Bullocks selling to £2100 per head at Swatragh Mart

Weekly cattle sale: Monday 12th January seen an entry of 80 cattle presented for sale which resulted in a super trade for all stock on offer.

Bullocks sold to 535p/kg for a Limousin at 256kg (£1370) and to a top of £2100 per head for a Limousin at 498kg (422p/kg).

Heifers sold to 510p/kg for a Belgian Blue at 412kg (£2100) and to a top of £2450 per head for a Limousin at 700kg (350p/kg).

Fat cows sold to 357p/kg for a Charolais at 980kg and to a top of £3500 per head for the same cow.

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Farming Life livestock markets

Fat cows (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 980kg £3500 (357) and Swatragh producer, Belgian Blue 800kg £2170 (271).

Springers

Maghera producer, Limousin 550kg £2160 and Maghera producer, Limousin 520kg £2120.

Bullocks/bulls

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Limousin 256kg £1370 (535), Dungiven producer, Charolais 340kg £1750 (515), Dungiven producer, Charolais 304kg £1510 (497), Dungiven producer, Charolais 394kg £1890 (480), Glenarm producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 382kg £1780 (466), Dungiven producer, Charolais 378kg £1740 (460), Glenarm producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 316kg £1410 (446), Limavady producer, Limousin 360kg £1570 (436), Glenarm producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 314kg £1340 (427), Glenarm producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 330kg £1380 (418) and Glenarm producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 364kg £1470 (404).

400kg and over (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 428kg £2030 (474), Limavady producer, Limousin 402kg £1900 (473), Limavady producer, Limousin 422kg £1950 (462), Limavady producer, Limousin 434kg £1940 (447), Limavady producer, Limousin 498kg £2100 (422), Limavady producer, Limousin 486kg £2050 (422) and Limavady producer, Limousin 460kg £1900 (413).

Heifers

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 338kg £1700 (503), Dungiven producer, Charolais 324kg £1530 (472), Dungiven producer, Charolais 378kg £1760 (466), Dungiven producer, Charolais 358kg £1640 (458) and Upperlands producer, Limousin 362kg £1400 (387).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Belgian Blue 412kg £2100 (510), Slaughtneil producer, Belgian Blue 472kg £2250 (477), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 488kg £1930 (395) and Upperlands producer, Shorthorn beef 452kg £1580 (350).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 518kg £2190 (423), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 512kg £1980 (387), Moneymore producer, Limousin 550kg £2100 (382) and Swatragh producer, Simmental 560kg £2130 (380).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 670kg £2410 (360), Ballymena producer, Charolais 600kg £2110 (352) and Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 700kg £2450 (350).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 10th January seen an entry of 1550 sheep at Swatragh which met an outstanding ewe trade and a great lamb trade with 1000 lambs and 550 fat ewes and rams entered.

Fat ewes to a top of £270 and rams to £196 with numerous lots making great prices.

Lambs over 21kg sold to a top of £164.50 for 1 lamb at 39kg and to a top of 645p/kg for 3 lambs at 21kg into £135.50.

Lambs under 21kg sold to a top of £131.50 for 27 lambs at 20kg and to a top of 681p/kg for 16 lambs at 18kg into £122.50.

Springing ewes sold to £238 for 8 Suffolks in lamb to Dutch Spotted ram.

Fat ewes

Gortin producer, 1 ewe £270, Crumlin producer, 4 ewes £256, Draperstown producer, 1 ewe £246, Crumlin producer, 3 ewes £240, Maydown producer, 1 ewe £240, Gortin producer, 3 ewes £218, Limavady producer, 7 ewes £214, Donemana producer, 8 ewes £208, Stewartstown producer, 9 ewes £203, Crumlin producer, 3 ewes £200, Limavady producer, 2 ewes £200, Derry producer, 3 ewes £196, Maydown producer, 1 ewe £196, Gortin producer, 4 ewes £196, Articlave producer, 4 ewes £196, Desertmartin producer, 1 ewe £192, Upper Ballinderry producer, 1 ewe £190, Crumlin producer, 1 ewe £190 and Limavady producer, 4 ewes £190.

Fat rams

Upper Ballinderry producer, 1 ram £196, Desertmartin producer, 1 ram £188, Moneymore producer, 1 ram £178, Toomebridge producer, 1 ram £170, Desertmartin producer, 1 ram £162 and Aghadowey producer, 1 ram £160.

Lambs over 29kg

Cookstown producer, 1 lamb 39kg £164.50, Swatragh producer, 1 lamb 32kg £164, Rasharkin producer, 5 lambs 30kg £161, Plumbridge producer, 1 lamb 32kg £155.50, Maghera producer, 1 lamb 32kg £155, Eglinton producer, 3 lambs 31kg £147.50 and Eglinton producer, 5 lambs 29kg £147.

Lambs 24kg to 29kg (p/kg)

Moneymore producer, 4 lambs 25kg £152 (608), Maghera producer, 14 lambs 24.5kg £146.50 (598), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 25kg £147.50 (590), Limavady producer, 4 lambs 26kg £153 (588), Coleraine producer, 14 lambs 25.5kg £150 (588), Garvagh producer, 19 lambs 25.5kg £146 (573), Toomebridge producer, 7 lambs 24.5kg £140 (571), Draperstown producer, 16 lambs 25kg £142 (568), Swatragh producer, 20 lambs 26kg £147.50 (567), Toomebridge producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £139 (567), Dungiven producer, 1 lamb 26kg £146.50 (563) and Dungiven producer, 40 lambs 24kg £135 (563).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Curran producer, 3 lambs 21kg £135.50 (645), Limavady producer, 11 lambs 21.5kg £135 (628), Maghera producer, 8 lambs 23kg £143 (622), Loughgeil producer, 7 lambs 22kg £135.50 (616), Cookstown producer, 5 lambs 21kg £129 (614), Dungiven producer, 20 lambs 21kg £128 (610), Limavady producer, 1 lamb 22kg £133 (605), Larne producer, 22 lambs 22.5kg £135 (600), Kilrea producer, 1 lamb 22.5kg £135 (600), Cushendall producer, 13 lambs 23.5kg £139.50 (594), Cookstown producer, 7 lambs 23.5kg £139.50 (594), Toomebridge producer, 16 lambs 23kg £136.50 (593) and Cushendall producer, 4 lambs 21kg £124.50 (593).

Lambs up to 21kg (p/kg)

Kilrea producer, 16 lambs 18kg £122.50 (681), Carnlough producer, 27 lambs 20kg £131.50 (658), Kilrea producer, 13 lambs 17kg £110 (647), Cookstown producer, 24 lambs 20kg £128 (640), Carrickfergus producer, 2 lambs 20kg £126 (630), Curran producer, 4 lambs 20kg £125.50 (628), Limavady producer, 6 lambs 19.5kg £120 (615), Cookstown producer, 14 lambs 18.5kg £113.50 (615), Garvagh producer, 19 lambs 18kg £110 (611), Moneymore producer, 21 lambs 20.5kg £125 (610) and Garvagh producer, 19 lambs 19kg £114.50 (603).

Breeders

Dungiven producer, 8 Suffolk £238, Upper Ballinderry producer, 4 Texel £222, Upper Ballinderry producer, 4 Texel £205, Upper Ballinderry producer, 4 Texel £202 and Dungiven producer, 6 Mules £180.

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Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.

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