Marts: Top prices this week at Kilrea Mart, fat cows and bulls selling to £2040

Spring lambs to £6.20 per kg and to top of £178.

Fat ewes selling to £262.

Spring lambs

Ballymena farmer, 25k £155 (620); Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £140 (596); Armoy farmer, 24k £139.50 (581); Garvagh farmer, 24k £138 (575); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £125 (568); Dungiven farmer, 24k £136 (567); Plumbridge farmer, 26k £146 (562); Coleraine farmer, 24k £134.50 (560); Tobermore farmer, 22.5k £126 (560); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £123 (559); Coleraine farmer, 19.5k £109 (559); Bendooragh farmer, 22k £122.50 (557); Coleraine farmer, 23k £128 (557); Ballymoney farmer, 19k £105.50 (555); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £133 (554); Coleraine farmer, 23k £127.50 (554); Cookstown Road, 24.5k £135.50 (553), 22k £121.50 (552); Toomebridge farmer, 22.5k £124.50 (553); Moneymore farmer, 24k £132.50 (552); Ballycastle farmer, 21.5k £118.50 (551); Claudy farmer, 22k £121 (550); Ballymena farmer, 22.5k £123.50 (549); Coleraine farmer, 23k £126 (548); Garvagh farmer, 23k £126 (548); Ballycastle farmer, 19k £104 (547); Coleraine farmer, 22.5k £123 (547); Coleraine farmer, 22k £120 (546); Dungiven farmer, 22k £120 (546); Macosquin farmer, 22k £120 (546); Randalstown farmer, 22k £120 (546) and Stewartstown farmer, 22k £120 (546).

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

Good entry of ewes to £262.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 23rd July to a top price of £1700 for a springing heifer.

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

Tobermore farmer, springing heifer to £1700 and Limavady farmer, second calvers to £1600, £1500.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 360 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 24th July at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers selling to £1650 and heifers to £1610.

Fat cows and bulls selling to £2040.

Fat cows: 110 on offer. Sharp trade.

Ballymoney farmer, 730k Charolais £1800 (247); Garvagh farmer, 810k SHD £1980 (244);

Randalstown farmer, 700k Charolais £1700 (243); Coleraine farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (242), 470k Limousin £1110 (236), 640k £1370 (214), 660k £1390 (211), 430k Ayrshire £890 (207), 600k Limousin £1190 (198), 540k Belgian Blue £1060 (196), 550k £1070 (195), 420k Ayrshire £800 (191); 600k Saler £1140 (190); Ballymoney farmer, 700k Charolais £1610 (230); Toomebridge farmer, 630k Limousin £1380 (219); Strabane farmer, 610k Charolais £1310 (215), 660k £1330 (202); Swatragh farmer, 570k Friesian £1220 (214), 780k £1670 (214), 580k £1230 (212), 650k £1370 (211), 670k £1400 (209), 620k £1260 (203); Kilrea farmer, 960k Charolais £2040 (213); Toomebridge farmer, 680k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1450 (213); Portglenone farmer, 470k Shorthorn beef £990 (211), 460k Aberdeen Angus £860 (187), 500k Charolais £900 (180); Portglenone farmer, 740k Limousin £1550 (210); Ballymoney farmer, 480k Holstein £960 (200); Dungiven farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £1240 (200); Bendooragh farmer, 770k Fleckvieh £1530 (199), 540k £1040 (193), 880k Norwegian Red £1640 (186); Rasharkin farmer, 50k Galloway £1070 (195); Rasharkin farmer, 800k Friesian £1530 (191); Dunloy farmer, 470k Simmental £890 (189) and Dungannon farmer, 480k Holstein £890 (185).

Suckler

Coleraine farmer, Limousin cow with Blonde d'Aquitaine heifer calf at foot to £1710.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Toomebridge farmer, 460k Limousin £1540 (335), 480k £1520 (317), 520k £1610 (310), 440k £1300 (296); Magherafelt farmer, 460k Limousin £1480 (322), 500k Aberdeen Angus £1200 (240); Portglenone farmer, 440k Limousin £1410 (321), 420k £1340 (319), 390k £1190 (305), 460k £1380 (300), 530k £1590 (300), 480k £1360 (283), 410k £1140 (278), 480k £1290 (269); Garvagh farmer, 440k Limousin £1370 (311), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (287), 510k £1450 (284); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Charolais £1500 (306); Randalstown farmer, 460k Charolais £1380 (300), 620k £1570 (253); Coleraine farmer, 470k Limousin £1370 (292), 380k Charolais £1040 (274), 440k Limousin £1200 (273); Coleraine farmer, 500k Charolais £1410 (282), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (253), 480k £1140 (238); Claudy farmer, 460k Shorthorn beef £1280 (278), 560k Limousin £1510 (270), 540k Stabiliser £1380 (256), 590k Limousin £1480 (251), 630k Charolais £1580 (251); Portglenone farmer, 460k Simmental £1270 (276); Bellaghy farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1410 (271), 520k £1400 (269); Kilrea farmer, 340k Limousin £920 (271), 370k £950 (257); Garvagh farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1240 (270), 510k £1360 (267), 560k £1440 (257), 550k £1370 (249), 570k £1400 (246); Garvagh farmer, 470k Belgian Blue £1270 (270), 450k £1180 (262), 430k £1100 (256), 460k £1170 (254), 510k £1280 (251), 430k £1060 (247), 460k £1120 (244); Garvagh farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £860 (269), 350k Charolais £890 (254); Upperlands farmer, 370k Limousin £990 (268), 320k £800 (250), 300k £700 (233); Limavady farmer, 440k Limousin £1160 (264), 470k £1190 (253), 480k £1170 (244); Portglenone farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £1180 (262), 390k £970 (249), 460k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (248), 360k £850 (236), 390k Charolais £900 (231); Ahoghill farmer, 490k Aberdeen Angus £1270 (259), 510k Limousin £1200 (235), 570k Belgian Blue £1320 (232); Craigavon farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (259), 420k £1080 (257), 410k £1020 (249), 540k £1340 (248), 560k £1390 (248), 490k Murray Grey £1200 (245), 380k Belgian Blue £920 (242), 340k Belted Galloway £820 (241), 400k Aberdeen Angus £950 (238), 390k £920 (236), 460k £1080 (235), 430k £1000 (233); Tobermore farmer, 550k Limousin £1405 (256); Toomebridge farmer, 440k Hereford £1120 (255), 350k Limousin £850 (243), 460k £1090 (237); Rasharkin farmer, 360k Belgian Blue £910 (253), 325k £810 (249), 320k £740 (231); Garvagh farmer, 510k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1270 (249); Garvagh farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1140 (248), 430k £1060 (247); Claudy farmer, 350k Stabiliser £850 (243), 390k £900 (231); Ballycastle farmer, 350k Aberdeen Angus £840 (240), 380k £890 (234), 360k £840 (233); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (240); Maghera farmer, 380k Limousin £910 (240); Cullybackey farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1280 (237), 560k £1290 (230); Ballymoney farmer, 600k Shorthorn beef £1400 (233); Londonderry farmer, 510k Stabiliser £1190 (233) and Rasharkin farmer, 495k Hereford £1140 (230).

Steers

Portglenone farmer, 390k Limousin £1320 (339), 440k £1430 (325), 520k £1590 (306), 500k £1520 (304), 520k £1540 (296); Portglenone farmer, 380k Limousin £1280 (337), 420k £1340 (319), 500k £1500 (300), 560k £1610 (288); Limavady farmer, 480k Limousin £1420 (296), 480k £1400 (292), 560k £1500 (268), 530k £1395 (263), 570k £1450 (254); Ballintoy farmer, 260k Aberdeen Angus £760 (292), 330k £955 (289), 300k £830 (277), 310k £850 (274); Dunloy farmer, 410k Simmental £1160 (283), 410k £1070 (261); Portglenone farmer, 520k Limousin £1450 (279); Londonderry farmer, 520k Stabiliser £1440 (277), 480k £1210 (252); Magherafelt farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £1590 (274), 510k £1300 (255); Ballymoney farmer, 380k Limousin £1030 (271), 350k £950 (271), 390k £1040 (267), 460k £1200 (261), 400k £1030 (258), 430k £1090 (254), 320k £810 (253), 320k £800 (250), 340k £840 (247), 380k £620 (242); Upperlands farmer, 500k Limousin £1330 (266); Tobermore farmer, 510k Limousin £1350 (265), 610k £1550 (254), 590k £1440 (244); Moneymore farmer, 430k Hereford £1110 (258), 400k Hereford £950 (238), 550k Fleckvieh £1270 (231), 680k Belgian Blue £1565 (230); Magherafelt farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1440 (257), 540k £1330 (246); Garvagh farmer, 370k Limousin £940 (254), 300k £740 (247), 360k £880 (244), 380k £910 (240), 260k £600 (231); Macosquin farmer, 540k Limousin £1350 (250); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1160 (247); Ballymoney farmer, 680k Belgian Blue £1650 (243), 610k Friesian £1420 (233), 640k £1450 (227), 600k Belted Galloway £1340 (223); Portglenone farmer, 380k Simmental £880 (232); Dervock farmer, 630k Friesian £1450 (230), 600k £1360 (227); Rasharkin farmer, 350k Hereford £800 (229), 340k Limousin £760 (224); Cloughmills farmer, 460k Friesian £1035 (225) and; Knockloughrim farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £870 (223);

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.