Special entry of springing cows sell to £2720 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Garvagh farmer, Parthenais £610, £605, £485; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £530, £410; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £495, Belgian Blue £480, £330, Aberdeen Angus £330, Belgian Blue £280, £270, £260, £225, Aberdeen Angus £220; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £485, £450, £370; Magherafelt farmer, Belgian Blue £460, Limousin £420; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £440, £390; Strabane farmer, Simmental £375, £320; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £340; Cookstown farmer, Shorthorn £340; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £315; Limavady farmer, Charolais £300, Aberdeen Angus £260; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £300; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £295; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, £260; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £285, £270; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £280, £220; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £270, £260, £250; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250, £240; Donemana farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £230 and Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225.

Heifer calves

Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £460; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £450, £425, £370; Tobermore farmer, Belgian Blue £425, £350, Aberdeen Angus £240; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £415, Belgian Blue £380, £330, £255, £250, £240, £230, Aberdeen Angus £230; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £415; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £385; Strabane farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, Simmental £280, £250, £220; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £330, £250; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290, £245, £240; Limavady farmer, Belgian Blue £285, £240; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £275; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £270, £260, £200; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £250, £230; Ballykelly farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £210, £200 and Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves

Super trade More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £210. Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed!!!!

Weanlings/suckler calves (110)

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 £1180 and 472 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A super entry of 1200 fat lambs and ewes on Monday 11th December met a stronger trade this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Lambs to £5.37 per kg and to top of £154.

Fat ewes to £146.

Lambs

Swatragh farmer, 17.5k £94 (537), 23.5k £117.50 (500); Limavady farmer, 19k £100 (526), 21.5k £108.50 (505); Coleraine farmer, 23k £119.50 (520); Aghadowey farmer, 23k £118 (513), 24k £122.50 (510); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £120 (511); Dungiven farmer, 24.5k£124 (506); Portglenone farmer, 18.5k £93 (503); Macosquin farmer, 25k £125.50 (502), 23.5k £116 (494); Garvagh farmer, 24k £120 (500); Bushmills farmer, 21.5k £107 (498); Aghadowey farmer, 24k £119 (496); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £104 (495); Garvagh farmer, 21k £103.50 (493); Ballymoney farmer, 25k £123 (492); Coleraine farmer, 21k £103 (491); Feeny farmer, 22k £108 (491); Kilrea farmer, 22k £108 (491); Glarryford farmer, 24.5k £120 (490); Ballymena farmer, 24k £117 (488); Draperstown farmer, 21.5k £105 (488); Limavady farmer, 21.5k £105 (488); Tobermore farmer, 25k £122 (488); Aghadowey farmer, 18.5k £90 (487); Garvagh farmer, 24.5k £119 (486); Limavady farmer, 22k £107 (486);Coleraine farmer, 23k £111.50 (485); Aghadowey farmer, 25k £121 (484); Coleraine farmer, 21.5k £104 (484); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £109 (484); Stewartstown farmer, 21.5k £104 (484); Stranocum farmer, 22.5k £109 (484) and Toomebridge farmer, 21.5k £104 (484).

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

Good entry of ewes to £146.

More ewes needed.

A good entry of dairy on Tuesday 12th December to a top price of £1720 for a calved heifer.

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

Ballyclare farmer, calved heifer to £1720 and Ringsend farmer, calved heifer to £1700.

More stock required weekly

A super entry of 350 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 13th December at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £1700, heifers to £1620 and fat cows and bulls to £1620.

Fat cows: 170 on offer, sharp trade.

Randalstown farmer, 500k Simmental £1330 (266), 680k £1490 (219), 710k Aberdeen Angus £1340 (189), 680k Simmental £1270 (187); Greysteel farmer, 540k Charolais £1370 (254), 600k £1450 (242), 690k £1640 (238), 760k £1780 (234); Magherafelt farmer, 610k Aberdeen Angus £1530 (251), 320k Belgian Blue £720 (225), 520k Charolais £1150 (221), 490k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (216), 530k Charolais £1070 (202), 540k Simmental £1050 (194); Garvagh farmer, 680k Limousin £1680 (247); Cookstown farmer, 700k Charolais £1680 (240), 780k £1770 (227); Portglenone farmer, 660k Limousin £1520 (230), 780k £1710 (219), 850k £1580 (186), 650k £1180 (181); Ballintoy farmer, 600k Holstein £1360 (227), 570k £1240 (218), 720k £1120 (156); Bushmills farmer, 680k Montbeliarde £1540 (227), 610k Friesian £1270 (208), 650k £1350 (208), 630k Montbeliarde £1280 (203); Garvagh farmer, 550k Limousin £1210 (220); Limavady farmer, 590k Friesian £1290 (219), 560k £1200 (214); Randalstown farmer, 670k Stabiliser £1450 (216), 640k £1050 (164); Limavady farmer, 530k Limousin £1140 (215); Upperlands farmer, 570k Limousin £1210 (212), 560k Charolais £860 (154); Kilrea farmer, 620k Hereford £1300 (210), 570k £1160 (204); Bellaghy farmer, 510k Montbeliarde £1020 (200); Coleraine farmer, 630k Friesian £1230 (195); Cookstown farmer, 660k Limousin £1280 (194); Dunloy farmer, 700k Limousin £1350 (193); Claudy farmer, 530k Limousin £1010 (191), 510k £930 (182); Ballymoney farmer, 920k Aberdeen Angus £1740 (189); Limavady farmer, 640k Friesian £1190 (186); Rasharkin farmer, 820k Limousin £1510 (184); Limavady farmer, 660k Limousin £1170 (177); Dungiven farmer, 610k Simmental £1070 (175); Glarryford farmer, 470k Friesian £820 (175), 660k Jersey £1120 (170), 420k Friesian £710 (169); Bellarena farmer, 610k Limousin £1040 (171); Glarryford farmer, 730k Fleckvieh £1240 (170); Coleraine farmer, 700k Friesian £1170 (167); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Fleckvieh £960 (163), 630k £980 (156); Portglenone farmer, 690k Friesian £1100 (159); Maghera farmer, 750k Friesian £1160 (155) and Coleraine farmer, 540k Friesian £830 (154), 620k Hereford £930 (150).

Suckler

Special entry of springing cows to £2720, £2560, £2500, £2420 and £2200 and Ballymena farmer, Belgian Blue cow with Limousin calf at foot to £1700.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Limavady farmer, 430k Belgian Blue £1380 (321), 320k £970 (303), 4450k £1120 (249); Coleraine farmer, 560k Limousin £1500 (268), 600k £1600 (267), 600k £1590 (265), 660k £1620 (246), 600k £1450 (242); Rasharkin farmer, 500k Simmental £1340 (268), 510l £1170 (229); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Limousin £1190 (264); Magherafelt farmer, 550k Limousin £1450 (264), 530k £1270 (240); Ballymena farmer, 430k Limousin £1130 (263); Magherafelt farmer, 520k Limousin £1340 (258), 510k £1290 (253); Rasharkin farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1340 (253), 510k £1280 (251); Randalstown farmer, 460k Charolais £1160 (252); Greysteel farmer, 440k Limousin £1080 (246), 450k £1100 (244); Ballycastle farmer, 530k Belgian Blue £1290 (243), 580k £1390 (240), 550k £1270 (231); Upperlands farmer, 510k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (239), 480k £1130 (235) and Bellaghy farmer, 460k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (230).

Steers

Dungiven farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1280 (251), 540k £1340 (248), 530k £1290 (243); Garvagh farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £1700 (243), 690k £1630 (236); Ballymoney farmer, 530k Limousin £1270 (240), 540k £1260 (243); Toomebridge farmer, 370k Charolais £880 (238); Ballymena farmer, 420k Blonde d'Aquitaine £990 (236); Bellaghy farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £960 (234); Magherafelt farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1170 (234) and Coleraine farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1330 (225).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.