Bullocks selling to a top of £2500 per head at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 551p/kg for a Charolais at 316kg into £1740 and to a top of £2500 per head for a Limousin at 680kg (368p/kg).

Heifers sold to 553p/kg for a Charolais at 266kg into £1470 and to a top of £2300 per head for a Charolais at 574kg (401p/kg).

Fat cows (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Belgian Blue 680kg £2050 (301).

Heifers

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, Charolais 266kg £1470 (553), Garvagh producer, Limousin 368kg £1780 (484) and Greysteel producer, Aberdeen Angus 362kg £1300 (359).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Limousin 420kg £2170 (517), Dungiven producer, Charolais 460kg £2020 (439) and Claudy producer, Limousin 492kg £1900 (386).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Aghadowey producer, Charolais 532kg £2260 (425), Draperstown producer, Limousin 538kg £2240 (416), Garvagh producer, Limousin 508kg £2100 (413), Garvagh producer, Limousin 548kg £2220 (405), Aghadowey producer, Charolais 574kg £2300 (401), Drumsurn producer, Limousin 534kg £2140 (401), Aghadowey producer, Charolais 540kg £2110 (391), Aghadowey producer, Charolais 566kg £2200 (389) and Garvagh producer, Limousin 564kg £2150 (381).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, Limousin 640kg £2300 (359) and Maghera producer, Aberdeen Angus 660kg £2130 (323).

Bullocks/bulls

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Claudy producer, Charolais 316kg £1740 (551), Claudy producer, Charolais 398kg £2140 (538), Gulladuff producer, Limousin 286kg £1510 (528), Claudy producer, Charolais 362kg £1880 (519), Gulladuff producer, Limousin 296kg £1500 (507), Claudy producer, Charolais 336kg £1700 (506), Claudy producer, Charolais 322kg £1500 (466) and Maghera producer, Aberdeen Angus 334kg £1520 (455).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Claudy producer, Charolais 408kg £2200 (539), Claudy producer, Charolais 416kg £2200 (529), Claudy producer, Charolais 406kg £2060 (507), Claudy producer, Charolais 450kg £2250 (500), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 442kg £2080 (471), Swatragh producer, Charolais 404kg £1780 (441), Maghera producer, Limousin 466kg £2050 (440), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 474kg £2070 (437), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 462kg £1980 (429), Drumsurn producer, Limousin 484kg £1980 (409) and Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 498kg £2000 (402).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 502kg £2270 (452), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 542kg £2350 (434), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 516kg £2210 (428), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 522kg £2170 (416), Drumsurn producer, Limousin 544kg £2230 (410), Maghera producer, Charolais 516kg £2110 (409), Slaughtneil producer, Simmental 548kg £2150 (392), Maghera producer, Limousin 538kg £2010 (374) and Maghera producer, Limousin 598kg £2150 (360).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, Limousin 610kg £2460 (403), Draperstown producer, Limousin 680kg £2500 (368), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 620kg £2270 (366) and Drumsurn producer, Charolais 620kg £2260 (365).

Weekly sheep sale

Saturday 28th February seen an entry of over 1200 sheep at Swatragh which met a super trade for all stock, with 720 hoggets and 480 fat ewes and rams entered alongside a selection of breeding sheep.

Fat ewes to a top of £286 and rams to £210 with numerous lots making great prices

Hoggets over 21kg sold to a top of £180.50 for 1 hogget at 38kg and to a top of 654p/kg for 1 hogget at 23kg into £150.50.

Hoggets under 21kg sold to a top of £127 for 3 hoggets at 20.5kg and to a top of 637p/kg for 1 hogget at 19kg into £121.

Breeding stock sold to £300 for 1 Dorset ewe and 2 lambs with pet lambs selling to £40 twice for a Suffolk and a Dutch Spotted lamb.

Hoggets 30kg and over (per head)

Moneymore producer, 1 hogget 38kg £180.50, Pomeroy producer, 1 hogget 40kg £179.50, Aghadowey producer, 2 hoggets 32.5kg £174, Cookstown producer, 4 hoggets 35kg £168, Portglenone producer, 1 hogget 35kg £162, Moneymore producer, 5 hoggets 31kg £160 and Greysteel producer, 1 hogget 30kg £150.

Hoggets 27kg to 30kg (p/kg)

Pomeroy producer, 1 hogget 27kg £162 (600), Cookstown producer, 15 hoggets 27kg £161 (596), Cookstown producer, 6 hoggets 28.5kg £161 (565), Strabane producer, 10 hoggets 28.5kg £159 (558), Dungiven producer, 1 hogget 29kg £161 (555), Castledawson producer, 4 hoggets 28.5kg £157 (551), Dungiven producer, 1 hogget 29kg £158 (545), Maghera producer, 16 hoggets 28.5kg £155 (544), Limavady producer, 16 hoggets 29.5kg £158 (536) and Bellaghy producer, 1 hogget 29kg £155 (534).

Hoggets 24kg to 27kg (p/kg)

Pomeroy producer, 7 hoggets 24kg £155 (646), Maghera producer, 9 hoggets 24kg £150 (625), Limavady producer, 11 hoggets 26kg £160.50 (617), Limavady producer, 3 hoggets 25kg £154 (616), Knockloughrim producer, 13 hoggets 25kg £153 (612), Cookstown producer, 21 hoggets 25.5kg £154 (604), Castledawson producer, 3 hoggets 25kg £151 (604), Greysteel producer, 12 hoggets 25.5kg £153 (600), Kilrea producer, 9 hoggets 24.5kg £147 (600), Limavady producer, 7 hoggets 26kg £155.50 (598), Cookstown producer, 2 hoggets 26kg £155 (596) and Limavady producer, 11 hoggets 24kg £143 (596).

Hoggets 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Rasharkin producer, 1 hogget 23kg £150.50 (654), Garvagh producer, 2 hoggets 23.5kg £152.50 (649), Draperstown producer, 30 hoggets 23kg £148 (643), Cookstown producer, 5 hoggets 21.5kg £137.50 (640), Coagh producer, 13 hoggets 21kg £133 (633), Omagh producer, 7 hoggets 22kg £139 (632), Garvagh producer, 6 hoggets 21.5kg £135.50 (630), Tobermore producer, 8 hoggets 21kg £131 (624), Garvagh producer, 8 hoggets 22kg £137 (623), Swatragh producer, 7 hoggets 22kg £137 (623) and Dungiven producer, 1 hogget 21kg £130 (619).

Hoggets up to 21kg (p/kg)

Kilrea producer, 1 hogget 19kg £121 (637), Cushendall producer, 5 hoggets 19.5kg £124 (636), Castlerock producer, 20 hoggets 20kg £126.50 (633), Rasharkin producer, 2 hoggets 18.5kg £116 (627), Portglenone producer, 3 hoggets 20.5kg £127 (620), Maghera producer, 2 hoggets 16kg £95 (594), Maghera producer, 5 hoggets 16kg £93 (581) and Cookstown producer, 4 hoggets 18.5kg £103 (557).

Fat ewes

Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £286, Cookstown producer, 3 ewes £214, Limavady producer, 7 ewes £207, Magherafelt producer, 3 ewes £200, Rasharkin producer, 2 ewes £200, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £198, Portglenone producer, 2 ewes £190, Omagh producer, 5 ewes £190, Limavady producer, 2 ewes £186, Pomeroy producer, 1 ewe £186, Portglenone producer, 2 ewes £184, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £178, Swatragh producer, 2 ewes £178, Kilrea producer, 3 ewes £172, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £170, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £170 and Aghadowey producer, 1 ewe £170.

Fat rams

Dungiven producer, 1 ram £210, Castledawson producer, 1 ram £180, Magherafelt producer, 1 ewe £170, Limavady producer, 2 rams £168, Cushendall producer, 1 ram £160, Castledawson producer, 1 ram £158, Limavady producer, 7 rams £155 and Cushendall producer, 1 ram £152.

Breeders

Martinstown producer, 1 ewe and 2 lambs £300 and Martinstown producer, 1 ewe and 2 lambs £300.

Pet lambs

Maghera producer, 1 lamb £40, Claudy producer, 1 lamb £40, Toomebridge producer, 1 lamb £32, Toomebridge producer, 1 lamb £32, Toomebridge producer, 1 lamb £30, Toomebridge producer, 1 lamb £30, Toomebridge producer, 1 lamb £30, Toomebridge producer, 1 lamb £30 and Toomebridge producer, 1 lamb £28.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.