Steers selling to £1850 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves: Cullybackey farmer, Limousin £710, £535, Charolais £380; Kilrea farmer, Simmental £680; Stewartstown farmer, Simmental £680, Hereford £505; Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £580; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £560; Glarryford farmer, Belgian Blue £515; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £470, Hereford £435; Aghadowey farmer, Fleckvieh £455, £440, £415; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £440; Desertmartin farmer, Fleckvieh £435; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn £435; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £430, £410; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £425; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, Belgian Blue £350; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £400; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £385, £370, £270, Aberdeen Angus £245; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, £370; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Castlederg farmer, Fleckvieh £340, Friesian £340, £290; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £305, £245; Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn £295; Ballymena farmer, Limousin £295, Aberdeen Angus £240; Drumahoe farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, £210; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £285; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £280, £235; Kilrea farmer, Friesian £280, £265, £220; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £250; Dungannon farmer, Limousin £240; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £235; Stranocum farmer, Shorthorn beef £235, £210; Randalstown farmer, Shorthorn £230; Aghadowey farmer, Holstein £220; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £205; Dungiven farmer, Belgian Blue £205 and Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Heifer calves: Glarryford farmer, Belgian Blue £610; Draperstown farmer, Simmental £600, £485; Kilrea farmer, Belgian Blue £600; Cullybackey farmer, Charolais £500, Limousin £495; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £490, £370; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435, £345, Belgian Blue £330, Aberdeen Angus £230; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £430, £300; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £430; Upperlands farmer Aberdeen Angus £425, Hereford £410; Coagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, £385, Hereford £320, Belgian Blue £270, Aberdeen Angus £255; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £400, £385; Garvagh farmer, Hereford £380; Ahoghill farmer, Belgian Blue £370, £360, £285, Aberdeen Angus £255; Rasharkin farmer, Hereford £355; Dungiven farmer, Shorthorn £350; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £240; Ballyclare farmer Aberdeen Angus £345; Magherafelt farmer, Limousin £340; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, £240; Finvoy farmer, Belgian Blue £315; Rasharkin farmer Aberdeen Angus £315; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Moneymore farmer, Belgian Blue £285; Dungannon farmer, Limousin £270, Belgian Blue £265; Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £260; Limavady farmer, Shorthorn beef £250; Ballymoney farmer, Shorthorn beef £235; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225 and Ballymena farmer, Aberdeen Angus £200.

Friesian calves: Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £340. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (90): 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 £765 and 275 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Monday, August 9, 2021: A super entry of 670 fat lambs and ewes met a steady trade with quality lambs in good demand. Lambs sold to £4.67 per kg and to top of £130. Fat ewes sold to £135.

Lambs: Claudy farmer, 15k £70 (467), 15k £67 (447), 17k £75.50 (444), 17k £73 (429); Ballycastle farmer, 18.5k £85.50 (462); Rasharkin farmer, 18.5k £83.50 (451);

Cullybackey farmer, 17k £76 (447), 20k £89 (445); Upperlands farmer, 17k £75.50 (444), 20k £88.50 (443); Aghadowey farmer, 21.5k £94.50 (440); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £96.50 (439); Portrush farmer, 22k £96.50 (439); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £98.50 (438), 22.5k £98 (436); Ahoghill farmer, 22k £96 (436); Garvagh farmer, 22.5k £98 (436); Garvagh farmer, 22k £96 (436); Kilrea farmer, 22k £96 (436); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £93.50 (435), 223k £98.50 (428); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £93 (433); Dunloy farmer, 23k £99.50 (433); Rasharkin farmer, 23.5k £101.50 (432); Tobermore farmer, 22k £95 (432); Glarryford farmer, 22k £94.50 (430);Coleraine farmer, 20k £85.50 (428); Limavady farmer, 23k £98.50 (428); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £92 (428); Limavady farmer, 22.5k £96 (427); Bushmills farmer, 23.5k £100 (426); Coleraine farmer, 23k £98 (426) and Rasharkin farmer, 23k £98 (426).

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

Good entry of ewes to £135.

More ewes needed.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021: A good entry of dairy stock met a super trade with more quality lots required.

Calved heifers to £1900.

Coleraine farmer, calved heifers to £1900, £1730, £1500 and Ballyclare farmer, calved heifer to £1550.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021: A super entry of 390 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1850, heifers sold to £1410 and fat cows and bulls to £1600.

Fat cows: (110 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Bellaghy farmer, 590k Limousin £1320 (224), 650k £1240 (191); Cloughmills farmer, 610k Speckled Park £1300 (213); Rasharkin farmer, 830k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (193); Dungiven farmer, 580k Limousin £1100 (190), 550k Aberdeen Angus £740 (135); Aghadowey farmer, 570k Belgian Blue £1070 (188); Portglenone farmer, 820k Limousin £1540 (188), 570k £870 (153), 570k £800 (140); Bushmills farmer, 750k Limousin £1380 (184); Aghadowey farmer, 750k Holstein £1370 (183), 620k £1050 (169), 480k £730 (152), 750k £980 (131); Dungiven farmer, 790k Simmental £1440 (182), 810k £1270 (157), 650k £830 (128); Moneymore farmer, 640k Limousin £1160 (181), 670k Friesian £950 (142); Garvagh farmer, 910k Charolais £1620 (178); Ballymoney farmer, 540k Aberdeen Angus £910 (169); Dunloy farmer, 770k Limousin £1290 (168), 590k £880 (149); Toomebridge farmer, 840k Charolais £1410 (168); Castlederg farmer, 770k Fleckvieh £1270 (165), 650k Montbeliarde £1050 (162), 680k £1070 (157), 730k Fleckvieh £1130 (155), 810k Holstein £1180 (146), 680k £980 (144), 810k £1150 (142), 680k £950 (140), 690k £920 (133); Macosquin farmer, 710k Limousin £1160 (163); Coleraine farmer, 730k Holstein £1170 (160), 680k £910 (134), 650k £850 (131); Magherafelt farmer, 520k Friesian £820 (158); Dunloy farmer, 480k Holstein £750 (156); Tobermore farmer, 740k Limousin £1150 (155); Toomebridge farmer, 850k Charolais £1320 (155); Coleraine farmer, 830k Fleckvieh £1240 (149); Doagh farmer, 640k Friesian £950 (148); Randalstown farmer, 640k Aberdeen Angus £940 (147), 430k £540 (126); Ballycastle farmer, 580k Hereford £840 (145); Kilrea farmer, 770k Holstein £1110 (144); Coleraine farmer, 1020k Holstein £1430 (140); Garvagh farmer, 750k Holstein £1050 (140); Desertmartin farmer, 820k Friesian £1140 (139); Cookstown farmer, 640k Simmental £880 (138); Ballymoney farmer, 660k Friesian £880 (133), 660k £840 (127); Dunloy farmer, 780k Friesian £1030 (132), 600k £790 (132), 620k £800 (129); Moneymore farmer, 730k Friesian £950 (130); Cullybackey farmer, 580k Fleckvieh £750 (129), 670k SH £860 (128); Culnady farmer, 710k Friesian £910 (128); Cullybackey farmer, 610k Holstein £780 (128); Macosquin farmer, 490k Friesian £620 (127) and Ballymena farmer, 610k Friesian £770 (126).

Suckler stock: Ballymoney farmer, Charolais cow with Charolais bull calf at foot to £1670, Aberdeen Angus cow with Charolais bull calf at foot to £1580, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1560, Charolais cows with Charolais bull calves at foot to £1530 and £1480 and Garvagh farmer, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £1660.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers: Toomebridge farmer, 670k Charolais £1850 (276), 640k £1560 (244), 620k Limousin £1500 (242), 780k £1630 (209); Ballymoney farmer, 450k Limousin £1090 (242), 420k £930 (221), 470k Charolais £1000 (213), 520k Limousin £1040 (200); Cookstown farmer, 510k Belgian Blue £1200 (235), 470k Limousin £940 (200); Bushmills farmer, 550k Limousin £1260 (229), 600k £1320 (220), 580k £1260 (217); Carrickfergus farmer, 420k Limousin £960 (229), 640k £1410 (220), 400k £870 (218), 440k £920 (209); Macosquin farmer, 360k Limousin £820 (228), 380k £780 (205); Macosquin farmer, 400k Charolais £910 (228), 370k £820 (222), 420k £900 (214), 430k £910 (212), 380k £780 (205), 410k £820 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 430k Limousin £960 (223), 400k £870 (218); Ballymena farmer, 540k Limousin £1190 (220), 470k £940 (200); Finvoy farmer, 320k Limousin £690 (216), 370k £780 (211);

Ballymena farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1000 (213), 500k Charolais £1040 (208); Tobermore farmer, 490k Limousin £1030 (210); Coleraine farmer, 670k Fleckvieh £1390 (208); Upperlands farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £960 (204), 425k £850 (200) and Ballymoney farmer, 310k Belgian Blue £630 (203), 345k £700 (203), 390k £780 (200).

Steers: Carrickfergus farmer, 440k Limousin £1090 (248), 560k £1350 (241), 580k Maine Ahjou £1330 (229), 540k Limousin £1230 (228), 460k Charolais £1040 (226), 540k £1180 (219), 390k Limousin £850 (218), 480k Maine Ahjou £970 (202), 500k Limousin £1010 (202); Macosquin farmer, 400k Limousin £950 (238); Moneymore farmer, 580k Limousin £1380 (238); Kilrea farmer, 600k Limousin £1410 (235), 660k £1370 (208); Garvagh farmer, 640k Limousin £1500 (234), 660k £1490 (226); Maghera farmer, 300k Aberdeen Angus £700 (233); Randalstown farmer, 420k Stabiliser £960 (229), 450k £980 (218), 470k £970 (206), 500k £1000 (200), 470k £940 (200); Claudy farmer, 560k Limousin £1230 (220), 490k £980 (200); Ballymena farmer, 440k Charolais £950 (216), 520k Hereford £1040 (200); Cookstown farmer, 380k Charolais £820 (216); Rasharkin farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £1270 (215), 600k Hereford £1290 (215), 630k £1320 (210), 580k Belgian Blue £1220 (210), 640k Montbeliarde £1310 (205), 570k Hereford £1150 (202); Coleraine farmer, 860k Belgian Blue £1410 (214); Claudy farmer, 560k Limousin £1190 (213), 580k £1200 (207), 520k £1070 (206); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Belgian Blue £11240 (210); Bellaghy farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (209), 570k £1160 (204); Ballymoney farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £830 (208); Castlerock farmer, 510k Charolais £1050 (206), 500k Fleckvieh £1020 (204), 510k Charolais £1030 (202), 500k Limousin £1000 (200 and Glarryford farmer, 480k Fleckvieh £970 (202), 480k £960 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.