Super trade for sheep at Swatragh

Fat ewes reached a top of £232 for a single ewe and rams to a top of £166 for a single ram with many lots of ewes and rams reaching brilliant prices.

Fat lambs sold to a top of £160 for a single lamb at 30kg and to a top of 677p/kg for 5 lambs at 19.2kg into £130.

Sheep sale as normal next Saturday, 28th December - Yard open at 7am, sale starting 10.30am sharp.

More sheep required for demand.

Some of Saturday’s sample prices

Heavy Weight Fat Lambs - 25kg and over (p/kg): Gulladuff producer, 35 lambs 25kg £156 (624), Swatragh producer, 31 lambs 25.6kg £159 (621), Coleraine producer, 9 lambs 25.1kg £155 (618), Swatragh producer, 16 lambs 25.8kg £157 (609), Maghera producer, 17 lambs 27kg £155 (574), Swatragh producer, 1 lamb 30kg £160 (533).

Mid Weight Fat Lambs - 21kg up to 25kg (p/kg): Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 21.5kg £136.50 (635), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 23kg £145.50 (633), Swatragh producer, 15 lambs 24.9kg £156 (626), Pomeroy producer, 1 lamb 21kg £130 (619), Swatragh producer, 3 lambs 22.7kg £140 (617), Macosquin producer, 6 lambs 23.5kg £145 (617), Magherafelt producer, 9 lambs 24.2kg £149 (616), Dungiven producer, 10 lambs 24.1kg £148 (614), Maghera producer, 31 lambs 23kg £139 (604), Maghera producer, 21 lambs 23.5kg £142 (604), Dungiven producer, 7 lambs 24kg £142 (592), Coleraine producer, 14 lambs 24kg £140 (583).

Light Weight Fat Lambs/Heavy Store Lambs - 18kg up to 21kg (p/kg): Claudy producer, 5 lambs 19.2kg £130 (677), Draperstown producer, 12 lambs 20.6kg £138 (670), Macosquin producer, 11 lambs 20.6kg £137 (665), Swatragh producer, 5 lambs 20.2kg £131 (649).

Store Lambs - up to 18kg: Swatragh producer, 3 lambs 17.7kg £110, Claudy producer, 10 lambs 16.6kg £105, Claudy producer, 5 lambs 16kg £96.50, Cookstown producer, 2 lambs 16kg £90, Dungannon producer, 16 lambs 13.5kg £85.

Fat Ewes: Dungiven producer, 1 ewe £232, Maydown producer, 1 ewe £220, Limavady producer, 7 ewes £188, Maydown producer, 1 ewe £188, Limavady producer, 3 ewes £184, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £172, Dungiven producer, 2 ewes £162.

Fat Rams: Dungiven producer, 1 ram £166, Dungiven producer, 1 ram £148, Claudy producer, 1 ram £138, Dungiven producer, 4 rams £130, Coleraine producer, 3 rams £130.

Cattle Sales resume Mon 6th January 2025