 (287), 560k Limousin £1570 (280), 630k Shorthorn £1620 (257); Upperlands farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £1170 (285), 440k Hereford £1190 (271), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (267), 520k Hereford £1340 (258), 450k £1160 (258), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (257), 330k Hereford £840 (255); Portglenone farmer, 480k Limousin £1330 (277); Rasharkin farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1440 (272); Maghera farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1430 (265), 500k £1300 (260), 510k £1290 (253); Kilrea farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (264), 630k £1640 (260); Ballintoy farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £780 (260), 230k £580 (252); Castlerock farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £1480 (260), 500k £1290 (258), 540k £1360 (252), 490k £1230 (251), 450k £1130 (251); Newtownabbey farmer, 420k Shorthorn beef £1090 (260), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1190 (259) and Ballymoney farmer, 620k Simmental £1780 (287).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.