Bullocks and heifers through the roof at Swatragh Mart, more required to meet demand

Cows sold to 360p/kg for a Limousin at 680kg and to a top of £2450 per head for the same cow.

Heifers sold to 628p/kg for a Charolais at 384kg (£2410) and to a top of £2720 per head for a Charolais at 700kg (389p/kg).

Bullocks sold to 707p/kg for a Charolais at 294kg (£2080) and to a top of £2640 per head for a Limousin at 670kg (394p/kg).

Some of the sample prices

Fat cows (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 680kg £2450 (360), Maghera producer, Charolais 630kg £2000 (317), Garvagh producer, Simmental 620kg £1780 (287), Kilrea producer, Simmental 750kg £2020 (269) and Kilrea producer, Hereford 710kg £1880 (264).

Fat bulls (p/kg)

Greysteel producer, Stabiliser 1140kg £3000 (263).

Heifers

Up to 200kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 276kg £1450 (525), Dungiven producer, Charolais 272kg £1410 (518), Dungiven producer, Charolais 296kg £1450 (490), Dungiven producer, Charolais 284kg £1390 (489), Dungiven producer, Charolais 282kg £1320 (468) and Dungiven producer, Charolais 298kg £1270 (426).

300 to 400kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 384kg £2410 (628), Dungiven producer, Charolais 346kg £1960 (566), Dungiven producer, Charolais 340kg £1830 (538), Dungiven producer, Charolais 352kg £1870 (531), Dungiven producer, Charolais 396kg £2050 (516), Dungiven producer, Charolais 364kg £1860 (511), Dungiven producer, Charolais 382kg £1900 (497), Dungiven producer, Charolais 384kg £1900 (495), Dungiven producer, Limousin 388kg £1900 (490), Dungiven producer, Limousin 378kg £1740 (489) and Garvagh producer, Limousin 386kg £1840 (477).

400 to 500kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 424kg £2130 (502), Maghera producer, Charolais 470kg £2280 (485), Dungiven producer, Charolais 460kg £2190 (476), Dungiven producer, Charolais 404kg £1910 (473), Maghera producer, Charolais 470kg £2180 (464), Dungiven producer, Limousin 420kg £1930 (460), Dungiven producer, Charolais 418kg £1920 (459), Claudy producer, Limousin 470kg £2070 (440), Swatragh producer, Limousin 484kg £2120 (438) and Claudy producer, Limousin 494kg £2150 (435).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Greysteel producer, Charolais 514kg £2430 (477), Maghera producer, Charolais 556kg £2470 (444), Limavady producer, Charolais 524kg £2300 (439), Limavady producer, Charolais 540kg £2350 (435), Limavady producer, Limousin 528kg £2320 (431), Maghera producer, Charolais 534kg £2250 (421), Limavady producer, Charolais 576kg £2390 (415), Greysteel producer, Charolais 578kg £2360 (408), Greysteel producer, Charolais 516kg £2100 (407) and Swatragh producer, Limousin 580kg £2320 (400).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, Charolais 700kg £2720 (389), Swatragh producer, Charolais 730kg £2670 (366), Kilrea producer, Charolais 750kg £2500 (333) and Swatragh producer, Simmental 730kg £2430 (333).

Bullocks

Up to 300kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 294kg £2080 (707), Dungiven producer, Charolais 282kg £1770 (628), Dungiven producer, Charolais 290kg £1790 (617), Dungiven producer, Charolais 294kg £1770 (602), Dungiven producer, Charolais 294kg £1650 (561) and Dungiven producer, Charolais 294kg £1420 (483).

300kg to 400kg

Dungiven producer, Charolais 374kg £2240 (599), Dungiven producer, Charolais 312kg £1790 (574), Dungiven producer, Charolais 398kg £2260 (568), Dungiven producer, Charolais 354kg £1990 (562), Garvagh producer, Limousin 364kg £1990 (547), Dungiven producer, Charolais 328kg £1790 (546), Dungiven producer, Limousin 374kg £2030 (543), Dungiven producer, Charolais 356kg £1920 (539), Dungiven producer, Charolais 346kg £1700 (491), Maghera producer, Charolais 342kg £1670 (488) and Dungiven producer, Charolais 394kg £1920 (487).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 406kg £2300 (567), Dungiven producer, Charolais 420kg £2260 (538), Dungiven producer, Charolais 400kg £2150 (538), Dungiven producer, Charolais 420kg £2190 (521), Dungiven producer, Charolais 470kg £2440 (519), Dungiven producer, Charolais 476kg £2440 (513), Maghera producer, Charolais 486kg £2480 (510), Dungiven producer, Charolais 468kg £2380 (509), Dungiven producer, Charolais 400kg £2030 (508), Limavady producer, Limousin 486kg £2330 (479), Dungiven producer, Charolais 436kg £2080 (477) and Dungiven producer, Charolais 496kg £2300 (464).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Limousin 504kg £2380 (472), Limavady producer, Limousin 516kg £2420 (469), Dungiven producer, Charolais 510kg £2390 (469), Limavady producer, Limousin 536kg £2460 (459), Limavady producer, Limousin 506kg £2310 (457), Dungiven producer, Charolais 566kg £2500 (442), Claudy producer, Limousin 578kg £2490 (431), Claudy producer, Limousin 596kg £1550 (428), Limavady producer, Limousin 536kg £2290 (427) and Dungiven producer, Charolais 574kg £2440 (425).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Gulladuff producer, Limousin 670kg £2640 (394) and Claudy producer, Charolais 650kg £2560 (394).

Breeding cattle sale

Wednesday 10th September saw a good show of 50 top quality cattle in Swatragh for the breeding cattle sale which saw an outstanding trade.

Cows and calves reached a top of £3800 for a Limousin cow with a Charolais bull at foot.

Springing heifers to a top price of £3850 for a Belgian Blue heifer.

Springing cows reached a top of £5100 for a Belgian Blue cow.

Maiden heifers sold to a top of £2850 for a Limousin heifer.

Stock bulls sold to a top of £2900 for a Limousin bull.

Some of Wednesday’s sample prices

Cows and calves

Limavady producer, Limousin cow with Charolais bull calf £3800, Bellaghy producer, Limousin cow with Limousin bull calf £3350, Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef cow with Limousin bull calf £2850, Moneymore producer, Shorthorn beef cow with Aberdeen Angus bull calf £2800, Moneymore producer, Simmental cow with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf £2600 and Bellaghy producer, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf £2500.

Springing heifers

Pomeroy producer, Belgian Blue £3850, Pomeroy producer, Limousin £3800, Pomeroy Producer, Belgian Blue £3700, Pomeroy producer, Limousin £3400 and Pomeroy producer, Charolais £3200.

Springing cows

Limavady producer, Belgian Blue £5100, Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef £3500, Limavady producer, Belgian Blue £3000, Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef £2600, Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef £2500, Limavady producer, Belted Galloway £2200 and Limavady producer, Belted Galloway £2100.

Maiden heifers

Maydown producer, Limousin £2850, Maydown producer, Belgian Blue £2800, Swatragh producer, Limousin £2750, Kilrea producer, Charolais £2750, Kilrea producer, Limousin £2650, Maydown producer, Belgian Blue £2650, Swatragh producer, Limousin £2550 and Swatragh producer, Simmental £2550.

Stock bulls

Swatragh producer, Limousin £2900 and Kilrea producer, Simmental £2750.

Weekly sheep sale

Saturday 13th September seen a great entry of 1750 sheep at Swatragh which met a steady trade for fat lambs and ewes and a flying store lamb trade with 1250 lambs and 500 fat ewes and rams entered

Lambs over 21kg sold to a top of £151.50 for 6 lambs at 25kg and to a top of 643p/kg for 9 lambs at 21kg into £135.

Lambs under 21kg sold to a top of £151 for 5 lambs at 20kg and to a top of 868p/kg for 5 lambs at 14kg into £121.50.

Fat ewes to a top of £214 and rams to £186 with numerous lots making great prices.

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

Moneymore producer, 6 lambs 25kg £151.50 (606), Maghera producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £148.50 (606), Kilrea producer, 2 lambs 24kg £142.50 (594), Ballymaguigan producer, 3 lambs 24kg £141.50 (590), Park producer, 13 lambs 24kg £141.50 (590), Dungiven producer, 9 lambs 24.5kg £143 (584), Garvagh producer, 16 lambs 24kg £140 (583), Coagh producer, 4 lambs 24kg £139.50 (581), Randalstown producer, 5 lambs 24.5kg £141 (576), Feeny producer, 5 lambs 24.5kg £140.50 (573), Dungiven producer, 15 lambs 24.5kg £140.50 (573) and Coleraine producer, 12 lambs 26kg £148 (569).

Mid weight lambs - 21kg up to 24kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, 9 lambs 21kg £135 (643), Magherafelt producer, 12 lambs 21.5kg £136.50 (635), Limavady producer, 25 lambs 21kg £131.50 (626), Limavady producer, 18 lambs 21.5kg £133.50 (621), Donaghadee producer, 3 lambs 22.5kg £138.50 (616), Upperlands producer, 6 lambs 21kg £129 (614), Dungiven producer, 6 lambs 21kg £129 (614), Swatragh producer, 13 lambs 21kg £128 (610), Ballymoney producer, 10 lambs 23kg £140 (609), Magherafelt producer, 10 lambs 23kg £140 (609), Randalstown producer, 1 lamb 22kg £134 (609) and Randalstown producer, 10 lambs 22kg £134 (609).

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

Garvagh producer, 5 lambs 20kg £151 (755), Garvagh producer, 2 lambs 19kg £142 (747), Garvagh producer, 6 lambs 18kg £129 (717), Dungiven producer, 6 lambs 18kg £125.50 (697), Maghera producer, 8 lambs 18kg £125.50 (697), Moneymore producer, 8 lambs 18kg £125.50 (697), Maghera producer, 2 lambs 18.5kg £127 (686), Loup producer, 13 lambs 18kg £123.50 (686), Dungiven producer, 12 lambs 18.5kg £125.50 (678), Draperstown producer, 2 lambs 18kg £121 (672), Upperlands producer, 11 lambs 18.5kg £124 (670) and Garvagh producer, 2 lambs 19kg £127 (668).

Store lambs - 16kg up to 18kg (p/kg)

Rasharkin producer, 10 lambs 16kg £123 (769), Garvagh producer, 7 lambs 16kg £121.50 (759), Loup producer, 26 lambs 16kg £121.50 (759), Draperstown producer, 15 lambs 17kg £128 (753), Cookstown producer, 12 lambs 17kg £128 (753), Garvagh producer, 15 lambs 16.5kg £123 (745), Cookstown producer, 5 lambs 16kg £118.50 (741), Dungiven producer, 8 lambs 16.5kg £120.50 (730), Draperstown producer, 17 lambs 16.5kg £120 (727), Castlerock producer, 13 lambs 16kg £114 (713), Draperstown producer, 13 lambs 17.5kg £124.50 (711) and Cookstown producer, 8 lambs 16.5kg £117 (709).

Store lambs - up to 16kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, 5 lambs 14kg £121.50 (868), Maghera producer, 17 lambs 14kg £119.50 (854), Maghera producer, 6 lambs 13.5kg £104 (770), Maghera producer, 12 lambs 15kg £114.50 (763), Cookstown producer, 27 lambs 15kg £113 (753), Dungiven producer, 15 lambs 14kg £104 (743), Draperstown producer, 10 lambs 15.5kg £115 (742), Antrim producer, 3 lambs 14.5kg £105.50 (728), Garvagh producer, 52 lambs 12.5kg £91 (728) and Upperlands producer, 15 lambs 13kg £94 (723).

Fat ewes

Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £214, Coagh producer, 1 ewe £196, Moneymore producer, 4 ewes £190, Dungiven producer, 3 ewes £184, Swatragh producer, 10 ewes £183, Magilligan producer, 9 ewes £178, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £178, Draperstown producer, 1 ewe £176, Ballymoney producer, 4 ewes £176, Dungiven producer, 1 ewe £172, Claudy producer, 15 ewes £171, Dungiven producer, 5 ewes £168, Cookstown producer, 7 ewes £162, Garvagh producer, 3 ewes £160 and Maghera producer, 1 ewe £160.

Fat rams

Garvagh producer, 1 ram £186, Garvagh producer, 1 ram £168 and Garvagh producer, 1 ram £142.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 11th September seen a large entry of over 1500 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a flying trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a high of £330 for 5 Cheviots

Breeding ewes reached a high of £195 for 8 Mules.

Breeding ewe lambs sold to a top of £232 for 10 Suffolk Texel.

Breeding rams sold to 380g for a Texel ram.

Store lambs to a top of £134 for 12 Suffolk lambs.

Breeding hoggets

Claudy producer, 5 Cheviot £320, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk £310, Dungiven producer, 8 Suffolk £310, Dungiven producer 8 Suffolk £300, Claudy producer, 12 Suffolk £295, Garvagh producer, 9 Texel £266, Swatragh producer, 10 Suffolk £265, Omagh producer, 6 Texel £252, Swatragh producer, 8 Texel £252, Swatragh producer, 10 Suffolk £250, Claudy producer, 10 Texel £245, Moneymore producer, 9 Texel £245, Maghera producer, 9 Texel £242, Swatragh producer, 8 Texel £242, Claudy producer, 11 Texel £242 and Claudy producer, 11 Texel £240.

Breeding ewes

Swatragh producer, 8 Mules £195, Swatragh producer, 7 Mules £188, Swatragh producer, 7 Mules £185, Swatragh producer, 7 Mules £175, Swatragh producer, 8 Mules £17 and Swatragh producer, 8 Mules £168.

Breeding ewe lambs

Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £232, Dungiven producer, 2 Suffolk Cheviot £232, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £200, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £195, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk £190, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk £175, Garvagh producer, 8 Suffolk Cheviot £172, Dungiven producer, 11 Suffolk £172, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk £170, Dungiven producer, 8 Suffolk Cheviot £168, Draperstown producer, 9 Suffolk £165, Dungiven producer, 12 Texel £165, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk £165, Dungiven producer, 11 Suffolk £165 and Dungiven producer, 12 Texel £162.

Breeding rams

Limavady producer, Texel 380g, Coleraine producer, Blue Texel 170g and Kilrea producer, Texel 140g.

Store lambs

Garvagh producer, 12 Suffolk £134, Dungiven producer, 4 Suffolk £134, Draperstown producer, 19 Suffolk £132, Omagh producer, 5 Suffolk £132, Feeny producer, 11 Texel £130, Dungiven producer, 16 Texel £130, Garvagh producer, 16 Suffolk £126, Dungiven producer, 14 Suffolk £126, Maghera producer, 33 Texel £126, Garvagh producer, 24 Texel £120, Draperstown producer, 16 Texel £115 amd Ahoghill producer, 15 Texel £110.

Mule ewe lamb sale

Friday 12th September seen the annual mule ewe lamb sale take place with a great entry of over 900 ewe lambs, resulting in a fantastic trade for all ewe lambs on offer and with an increased average of £40 per head from last year’s sale and an 88% clearance.

Sale topped at £420 for a single ewe lamb with all proceeds going to charity and the leading pens price was £330 for 12 ewe lambs.

Prize winners

First place lot 45 – 12 lambs from Laurence McEldowney.

Second place lot 15 – 10 lambs from William Moore.

Third place lot 41 – 9 lambs from Danny McMullan.

Leading prices

Slaughtneil producer, 1 charity lamb £420, Slaughtneil producer, 12 lambs £33, Maghera producer, 1 lamb £255, Slaughtneil producer, 12 lambs £210, Slaughtneil producer, 10 lambs £202, Macosquin producer, 11 lambs £202, Macosquin producer, 10 lambs £200, Macosquin producer, 10 lambs £198, Maghera producer, 9 lambs £195, Maghera producer, 11 lambs £195, Slaughtneil producer, 10 lambs £195, Slaughtneil producer, 10 lambs £192, Macosquin producer, 10 lambs £188, Slaughtneil producer, 10 lambs £188, Macosquin producer, 10 lambs £182, Garvagh producer, 9 lambs £182, Drumsurn producer, 10 lambs £182, Macosquin producer, 11 lambs £182, Drumsurn producer, 8 lambs £180, Slaughtneil producer, 9 lambs £180, Slaughtneil producer, 10 lambs £180, Slaughtneil producer, 10 lambs £180 and Macosquin producer, 10 lambs £180.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.