Bullocks selling to top of £2200 per head at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 419p/kg for a Limousin at 418kg into £1750 and to a top of £2200 per head for an Aberdeen Angus at 660kg (333/kg).

Heifers sold to 360/kg for a Simmental at 356kg into £1280 and to a top of £1330 per head for a Simmental at 380kg (350p/kg).

Cows and calves

Glenarm producer, Belgian Blue cow with Blonde d'Aquitaine heifer calf £3280.

Bullocks

400kg to 600kg

Dungiven producer, Limousin 418kg £1750 (419), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 458kg £1790 (391), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 440kg £1720 (391), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 524kg £1960 (374), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 568kg £2110 (371), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 456kg £1650 (362), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 426kg £1540 (362), Greysteel producer, Aberdeen Angus 562kg £1980 (352), Dungiven producer, Charolais 440kg £1550 (352), Greysteel producer, Aberdeen Angus 564kg £1950 (346), Garvagh producer, Hereford 512kg £1740 (340), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 400kg £1350 (338) and Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 490kg £1620 (331).

600kg and over

Loup producer, Simmental 610kg £2180 (357), Loup producer, Limousin 600kg £2140 (357), Greysteel producer, Aberdeen Angus 610kg £2080 (341) and Greysteel producer, Aberdeen Angus 660kg £2200 (333).

Heifers

Up to 400kg

Greysteel producer, Simmental 356kg £1280 (360), Greysteel producer, Simmental 362kg £1280 (354), Greysteel producer, Simmental 380kg £1330 (350) and Draperstown producer, Aberdeen Angus 382kg £1170 (306).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 22nd August seen an entry of 1850 sheep which met a slightly easier trade for ewes and fat lambs and a super trade for store lambs.

1250 lambs sold to a top of £150 for 2 lambs at 25kg and to 793p/kg for 2 lambs at 15kg into £119.

600 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £200 for ewes and £175 for rams.

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Glenariffe producer, 2 lambs 25kg £150 (600), Lissan producer, 3 lambs 24kg £139 (579), Coagh producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £138.50 (565), Maghera producer, 5 lambs 24kg £135 (563), Limavady producer, 1 lamb 24kg £135 (563), Maghera producer,1 lamb 24kg £135 (563), Aughnacloy producer,6 lambs 25kg £140.50 (562), Draperstown producer, 25 lambs 24.5kg £137 (559), Crumlin producer, 3 lambs 24.5kg £136.50 (557) and Garvagh producer, 3 lambs 25kg £139 (556).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Omagh producer, 2 lambs 21kg £136 (648), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 21kg £134.50 (640), Cookstown producer, 6 lambs 22kg £135.50 (616), Maghera producer,4 lambs 21.5kg £131 (609), Lissan producer, 2 lambs 22kg £133 (605), Plumbridge producer,4 lambs 21kg £127 (605), Crumlin producer, 5 lambs 21kg £127 (605), Swatragh producer, 9 lambs 21kg £126.50 (602), Clady producer, 11 lambs 21kg £126.50 (602), Drum producer, 9 lambs 23.5kg £140 (596) and Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 23.5kg £139.50 (594).

Lambs 18kg to 21kg (p/kg)

Aughnacloy producer, 4 lambs 20kg £135 (675), Claudy producer, 10 lambs 18.5kg £124.50 (673), Draperstown producer, 5 lambs 18kg £119 (661), Swatragh producer, 8 lambs 18.5kg £119 (643), Garvagh producer, 5 lambs 18.5kg £118 (638), Garvagh producer, 24 lambs 18.5kg £117.50 (635), Aghadowey producer,3 lambs 18kg £114 (633), Maghera producer, 10 lambs 20kg £125 (625), Draperstown producer, 6 lambs 18.5kg £115.50 (624), Cookstown producer, 14 lambs 19.5kg £121 (621), Cookstown producer, 6 lambs 20kg £122 (610) and Cookstown producer, 14 lambs 19.5kg £119 (610).

Lambs up to 18kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, 2 lambs 15kg £119 (793), Aughnacloy producer, 3 lambs 12kg £89 (742), Draperstown producer, 9 lambs 17kg £121 (712), Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 15.5kg £108 (697), Cushendhun producer, 10 lambs 12.5kg £87 (696), Aughnacloy producer, 4 lambs 15.5kg £107 (690), Swatragh producer, 15 lambs 17.5kg £119 (680), Cushendhun producer, 30 lambs 17kg £115.50 (679), Garvagh producer, 8 lambs 17.5kg £118.50 (677), Maghera producer, 34 lambs 16.5kg £111 (673), Aughnacloy producer, 5 lambs 17.5kg £117 (669), Swatragh producer,13 lambs 17.5kg £114.50 (654) and Omagh producer, 19 lambs 17.5kg £114.50 (654).

Fat ewes

Limavady producer, 12 ewes £200, Pomeroy producer, 2 ewes £200, Swatragh producer, 6 ewes £195, Limavady producer, 2 ewes £184, Magherafelt producer, 5 ewes £172, Limavady producer, 3 ewes £170, Draperstown producer, 1 ewe £170, Draperstown producer, 1 ewe £164, Coagh producer, 3 ewes £162, Maghera producer, 3 ewes £160, Draperstown producer, 6 ewes £160, Pomeroy producer, 4 ewes £160, Cookstown producer, 3 ewes £160 and Magherafelt producer, 2 ewes £160.

Rams

Limavady producer, 1 ram £175.

Dorset sale

Friday 21st August seen the fifth annual Dorset Breeder Club sale in Swatragh which met a very good trade.

Overall champion lot 35, ewe lamb from C McKeown Ashvale Flock sold to 700gs.

Reserve champion lot 12, ram lamb from P Breen Ballymacnamee Flock sold to 550gs.

Sale top at 1200gs for a ram lamb from C McKeown Ashvale Flock.

Ram lambs

C McKeown Templepatrick 1200gs, P Breen Portaferry 550gs, P McKinney Bendooragh 360gs and P Knowles Cullybackey 350gs.

Ewe lambs

C McKeown Templepatrick 700gs, C McKeown Templepatrick 480gs, C McKeown Templepatrick 450gs, C McKeown Templepatrick 420gs, C McKeown Templepatrick 380gs, C McKeown Templepatrick 360gs, C McKeown Templepatrick 320gs, C McKeown Templepatrick 300gs and G Miller Moneymore 260gs.

Breeding sheep sale: Thursday 20th August seen a great trade of nearly 800 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a great trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a high of £315 for 9 Mules.

Breeding ewes sold to a top of £240 for 2 Cheviots.

Breeding ewe lambs reached a high of £188 for 12 Suffolks.

Store lambs to a top of £128 for 10 Texels.

Breeding hoggets

Coleraine producer, 9 Mules £315, Coleraine producer, 5 Mules £300, Feeny producer, 6 Mules £298, Coleraine producer, 9 Mules £290, Coleraine producer, 2 Mules £275, Kilrea producer, 11 Texel £270, Upperlands producer, 11 Mules £265, Maghera producer, 4 Suffolk £260, Claudy producer, 6 Suffolk Texel £260, Maghera producer, 4 Mules £250, Claudy producer, 9 Texel £250, Moneymore producer, 5 Suffolk £245, Moneymore producer, 9 Texel £245 and Maghera producer, 5 Texel £245.

Breeding ewes

Pomeroy producer, 4 Cheviot £240, Pomeroy producer, 5 Suffolk Texel £200, Pomeroy producer, 2 Suffolk £180, Moneymore producer, 1 Suffolk £164 and Limavady producer, 3 Suffolk £158.

Breeding ewe lambs

Rasharkin producer, 12 Suffolk £188, Rasharkin producer, 11 Suffolk £178, Limavady producer, 8 Texel £174, Limavady producer, 8 Texel £174, Macosquin producer, 2 Texel £165, Drumsurn producer, 7 Texel £162, Limavady producer, 8 Texel £162, Limavady producer, 8 Texel £158, Drumsurn producer, 10 Texel £156, Swatragh producer, 14 Texel £155, Drumsurn producer, 10 Texel £154, Swatragh producer, 12 Suffolk £150 and Drumsurn producer, 12 Texel £150.

Store lambs

Garvagh producer, 10 Texel £128, Limavady producer, 8 Suffolk £126, Magherafelt producer, 3 Easycare £115, Swatragh producer, 6 Texel £106 and Drumsurn producer, 4 Dutch Spotted £100.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.