Bullocks selling to £2300 per head at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 461p/kg for Limousin at 330kg into £1520 and to a top of £2300 per head for a Charolais at 670kg (343p/kg).

Bullocks

Up to 400kg

Swatragh producer, Limousin 330kg £1520 (461), Swatragh producer, Limousin 346kg £1570 (454), Cookstown producer, Belgian Blue 300kg £1200 (400), Cookstown producer, Aberdeen Angus 370kg £1320 (357), Garvagh producer, Charolais 332kg £1180 (355), Stewartstown producer, Aberdeen Angus 364kg £1180 (324), Stewartstown producer, Aberdeen Angus 374kg £1200 (321) 400kg to 500kg, Swatragh producer, Limousin 424kg £1700 (401), Garvagh producer, Charolais 490kg £1790 (365), Garvagh producer, Charolais 460kg £1660 (361), Garvagh producer, Charolais 406kg £1460 (360), Bellaghy producer, Belgian Blue 490kg £1700 (347) and Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 414kg £1400 (338).

500kg to 600kg

Bellaghy producer, Charolais 580kg £2190 (378), Bellaghy producer, Limousin 570kg £2100 (368), Kilrea producer, Limousin 540kg £1910 (354), Bellaghy producer, Limousin 580kg £2040 (352) and Garvagh producer, Charolais 510kg £1790 (351).

600kg and over

Swatragh producer, Charolais 670kg £2300 (343) and Swatragh producer, Charolais 710kg £2250 (317).

Weekly sheep sale

Saturday 8th August seen an entry of 1350 sheep which met another great trade for ewes and rams and a steady trade for lambs.

950 lambs sold to a top of £174 for 1 lamb at 31kg and to 705p/kg for 3 lambs at 21kg into £148.

400 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £238 for ewes and £230 for rams.

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Moneymore producer, 3 lambs 24kg £146 (608), Randalstown producer, 4 lambs 24.5kg £148 (604), Randalstown producer, 3 lambs 24.5kg £145 (592), Coleraine producer, 10 lambs 24kg £142 (592), Tobermore producer, 4 lambs 26kg £153.50 (590), Dungannon producer, 9 lambs 24kg £141.50 (590), Slaughtneil producer, 17 lambs 25kg £147 (588), Swatragh producer, 15 lambs 26kg £152.50 (587), Omagh producer, 2 lambs 25.5kg £149.50 (586), Crumlin producer, 12 lambs 24kg £140 (583) and Tobermore producer, 1 lamb 31kg £174 (561).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Randalstown producer, 3 lambs 21kg £148 (705), Ballycastle producer, 4 lambs 21kg £136 (648), Garvagh producer, 6 lambs 22kg £134.50 (611), Ballymoney producer, 5 lambs 23kg £140 (609), Garvagh producer, 7 lambs 22kg £134 (609), Dungiven producer, 9 lambs 22kg £134 (609), Moneymore producer, 6 lambs 21.5kg £130.50 (607), Knockloughrim producer, 7 lambs 22kg £133 (605), Tobermore producer, 19 lambs 22.5kg £136 (604), Cookstown producer, 2 lambs 23kg £137 (596), Slaughtneil producer, 7 lambs 22.5kg £134 (596) and Cookstown producer, 19 lambs 23kg £136.50 (593).

Lambs 18kg to 21kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, 6 lambs 18kg £124 (689), Desertmartin producer, 1 lamb 20kg £137 (685), Ballycastle producer, 2 lambs 20.5kg £137 (668), Castlerock producer, 1 lamb 20kg £130 (650), Magherafelt producer, 9 lambs 18kg £117 (650), Garvagh producer, 8 lambs 20kg £129 (645), Garvagh producer, 6 lambs 19.5kg £124 (636), Garvagh producer, 14 lambs 20kg £127 (635), Claudy producer, 10 lambs 19kg £120 (632), Maghera producer, 5 lambs 19kg £120 (632), Cookstown producer, 8 lambs 19.5kg £123 (631) and Dungiven producer, 5 lambs 20kg £126 (630).

Lambs up to 18kg (p/kg)

Armoy producer, 12 lambs 14kg £105 (750), Garvagh producer, 3 lambs 17kg £116 (682), Dungiven producer, 10 lambs 16.5kg £111.50 (676), Dungiven producer, 12 lambs 14.5kg £98 (676), Dungiven producer, 13 lambs 17kg £114 (671), Dungiven producer, 15 lambs 16.5kg £110 (667), Rasharkin producer, 2 lambs 16.5kg £110 (667), Cookstown producer, 17 lambs 16.5kg £109.50 (664), Cookstown producer, 20 lambs 15kg £99 (660), Rasharkin producer, 4 lambs 14kg £92 (657), Ballyclare producer, 5 lambs 17.5kg £112 (640), Rasharkin producer, 6 lambs 17.5kg £110 (629) and Dungiven producer, 3 lambs 17kg £107 (629).

Fat ewes

Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £238, Ballycastle producer, 2 ewes £230, Cookstown producer, 2 ewes £222, Coleraine producer, 3 ewes £220, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £214, Coleraine producer, 8 ewes £212, Randalstown producer, 1 ewe £210, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £208, Limavady producer, 11 ewes £206, Coleraine producer, 3 ewes £200, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £196, Limavady producer, 12 ewes £194, Randalstown producer, 2 ewes £192 and Gulladuff producer, 1 ewe £190, Ballymoney producer, 4 ewes £190.

Rams

Limavady producer, 1 ram £230.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 6th August seen a good entry of 700 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a great trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a high of £325 for 10 Suffold Texel.

Breeding ewes sold to a top of £255 for 2 Dutch Spots.

Breeding ewe lambs reached a high of £204 for 12 Suffolk Cheviots.

Store Lambs to a top of £132 for 18 Texels.

Breeding hoggets

Pomeroy producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £325, Gulladuff producer, 12 Suffolk £290, Dungannon producer, 2 Charolaiis £282, Limavady producer, 8 Suffolk Texel £278, Dunloy producer, 10 Suffolk £275, Gulladuff producer, 9 Suffolk £275, Gulladuff producer, 9 Suffolk £272, Draperstown producer, 5 Texel £272, Maghera producer, 8 Texel £268, Dunloy producer, 10 Suffolk £262, Limavady producer, 8 Suffolk £262, Limavady producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £260 and Maghera producer, 7 Texel £260.

Breeding ewes

Cookstown producer, 2 Dutch Spotted £255, Bellaghy producer, 2 Mules £180, Claudy producer, 4 Badgers £156 and Cookstown producer, 1 Dutch Spotted £150.

Breeding ewe lambs

Dungiven producer, 12 Suffolk Cheviot £204, Dungiven producer, 11 Suffolk Cheviot £200, Dungiven producer, 13 Suffolk Cheviot £182, Ringsend producer, 8 Texel £162, Garvagh producer, 9 Texel £158, Ringsend producer, 4 Mule £154, Bellaghy producer, 2 Texel £150, Ringsend producer, 5 Mule £148, Cookstown producer, 7 Texel £148, Ringsend producer, 9 Texel £148 and Draperstown producer, 2 Suffolk £148.

Store lambs

Garvagh producer, 18 Texel £132, Draperstown producer, 14 Dutch Spotted £128, Bellaghy producer, 4 Char £125, Cookstown producer, 8 Texel £124, Donemana producer, 2 Dutch Spotted £120, Swatragh producer, 1 Texel £119, Swatragh producer, 14 Texel £114, Knockloughrim producer, 4 Dutch Spotted £114, Donemana producer, 3 Dorset £112, Swatragh producer, 4 Texel £112 and Desertmartin producer, 9 Texel £112.

Ewes and lambs

Draperstown producer, 1 Dutch Spotted and 1 lamb £292.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.