Bullocks selling to £1990 per head at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 443/kg for a Limousin at 402kg into £1780 and to a top of £1990 per head for a Charolais at 488kg (408p/kg).

Heifers sold to 395p/kg for a Charolais at 440kg into £1740 and to a top of £1800 per head for a Charolais at 480kg (375/kg).

Cows

Maghera producer, Limousin 680kg £2100 (309) and Limavady producer, Limousin in-calf £1950.

Bullocks

Up to 500kg

Limavady producer, Limousin 402kg £1780 (443), Limavady producer, Limousin 422kg £1790 (424), Limavady producer, Charolais 488kg £1990 (408), Limavady producer, Limousin 476kg £1760 (370), Limavady producer, Limousin 388kg £1370 (353) and Garvagh producer, Charolais 492kg £1670 (339).

Heifers

Up to 500kg

Limavady producer, Charolais 440kg £1740 (395), Limavady producer, Charolais 448kg £1740 (388), Limavady producer, Charolais 480kg £1800 (375), Limavady producer, Charolais 468kg £1660 (355), Limavady producer, Charolais 454kg £1580 (348) and Limavady producer, Limousin 382kg £1270 (332).

500kg and over

Limavady producer, Belgian Blue 510kg £1780 (349), Limavady producer, Charolais 520kg £1730 (333), Limavady producer, Charolais 520kg £1730 (333), Limavady producer, Charolais 510kg £1700 (333) and Limavady producer, Charolais 550kg £1760 (320).

Weekly sheep sale

Saturday 5th September seen an entry of 1800 sheep which met a great trade for ewes, a stronger trade for fat lambs and a super trade for store lambs.

1250 lambs sold to a top of £166 for 5 lambs at 29kg and to 718p/kg for 10 lambs at 17kg into £122.

550 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £268 for ewes.

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Coleraine producer, 7 lambs 25kg £151 (604), Cookstown producer, 6 lambs 24kg £145 (604), Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 24.5kg £147 (600), Slaughtneil producer, 8 lambs 25.5kg £150.50 (590), Coleraine producer, 1 lamb 25kg £147 (588), Dungiven producer, 12 lambs 26kg £152 (585), Coleraine producer, 12 lambs 24.5kg £143 (584), Coleraine producer, 1 lamb 27kg £157 (581), Swatragh producer, 8 lambs 24kg £138 (575), Dungiven producer, 5 lambs 29kg £166 (572) and Moneymore producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £140 (571).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, 10 lambs 23.5kg £147 (626), Garvagh producer, 7 lambs 21.5kg £130.50 (607), Plumbridge producer, 6 lambs 21.5kg £130 (605), Plumbridge producer, 15 lambs 21kg £127 (605), Maghera producer, 20 lambs 22.5kg £135.50 (602), Kilrea producer, 12 lambs 22kg £132.50 (602), Swatragh producer,11 lambs 22kg £132.50 (602), Stewartstown producer, 8 lambs 22kg £132.50 (602), Limavady producer, 10 lambs 21kg £126 (600), Draperstown producer, 17 lambs 22.5kg £133 (591), Draperstown producer, 6 lambs 22.5kg £133 (591) and Rock producer, 5 lambs 22.5kg £133 (591).

Lambs 18kg to 21kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 18.5kg £130 (703), Ballycastle producer, 19 lambs 18kg £125.50 (697), Draperstown producer, 10 lambs 18kg £123 (683), Stewartstown producer, 12 lambs 18.5kg £123.50 (668), Tobermore producer, 14 lambs 19kg £124.50 (655), Moneymore producer, 7 lambs 19.5kg £127.50 (654), Dungiven producer, 20 lambs 20kg £130.50 (653), Draperstown producer, 8 lambs 18.5kg £120 (649), Draperstown producer, 15 lambs 19.5kg £124 (636), Nutt's Corner producer, 1 lamb 19kg £120 (632), Limavady producer, 15 lambs 19kg £119 (626), Garvagh producer, 6 lambs 20kg £124.50 (623) and Draperstown producer, 20 lambs 19.5kg £121.50 (623).

Lambs up to 18kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, 10 lambs 17kg £122 (718), Garvagh producer, 22 lambs 16kg £113 (706), Garvagh producer, 9 lambs 17.5kg £123 (703), Cookstown producer, 22 lambs 17kg £118 (694), Draperstown producer, 22 lambs 17kg £117 (688), Draperstown producer, 20 lambs 16kg £110 (688), Garvagh producer, 3 lambs 17.5kg £118 (674), Garvagh producer, 33 lambs 16.5kg £110 (667), Portglenone producer, 19 lambs 15kg £99 (660), Garvagh producer, 16 lambs 17.5kg £115 (657) and Kilrea producer, 7 lambs 16kg £103.50 (647).

Fat ewes

Tobermore producer, 1 ewe £268, Claudy producer, 9 ewes £216, Tobermore producer, 8 ewes £210, Dungiven producer, 1 ewe £204, Garvagh producer, 1 ewe £192, Tobermore producer, 12 ewes £188, Draperstown producer, 2 ewes £188, Tobermore producer, 5 ewes £184, Draperstown producer, 10 ewes £180, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £180, Knockloughrim producer, 5 ewes £178, Claudy producer, 5 ewes £176,

Dungiven producer, 2 ewes £174, Draperstown producer, 2 ewes £174 and Garvagh producer, 13 ewes £170.

Ram sale

Friday 4th September seen the North Antrim and East Londonderry Suffolk Club and first multi-breed ram sale take place with a great entry of 160 rams across the two sales seeing a great trade.

Shearling rams sold to a super high of 2100 guineas for a Suffolk.

Ram lambs to a super top of 1250 guineas for a Suffolk.

Aged rams reached a top of 360 guineas for a four-year-old Texel.

The next multi breed ram sale will take place on Wednesday 30th September following the Charollais Sheep Club ram sale.

Suffolk Club sale

C and J Watson Bannview Flock shearling 800G, C and J Watson Bannview Flock ram lamb 750g, J Hegarty Benhead Flock ram lamb 700g, C and J Watson Bannview Flock ram lamb 650g, R Blair Benvale Flock Ram lamb 650g, R Blair Benvale Flock ram lamb 620g, R Blair Benvale Flock ram lamb 580g and J McKay Kirkview Flock ram lamb 550g.

Shearling rams

Bushmills producer, Suffolk 2100g, Coleraine producer, Suffolk 1750g, Garvagh producer, Suffolk 1250g, Limavady producer, Texel 1100g, Bushmills producer, Suffolk 1000g, Ballymoney producer, Suffolk 950g, Bushmills producer, Charollais 920g, garvagh producer, Charollais x Beltex 920g, Coleraine producer, Suffolk 900g, Garvagh producer, Suffolk x Texel 880g, Slaughtneil producer, Suffolk 880g, Enniskillen producer, Texel 850g and Garvagh producer, Charollais x Texel 800g.

Ram lambs

Coleraine producer, Suffolk 1250g, Garvagh producer, Texel 600g, Upperlands producer, Suffolk 600g, Slaughtneil producer, Texel 500g, Slaughtneil producer, Texel 500g, Garvagh producer, Suffolk 500g, Garvagh producer, Suffolk 480g, Slaughtneil producer, Texel 480g and Garvagh producer, Suffolk 480g.

Aged rams

Plumbridge producer, four-year-old Texel 360g, Ballycastle producer, two-year-old Dorset 200g, Swatragh producer, four-year-old Rouge 180g, Maghera producer, three-year-old Dutch Spotted 180g, Swatragh producer, four-year-old Dutch Spotted 170g, Plumbridge producer, four-year-old Texel 160g and Kilrea producer, four-year-old Bel Texel 160g.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 3rd September seen a super entry of 1400 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a flying trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a high of £300 for 6 Suffolks.

Breeding ewes sold to a top of £225 for 2 Charollais.

Breeding ewe lambs reached a high of £680 for a single Texel.

Breeding rams sold to a top of 200g for a Dutch Spotted.

Store lambs to a top of £128 for 6 Suffolks.

Breeding hoggets

Feeny producer, 6 Suffolk £300, Park producer, 6 Texel £275, Maghera producer, 4 Ile De France £270, Feeny producer, 8 Suffolk £265, Claudy producer, 12 Mules £255, Claudy producer, 11 Mules £255, Tobermore producer, 11 Crossbred £250, Claudy producer, 12 Mules £250, Swatragh producer, 6 Texel £250, Loughgall producer, 26 Suffolk £250, Carnlough producer, 10 Suffolk £245, Carnlough producer, 7 Suffolk £225, Claudy producer, 11 Mules £225, Toomebridge producer, 2 Charollais £225, Maghera producer, 5 Ile De France £210, Toomebridge producer, 2 Crossbred £170 and Toomebridge producer, 6 Crossbred £152.

Breeding ewe lambs

Slaughtneil producer, 1 Texel £680, Claudy producer, 6 Suffolk Cheviot £240, Claudy producer, 2 Cheviot £238, Claudy producer, 7 Suffolk Cheviot £230, Claudy producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £200, Feeny producer, 10 Mule £190, Claudy producer, 6 Cheviot £188, Slaughtneil producer, 2 Suffolk Cheviot £188, Draperstown producer, 11 Suffolk £184, Dungiven producer, 3 Suffolk £182, Slaughtneil producer, 6 Suffolk Cheviot £182, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk £180, Slaughteneil producer, 1 Texel £180, Draperstown producer, 12 Mule £178, Claudy producer, 12 Cheviot £178, Feeny producer, 10 Mule £174 and Feeny producer, 10 Mules £174.

Breeding rams

Kilrea producer, 1 Dutch Spotted Cheviot 200g and Drumahoe producer, 1 Texel 175g.

Store lambs

Garvagh producer, 6 Suffolk £128, Dungiven producer,11 Texel £126, Maghera producer, 4 Texel £120, Cookstown producer, 4 Texel £120, Claudy producer, 8 Charollais £118, Maghera producer, 16 Texel £115, Claudy producer, 4 Texel £112, Dungiven producer, 13 Texel £110 and Claudy producer, 6 Crossbred £110.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.