Suckler stock selling to £2140 at Kilrea Mart

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves (170): Bull calves - Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £650; Draperstown farmer, Simmental £645, £635, £500, £485; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £490; Magherafelt farmer, Aberdeen Angus £450, £355; Toomebridge farmer, Hereford £445; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435; Desertmartin farmer, Simmental £430, £390, £360, Fleckvieh £330; Londonderry farmer, Limousin £405; Ballymoney farmer, Hereford £395; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £395, Friesian £200; Cookstown farmer, Limousin £380; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £380, £335; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £360, £330; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350, £330; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340, Friesian £230; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Culnady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £330; Bendooragh farmer, Hereford £295; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £295, £275; Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280, £250; Dungiven farmer, Friesian £270; Limavady farmer, Holstein £270; Cookstown farmer, Holstein £250; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £250; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240 and Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Coleraine farmer, Holstein £240.

Heifer calves: Kilrea farmer, Charolais £600, Shorthorn beef £545; Toomebridge farmer, Belgian Blue £450, Aberdeen Angus £420; Bendooragh farmer, Hereford £440, Limousin £295, Hereford £235; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420; Kilraughts farmer, Aberdeen Angus £410, £350; Cullybackey farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, £290; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355; Portglenone farmer, Limousin £340; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, £215; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320; Rasharkin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £320, Limousin £300; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £315; Ballycastle farmer, Aberdeen Angus £310; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £290; Limavady farmer, Hereford £285, Aberdeen Angus £270; Ballymena farmer, Hereford £255; Dungiven farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240, £235, Hereford £230, Aberdeen Angus £220; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £225; Draperstown farmer, Limousin £220 and Garvagh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £215.

Friesian calves - Super trade. More required to satisfy demand. Good young calves to £270. Good demand for thick types. Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (100): 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 £865 and 318 ppk. More required to satisfy demand. Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020: A good entry of dairy met a super trade.

Ballyclare farmer, fourth calver to £1420 and batch of Fleckvieh bulling heifers to £980, £970, £940.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020: A super entry of 300 fat cow, suckler and store cattle met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers sold to £1365, heifers sold to £1500, fat cows sold to £132 and suckler stock sold to to £2140.

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

Aghadowey farmer, 590k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (180), 590k £800 (136), 560k £700 (125); Portglenone farmer, 680k Limousin £1100 (162); Garvagh farmer, 750k Charolais £1190 (159); Limavady farmer, 680k Simmental £1080 (159), 770k Limousin £1170 (152); Kilrea farmer, 700k Limousin £1100 (157); Upperlands farmer, 850k Aberdeen Angus £1320 (155); Toomebridge farmer, 760k Charolais £1150 (151); Ballymoney farmer, 620k Limousin £930 (150); Garvagh farmer, 650k Aberdeen Angus £970 (149), 700k Friesian £900 (129); Magherafelt farmer, 620k Aberdeen Angus £850 (137); Castlerock farmer, 660k Aberdeen Angus £890 (135), 640k £845 (132); Coleraine farmer, 410k Hereford £540 (132); Kilraughts farmer, 780k Fleckvieh £1000 (128) and Ballymoney farmer, 770k Holstein £970 (126).

Fat bulls: Aghadowey farmer, 710k Friesian £1060 (149), 620k £910 (147).

Suckler stock: Garvagh farmer, Limousin second calver with Belgian Blue Bull calf at foot to £2140.

Heifers: Castlerock farmer, 360k Charolais £985 (274), 280k £680 (243), 320k Aberdeen Angus £770 (241), 370k Charolais £890 (241), 350k Par £825 (236), 340k Charolais £800 (235), 370k Limousin £870 (235), 370k £865 (234), 350k Belgian Blue £800 (229), 400k Charolais £890 (223), 400k £880 (220), 460k £960 (209); Magherafelt farmer, 330k Limousin £905 (274), 470k £960 (204); Dunloy farmer, 550k Charolais £1500 (273), 520k £1300 (250), 510k £1240 (243), 530k £1260 (238), 550k £1280 (233), 520k £1160 (223), 500k £1100 (220), 510k £1110 (218), 510k £1100 (216), 510k £1080 (212), 540k £1150 (213), 540k £1120 (207); Ballyronan farmer, 225k Charolais £505 (224); Macosquin farmer, 430k Charolais £960 (223), 430k Limousin £910 (212); Bushmills farmer, 430k Limousin £935 (217), 490k £1040 (212); Garvagh farmer, 600k Charolais £1285 (214), 620k £1290 (208), 710k Limousin £1450 (204), 620k £1250 (202); Ballymena farmer, 430k Stabiliser £905 (211); Limavady farmer, 630k Belgian Blue £1305 (207), 650k Aberdeen Angus £1300 (200); Aghadowey farmer, 410k Belgian Blue £845 (206), 450k £900 (200); Claudy farmer, 420k Limousin £860 (205), 540k £1090 (202) and Magherafelt Farmer, 450k Belgian Blue £900 (200).

Steers: Ballymena farmer, 320k Charolais £880 (275), 370k Simmental £825 (223), 350k Charolais £775 (221), 320k £690 (216), 350k Simmental £755 (216), 360k £760 (211); Dungiven farmer, 350k Simmental £860 (246), 420k £895 (213), 360k £765 (213), 450k £940 (209), 480k Shorthorn beef £995 (207), 490k £990 (202); Ballyronan farmer, 260k Charolais £610 (235); Garvagh farmer, 430k Charolais £1005 (234), 460k Limousin £1030 (224), 430k £960 (223), 560k Aberdeen Angus £1180 (211), 480k Simmental £960 (200); Magherafelt farmer, 360k Limousin £840 (233); Moneymore farmer, 580k Limousin £1305 (225), 590k Par £1270 (215), 620k Limousin £1280 (207), 640k Charolais £1300 (203); Coleraine farmer, 300k Belgian Blue £665 (222), 280k £605 (216), 330k Charolais £695 (211), 340k Hereford £685 (202), 430k Fleckvieh £860 (200); Dungiven farmer, 480k Charolais £1065 (222), 420k £900 (214), 500k £1020 (204); Garvagh farmer, 500k Limousin £1080 (216); Garvagh farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1015 (216), 520k Charolais £1120 (215), 470k £995 (212), 510k £1075 (211), 510k Limousin £1050 (206), 500k Charolais £1020 (204); Tobermore farmer, 520k Aberdeen Angus £1085 (209), 530k £1100 (208), 610k £1230 (202); Aghadowey farmer, 440k Limousin £915 (208) and Coleraine farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1100 (204).

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

Auctioneer: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.