Marts: Excellent prices for cattle at Kilrea Mart, fat cows and bulls selling to £2100

All types of calves required to satisfy demand.

Good selection of weanlings on offer.

Dropped calves

Bull calves

Glenariff farmer, Limousin £825; Eglinton farmer, Charolais £785; Castlerock farmer, Limousin £755, £720; Ballycastle farmer, Charolais £720; Eglinton farmer, Aberdeen Angus £620, Limousin £505, £430, Friesian £315; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £610, Limousin £280, Belgian Blue £245; Ballymoney farmer, Aberdeen Angus £600; Swatragh farmer, Aberdeen Angus £570; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £545, Limousin £535; Desertmartin farmer, Belgian Blue £545, Friesian £355, Jersey £300; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £535, £430, £390; Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £535; Ballyronan farmer, Simmental £525; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £490, £370, £265, Montbeliarde £245; Eglinton farmer, Charolais £490, Aberdeen Angus £445; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485, £430, Hereford £420, Aberdeen Angus £275; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £465; Limavady farmer, Hereford £460; Glarryford farmer, Aberdeen Angus £455, £320, Belgian Blue £280, £250, Aberdeen Angus £240; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn beef £440, Friesian £240; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £435; Ahoghill farmer, Aberdeen Angus £420, Hereford £385, Stabiliser £330, Aberdeen Angus £270, £220; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £395, Aberdeen Angus £250; Artigarvan farmer, Limousin £365, Belgian Blue £230; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £365, £280, £260; Castlerock farmer, Simmental £365; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £355, Belgian Blue £280; Aghadowey farmer, Limousin £345, Belgian Blue £335; Coleraine farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Loughgiel farmer, Limousin £330; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £320; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £315, £305; Ballywalter farmer, Friesian £290; Claudy farmer, Friesian £290, £270; Garvagh farmer, Holstein £290; Portglenone farmer, Aberdeen Angus £280; Swatragh farmer, Holstein £265; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £240; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £230; Loughgiel farmer, Holstein £230; Cloughmills farmer, Saler £225; Ballymoney farmer, Friesian £220 and Portglenone farmer, Fleckvieh £220.

Heifer calves

Garvagh farmer, Holstein £620, £610, £550, Aberdeen Angus £405, £340; Eglinton farmer, Limousin £595; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £500, Aberdeen Angus £445, Hereford £350; Moneymore farmer, Limousin £495, £465; Ballyclare farmer, Aberdeen Angus £485, £310, £260, £220; Upperlands farmer, Aberdeen Angus £480;

Desertmartin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £475, £450; Limavady farmer, Limousin £465; Cookstown farmer, Belgian Blue £450, Hereford £420, Belgian Blue £395; Limavady farmer, Hereford £460, £450, £435, £360; Swatragh farmer, Belgian Blue £455, £440; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £450, £260; Portglenone farmer, Simmental £440, Belgian Blue £365; Eglinton farmer, Charolais £420, £415, £395, Aberdeen Angus £365, £365, £325, Charolais £325, Aberdeen Angus £210; Stewartstown farmer, Belgian Blue £420, Hereford £285; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £405; Ballymoney farmer, Belgian Blue £405, £325, £315; Glarryford farmer, Belgian Blue £395, £225; Armoy farmer, Aberdeen Angus £360, £260; Cookstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £354; Ballymoney farmer, Charolais £350; Kilrea farmer, Aberdeen Angus £350; Portglenone farmer, Belgian Blue £350, Aberdeen Angus £300, £260; Macosquin farmer, Aberdeen Angus £340; Limavady farmer, Aberdeen Angus £335, Belgian Blue £320, £270; Ballymena farmer, Simmental £325, £300, £240; Ballyronan farmer, Hereford £320, Belgian Blue £235; Garvagh farmer, Belgian Blue £320; Magherafelt farmer, Shorthorn £270, Aberdeen Angus £270; Randalstown farmer, Aberdeen Angus £270; Coleraine farmer, Belgian Blue £245; Rasharkin farmer, Charolais £245; Aghadowey farmer, Hereford £215, Aberdeen Angus £200; Castlerock farmer, Aberdeen Angus £210 and Bangor farmer, Shorthorn beef £205.

Friesan calves

Super trade.

More required to satisfy demand.

Good young calves to £355.

Good demand for thick types.

Young Friesian calves needed.

Weanlings/suckler calves (80)

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 £1200 and 375 ppk.

More required to satisfy demand.

Customers for cattle up to 18 months.

A good entry of 1000 on Monday 24th June met a steady trade throughout this week with quality lambs in good demand.

Spring lambs to £7.33 per kg and to top of £185.00

Fat ewes to £198.

Spring lambs

Ballymena farmer, 21k £154 (733); Coleraine farmer, 24k £174.50 (727); Randalstown farmer, 22.5k £160.50 (713); Coagh farmer, 26k £185 (712); Kilrea farmer, 23k £163.50 (711); Ballymoney farmer, 23.5k £166.50 (709); Kilrea farmer, 24.5k £172.50 (704); Randalstown farmer, 21k £146 (695); Macosquin farmer, 22k £152.50 (693); Coleraine farmer, 24k £165.50 (690); Portglenone farmer, 25.5k £175.50 (688); Randalstown farmer, 20k £137.50 (688); Dungiven farmer, 22.5k £154.50 (687); Bellerena farmer, 23k £157 (683); Kilrea farmer, 21k £142.50 (679); Randalstown farmer, 23k £156 (678); Randalstown farmer, 23k £154.50 (672); Bushmills farmer, 22.5k £151 (671); Kilrea farmer, 21.5k £144 (670); Ballymena farmer, 22k £147 (668); Coleraine farmer, 24.5k £163 (665); Bellarena farmer, 23k £153 (665); Ballymoney farmer, 21k £139 (662); Coleraine farmer, 21k £138.50 (660); Draperstown farmer, 22.5k £148 (658); Bellaghy farmer, 21k £138 (657); Randalstown farmer, 22.5k £147.50 (656); Dunloy farmer, 21k £137.50 (655); Castledawson farmer, 22k £144 (655); Kilrea farmer, 22k £144 (655); Glarryford farmer, 23k £150.50 (654); Randalstown farmer, 19k £124 (653); Claudy farmer, 21k £137 (652); Maghera farmer, 23k £149.50 (650); Coleraine farmer, 21k £136.50 (650) and Toomebridge farmer, 22k £143 (650).

Fat ewes on offer met a super trade for all types on offer including grazing types.

Good entry of ewes to £198.

More ewes needed.

A small entry of dairy on Tuesday 25th June to a top price of £1880 for a calves heifer.

Lots of buyers in attendance looking all types of dairy stock.

Armagh farmer, calves heifers to £1880, £1760.

More stock required weekly.

A good entry of 235 fat cow, suckler and store cattle on Wednesday 26th June at Kilrea met an outstanding trade with all types of stock in demand.

Steers selling to £1850 and heifers selling to £1530.

Fat cows and bulls selling to £2100.

Fat cows: 90 on offer, sharp trade.

Knockloughrim farmer, 610k Charolais £1540 (253); 510k Hereford £1260 (247); Larne farmer, 560k Simmental £1400 (250); Magherafelt farmer, 550k Charolais £1340 (244); Portglenone farmer, 500k Friesian £1200 (240), 530k £1200 (226), 460k £980 (213), 540k £1030 (191); Desertmartin farmer, 390k Friesian £880 (226), 380k £800 (211); Portglenone farmer, 540k Holstein £1210 (224), 540k £1150 (213); Ballymoney farmer, 740k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (222), 800k Simmental £1630 (204); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Limousin £1130 (222); Bushmills farmer, 540k Fleckvieh £1180 (219); Castlerock farmer, 750k Hereford £1580 (211); Ballymoney farmer, 770k Limousin £1620 (210); Kilrea farmer, 710k Simmental £1460 (206); Bushmills farmer, 400k Holstein £800 (200); Macosquin farmer, 590k Limousin £1170 (198); Kilrea farmer, 1100k Aberdeen Angus £2100 (191) and Dungiven farmer, 610k Shorthorn beef £1160 (190).

Suckler

Cookstown farmer, Simmental heifer with two Shorthorn bull calves at foot to £2480.

All types of suckler stock required

Heifers

Dungiven farmer, 340k Charolais £1000 (294), 350k £990 (283), 420k £1130 (269); Upperlands farmer, 530k Simmental £1530 (289), 400k Limousin £1020 (255); Killaloo farmer, 490k Simmental £1400 (286), 430k £1210 (281), 430k £1120 (261), 410k £1060 (259), 460k £1140 (248); Ballymoney farmer, 410k Limousin £1140 (278), 480k £1250 (260), 450k £1160 (258); Knockloughrim farmer, 460k Simmental £1260 (274); Rasharkin farmer, 500k Simmental £1350 (270), 500k Stabiliser £1250 (250), 540k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (246); Maghera farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (259), 380k £980 (258), 500k £1210 (242), 460k £1080 (235); Dunloy farmer, 410k Limousin £1040 (254), 410k Aberdeen Angus £1040 (254), 450k £1030 (229), 450k £1020 (227); Ballycastle farmer, 430k Saler £1070 (249), 420k Limousin £1040 (248), 450k Saler £1110 (247), 410k £930 (227); Ballymena farmer, 290k Simmental £720 (248), 210k £480 (229); Glarryford farmer, 610k Montbeliarde £1510 (248); Kilraughts farmer, 500k Aberdeen Angus £1230 (246); Ballymoney farmer, 520k Belgian Blue £1260 (242), 580k £1390 (240), 510k Limousin £1180 (231); Kilraughts farmer, 470k Aberdeen Angus £1130 (240); Knockloughrim farmer, 440k Aberdeen Angus £1050 (239); Crumlin farmer, 480k Aberdeen Angus £1140 (238); Magherafelt farmer, 260k Limousin £610 (235); Rasharkin farmer, 620k Charolais £1440 (232) and Castlerock farmer, 410k Speckled Park £940 (229).

Steers

Dungiven farmer, 300k Charolais £880 (293), 330k £950 (288), 340k £930 (274); Rasharkin farmer, 510k Charolais £1490 (292), 640k £1660 (259); Claudy farmer, 500k Charolais £1410 (282), 430k Hereford £1070 (249); Maghera farmer, 450k Aberdeen Angus £1220 (271), 460k Friesian £1090 (237), 410k Aberdeen Angus £960 (234); Kilrea farmer, 680k Limousin £1820 (268), 710k Belgian Blue £1800 (254), 730k Charolais £1840 (252), 740k Belgian Blue £1850 (250), 690k Limousin £1700 (246), 690k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (245); Garvagh farmer, 520k Limousin £1380 (265), 490k £1280 (261), 530k Aberdeen Angus £1330 (251), 510k £1260 (247), 500k £1190 (238); Coleraine farmer, 600k Limousin £1580 (263), 620k Belgian Blue £1620 (261), 650k Aberdeen Angus £1690 (260), 640k £1640 (256), 570k Hereford £1430 (251), 660k Aberdeen Angus £1640 (249), 620k £1510 (244), 610k £1470 (241), 640k Hereford £1540 (241), 600k Aberdeen Angus £1420 (237); Knockloughrim farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £1000 (263), 480k £1240 (258), 460k £1120 (244), 430k £1020 (237); Maghera farmer, 550k Belgian Blue £1440 (262), 420k Hereford £930 (221); Coleraine farmer, 290k Limousin £750 (259); Magherafelt farmer, 540k Belgian Blue £1390 (257) and Moneymore farmer, 380k Aberdeen Angus £890 (234), 410k £950 (232), 350k £790 (226).

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

Auctioneers: H A McIlrath and Sons Ltd.