Suckler outfits selling to £3500 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Bull calves

Eglinton farmer, Charolais £1280; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £1190, Aberdeen Angus £1120, Holstein £845, £700; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1070, £870, Charolais £860, £850, £810, £765; Portaferry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £1000; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £995, Belgian Blue £995, Aberdeen Angus £960, Belgian Blue £880, £875, Aberdeen Angus £790, Belgian Blue £750, Aberdeen Angus £570; Coalisland farmer, Aberdeen Angus £970, Belgian Blue £970; Ahoghill farmer, Hereford £900; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860, £590; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £860, £750, £555; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £800; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780, £490; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £775, Limousin £675, Belgian Blue £590; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £775, £540; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £765, Hereford £525; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £765; Glarryford farmer, Friesian £760; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £745, Shorthorn beef £710, Limousin £700; Bangor farmer, Aberdeen Angus £700, £455; Coleraine farmer, Fleckvieh £700, £635, Aberdeen Angus £595, Fleckvieh £585, Waygu £560, £500, Aberdeen Angus £455; Crumlin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £695, £590; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £690, Limousin £525; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £650; Claudy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £640; Garvagh farmer, Shorthorn beef £640; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630, Hereford £580, £535; Toomebridge farmer, Aberdeen Angus £630, £475, Limousin £475; Armagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600, £590; Kircubbin farmer, Belgian Blue £575, £520, Limousin £475, Hereford £450; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £535, £495; Portrush farmer, Limousin £530; Dervock farmer, Hereford £500; Stranocum farmer, Belgian Blue £500; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480; Limavady farmer, Hereford £480; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £475; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475; Glarryford farmer, Friesian £470; Doagh farmer, Friesian £465 and Maghera farmer, Holstein £450.

Heifer calves

Claudy farmer, Charolais £1220; Macosquin farmer, Belgian Blue £1025, £995, £950, Aberdeen Angus £860, Belgian Blue £810, Aberdeen Angus £615, £520; Eglinton farmer, Charolais £1020, £990; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £990; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £900; Claudy farmer, Limousin £830, £780, Charolais £650; Maghera farmer, Aberdeen Angus £830; Draperstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £800, £690, Hereford £690; Portaferry farmer, Aberdeen Angus £780; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £760, Charolais £730; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £750, Belgian Blue £665, Shorthorn beef £665; Portrush farmer, Belgian Blue £720, Aberdeen Angus £650; Portrush farmer, Belgian Blue £705; Garvagh farmer, Shorthorn beef £700; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £690; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £645, £450; Coleraine farmer, Hereford £640, Aberdeen Angus £550, £455; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £640, Limousin £470; Loughgiel farmer, Hereford £635, £565; Bellaghy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620, Hereford £560; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £620; Ballywalter farmer, Belgian Blue £600; Articlave farmer, Belgian Blue £580, Aberdeen Angus £565; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £525, £475; Toomebridge farmer, Limousin £505, £455; Magherafelt farmer, Charolais £500; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £495; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £495; Articlave farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480; Bangor farmer, Shorthorn beef £470 and Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £460.

Friesian calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £465.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suck calves (130)

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 £1900 and 5.86 ppk.

A great entry of 1200 sheep on Monday 2nd June met a super trade with lambs to £190 per head and £7.67 per kg

Top lamb prices: 21k £161 (767), 21k £160 (762), 20k £152 (760), 19k £144 (758), 21k £157.50 (750), 22k £164 (746), 21k £156 (743), 21.5k £159.50 (742), 21k £155 (738), 22.5k £166 (738), 21.5k £158.50 (737), 21.5k £158 (735), 22k £161.50 (734), 22k £161 (732) and 20.5k £150 (732).

350 ewes on offer met an electric trade selling to top of £242.

Dairy report

A better entry of dairy cattle on Tuesday 3rd June met a great trade with calved cows to £2600.

Other calved cows to £2260 and £2020.

All types of dairy stock required, several men looking in calf heifers and bulling heifers.

A smaller entry of 260 fat cows, sucklers and store cattle on Wednesday 4th June at Kilrea met with an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers to £2500, heifers to £2430 and fat cows and bulls to £3390.

Fat cows: 115 on offer, sharp trade.

Ballymena farmer, 770k Belgian Blue £3200 (416), 520k Limousin £1880 (362), 830k Charolais £2900 (349), 690k Limousin £2330 (338); Maghera farmer, 530k Limousin £2100 (396), 630k £2450 (389), 600k £2320 (387), 590k £2250 (381); Glenarm farmer, 880k Charolais £3390 (385), 830k Belgian Blue £3080 (371), 790k Limousin £2850 (361); Limavady farmer, 750k Charolais £2840 (379); Coleraine farmer, 710k Limousin £2640 (372), 460k £1580 (344); Macosquin farmer, 530k Limousin £1960 (370); Ballintoy farmer, 720k Limousin £2540 (353); Coleraine farmer, 770k Limousin £2670 (347) and Ballymoney farmer, 650k Simmental £2150 (330).

Friesian cows to £2170.

Suckler section

Claudy farmer, Charolais cow with Charolais bull calf at foot to £3500 and Magherafelt farmer, Limousin Cow with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £3460, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf at foot to £3260.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers

Antrim farmer, 310k Limousin £1400 (452), 300k £1340 (447), 300k £1330 (443), 350k Simmental £1470 (420), 300k £1160 (387); Macosquin farmer, 430k Limousin £1790 (416); Maghera farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £1610 (403); Portglenone farmer, 570k Limousin £2280 (400), 580k £2260 (390), 630k £2430 (386), 570k £2150 (377); Finvoy farmer, 420k Charolais £1660 (395), 390k Limousin £1450 (372), 420k Charolais £1540 (367), 410k Limousin £1480 (361); Cullybackey farmer, 570k Limousin £2220 (390), 490k Charolais £1850 (378), 510k Limousin £1880 (369), 530k £1880 (355); Ballycastle farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1790 (381), 440k £1600 (364); Moneymore family 400k Aberdeen Angus £1520 (380), 400k £1430 (358); Randalstown farmer, 500k Belgian Blue £1880 (376); Dunloy farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £1360 (368), 380k £1350 (355), 350k £1240 (354), 350k £1240 (354); Dunloy farmer, 500k Limousin £1820 (364);Coagh farmer, 390k Simmental £1400 (359); Templepatrick farmer, 400k Shorthorn £1410 (353); Ballymoney farmer, 490k Belgian Blue £1720 (351); Toomebridge farmer, 390k Aberdeen Angus £1370 (351) and Desertmartin farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1680 (350).

Steers

Antrim farmer, 290k Limousin £1300 (448), 350k £1500 (429); Randalstown farmer, 500k Limousin £1940 (388), 540k £1950 (361); Maghera farmer, 460k Limousin £1780 (387), 460k £1710 (372), 480k Aberdeen Angus £1780 (371); Bushmills farmer, 320k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (381), 350k £1330 (380), 370k £1400 (378), 380k £1410 (371), 300k £1080 (360), 370k £1330 (360), 330k £1180 (358), 340k £1200 (353); Glarryford farmer, 640k Simmental £2400 (375), 640k Limousin £2380 (372), 610k £2240 (367); Moneymore farmer, 430k Aberdeen Angus £1600 (372), 360k £1290 (358), 360k £1290 (358); Limavady farmer, 680k Charolais £2500 (368); Crumlin farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1650 (367) and Cullybackey farmer, 640k Limousin £2270 (355).

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

Auctioneers: HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd.