Bullocks selling to a top of £2200 per head at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 613p/kg for a Charolais at 230kg (£1410) and to a top of £2200 per head for a Limousin at 550kg (400p/kg).

Heifers sold to 523p/kg for a Charolais at 256kg (£1340) and to a top of £2070 per head for a Charolais at 570kg (363p/kg).

Bullocks

Up to 300kg

Dungiven producer, Charolais 230kg £1410 (613), Garvagh producer, Charolais 286kg £1730 (605), Swatragh producer, Charolais 258kg £1440 (558), Swatragh producer, Charolais 282kg £1570 (557), Swatragh producer, Charolais 290kg £1580 (545), Maghera producer, Charolais 286kg £1560 (545), Swatragh producer, Charolais 294kg £1560 (531), Swatragh producer, Charolais 286kg £1450 (507), Swatragh producer, Charolais 284kg £1440 (507), Dungiven producer, Charolais 220kg £1050 (477) and Swatragh producer, Charolais 236kg £1110 (470).

300kg to 400kg

Swatragh producer, Charolais 304kg £1470 (484), Limavady producer, Limousin 352kg £1640 (466), Garvagh producer, Limousin 328kg £1530 (466), Garvagh producer, Charolais 368kg £1680 (457), Swatragh producer, Charolais 352kg £1600 (455), Swatragh producer, Charolais 324kg £1460 (451), Swatragh producer, Charolais 356kg £1590 (447), Garvagh producer, Charolais 352kg £1560 (443), Swatragh producer, Charolais 336kg £1490 (443), Limavady producer, Limousin 360kg £1590 (442) and Coagh producer, Aberdeen Angus 342kg £1480 (433).

400kg to 500kg

Swatragh producer, Charolais 402kg £1840 (458), Swatragh producer, Charolais 416kg £1800 (433), Garvagh producer, Charolais 400kg £1720 (430), Limavady producer, Limousin 478kg £1970 (412), Donemana producer, Saler 430kg £1760 (409), Maghera producer, Charolais 444kg £1660 (374), Donemana producer, Saler 480kg £1760 (367) and Swatragh producer, Charolais 490kg £1790 (365).

500kg and over

Draperstown producer, Limousin 550kg £2200 (400), Draperstown producer, Charolais 550kg £2100 (382) and Draperstown producer, Charolais 580kg £2160 (372).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Swatragh producer, Charolais 256kg £1340 (523), Dungiven producer, Charolais 282kg £1360 (482), Dungiven producer, Charolais 228kg £1080 (474), Dungiven producer, Charolais 194kg £900 (464), Dungiven producer, Charolais 216kg £980 (454), Garvagh producer, Limousin 252kg £1080 (429) and Swatragh producer, Charolais 290kg £1180 (407).

300kg to 400kg

Dungiven producer, Charolais 314kg £1490 (475), Dungiven producer, Charolais 300kg £1380 (460), Dungiven producer, Charolais 302kg £1320 (437), Garvagh producer, Limousin 342kg £1460 (427), Coagh producer, Aberdeen Angus 332kg £1390 (419), Garvagh producer, Limousin 312kg £1260 (404), Swatragh producer, Charolais 348kg £1380 (397) and Swatragh producer, Charolais 380kg £1500 (395).

400kg to 500kg

Cookstown producer, Limousin 410kg £1670 (407), Cookstown producer, Charolais 454kg £1840 (405), Greysteel producer, Limousin 474kg £1910 (403), Cookstown producer, Charolais 444kg £1760 (396), Dungiven producer, Charolais 408kg £1560 (382), Cookstown producer, Limousin 480kg £1830 (381), Moorfields producer, Limousin 450kg £1710 (380), Cookstown producer, Limousin 456kg £1700 (373), Cookstown producer, Limousin 468kg £1720 (368) and Cookstown producer, Charolais 408kg £1500 (368).

500kg and over

Greysteel producer, Limousin 510kg £1960 (384), Cookstown producer, Charolais 510kg £1960 (384), Cookstown producer, Charolais 520kg £1960 (377), Cookstown producer, Charolais 540kg £1990 (369), Cookstown producer, Charolais 510kg £1860 (365), Greysteel producer, Charolais 560kg £2040 (364), Greysteel producer, Charolais 570kg £2070 (363), Greysteel producer, Charolais 550kg £1970 (358), Cookstown producer, Charolais 560kg £1960 (350) and Cookstown producer, Charolais 570kg £1960 (344).

Breeding cattle sale

Friday 30th October saw a great entry of 110 cattle in Swatragh for the breeding cattle sale which met a great trade for all stock on offer.

In-calf heifers sold to £3900 for a Salers heifer.

Maiden heifers over 500kg sold to £3080 for a Salers heifer and maidens up to 500kg to £2620 for Limousin heifer.

Cows and calves sold to £4600 for a Charolais cow with a Limousin bull calf at foot.

Breeding bulls sold to a top of £3300 for a Stabiliser bull.

In-calf heifers

Crumlin producer, Saler £3900, Crumlin producer, Saler £3800, Crumlin producer, Sale £3750, Strabane producer, Charolais £3580, Cookstown producer, Simmental £3100, Strabane producer, Charolais £3050, Swatragh producer, Belgian Blue £3020, Swatragh producer, Belgian Blue £2800, Donemana producer, Simmental £2680, Clady producer, Saler £2600, Clady producer, Simmental £2450, Clady producer, Saler £2300 and Clady producer, Simmental £2200.

Maiden heifers over 500kg

Swatragh producer, Saler 590kg £3080, Maydown producer, Limousin 620kg £3000, Glenullin producer, Limousin 560kg £2900, Maydown producer, Limousin 580kg £2780, Maydown producer, Limousin 620kg £2700, Swatragh producer, Saler 590kg £2700, Maydown producer, Limousin 630kg £2640, Slaughtneil producer, Belgian Blue 580kg £2580, Maydown producer, Limousin 580kg £2520, Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 520kg £2480, Maydown producer, Belgian Blue 580kg £2400, Maydown producer, Simmental 550kg £2400 and Maydown producer, Limousin 550kg £2300.

Maiden heifers up to 500kg

Portglenone producer, Limousin 470kg £2620, Swatragh producer, Saler 490kg £2250, Artigarvan producer, Limousin 470kg £2050, Draperstown producer, Limousin 400kg £1780, Draperstown producer, Limousin 400kg £1700, Draperstown producer, Limousin 380kg £1680 and Draperstown producer, Limousin 400kg £1680.

Cows and calves

Dungannon producer, Charolais with Limousin bull calf £4600, Cookstown producer, Simmental with Aberdeen Angus heifer calf £3150, Slaughtneil producer, Limousin with Charolais bull calf £2640, Slaughtneil producer, Shorthorn beef with Charolais heifer calf £2320 and Slaughtneil producer, Limousin with Charolais heifer calf £2220.

Breeding bulls

Tobermore producer, Stabiliser £3300

Weekly sheep sale

Saturday 31st October seen an entry of 1670 sheep which met another great trade for all stock on offer.

1260 lambs sold to a top of £174.50 for 6 lambs at 34kg and to 929p/kg for 21 lambs at 17kg into £158

410 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £226 for ewes and £240 for rams

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, 1 lamb 24kg £145 (604), Dungiven producer, 1 lamb 24kg £145 (604), Swatragh producer, 9 lambs 24kg £145 (604), Tobermore producer, 4 lambs 25kg £149 (596), Draperstown producer, 3 lambs 25kg £148.50 (594), Limavady producer, 11 lambs 24kg £142.50 (594), Cookstown producer, 3 lambs 27kg £160 (593), Claudy producer, 12 lambs 24.5kg £145 (592), Dungiven producer, 91 lambs 24.9kg £147.50 (592), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 25kg £147.50 (590), Claudy producer, 9 lambs 24.5kg £143 (584), Swatragh producer, 5 lambs 24kg £140 (583) and Claudy producer, 6 lambs 34kg £174.50 (513).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Cookstown producer, 7 lambs 21kg £135 (643), Cookstown producer, 2 lambs 21.5kg £138 (642), Curran producer, 7 lambs 23.5kg £148.50 (632), Draperstown producer, 16 lambs 21kg £134 (638), Draperstown producer, 10 lambs 21kg £132 (629), Limavady producer, 17 lambs 21kg £132 (629), Cookstown producer, 4 lambs 22kg £137.50 (625), Swatragh producer, 5 lambs 22kg £137 (623), Maghera producer, 4 lambs 22kg £137 (623), Moneymore producer, 12 lambs 23kg £143 (622), Moneymore producer, 8 lambs 23kg £143 (622) and Garvagh producer, 5 lambs 23.5kg £146 (621).

Lambs 18kg to 21kg (p/kg)

Moneymore producer, 2 lambs 18.5kg £130 (703), Claudy producer, 7 lambs 18kg £124.50 (692), Coagh producer, 1 lamb 20kg £138 (690), Dromara producer, 5 lambs 18kg £123 (683), Maghera producer, 8 lambs 18.5kg £125 (676), Swatragh producer, 24 lambs 19.5kg £129 (662), Swatragh producer, 4 lambs 20.5kg £135.50 (661), Feeny producer, 12 lambs 19kg £125 (658), Maghera producer, 1 lamb 19kg £125 (658) and Maghera producer, 10 lambs 19.5kg £128 (656).

Lambs up to 18kg (p/kg)

Park producer, 21 lambs 17kg £158 (929), Park producer, 12 lambs 16kg £129 (806), Limavady producer, 16 lambs 16kg £116.50 (728), Maghera producer, 10 lambs 17.5kg £123.50 (706), Macosquin producer, 11 lambs 17kg £116 (682), Cookstown producer, 10 lambs 15.5kg £102 (658), Swatragh producer, 5 lambs 16kg £101 (631), Maghera producer, 6 lambs 16.5kg £103 (624), Maghera producer, 10 lambs 16.5kg £102 (618), Claudy producer, 7 lambs 14kg £86 (614), Maghera producer, 1 lamb 15kg £90 (600) and Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 13.5kg £81 (600).

Fat ewes

Swatragh producer, 1 ewe £226, Park producer, 1 ewe £220, Dungiven producer, 1 ewe £218, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £212, Pomeroy producer, 4 ewes £212, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £210, Ballymena producer, 5 ewes £208, Glenariffe producer, 1 ewe £206, Claudy producer, 6 ewes £190, Tobermore producer, 1 ewe £186, Claudy producer, 4 ewes £184, Glenariffe producer, 2 ewes £180, Pomeroy producer, 3 ewes £174, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £172, Castledawson producer, 4 ewes £172 and Limavady producer, 3 ewes £172.

Rams

Cookstown producer, 1 ram £240, Maghera producer, 1 ram £240, Cookstown producer, 1 ram £230, Draperstown producer, 1 ram £228, Draperstown producer, 1 ram £212, Kilrea producer, 1 ram £200, Park producer, 1 ram £180, Maghera producer, 1 ram £180, Dungiven producer, 1 ram £176, Maghera producer, 1 ram £168 and Maghera producer, 1 ram £158.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.

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