Outstanding trade for cattle at Kilrea Mart, fat cows and bulls to £3480

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Garvagh farmer, Hereford £1180, £1010, £990, Aberdeen Angus £990, £740; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1150; Magherafelt farmer, Simmental £1100, £880; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £1090, £1030; Antrim farmer, Simmental £1070, £1050, £900; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1060, Belgian Blue £840, Charolais £790; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £1050, £850, Shorthorn £720; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £1040; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1030, £940, Fleckvieh £720; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £1020; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1020, Belgian Blue £840; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £1010, Hereford £730; Tempo farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1000, £980, Belgian Blue £960, Aberdeen Angus £920, Hereford £910, Limousin £900, Aberdeen Angus £840; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £990, £830; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £950, Belgian Blue £700; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £950, Aberdeen Angus £710; Bangor farmer, Belgian Blue £950, Aberdeen Angus £760, Charolais £740, Belgian Blue £700, Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £940; Cullybackey farmer, Belgian Blue £920; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £900, £890; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900, £780; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £880, Belgian Blue £870, £795; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £870, Hereford £870, £800; Armoy farmer, Belgian Blue £830, Aberdeen Angus £800; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £810, Aberdeen Angus £790; Garvagh farmer, Limousin £810; Strabane farmer, Belgian Blue £800; Limavady farmer, Charolais £770, £710; Garvagh farmer, Friesian £750; Articlave farmer, Charolais £710; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £710 and Antrim farmer, Limousin £700.

Heifer calves

Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1310; Finvoy farmer, Limousin £1160, £980, £820; Armoy farmer, Limousin £1100, £1080, £1040, Belgian Blue £870, Fleckvieh £800, Belgian Blue £790, Aberdeen Angus £700; Magherafelt farmer, Simmental £1070, £1000; Randalstown farmer, Belgian Blue £1000, Belted Galloway £700; Dungiven farmer, Hereford £1000, £790; Tempo farmer, Charolais £980; Randalstown farmer Belgian Blue £960; Dungiven farmer, Charolais £940; Portglenone farmer, Charolais £930; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £910, Hereford £910, £850, £800, Aberdeen Angus £760; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900, £740, Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £890; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £880, Aberdeen Angus £850, Belgian Blue £750; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £850, Limousin £830; Limavady farmer, Holstein £850, £800; Limavady farmer, Charolais £820, £800, £790; Maghera farmer, Charolais £820; Moneymore farmer, Aberdeen Angus £820; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £760; Bushmills farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750; Bangor farmer, Simmental £730; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £730; Bangor farmer, Belgian Blue £700 and Magherafelt farmer, Gelbvieh £700, Aberdeen Angus £700.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £850.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (55)

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 £1860 and 5.85 ppk.

A good entry of 1200 sheep on Monday 19th January met a steady trade for lambs with ewes on top.

Lambs sold to top of £158 and to top of 591 pence per kg.

Ewes were a strong trade reaching a top of £200.

More sheep needed weekly.

Lambs top prices

Aghadowey farmer, 22k £130 (591); Ballycastle farmer, 19.5k £115 (590); Kilrea farmer, 23.5k £136 (579); Ballymoney farmer, 23k £133 (578); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £129.50 (576); Portglenone farmer, 23.5k £134 (570); Macosquin farmer, 20k £114 (570); Rasharkin farmer, 23k £131 (570); Ballymoney farmer, 24k £136 (567); Armoy farmer, 24k £135 (563); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £132 (562); Ballyclare farmer, 24.5k £137 (559); Aghadowey farmer, 24.5k £137 (559) and Garvagh farmer, 22k £123 (559).

Heavier type lambs to £158, £147, £145, £144.50 and £143.

A good entry of 290 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 21st January at Kilrea, met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2510.

Heifers to £2570.

Fat cows and bulls to £3480.

Fat cows: 110 on offer, sharp trade.

Bushmills farmer, 750k Charolais £2970 (396), 860k £3110 (362), 980k £3320 (339);

Ballintoy farmer, 650k Belgian Blue £2570 (395), 440k Belgian Blue £1620 (368), 540k Friesian £1790 (332); Bellaghy farmer, 920k Aberdeen Angus £3480 (378); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Limousin £2070 (376), 550k £1970 (358); Dungiven farmer, 660k Simmental £2400 (364), 730k Charolais £2550 (349); Toomebridge farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £2180 (363); Coleraine farmer, 500k Montbeliarde £1800 (360), 650k Friesian £2100 (323); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £2080 (353), 540k Friesian £1790 (332), 600k £1930 (322); Cookstown farmer, 840k Limousin £2950 (351); Maghera farmer, 440k Galloway £1540 (350); Toomebridge farmer, 620k Belgian Blue £2170 (350); Magherafelt farmer, 300k Limousin £1040 (347); Larne farmer, 510k Friesian £1760 (345), 470k £1530 (326); Claudy farmer, 880k Charolais £2980 (339), 960k £3040 (317); Aghadowey farmer, 490k Hereford £1640 (335); Ballymoney farmer, 470k Danish Red £1540 (328), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1500 (319); Coleraine farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (322) and Magherafelt farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1400 (318).

Friesian cows to £2180.

Suckler section

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Ballymena farmer, 480k Charolais £2310 (481), 470k £2220 (472), 480k £2210 (460), 380k £1690 (445), 520k £2280 (439), 480k £2100 (438), 330k Limousin £1400 (424); Ballymena farmer, 480k Charolais £2230 (465), 480k £2110 (440), 500k £2200 (440), 530k £2330 (440), 520k £2260 (435), 550k £2330 (424), 450k £1860 (413), 440k £1760 (400), 490k £1940 (396), 500k £1940 (388), 550k £2080 (378), 520k £1940 (373); Donemana farmer, 220k Aberdeen Angus £990 (450), 270k £1090 (404), 330k £1170 (354); Macosquin farmer, 490k Limousin £2200 (449), 590k Charolais £2080 (353); Garvagh farmer, 510k Charolais £2270 (445), 540k Limousin £2330 (432), 600k £2450 (408), 580k Charolais £2350 (405), 620k Limousin £2490 (402), 600k £2400 (400), 540k Charolais £2120 (393); Moneymore farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (439), 390k £1690 (433), 390k £1620 (415), 390k Belgian Blue £1550 (397), 390k Hereford £1540 (395), 400k Stabiliser £1580 (395), 400k Hereford £1500 (375), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1730 (368), 410k £1500 (366); Ballintoy farmer, 410k Charolais £1790 (437); Finvoy farmer, 420k Belgian Blue £1760 (419), 430k Aberdeen Angus £1780 (414), 440k Belgian Blue £1790 (407), 420k £1660 (395), 420k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (381); Mosside farmer, 330k Limousin £1370 (415), 340k Friesian £1340 (394), 310k Limousin £1200 (387), 440k £1700 (386), 480k £1730 (360), 470k £1660 (353), 500k £1750 (350); Ballymena farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £2350 (405); Ballymena farmer, 370k Charolais £1500 (405); Dervock farmer, 245k Aberdeen Angus £990 (404), 260k Hereford £1010 (389); Garvagh farmer, 640k Limousin £2570 (402), 620k £2440 (394); Garvagh farmer, 450k Charolais £1780 (396), 580k Aberdeen Angus £2080 (359), 480k Belgian Blue £1710 (356); Garvagh farmer, 580k Limousin £2200 (379), 550k Aberdeen Angus £2060 (375), 530k Hereford £1940 (366), 560k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (363), 550k £1990 (362), 620k £2190 (353), 570k £2010 (353); Magherafelt farmer, 500k Shorthorn beef £1860 (372), 450k £1600 (356), 480k £1710 (356); Portglenone farmer, 590k Simmental £2190 (371), 520k £1840 (354); Knockloughrim farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1760 (367), 520k £1890 (520); Coleraine farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (363); Limavady farmer, 600k Aberdeen Angus £2170 (362); Garvagh farmer, 620k Aberdeen Angus £2210 (357), 610k £2150 (353), 650k £2280 (351) and Ahoghill farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £2030 (350).

Steers

Ballintoy farmer, 380k Charolais £2060 (542), 420k £1980 (471), 430k £1950 (454); Ballymoney farmer, 300k Simmental £1510 (503), 250k Irish Moile £990 (396); Dervock farmer, 340k Aberdeen Angus £1560 (459), 370k Hereford £1600 (432); Ballymena farmer, 410k Charolais £1840 (449), 440k £1880 (427); Rasharkin farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1970 (419), 500k £2040 (408), 410k £1620 (395), 510k £1970 (386); Mosside farmer, 440k Limousin £1740 (396), 410k £1520 (371), 420k £1540 (367); Portglenone farmer, 540k Simmental £2140 (396), 610k Limousin £2400 (393); Cloughmills farmer, 490k Hereford £1920 (392), 500k £1920 (384); Magherafelt farmer, 480k Shorthorn beef £1820 (379), 570k £2110 (370), 510k £1880 (369), 500k £1870 (374), 540k Stabiliser £1940 (359); Kilrea farmer, 460k Belgian Blue £1730 (376) and Cullybackey farmer, 520k Fleckvieh £1930 (371).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.