Super trade for stock at Swatragh

Bullocks sold to 500p/kg for a Lim at 280kg (£1400) and to a top of £2600 per head for a Lim at 690kg (377p/kg).

Heifers sold to 604p/kg for a Lim at 308kg (£1860) and to a top of £2350 per head for a Lim at 610kg (385p/kg).

Fat Cows sold to 328p/kg twice for 2 Lim both at 670kg (£2200) and to a top of £2210 per head for a ST at 790kg.

Fat Cows (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Lim 670kg £2200 (328), Limavady producer, Lim 670kg £2200 (328), Maghera producer, AA 650kg £2100 (323), Limavady producer, ST 790kg £2210 (280).

Bullocks/Bulls

up to 300kg (p/kg)

Drumsurn producer, Lim 280kg £1400 (500), Moneymore producer, CH 226kg £1090 (482), Maghera producer, Lim 270kg £1190 (441), Moneymore producer, CH 158kg £640 (405).

300kg to 400kg (p/kg)

Drumsurn producer, Lim 320kg £1580 (494), Gulladuff producer, Lim 342kg £1670 (488), Drumsurn producer, Lim 302kg £1410 (467), Garvagh producer, Lim 350kg £1590 (454), Drumsurn producer, Lim 352kg £1520 (432), Garvagh producer, Lim 352kg £1510 (429), Knockloughrim producer, Lim 354kg £1500 (424).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Lim 402kg £1770 (440), Knockloughrim producer, Lim 456kg £1980 (434), Limavady producer, Lim 424kg £1700 (401), Limavady producer, CH 424kg £1700 (401), Limavady producer, Lim 436kg £1720 (394), Limavady producer, Lim 494kg £1900 (385), Limavady producer, Lim 470kg £1800 (383), Bellaghy producer, Lim 458kg £1680 (367).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, CH 570kg £2240 (393), Slaughtneil producer, Lim 590kg £2280 (386), Dungiven producer, Daq 506kg £1900 (375), Slaughtneil producer, Lim 584kg £2120 (363).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Lim 690kg £2600 (377), Slaughtneil producer, Lim 680kg £2440 (359), Slaughtneil producer, BB 610kg £2170 (356), Garvagh producer, Her 690kg £2390 (346), Slaughtneil producer, FR 690kg £2300 (333).

Heifers

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Lim 308kg £1860 (604), Desertmartin producer, CH 220kg £1190 (540), Desertmartin producer, CH 190kg £970 (511) Moneymore producer, CH 198kg £990 (500), Desertmartin producer, CH 200kg £940 (470).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Knockloughrim producer, Lim 428kg £1680 (393), Knockloughrim producer, Lim 480kg £1820 (379), Knockloughrim producer, Lim 416kg £1540 (370), Limavady producer, CH 442kg £1620 (367).

500kg and over (p/kg)

Greysteel producer, Lim 610kg £2350 (385), Swatragh producer, Lim 540kg £1990 (369), Swatragh producer, CH 574kg £1800 (314).

Weekly Sheep Sale

Saturday 29th November saw a good entry of 1300 sheep at Swatragh which met an improved trade for all stock, with 1050 lambs and 250 fat ewes and rams entered.

Lambs over 21kg sold to a top of £216 for 1 lamb at 36kg and to a top of 686p/kg for 3 lambs at 21kg into £144.

Lambs under 21kg sold to a top of £127 for 12 lambs at 20.5kg and to a top of 700p/kg for 17 lambs at 18kg into £126.

Fat Ewes to a top of £230 and Rams to £222 with numerous lots making great prices.

Heavy Lambs - 24kg and over (p/kg)

Pomeroy producer, 1 lamb 36kg £216 (600), Greysteel producer, 15 lambs 24kg £143.50 (598), Limavady producer, 4 lambs 24.5kg £145 (592), Stewartstown producer, 3 lambs 24kg £140 (583), Claudy producer, 25 lambs 24.5kg £142.50 (582), Limavady producer, 8 lambs 24.5kg £142 (580), Greysteel producer, 7 lambs 24kg £139 (579), Draperstown producer, 8 lambs 24kg £139 (579), Maghera producer, 25 lambs 24.5kg £139 (567), Stewartstown producer, 3 lambs 26.5kg £150 (566), Limavady producer, 3 lambs 27kg £152.50 (565).

Mid Weight Lambs - 21kg up to 24kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, 3 lambs 21kg £144 (686), Draperstown producer, 10 lambs 22kg £140 (636), Gulladuff producer, 5 lambs 22kg £137.50 (625), Maghera producer, 10 lambs 21.5kg £133 (619), Crumlin producer, 4 lambs 21.5kg £132.50 (616), Dungiven producer, 3 lambs 22.5kg £137.50 (611), Crumlin producer, 8 lambs 22kg £134.50 (611), Maghera producer, 10 lambs 22.5kg £136 (604), Maghera producer, 6 lambs 21kg £126.50 (602), Limavady producer, 9 lambs 23kg £138 (600).

Light Lambs - 18kg up to 21kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, 17 lambs 18kg £126 (700), Gulladuff producer, 15 lambs 18kg £119.50 (664), Curran producer, 5 lambs 18kg £118 (656), Crumlin producer, 4 lambs 19kg £124 (653), Curran producer, 4 lambs 18.5kg £117 (632), Maghera producer, 13 lambs 20kg £125.50 (628), Draperstown producer, 25 lambs 19kg £118 (621), Dungiven producer, 12 lambs 20.5kg £127 (620), Swatragh producer, 3 lambs 20kg £120 (600), Portrush producer, 5 lambs 20kg £120 (600).

Store Lambs - up to 18kg (p/kg)

Gulladuff producer, 15 lambs 17kg £118.50 (697), Dungiven producer, 3 lambs 16.5kg £112.50 (682), Draperstown producer, 3 lambs 14.5kg £96.50 (666), Maghera producer, 5 lambs 17kg £112 (659), Dungiven producer, 7 lambs 14kg £91.50 (654), Dungiven producer, 11 lambs 16.5kg £105 (636), Dungiven producer, 7 lambs 15.5kg £95 (613).

Fat Ewes

Limavady producer, 1 ewe £230, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £216, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £206, Limavady producer, 7 ewes £198, Eglinton producer, 16 ewes £198, Plumbridge producer, 3 ewes £192, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £190, Swatragh producer, 8 ewes £188, Plumbridge producer, 2 ewes £188, Kilrea producer, 4 ewes £184, Pomeroy producer, 10 ewes £182, Eglinton producer, 7 ewes £180, Eglinton producer, 10 ewes £178, Limavady producer, 3 ewes £174, Eglinton producer, 7 ewes £172, Swatragh producer, 7 ewes £170.

Rams

Claudy producer, 1 ram £222, Upper Ballinderry producer, 1 ram £184, Limavady producer, 1 ram £178, Claudy producer, 1 ram £170, Upper Ballinderry producer, 1 ram £160, Cookstown producer, 1 ram £145.