Marts: Superb sales throughout at Kilrea Mart, bulls to £3150 and fat cows to £2080

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings of offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £665, £650; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £640, £610, Aberdeen Angus £595, £500, £420; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £625, £485; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £610, £580; Kilraughts farmer, Shorthorn £585, Fleckvieh £490, £460, £360; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570, Charolais £555, Aberdeen Angus £465, £395; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £555, Belgian Blue £555; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480, Belgian Blue £460; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £480, £245; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £475, Aberdeen Angus £430, £300; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £465, Limousin £450, £370, Belgian Blue £365, Limousin £345, Belgian Blue £340; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465, £425, £245; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, £375, Holstein £265; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £385, Friesian £345, Aberdeen Angus £290, Friesian £220; Aghadowey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £375, Hereford £250; Ballymoney farmer, Fleckvieh £365, Simmental £360, Aberdeen Angus £345, £305, Fleckvieh £220; Bendooragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £305; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £345, Friesian £255, Aberdeen Angus £215; Garvagh farmer, Charolais £340; Limavady farmer, Friesian £300, £220; Newtownards farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285, £215; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £260; Clough farmer, Belgian Blue £240, £220, £200; Ballywalter farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215; Knockloughrim farmer, Aberdeen Angus £205 and Antrim farmer, Friesian £200.

Heifer calves

Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £615, £445, Aberdeen Angus £425; Aghadowey farmer, Belgian Blue £530, £430, Limousin £390, £360; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £460, £455, Limousin £455; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £460, Hereford £365, Belgian Blue £310; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £450, Aberdeen Angus £325, £300, Belgian Blue £255; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430, Belgian Blue £360, Aberdeen Angus £320; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410, £330, £225; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £390, Limousin £230; Londonderry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £370, £245; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £250; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £305, £270, £225; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, Hereford £295; Loughgiel farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Newtownards farmer, Aberdeen Angus £245; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £215; Doagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £200 and Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £345.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (70)

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 £1065 and 336 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of 1000 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 27th April met a steady trade throughout this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Spring lambs to £8.15 per kg and to top of £191.50.

Fat ewes to £300.

Spring lambs

Macosquin farmer, 19.5k £159 (815); Portglenone farmer, 22k £176.50 (802); Desertmartin farmer, 20k £158.50 (793); Drumsurn farmer, 22k £174.50 (793); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £170 (791); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £169.50 (788); Macosquin farmer, 21k £165.50 (786); Kilrea farmer, 19.5k £152.50 (782); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £172 (782); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £172 (782); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £174.50 (776); Ballymena farmer, 20k £155 (775); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £174 (773); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £170 (773); Maghera farmer, 22k £170 (773); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £162 (771); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £165.50 (770); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £180.50 (768); Portglenone farmer, 22k £169 (768); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £161 (767); Broughshane farmer, 24k £184 (767); Desertmartin farmer, 21.5k £165 (767); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £165 (767); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £165 (767) and Rasharkin farmer, 21k £161 (767).

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

Good entry of ewes to £300.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of 30 dairy on Tuesday 28th April to a top price of £1450 for calved heifers.

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

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 390 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 29th May at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1890 and heifers to £2040,

Fat cows to £2080 and bulls to £3150.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, sharp trade.

Ballyclare farmer, 530k Limousin £1500 (283), 570k £1540 (270), 800k £2080 (260), 600k £1560 (260), 580k £1420 (245), 500k Belgian Blue £1170 (234), 570k Limousin £1330 (233), 770k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1660 (216); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Limousin £1390 (240), 520k Belgian Blue £1230 (237), 810k Saler £1830 (226), 610k Limousin £1270 (208), 600k Stabiliser £1140 (190); Bellarena farmer, 710k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (232), 900k £1850 (206), 800k £1560 (195); Limavady farmer, 700k Charolais £1610 (230), 700k Simmental £1530 (219), 620k Limousin £1350 (218), 710k Shorthorn £1530 (216), 640k £1360 (213), 660k Belgian Blue £1370 (208), 700k Hereford £1430 (204); Portglenone farmer, 610k Holstein £1380 (226), 590k £1260 (214); Dunloy farmer, 540k Simmental £1200 (222); Portglenone farmer, 610k Simmental £1340 (220), 510k £1060 (208); Rasharkin farmer, 700k Belgian Blue £1530 (219), 620k Limousin £1330 (215); Dungiven farmer, 660k Limousin £1440 (218), 690k £1500 (217); Randalstown farmer, 490k Friesian £1060 (216), 510k £1090 (214), 470k £940 (200); Portglenone farmer, 590k Holstein £1270 (215), 470k £960 (204); Aghadowey farmer, 520k Friesian £1110 (214); Portglenone farmer, 700k Saler £1500 (214); Larne farmer, 580k Limousin £1180 (203); Rasharkin farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1030 (194) and Dunloy farmer, 800k Simmental £1530 (191).

Suckler

Limavady farmer, Limousin bull to £3150; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin bull to £3100; Ballycastle farmer, Charolais cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £2380 and Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue cow with Belgian Blue heifer calf at foot to £2240.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Rasharkin farmer, 370k Limousin £1170 (316), 320k £1000 (313), 340k £900 (265); Rasharkin farmer, 470k Limousin £1460 (311), 340k Belgian Blue £880 (259), 400k Simmental £960 (240); Dunadry farmer, 290k Simmental £900 (310), 310k £910 (294), 290k Limousin £810 (279), 340k Simmental £880 (259), 250k £630 (252); Magherafelt farmer, 590k Charolais £1830 (310), 680k £2040 (300), 580k £1650 (285), 640k Limousin £1650 (258), 690k £1760 (255), 610k £1550 (254), 620k Charolais £1530 (247), 690k £1690 (245), 750k Limousin £1800 (240); Magherafelt farmer, 430k Charolais £1320 (307), 360k Aberdeen Angus £960 (267), 420k £1060 (252); Dunloy farmer, 400k Charolais £1210 (303), 470k £1390 (296), 400k £1180 (295), 410k £1210 (295), 390k £1070 (274), 430k £1180 (274), 400k £1090 (273), 350k £940 (269), 440k £1170 (266), 370k Simmental £980 (265), 370k £980 (265), 410k Charolais £1060 (259), 420k £1080 (257), 410k £990 (242), 450k £1080 (240); Kilrea farmer, 370k Limousin £1120 (303), 430k £1290 (300), 380k Charolais £1040 (274), 390k Limousin £1070 (274), 350k Simmental £940 (269); Cookstown farmer, 270k Limousin £800 (296); Kilrea farmer, 520k Charolais £1540 (296), 540k £1560 (289), 540k £1460 (270); Aghadowey farmer, 500k Limousin £1450 (290); Greysteel farmer, 530k Charolais £1510 (285), 520k £1470 (283); Coleraine farmer, 520k Belgian Blue £1430 (275), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (257), 500k Belgian Blue £1240 (248), 510k Limousin £1260 (247); Portglenone farmer, 320k Simmental £870 (272); Ballymoney farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £1110 (271), 370k £1000 (270), 490k NR £1320 (269), 355k Belgian Blue £950 (268), 400k £1070 (268), 390k £1000 (256), 400k £1010 (253), 470k £1180 (251), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1150 (250), 450k Belgian Blue £1100 (244); Coleraine farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1270 (270), 480k £1260 (263), 490k £1280 (261), 480k £1200 (250); Portglenone farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1120 (267); Bellaghy farmer, 490k Simmental £1290 (263); Rasharkin farmer, 490k Simmental £1280 (261); Kilrea farmer, 420k Charolais £1090 (260); Randalstown farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1090 (260), 550k Hereford £1410 (256), 480k £1190 (248), 420k £1040 (248); Doagh farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1370 (259), 560k £1450 (259); Toomebridge farmer, 330k Aberdeen Angus £840 (255); Ballycastle farmer, 540k Charolais £1360 (252), 530k Limousin £1300 (245), 520k £1250 (240); Donemana farmer, 270k Aberdeen Angus £680 (252) and Ballymoney farmer, 540k Shorthorn beef £1310 (243).

Steers

Magherafelt farmer, 340k Limousin £1230 (362), 370k Shorthorn £1190 (322), 350k £1090 (311), 340k Limousin £980 (288); Cookstown farmer, 350k Limousin £1220 (349); Dunadry farmer, 320k Limousin £1110 (347); Maghera farmer, 320k Limousin £1100 (344), 360k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (322), 340k Limousin £1070 (315), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1290 (315), 280k Limousin £880 (314), 450k Aberdeen Angus £1380 (307), 530k Limousin £1590 (300), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (298),510k £1500 (294), 520k £1520 (292), 490k £1440 (294), 400k Limousin £1170 (293), 430k £1150 (267), 470k £1220 (260); Ballymoney farmer, 370k Belgian Blue £1170 (316), 380k £1170 (308), 410k £1190 (290), 470k £1340 (285), 380k £1080 (284), 430k £1190 (277), 500k £1380 (276), 440k £1200 (273), 430k £1160 (270), 410k £1090 (266), 390k £1020 (262), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (257); Randalstown farmer, 500k Limousin £1475 (295), 560k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1470 (263), 600k Charolais £1530 (255)520k £1300 (250); Magherafelt farmer, 620k Limousin £1800 (290); Londonderry farmer, 660k Charolais £1890 (286), 610k £1700 (279), 620k £1670 (269), 620k £1640 (265), 600k £1590 (265), 630k £1660 (264), 630k £1600 (254), 710k £1800 (254); Aghadowey farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1170 (279), 580k Limousin £1520 (262), 600k Belgian Blue £1550 (258); Dungiven farmer, 400k Limousin £1115 (279), 360k £940 (261); Coleraine farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1260 (268), 500k £1310 (262), 560k Belgian Blue £1450 (259); Garvagh farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1390 (267); Ballymoney farmer, 560k Parthenais £1490 (266); Finvoy farmer, 530k Limousin £1400 (264); Portglenone farmer, 180k Aberdeen Angus £470 (261), 390k £1000 (256) and Antrim farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (257) and Randalstown farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1050 (250).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.