Bullocks selling to a top of £2480 per head at Swatragh Mart

Heifers sold to 563p/kg for a Charolais at 288kg into £1620 and to a top of £2150 per head for a Limousin at 524kg (410p/kg).

Bullocks sold to 551p/kg for a Limousin at 292kg into £1610 and to a top of £2480 per head for a Charolais at 670kg (370p/kg).

Heifers

Up to 300kg

Dungiven producer, Charolais 288kg £1620 (563), Dungiven producer, Charolais 290kg £1520 (524), Garvagh producer, Charolais 268kg £1380 (515), Garvagh producer, Charolais 264kg £1360 (515), Garvagh producer, Charolais 280kg £1390 (496), Magherafelt producer, Limousin 244kg £1190 (488), Garvagh producer, Charolais 296kg £1430 (483), Magherafelt producer, Limousin 288kg £1260 (438) and Magherafelt producer, Limousin 252kg £1020 (405).

300kg to 400kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 318kg £1610 (506), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 358kg £1780 (497), Garvagh producer, Charolais 300kg £1440 (480), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 388kg £1850 (477), Garvagh producer, Charolais 308kg £1450 (471), Garvagh producer, Charolais 314kg £1460 (465), Garvagh producer, Charolais 334kg £1550 (464), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 382kg £1770 (463), Garvagh producer, Charolais 324kg £1500 (463), Garvagh producer, Charolais 314kg £1450 (462) and Garvagh producer, Limousin 346kg £1590 (460).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Moneymore producer, Charolais 452kg £2120 (469), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 424kg £1870 (441), Kells producer, Limousin 486kg £2110 (434), Kells producer, Limousin 480kg £2060 (429), Garvagh producer, Charolais 428kg £1760 (411), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 412kg £1690 (410), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 464kg £1890 (407), Garvagh producer, Charolais 406kg £1650 (406) and Garvagh producer, Charolais 412kg £1660 (403).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Kells producer, Limousin 524kg £2150 (410), Kilrea producer, Limousin 508kg £2060 (406) and Swatragh producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 560kg £2190 (391).

Bullocks/bulls

Up to 300kg

Limavady producer, Limousin 292kg £1610 (551), Magherafelt producer, Limousin 228kg £1220 (535), Gulladuff producer, Limousin 294kg £1570 (534), Gulladuff producer, Limousin 290kg £1550 (534), Garvagh producer, Aberdeen Angus 272kg £1290 (474) and Toomebridge producer, Limousin 284kg £1290 (454).

300kg to 400kg (p/kg)

Magherafelt producer, Limousin 310kg £1630 (526), Limavady producer, Limousin 342kg £1750 (512), Garvagh producer, Charolais 350kg £1760 (503), Magherafelt producer, Charolais 318kg £1590 (500), Garvagh producer, Limousin 366kg £1820 (497), Lissan producer, Charolais 364kg £1790 (492), Garvagh producer, Charolais 334kg £1600 (479), Garvagh producer, Charolais 398kg £1900 (477), Garvagh producer, Charolais 358kg £1690 (472), Garvagh producer, Charolais 392kg £1830 (467), Garvagh producer, Charolais 326kg £1520 (466) and Gulladuff producer, Limousin 314kg £1450 (462).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Toomebridge producer, Charolais 426kg £2180 (512), Moneymore producer, Limousin 416kg £1950 (469), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 444kg £1990 (448), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 446kg £1990 (446), Garvagh producer, Charolais 434kg £1900 (438), Toomebridge producer, Limousin 442kg £1850 (419), Garvagh producer, Charolais 422kg £1770 (419), Moneymore producer, Aberdeen Angus 468kg £1950 (417), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 494kg £1990 (403) and Lissan producer, Charolais 410kg £1800 (439).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 560kg £2390 (427), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 514kg £2170 (422), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 504kg £2090 (415), Maghera producer, Charolais 568kg £2300 (405), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 530kg £2130 (402), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 530kg £2130 (402), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 546kg £2190 (401), Moneymore producer, Aberdeen Angus 524kg £2080 (397), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 508kg £1990 (392), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 588kg £2140 (364) and Newbuildings producer, Simmental 506kg £1820 (360).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 610kg £2470 (405), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 600kg £2410 (402), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 600kg £2370 (395), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 610kg £2340 (384), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 650kg £2440 (375), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 670kg £2480 (370), Slaughtneil producer, Belgian Blue 710kg £2380 (335) and Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 720kg £2400 (333).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 21st March seen an entry of over 1445 sheep at Swatragh which met an outstanding trade for all stock with 970 hoggets and 475 fat ewes and rams entered.

Fat ewes to a top of £314 and rams to £222 with numerous lots making great prices.

Hoggets over 21kg sold to a top of £210 for 2 hoggets at 30kg and to a top of 832p/kg for 3 hoggets at 25kg into £208.

Hoggets under 21kg sold to a top of £164 and to a top of 841p/kg for 2 hoggets at 19.5kg.

Spring lambs sold to a top of £190.50 and to 866p/kg for 4 lambs at 22kg.

Hoggets over 30kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, 2 hoggets 30kg £210 (700), Greysteel producer, 25 hoggets 30kg £199 (663), Cookstown producer, 2 hoggets 31kg £199 (642), Gulladuff producer, 2 hoggets 32kg £203 (634), Rasharkin producer, 1 hog 30kg £185 (617), Culnady producer, 10 hoggets 34kg £208 (612), Dungiven producer, 10 hoggets 35.5kg £206.50 (582), Swatragh producer, 2 hoggets 35kg £197 (563), Dungiven producer, 3 hoggets 31.5kg £177 (562) and Greysteel producer, 1 hog 33kg £182 (552).

Hoggets 27kg to 30kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, 15 hoggets 28kg £197 (704), Culnady producer, 10 hoggets 28kg £197 (704), Draperstown producer, 6 hoggets 27.5kg £191 (695), Randalstown producer, 4 hoggets 27kg £186 (689), Omagh producer, 3 hoggets 28.5kg £196 (688), Maghera producer, 1 hog 29kg £199 (686), Greysteel producer, 7 hoggets 26kg £178 (685), Cookstown producer, 15 hoggets 29kg £198 (683), Park producer, 5 hoggets 27kg £184 (681), Swatragh producer, 2 hoggets 29kg £194 (669), Maghera producer, 9 hoggets 27kg £180 (667), Desertmartin producer, 6 hoggets 29kg £191 (659) and Rasharkin producer, 5 hoggets 28kg £182 (650).

Hoggets 24kg to 27kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, 3 hoggets 25kg £208 (832), Omagh producer, 6 hoggets 24kg £196 (817), Coagh producer, 2 hoggets 24.5kg £197 (804), Cookstown producer, 6 hoggets 25kg £190 (760), Rasharkin producer, 17 hoggets 25kg £187.50 (750), Draperstown producer, 3 hoggets 24kg £179.50 (748), Maghera producer, 10 hoggets 24.5kg £179 (731), Maghera producer, 15 hoggets 24kg £169 (704), Moneymore producer, 1 hog 24kg £169 (704) and Swatragh producer, 8 hoggets 25.5kg £179 (702).

Hoggets 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Dunloy producer, 2 hoggets 21kg £166 (790), Draperstown producer, 6 hoggets 22kg £172.50 (784), Dungiven producer, 46 hoggets 23kg £174 (757), Draperstown producer, 2 hoggets 21kg £159 (757), Dunloy producer, 3 hoggets 22.5kg £169 (751), Coagh producer, 1 hog 22kg £165 (750), Garvagh producer, 21 hoggets 22.5kg £168 (747), Culnady producer, 4 hoggets 22kg £164 (745), Dungiven producer, 17 hoggets 22kg £159.50 (725), Maghera producer, 30 hoggets 21.5kg £154.50 (719) and Gulladuff producer, 9 hoggets 21.5kg £154 (716).

Hoggets up to 21kg (p/kg)

Coagh producer, 2 hoggets 19.5kg £164 (841), Draperstown producer, 3 hoggets 20kg £163 (815), Curran producer, 8 hoggets 19kg £148 (779), Cookstown producer, 15 hoggets 18.5kg £138.50 (749), Greysteel producer, 9 hoggets 20.5kg £153 (746), Dungiven producer, 2 hoggets 17kg £126 (741), Cookstown producer, 16 hoggets 19kg £140.50 (739), Dunloy producer, 1 hog 20kg £144 (720), Draperstown producer, 1 hog 20kg £143 (715), Maghera producer, 6 hoggets 20.5kg £144 (702) and Rasharkin producer, 3 hoggets 20kg £140 (700).

Spring lambs (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, 4 lambs 22kg £190.50 (866), Swatragh producer, 3 lambs 21kg £179 (852), Moneymore producer, 2 lambs 21.5kg £180 (837) and Swatragh producer, 3 lambs 23.5kg £190.50 (811).

Fat ewes

Nutt's Corner producer, 1 ewe £314, Nutt's Corner producer, 1 ewe £280, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £252, Derry producer, 4 ewes £234, Magilligan producer, 6 ewes £226, Dromore producer, 1 ewe £226, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £224, Maydown producer, 3 ewes £222, Donemana producer, 5 ewes £216, Cookstown producer, 2 ewes £214, Dromore producer, 1 ewe £214, Maydown producer, 5 ewes £214, Coagh producer, 1 ewe £212, Coagh producer, 1 ewe £210 and Eglinton producer, 20 ewes £210.

Fat rams

Maghera producer, 1 ram £222, Gulladuff producer, 1 ram £198, Moneymore producer, 1 ram £178, Maghera producer, 1 ram £170, Cloughmills producer, 3 rams £160 and Maghera producer, 1 ram £152.

Breeders

Magherafelt producer, 1 ewe and 1 lamb £235, Ballycastle producer, 1 ewe and 1 lamb £200, Magherafelt producer, 1 ewe and 1 lamb £200, Magherafelt producer, 1 ewe and 1 lamb £200, Dungannon producer, 10 in-lamb ewes £190, Ballycastle producer, 1 ewe and 1 lamb £185, Aghadowey producer, 1 in-lamb ewe lamb £180, Moneymore producer, foster ewe £180, Portadown producer, 1 ewe and 1 lamb £180 and Ballycastle producer, in-lamb ewe £175.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 19th March seen another good entry of 500 sheep which resulted in a great trade for all stock on offer.

Pet lambs sold to a top of £42 for a Texel lamb.

Ewes with twins at foot topped at £400 for 1 Dutch Spotted with 3 lambs at foot.

Ewes with singles at foot reached £268 for 1 Crossbred with 1 lamb at foot.

Pet lambs

Garvagh producer, Texel £42, Coleraine producer, Texel £42, Swatragh producer, Texel £40, Dungiven producer, Texel £40, Magherafelt producer, 2x Texel £36, Knockloughrim producer, 2x Texel £36, Coleraine producer, Texel £36, Knockloughrim producer, Texel £34, Knockloughrim producer, Texel £32, Swatragh producer, Texel £32, Magherafelt producer, Texel £30, Knockloughrim producer, 2x Texel £30, Knockloughrim producer, 2x Texel £30 and Magherafelt producer, Texel £30.

Ewes with twins at foot

Gulladuff producer, 1 Dutch Spotted and 3 lambs £400, Maghera producer, 1 Char and 2 lambs £385, Greysteel producer, 1 Crossbred and 2 lambs £360, Greysteel producer, 1 Texel and 2 lambs £350, Maghera producer, 3 Suffolk and 6 lambs £345, Park producer, 2 Texel and 4 lambs £340, Upperlands producer, 1 Suffolk and 2 lambs £340, Maghera producer, 3 Suffolk and 6 lambs £340, Upperlands producer, 2 Suffolk and 4 lambs £332, Greysteel producer, 1 Crossbred and 2 lambs £328, Maghera producer, 1 Char and 2 lambs £320, Greysteel producer, 1 Texel and 2 lambs £320, Swatragh producer, 1 Texel and 2 lambs £312 and Greysteel producer, 1 Crossbred and 2 lambs £312.

Ewes with singles at foot

Donemana producer, 1 Crossbred and 1 lamb £268, Maghera producer, 1 Dorset and 1 lamb £265, Greysteel producer, 1 ewe and 1 lamb £248, Greysteel producer, 1 Dutch Spotted and 1 lamb £245, Donemana producer, 4 Lelyn and 4 lambs £242, Strabane producer, 1 Crossbred and 1 lamb £242, Swatragh producer, 1 Mule and 1 lamb £240, Draperstown producer, 1 Crossbred and 1 lamb £238, Draperstown producer, 1 Crossbred and 1 lamb £235, Donemana producer, 1 Texel and 1 lamb £232, Donemana producer, 2 Kerryhill and 2 lambs £232, Draperstown producer, 1 Dorset and 1 lamb £230 and Macosquin producer, 1 Suffolk and 1 lamb £230.

Springers

Draperstown producer, 5 Texel springers £215.

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