Suckler stock sell to £1880 at Kilrea Mart

More sheep needed every week.

Lambs sold to £100.50 and to 4.71 per kg.

Lambs: McCollum Drumcroon, 21k £99 (471); T Hunter, Aghadowey, 21.5k £99.50 (463); I & E Cameron, Cookstown, 21.5k £99 (461); A Wallace, Castlerock, 21k £96.50 (460); J Adams, Coleraine, 21k £96.50 (460); Kilrea farmer, 20.5k £94 (459); Macosquin farmer, 20.5k £93.50 (456); Kilrea farmer, 20.7k £94 (454); Ballymena farmer, 21.5k £97.50 (454) and Garvagh farmer, 21.5k £97.50 (454).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types. Ewes to £133, £125 for Texels and £89 for crossbred types. Brisk demand for all types on offer.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020: A small entry of dairy stick met a super trade.

Second calvers sold to £1800 and £1660.

More stock required.

Wednesday, June 10, 2020: A good entry of 300 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand

Steers sold to £1450, heifers sold to £1425, fat cows sold to £1610 and suckler stock sold to £1880.

Fat cows: (70 on offer. Flying trade - more required)

Coleraine farmer, 710k Aberdeen Angus £1490 (210), 940k £1610 (171), 880k £1480 (168), 780k £1260 (162); Garvagh farmer, 680k Limousin £1350 (199); Portglenone farmer, 670k Limousin £1200 (179), 640k £1140 (178); Magherafelt farmer, 570k Simmental £1000 (175); Ballymoney farmer, 660k Limousin £1150 (174); Garvagh farmer, 430k Limousin £730 (170); Portglenone farmer, 860k Charolais £1450 (169); Dunloy farmer, 600k Simmental £1000 (167); Dunloy farmer, 770k Fleckvieh £1280 (166), 610k £730 (120); Maghera farmer, 630k Friesian £1040 (165); Magherafelt farmer, 680k Limousin £1120 (165), 800k £1290 (161); Portglenone farmer, 670k Friesian £1065 (159); Bellaghy farmer, 600k Friesian £880 (147), 780k £990 (127); Magherafelt farmer, 550k Friesian £800 (146); Coleraine farmer, 770k Aberdeen Angus £1120 (146); Portglenone farmer 610k Limousin £890 (146); Ballymoney farmer, 550k Friesian £760 (138), 650k £840 (129), 670k £830 (124); Magherafelt farmer, 710k Friesian £980 (138), 790k £1020 (129); Ballymoney farmer, 690k Friesian £950 (138), 700k £915 (131); Cloughmills farmer, 570k Friesian £780 (137); Garvagh farmer, 520k Friesian £700 (135); Ballymoney farmer, 670k Friesian £890 (133); Limavady farmer, 680k Friesian £885 (130) and Ballymena farmer, 700k Friesian £900 (129).

Suckler stock: A good entry of 12 cows and calves met a sharp trade to top of £1880, £1500, £1490 and £1320.

Heifers: Castledawson farmer, 350k Saler £940 (269), 320k £860 (269), 340k £905 (266), 350k £930 (266), 370k £940 (254), 380k £955 (251); Maghera farmer, 290k Charolais £685 (236), 310k Charolais £700 (226), 315k £690 (219), 330k £710 (215), 360k £760 (211), 330k £680 (206); Kilrea farmer, 370k £850 (228), 370k £830 (224), 340k £755 (222), 400k £840 (210); Ballymoney farmer, 310k Aberdeen Angus £690 (223), 330k £720 (218); Ahoghill farmer, 510k Simmental £1120 (220), 400k £870 (218), 520k £1115 (214); Portglenone farmer, 430k Charolais £920 (214); Garvagh farmer, 580k Charolais £1230 (212) and Garvagh farmer, 680k Charolais £1425 (210), 630k £1280 (203).

Steers: Portglenone farmer, 400k Charolais £940 (235), 370k £845 (228), 340k £740 (218); Limavady farmer, 650k £1450 (223), 630k £1400 (222), 590k £1285 (218), 510k £1100 (216), 600k £1285 (214), 560k £1190 (213), 630k £1330 (211), 570k £1205 (211), 590k £1230 (209), 570k £1190 (209), 550k £1140 (207); Kilrea farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £890 (217); Garvagh farmer, 650k Limousin £1350 (208), 560k £1125 (201); Portglenone farmer, 380k Charolais £790 (208); Ballymoney farmer, 590k Limousin £1225 (208), 600k £1240 (207), 530k £1095 (207), 540k £1080 (200); Kilrea farmer, 560k Simmental £1160 (207), 530k £1085 (205); Ahoghill farmer, 460k £945 (205); Dunloy farmer, 530k Simmental £1080 (204) and Maghera farmer, 610k Charolais £1240 (203), 590k £1200 (203).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.