Suckler stock sell to £1650 at Kilrea Mart

Monday, June 29, 2020: A good entry of fat lams and ewes met an outstanding trade. More sheep needed every week. Lambs sold to £100 and to 4.63 per kg.
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Kilrea Mart

Lambs: Portglenone farmer, 21k £97.20 (463); Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £92.80 (453); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £96.50 (449); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £94 (448); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £98.50 (448); Ballymoney farmer, 21.5k £96.20 (447); Coleraine farmer20.5k £91.50 (446); Rasharkin farmer, 22k £97.20 (442); Dunloy farmer22k £97 (441); Macosquin farmer, 21.5k £94.50 (440); Coleraine farmer, 21k £92.40 (440); Swatragh farmer, 22k £96.50 (439); Ballymoney farmer, 22.5k £98.50 (438); Kilrea farmer, 22k £96.20 (437); Ballymena farmer, 19.5k £85 (436); Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £93.20 (434); Ballymoney farmer, 22k £94.70 (431); Ballycastle farmer, 23k £98.50 (428); Ballymena farmer, 23k £98.50 (428); Rasharkin farmer, 22.5k £96.20 (428); Cookstown farmer, 19k £81 (426); Coleraine farmer, 23k £98 (426); Rasharkin farmer, 21k £89 (424); Ballymena farmer, 22k £93.20 (424); Aghadowey farmer, 22k £93.20 (424); Coleraine farmer, 20.5k £86.50 (422) and Coleraine farmer, 23.5k £98.20 (418).

Heavier lambs to 24k £100, 25k £98, 25.5k £97.50.

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Ewes to £110. Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Wednesday, July 1, 2020: A small entry of dairy stock met a super trade.

Tyrone farmer, second calver selling to £1920. Calved heifer to £1880; Bushmills farmer, fourth calver to £1580 and Ballyclare farmer, calved heifer to £1380. More stock required.

Wednesday, July 1, 2020: a good entry of 280 head of fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1460, heifers sold to £1330, fat cows sold to £1380 and suckler stock sold to £1650.

Fat cows: (80 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Kilrea farmer, 660k Belgian Blue £1210 (183), 710k Limousin £1300 (183), 620k Simmental £1090 (176); Ballymoney farmer, 740k Limousin £1340 (181), 750k £1280 (171), 700k Hereford £980 (140); Macosquin farmer, 690k Limousin £1250 (181), 640k £880 (138); Cloughmills farmer, 610k Friesian £1040 (171), 560k Aberdeen Angus £860 (154); Portglenone farmer, 570k Limousin £950 (167); Magherafelt farmer, 490k Friesian £770 (157), 640k Holstein £845 (132); Toomebridge farmer, 860k Limousin £1330 (155), 770k Hereford £1040 (135); Aghadowey farmer, 590k Friesian £900 (153), 710k £910 (128), 620k £770 (124); Randalstown farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £830 (151); Swatragh farmer, 800k Simmental £1200 (150); Castlerock farmer, 730k Aberdeen Angus £1090 (149); Cloughmills farmer, 680k Friesian £975 (143); Ballymena farmer, 590k Friesian £830 (141), 600k £770 (128), 610k £750 (123); Armoy farmer, 600k Friesian £845 (141); Garvagh farmer, 780k Limousin £1100 (141); Ballymena farmer, 560k Simmental £785 (140); Ballymoney farmer, 680k Friesian £935 (138), 750k £970 (129); Aghadowey farmer, 790k Friesian £1080 (137), 670k £830 (124), 690k £840 (122); Portstewart farmer, 530k Holstein £720 (136); Limavady farmer, 550k Friesian £750 (136); Portglenone farmer, 720k Friesian £970 (135); Upperlands farmer, 810k Friesian £1080 (133); Coleraine farmer, 750k Holstein £990 (132), 640k £810 (127); Magherafelt farmer, 590k Friesian £780 (132), 500k £610 (122); Ballymena farmer, 860k Friesian £1125 (131); Ballymoney farmer, 700k Aberdeen Angus £910 (130); Limavady farmer, 600k Friesian £775 (129), 610k £735 (121); Antrim farmer, 630k Holstein £800 (127); Ballyclare farmer, 640k Friesian £800 (125); Crumlin farmer, 620k Limousin £775 (125); Knockloughrim farmer, 570k Montbeliarde £715 (125) and Cloughmills farmer, 510k Holstein £640 (126), 590k £720 (122).

Fat bulls: Glarryford farmer, 900k Limousin £1380 (153); Ballymena farmer, 720k Limousin £1070 (149) and Portrush farmer, 840k Holstein £1060 (126).

Suckler stock: Randalstown farmer, Shorthorn beef cow with Belgian Blue bull calf to £1650; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus Cows with Simmental bull calves at foot to £1460, £1240 and Ballymoney farmer, batch of springing Aberdeen Angus/Limousin heifers to £1320, £1310, £1200.

Heifers: Dunloy farmer, 350k Limousin £855 (244), 390k £810 (208); Dungannon farmer, 350k Limousin £830 (237), 310k £730 (236), 270k £600 (222), 330k Limousin £670 (203), 350k £700 (200); Coleraine farmer, 340k Charolais £790 (232); Garvagh farmer, 550k Simmental £1275 (232), 570k Charolais £1290 (226), 540k £1195 (221); Coleraine farmer, 580k Limousin £1275 (220); Glarryford farmer, 620k Charolais £1330 (215); Macosquin farmer, 540k Limousin £1145 (212), 590k £1210 (205); Randalstown farmer, 530k Limousin £1105 (209); Dunloy farmer, 360k Limousin £750 (208), 360k £735 (204); Castlerock farmer, 550k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (207), 490k £995 (203); Hilsborough farmer, 520k Hereford £1070 (206), 500k Belgian Blue £1000 (200); Portglenone farmer, 370k Aberdeen Angus £750 (203); Randalstown farmer, 440k Limousin £890 (202), 520k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (200); Ballymoney farmer, 570k Saler £1150 (202); Swatragh farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (202) and Rasharkin farmer, 400k Charolais £800 (200).

Steers: Portglenone farmer, 410k Limousin £970 (237), 430k £985 (229), 410k £925 (226); Garvagh farmer, 620k Limousin £1355 (219), 480k £1020 (213), 600k £1240 (207); Crumlin farmer, 680k Charolais £1460 (215), 660k £1335 (202); Coleraine farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1025 (214), 490k £1040 (212); Ballymoney farmer, 340k Charolais £720 (212), 390k £785 (201); Coleraine farmer, 580k Limousin £1230 (212), 640k £1285 (201); Coleraine farmer, 520k Limousin £1095 (211), 440k £905 (206), 490k £995 (203), 580k £1160 (200); Portglenone farmer, 560k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (211); Coleraine farmer, 530k Blonde d'Aquitaine £1110 (209); Dunloy farmer, 290k Limousin £605 (209); Ballintoy farmer, 620k Limousin £1290 (208); Garvagh farmer, 410k Limousin £840 (205); Dunloy farmer, 420k Charolais £855 (204); Macosquin farmer, 610k Charolais £1245 (204) and Limavady farmer, 450k Limousin £900 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.