Suckler stock selling to £2860 at Kilrea Mart

Spring lambs selling to 6.10 to 6.49 per kg and to top of £157.

100 fat ewes sold to £151.

Kilrea Mart are now selling breeding sheep every Monday, ewes and lambs sold to £206.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021: A small entry of 20 dairy cattle met a steady trade with more quality lots required.

Springing heifers sold to £1600, £1480.

Calved cows sold to £1490.

More stock required weekly.

Wednesday, May 12, 2021: 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 £1180, heifers sold to £1290, fat cows and bulls sold to £1340.

Fat cows: (100 on offer. Flying trade - more required).

Ballymena farmer, 620k Limousin £1180 (190); Moneymore farmer, 600k Friesian £1130 (188); Broughshane farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £880 (183), 510k £900 (177), 580k Stabiliser £980 (169), 590k Aberdeen Angus £940 (159); Dungiven farmer, 530k Friesian £940 (177), 440k £750 (170), 510k £840 (165); Dervock farmer, 650k Holstein £1140 (175), 600k £1040 (173); Tobermore farmer, 630k Belgian Blue £1090 (173); Aghadowey farmer, 680k Limousin £1150 (169), 610k Blonde d’Aquitaine £1020 (167), 670k Limousin £1100 (164), 590k Hereford £850 (144); Ballymoney farmer, 680k Limousin £1140 (168); Kilrea farmer, 750k Charolais £1260 (168); Aghadowey farmer, 780k Hereford £1300 (167); Coleraine farmer, 530k Holstein £860 (162), 710k £880 (124); Macosquin farmer, 530k Friesian £860 (162), 670k £870 (130), 580k £710 (122); Aghadowey farmer, 770k Friesian £1190 (155); Rasharkin farmer, 580k Aberdeen Angus £900 (155), 610k Limousin £890 (146), 600k Aberdeen Angus £840 (140), 570k £700 (123); Garvagh farmer, 660k Limousin £1000 (152); Ballymena farmer, 780k Limousin £1160 (149); Ballymoney farmer, 690k Montbeliarde £1030 (149), 580k £770 (133); Ballyclare farmer, 490k SH £720 (147), 630k Friesian £820 (130); Moneymore farmer, 470k Friesian £670 (143); Coleraine farmer, 660k Holstein £930 (141), 690k £890 (129), 650k £790 (122); Dunloy farmer, 580k Simmental £820 (141); Limavady farmer, 750k Holstein £1040 (139), 820k £1140 (139), 710k £900 (127), 680k £850 (125); Ballymoney farmer, 740k Friesian £1020 (138), 800k £1060 (133), 670k £870 (130), 680k £860 (127); Randalstown farmer, 700k Belgian Blue £900 (129); Ballymena farmer, 760k Friesian £1040 (137), 690k £840 (122); Dunloy farmer, 650k Friesian £890 (137), 700k £930 (133), 670k £870 (130), 630k £790 (125); Moneymore farmer, 610k Holstein £830 (136); Magherafelt farmer, 600k Friesian £810 (135), 590k £720 (122); Eglinton farmer, 600k Limousin £790 (132); Magherafelt farmer, 680k Friesian £900 (132); Dungiven farmer, 560k Friesian £720 (129); Coleraine farmer, 400k Holstein £510 (128), 710k £880 (124); Portglenone farmer, 570k Friesian £700 (123) and Dervock farmer, 640k Holstein £770 (120).

Fat bulls: Kilrea farmer, 700k Limousin £1420 (203), 1110k Simmental £1520 (137); Aghadowey farmer, 860k Friesian £1340 (156); Moneymore farmer, 890k Limousin £1300 (146) and Coleraine farmer, 950k Holstein £1230 (130).

Suckler stock: Ballymoney farmer, 870k Hereford £2860 (329); Kilrea farmer, Simmental heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £2020, Simmental heifer with two Limousin bull calves at foot to £1800, Shorthorn beef heifer with Limousin bull calf at foot to £1600, Simmental heifer with Limousin heifer calf at foot to £1600; Draperstown farmer, third calver Aberdeen Angus with Aberdeen Angus bull calf at foot to £1880, second calver Aberdeen Angus with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf at foot to £1700, second calver Limousin with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf at foot to £1680; Ballycastle farmer, Aubrac heifer with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf at foot to £1540; Coleraine farmer, Hereford heifer with Belgian Blue bull calf at foot to £1480 and Stewartstown farmer, Limousin heifer with Aubrac bull calf at foot to £1420.

All types of suckler stock required.

Heifers: Garvagh farmer, 500k Charolais £1270 (254), 480k £1060 (221), 470k Aberdeen Angus £1030 (219), 470k Charolais £1000 (213); Rasharkin farmer, 500k Charolais £1230 (246), 550k £1230 (224), 330k Limousin £730 (221), 350k £750 (214), 540k £1130 (209); Upperlands farmer, 315k Limousin £750 (238), 350k £770 (220); Ahoghill farmer, 490k Simmental £1130 (231), 360k £750 (208); Ballycastle farmer, 550k Limousin £1240 (226), 550k Charolais £1200 (218), 550k Stabiliser £1190 (216), 550k Limousin £1180 (215), 500k Simmental £1050 (210); Crumlin farmer, 340k Charolais £750 (221); Coleraine farmer, 530k Limousin £1160 (219); Portglenone farmer, 360k Simmental £780 (217); Ballymoney farmer, 580k Charolais £1240 (214), 590k Limousin £1240 (210); Moneymore farmer, 360k Limousin £770 (214), 390k £820 (210), 380k Aberdeen Angus £780 (205); Culnady farmer, 380k Charolais £800 (211), 390k £800 (205); Toomebridge farmer, 510k Limousin £1080 (212), 530k £1080 (204), 570k Stabiliser £1150 (202); Macosquin farmer, 330k Limousin £690 (209), 360k £750 (208), 380k Aberdeen Angus £780 (205), 350k £700 (200); Rasharkin farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1100 (208), 480k £980 (204), 450k Limousin £910 (202); Ballintoy farmer, 320k Limousin £660 (206), 320k Saler £660 (206), 230k Limousin £460 (200) and Draperstown farmer, 400k Aberdeen Angus £800 (200).

Steers: Coleraine farmer, 270k Limousin £700 (259), 380k Charolais £900 (237); Garvagh farmer, 400k Charolais £970 (243), 400k Aberdeen Angus £930 (233), 430k £990 (230), 410k £940 (229), 400k £900 (225), 330k £740 (224), 380k £850 (224), 390k Limousin £850 (218); Dunloy farmer, 300k Simmental £720 (240), 370k £840 (227); Kilrea farmer 430k Limousin £1000 (233); Ballymoney farmer, 410k Aberdeen Angus £940 (229), 360k £800 (222), 440k £950 (216); Kilrea farmer, 430k Limousin £970 (226); Rasharkin farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1010 (215), 540k £1160 (215), 550k £1180 (215); Ahoghill farmer, 550k Simmental £1170 (213), 450k £940 (209), 480k £1000 (208) and Toomebridge farmer, 530k Aberdeen Angus £1060 (200).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.