Bullocks selling to a top of £2750 per head at Swatragh Mart

Weekly cattle sale: Monday 2nd February seen an entry of 45 cattle presented for sale which resulted in a super trade for all stock on offer.

Bullocks sold to 531p/kg for a Limousin at 292kg (£1550) and to a top of £2750 per head for a Charolais at 710kg (387p/kg).

Heifers sold to 536p/kg for a Limousin at 308kg and to a top of £1650 per head for the same heifer.

Fat cows sold to 350p/kg for a Limousin at 460kg (£1610) and to a top of £2100 per head for a Simmental 680kg (309p/kg).

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Farming Life livestock markets

Fat cows (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Limousin 460kg £1610 (350), Maghera producer, Limousin 590kg £1930 (327), Maghera producer, Limousin 620kg £1970 (318), Magherafelt producer, Limousin 580kg £1830 (316), Magherafelt producer, Simmental 680kg £2100 (309), Magherafelt producer, Simmental 600kg £1780 (297) and Claudy producer, Simmental 540kg £1480 (274).

Bullocks/bulls

up to 500kg (p/kg)

Cookstown producer, Limousin 292kg £1550 (531), Cookstown producer, Charolais 300kg £1490 (497), Dungiven producer, Charolais 342kg £1650 (482), Cookstown producer, Aberdeen Angus 334kg £1540 (461) and Garvagh producer, Limousin 350kg £1570 (449).

500kg and over (p/kg)

Toomebridge producer, Charolais 650kg £2710 (417), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 650kg £2700 (415), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 578kg £2370 (410), Toomebridge producer, Limousin 600kg £2350 (392), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 610kg £2370 (389), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 710kg £2750 (387), Toomebridge producer, Limousin 610kg £2350 (385), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 660kg £2510 (380) and Claudy producer, Aberdeen Angus 680kg £2390 (351).

Heifers

Up to 500kg (p/kg)

Cookstown producer, Limousin 308kg £1650 (536), Dungiven producer, Charolais 314kg £1620 (516), Cookstown producer, Aberdeen Angus 288kg £1460 (507), Cookstown producer, Belgian Blue 312kg £1540 (494), Cookstown producer, Limousin 294kg £1430 (486), Garvagh producer, Limousin 240kg £1080 (450), Garvagh producer, Limousin 294kg £1310 (446), Garvagh producer, Limousin 250kg £1090 (436) and Dungiven producer, Charolais 354kg £1460 (412).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 31st January seen an entry of 1050 sheep at Swatragh which met a great trade for all stock, with 600 lambs and 450 fat ewes and rams entered.

Fat ewes to a top of £262 and rams to £170 with numerous lots making great prices.

Lambs over 21kg sold to a top of £166.50 for 1 lamb at 35kg and to a top of 626p/kg for 3 lambs at 23kg into £144.

Lambs under 21kg sold to a top of £126 for 5 lambs at 19kg and to a top of 663p/kg for 5 lambs at 19kg into £126.

Fat ewes

Nutt's Corner producer, 2 ewes £262, Nutt's Corner producer, 2 ewes £246, Nutt's Corner producer, 2 ewes £226, Slaughtneil producer, 2 ewes £206, Nutt's Corner producer, 1 ewe £206, Magilligan producer, 1 ewe £198, Portglenone producer, 2 ewes £192, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £192, Moneymore producer, 2 ewes £190, Coagh producer, 1 ewe £188, Swatragh producer, 1 ewe £184, Moneymore producer, 2 ewes £182, Drumsurn producer, 4 ewes £182, Slaughtneil producer, 1 ewe £180, Nutt's Corner producer, 3 ewes £176, Claudy producer, 6 ewes £176 and Cookstown producer, 3 ewes £174.

Fat rams

Coagh producer, 1 ram £170, Dungiven producer, 1 ram £170, Coagh producer, 1 ram £160, Garvagh produer, 1 ram £154 and Garvagh producer, 1 ram £140.

Lambs 27kg and over (per head)

Coagh producer, 1 lamb 35kg £166.50, Coagh producer, 2 lamb 30kg £161.50, Cookstown producer, 2 lambs 34kg £160.50, Moneymore producer, 1 lamb 43kg £160, Coagh producer, 1 lamb 31kg £155, Ballymoney producer, 6 lambs 30kg £153.50, Moneymore producer, 10 lambs 28kg £152, Portglenone producer, 1 lamb 27kg £151 and Moneymore producer, 1 lamb 30kg £150.50.

Lambs 24kg to 27kg (p/kg)

Cookstown producer, 1 lamb 24kg £150 (625), Tobermore producer, 4 lambs 24kg £143.50 (598), Ballymoney producer, 3 lambs 24.5kg £146 (596), Magherafelt producer, 7 lambs 24kg £142 (592), Ballymoney producer, 10 lambs 24.5kg £144 (588), Claudy producer, 10 lambs 24kg £140.50 (585), Omagh producer, 21 lambs 24kg £139 (579), Maghera producer, 11 lambs 25kg £144 (576), Magherafelt producer, 14 lambs 25.5kg £146.50 (575), Limavady producer, 9 lambs 25.5kg £146.50 (575) and Swatragh producer, 37 lambs 26kg £147 (565).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Moneymore producer, 3 lambs 23kg £144 (626), Omagh producer, 3 lambs 21kg £130.50 (621), Portglenone producer, 6 lambs 22kg £134.50 (611), Omagh producer, 2 lambs 23kg £139 (604), Randalstown producer, 9 lambs 23.5kg £141 (600), Magherafelt producer, 4 lambs 21kg £125.50 (598), Coleraine producer, 12 lambs 23.5kg £140 (596), Drum producer, 2 lambs 23kg £137 (596), Coleraine producer, 10 lambs 22kg £131 (595), Magherafelt producer, 5 lambs 22kg £129.50 (589) and Claudy producer, 2 lambs 23.5kg £137 (583).

Lambs up to 21kg (p/kg)

Omagh producer, 5 lambs 19kg £126 (663), Omagh producer, 5 lambs 19kg £125 (658), Omagh producer, 3 lambs 19kg £122 (642), Claudy producer, 3 lambs 19kg £122 (642), Garvagh producer, 7 lambs 19.5kg £122 (626), Carrickfergus producer, 24 lambs 19.5kg £122 (626), Randalstown producer, 10 lambs 19kg £116.50 (613), Cookstown producer, 11 lambs 19kg £113.50 (597) and Coagh producer, 3 lambs 20.5kg £119 (580).

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.

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