Bullocks selling to a top of £2410 per head at Swatragh Mart

Heifers sold to 531p/kg for a Charolais at 228kg into £1210 and to a top of £2280 per head for a Charolais at 576kg (396p/kg).

Bullocks sold to 508p/kg for a Charolais at 356kg into £1810 and to a top of £2410 per head for a Limousin at 680kg (354p/kg).

Cows sold to 323p/kg and to £2130 for a Charolais at 660kg.

Fat cows (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Charolais 660kg £2130 (323) and Upperlands producer, Belgian Blue 720kg £1860 (258).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Dungiven producer, Charolais 228kg £1210 (531), Maghera producer, Charolais 298kg £1460 (490), Maghera producer, Limousin 270kg £1270 (470), Garvagh producer, Charolais 216kg £910 (421), Maghera producer, Limousin 292kg £1170 (401) and Maghera producer, Limousin 288kg £1090 (378).

300kg to 400kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Charolais 374kg £1860 (497), Garvagh producer, Charolais 338kg £1660 (491), Limavady producer, Charolais 330kg £1570 (476), Claudy producer, Limousin 360kg £1700 (472), Garvagh producer, Charolais 318kg £1480 (465), Limavady producer, Charolais 374kg £1710 (457), Maghera producer, Charolais 334kg £1490 (446), Garvagh producer, Charolais 344kg £1500 (436), Maghera producer, Charolais 380kg £1650 (434) and Limavady producer, Charolais 380kg £1650 (434).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Charolais 428kg £1780 (416), Limavady producer, Charolais 454kg £1880 (414), Limavady producer, Charolais 444kg £1830 (412), Maghera producer, Limousin 424kg £1680 (396), Swatragh producer, Limousin 466kg £1840 (395), Garvagh producer, Charolais 400kg £1540 (385), Garvagh producer, Charolais 498kg £1900 (382), Swatragh producer, Charolais 492kg £1810 (368), Swatragh producer, Limousin 468kg £1710 (365) and Maghera producer, Charolais 430kg £1570 (365).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, Charolais 532kg £2200 (414), Swatragh producer, Charolais 508kg £2050 (404), Swatragh producer, Limousin 554kg £2200 (397), Swatragh producer, Charolais 576kg £2280 (396), Swatragh producer, Charolais 564kg £2090 (371), Maghera producer, Limousin 554kg £2020 (365) and Garvagh producer, Limousin 582kg £2040 (351).

Bullocks/bulls

300kg to 400kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Charolais 356kg £1810 (508), Maghera producer, Limousin 332kg £1650 (497), Swatragh producer, Limousin 250kg £1220 (488), Maghera producer, Limousin 370kg £1780 (481), Garvagh producer, Limousin 358kg £1500 (419), Ballymena producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 316kg £1320 (418), Maghera producer, Limousin 346kg £1310 (379), Maghera producer, Limousin 306kg £1160 (379) and Garvagh producer, Charolais 468kg £1750 (374).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Charolais 434kg £2150 (495), Garvagh producer, Charolais 406kg £1990 (490), Maghera producer, Charolais 410kg £1920 (468), Garvagh producer, Limousin 428kg £1980 (463), Maghera producer, Limousin 426kg £1960 (460), Maghera producer, Limousin 438kg £2000 (457), Maghera producer, Limousin 402kg £1810 (450), Swatragh producer, Limousin 482kg £2000 (415) and Omagh producer, Charolais 490kg £1960 (400).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Omagh producer, Charolais 500kg £2040 (408) and Garvagh producer, Limousin 556kg £2110 (379).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Loup producer, Charolais 620kg £2330 (376), Garvagh producer, Limousin 610kg £2250 (369), Loup producer, Charolais 660kg £2410 (365), Garvagh producer, Limousin 620kg £2200 (355), Loup producer, Limousin 680kg £2410 (354) and Loup producer, Charolais 730kg £2340 (321).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 11th April seen an entry of over 1000 sheep at Swatragh which met a great trade for all stock with 500 hoggets and springs, 500 fat ewes and rams and a selection of breeders entered.

Fat ewes to a top of £292 and rams to £264 with numerous lots making great prices.

Hoggets sold to a top of £208.50 for 1 hogget at 34kg and to a top of 802p/kg for 10 hoggets at 21kg into £168.50.

Spring lambs sold to a top of £208 for 1 lamb at 31kg and to 895p/kg for 1 lamb at 19kg into £170.

Spring lambs up to 24kg (p/kg)

Coleraine producer, 1 lamb 19kg £170 (895), Coleraine producer, 3 lambs 19kg £169 (889), Dungiven producer, 2 lambs 19kg £165 (868), Stewartstown producer, 7 lambs 19kg £165 (868), Dungiven producer, 2 lambs 19kg £164 (863), Coleraine producer, 5 lambs 21kg £181 (862), Draperstown producer, 4 lambs 21kg £181 (862), Desertmartin producer, 1 lamb 21kg £181 (862), Dungiven producer, 4 lambs 18.5kg £158 (854), Swatragh producer, 1 lamb 20kg £170 (850), Dungiven producer, 2 lambs 19.5kg £165 (846), Garvagh producer, 5 lambs 22kg £185.50 (843) and Upperlands producer, 1 lamb 22kg £183 (832).

Spring lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Ballymoney producer, 1 lamb 26kg £191 (735), Draperstown producer, 2 lambs 27.5kg £199.50 (725), Swatragh producer, 1 lamb 27kg £188.50 (698) and Draperstown producer, 1 lamb 31kg £208 (671).

Hoggets over 30kg (p/kg)

Lissan producer, 1 hogget 31kg £204.50 (660), Garvagh producer, 1 hogget 30kg £192 (640), Garvagh producer, 2 hoggets 31kg £196 (632), Dungiven producer, 2 hoggets 30kg £188 (627), Eglinton producer, 1 hogget 30kg £187 (623), Tobermore producer, 1 hogget 34kg £208.50 (613), Glengormley producer, 4 hoggets 32.5kg £194 (597) and Bushmills producer, 4 hoggets 33kg £192.50 (583).

Hoggets 27kg to 30kg (p/kg)

Moneymore producer, 1 hogget 28kg £200 (714), Garvagh producer, 1 hogget 27kg £185 (685), Dungiven producer, 3 hoggets 27kg £183 (678), Draperstown producer, 4 hoggets 27.5kg £186 (676), Draperstown producer, 1 hogget 27kg £181 (670), Ballymena producer, 1 hogget 29kg £193.50 (667), Eglinton producer, 15 hoggets 27.5kg £183.50 (667), Armoy producer, 1 hogget 29kg £192 (662), Garvagh producer, 14 hoggets 28kg £183 (654), Bushmills producer, 10 hoggets 29.5kg £191.50 (649) and Bushmills producer, 2 hoggets 29.5kg £189 (641).

Hoggets 24kg to 27kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, 2 hoggets 24kg £171.50 (715), Swatragh producer, 10 hoggets 24kg £168 (700), Garvagh producer, 37 hoggets 26kg £179 (688), Bushmills producer, 20 hoggets 25kg £171 (684), Draperstown producer, 4 hoggets 25kg £169 (676), Armoy producer, 1 hogget 26kg £175.50 (675), Fintona producer, 14 hoggets 24kg £158 (658) and Glengormley producer, 13 hoggets 26.5kg £170 (642).

Hoggets 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Desertmartin producer, 10 hoggets 21kg £168.50 (802), Feeny producer, 5 hoggets 22kg £173.50 (789), Draperstown producer, 3 hoggets 21.5kg £168 (781), Maghera producer, 11 hoggets 23.5kg £181 (770), Plumbridge producer. 11 hoggets 21kg £157.50 (750), Draperstown producer, 3 hoggets 21.5kg £157 (730), Castlerock producer, 1 hogget 23kg £166 (722), Limavady producer, 10 hoggets 23.5kg £169.50 (721), Draperstown producer, 3 hoggets 21kg £148.50 (707) and Draperstown producer, 13 hoggets 22kg £154.50 (702).

Fat ewes

Tobermore producer, 1 ewe £292, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £288, Swatragh producer, 1 ewe £284, Coleraine producer, 1 ewe £244, Magherafelt producer, 1 ewe £242, Dungannon producer, 1 ewe £236, Ballymoney producer, 6 ewes £230, Dungiven producer, 10 ewes £228, Tobermore producer, 3 ewes £224, Garvagh producer, 1 ewe £218, Maghera producer, 6 ewes £212, Eglinton producer, 5 ewes £208, Coleraine producer, 2 ewes £208, Portglenone producer, 1 ewe £206, Moneymore producer, 2 ewes £206 and Swatragh producer, 1 ewe £200.

Fat rams

Ballymoney producer, 1 ram £264, Swatragh producer, 1 ram £228, Cookstown producer, 1 ram £224, Gortin producer, 1 ram £210, Garvagh producer, 1 ram £205, Omagh producer, 1 ram £204, Glengormley producer, 2 rams £193, Upperlands producer, 1 ram £172, Omagh producer, 1 ram £168, Omagh producer, 1 ram £164 and Omagh producer, 1 ram £160.

Breeders

Maghera producer, 3 ewes and 6 lambs £270, Maghera producer, 1 ewe and 2 lambs £270, Cookstown producer, 2 ewes and 2 lambs £208, Cookstown producer, 2 ewes and 2 lambs £188, Glengormley producer, 1 springer £186, Draperstown producer, foster ewe £185, Glengormley producer, 8 springers £180, Glengormley producer, 4 springers £178, Glengormley producer, foster ewe £172. Ballymoney producer, 1 pet £40, Ballymoney producer, 1 pet £30 and Plumbridge producer, 1 pet £30.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 9th April seen another good entry of 460 breeding sheep sold alongside the Dutch Spotted spring sale which resulted in a great trade for all stock on offer.

Dutch Spotted sale topped at 1620 guineas for a super ewe lamb and recipient ewe.

Pet lambs sold to a top of £36 for a Texel.

Foster ewes to £305 for a Texel ewe.

Ewes with twins at foot topped at £355 for 1 Crossbred with 2 lambs at foot.

Ewes with singles at foot reached £285 for 1 Suffolk with 1 lamb at foot.

Dutch Spotted sale

Craigdoo flock, ewe lamb and recipient ewe 1620 guineas, Craigdoo flock, Ewe lamb and ram lamb 1450 guineas, Diamond flock ewe lamb, ram lamb and recipient ewe 950 guineas, Craigdoo flock, ewe lamb and recipient ewe 900 guineas, Kilroot flock, pedigree ewe and ewe lamb 620 guineas, Diamond flock, ewe lamb and recipient ewe 600 guineas, Moneyscalp flock, ewe lamb and recipient ewe 550 guineas, Lakeview Flock, shearing ewe 520 guineas and Moneyscalp flock ewe lamb and recipient ewe 500 guineas.

Pet lambs

Plumbridge producer, Texel £36, Limavady producer, Dutch Spotted £36, Garvagh producer, Texel £34, Plumbridge producer, Dutch Spotted £34, Limavady producer, Dutch Spotted £28, Macosquin producer, Texel £24, Garvagh producer, Texel £24 and Garvagh producer, Texel £22.

Foster ewes

Maghera producer, Texel £305 and Bellaghy producer, Mule £285.

Ewes with twins at foot

Rasharkin producer, 1 Crossbred and 2 lambs £355, Draperstown producer, 1 Dutch Spotted and 2 lambs £355,

Draperstown producer, 1 Dutch Spotted and 2 lambs £345, Coagh producer, 3 Charollais and 6 lambs £338, Greysteel producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £330, Moneymore producer, 1 Suffolk and 2 lambs £330, Moneymore producer, 3 Texel and 5 lambs £330, Moneymore producer, 1 Suffolk and 2 lambs £325, Kilrea producer, 2 Mules and 4 lambs £320, Upperlands producer, 2 Suffolk and 4 lambs £310, Kilrea producer, 1 Blackface and 2 lambs £305, Swatragh producer, 1 Crossbred and 2 lambs £300, Randalstown producer, 2 Crossbred and 4 lambs £300 and Upperlands producer, 1 Suffolk and 2 lambs £300.

Ewes with singles at foot

Upperlands producer, 1 Suffolk and 1 lamb £285, Maghera producer, 1 Dorset and 1 lamb £275, Macosquin producer, 1 Dorset and 1 lamb £275, Plumbridge producer, 3 Mule and 3 lambs £270, Cookstown producer, 1 Crossbred and 1 lamb £265, Swatragh producer, 1 Badger and 1 lamb £260, Moneymore producer, 4 Crossbred and 4 lambs £260, Coagh producer, 3 Mule and 3 lambs £255, Draperstown producer, 1 Dutch Spotted and 1 lamb £250, Macosquin producer, 1 Crossbred and 1 lamb £245 and Plumbridge producer, 3 Suffolk and 4 lambs £245.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.