Cows and calves selling to £6600 at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 418p/kg for a Limousin at 428kg into £1790 and to a top of £2570 per head for a Charolais at 740kg (347/kg).

Heifers sold to 390/kg for a Limousin at 490kg into £1910 and to a top of £2300 per head for a Belgian Blue at 660kg (348p/kg).

Bullocks

400kg to 600kg

Drumsurn producer, Limousin 428kg £1790 (418), Limavady producer, Limousin 570kg £2270 (398), Limavady producer, Limousin 560kg £2140 (382), Bellaghy producer, Limousin 520kg £1950 (375), Limavady producer, Limousin 580kg £2090 (360), Limavady producer, Charolais 570kg £2030 (356), Limavady producer, Charolais 490kg £1710 (349), Garvagh producer, Belgian Blue 476kg £1650 (347), Garvagh producer, Belgian Blue 490kg £1690 (345), Drumsurn producer, Charolais 520kg £1790 (344), Garvagh producer, Belgian Blue 520kg £1790 (344) and Limavady producer, Charolais 540kg £1830 (339).

600kg and over

Limavady producer Charolais 670kg £2400 (358), Bellaghy producer, Limousin 650kg £2300 (354) and Rasharkin producer, Charolais 740kg £2570 (347).

Heifers

Up to 400kg

Garvagh producer, Limousin 490kg £1910 (390), Limavady producer, Charolais 570kg £2220 (389), Garvagh producer, Limousin 560kg £1960 (350), Garvagh producer, Belgian Blue 480kg £1680 (350), Drumsurn producer, Charolais 560kg £1950 (348), Garvagh producer, Limousin 560kg £1910 (341), Garvagh producer, Limousin 494kg £1680 (340), Limavady producer, Charolais 520kg £1750 (337), Garvagh producer, Belgian Blue 510kg £1720 (337), Limavady producer, Belgian Blue 550kg £1840 (335), Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef 590kg £1900 (322), Limavady producer, Limousin 590kg £1900 (322), Limavady producer, Charolais 530kg £1700 (321) and Moneymore producer, Aberdeen Angus 510kg £1610 (316).

600kg and over

Drumsurn producer Charolais 600kg £2260 (377), Coleraine producer, Belgian Blue 660kg £2300 (348) and Coleraine producer, Limousin 640kg £2040 (319).

Breeding cattle sale

Friday 28th August seen a great entry of 90 cattle in Swatragh for the breeding cattle sale which met a great trade for all stock on offer.

Cows and calves sold to £6600 for a Limousin cow with a Limousin heifer calf at foot.

Maiden heifers sold to £2980 for a Limousin heifer at 600kg.

Springing heifers sold to £3250 twice for a Limousin and a Charolais.

Breeding bulls sold to a top of £2550 for Charolais stock bull.

Cows and calves

Dungannon producer, Limousin cow with Limousin Heifer calf £6600, Antrim producer, Belgian Blue cow with Shorthorn beef bull calf £3900, Garvagh producer, Limousin cow with Limousin heifer calf £3000 and Garvagh producer, Simmental cow with Simmental bull calf £2900.

Maiden heifers

Maydown producer, Limousin 600kg £2980, Maydown producer, Limousin 630kg £2520, Maydown producer, Simmental 560kg £2520, Draperstown producer, Belgian Blue 540kg £2520, Swatragh producer, Limousin 540kg £2450 and Maydown producer, Belgian Blue 530kg £2400.

In calf heifers

Dungannon producer, Charolais £3250, Dungannon producer, Limousin £3250, Dungannon producer, Limousin £3200, Dungannon producer, Limousin £3150, Dungannon producer, Limousin £3150, Dungannon producer, Charolais £3000, Dungannon producer, Belgian Blue £2950, Dungannon producer, Limousin £2950, Dungannon producer, Charolais £2850, Dungannon producer, Limousin £2850, Dungannon producer, Limousin £2850, Dungannon producer, Limousin £2750, Dungannon producer, Limousin £2650, Dungannon producer, Charolais £2550, Dungannon producer, Limousin £2550 and Dungannon producer, Limousin £2550.

Breeding bulls

Carrickmore producer, Charolais £2550 and Carrickmore producer, Charolais £2500.

Weekly sheep sale

Saturday 29th August seen an entry of 1450 sheep which met a steady trade for ewes and fat lambs and a super trade for store lambs.

1080 lambs sold to a top of £154 for 8 lambs at 26kg and to 788p/kg for 5 lambs at 17kg into £134.

370 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £208 for ewes and £180 for rams.

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Portglenone producer, 5 lambs 24kg £144.50 (602), Draperstown producer, 4 lambs 25kg £150 (600), Draperstown producer, 3 lambs 25kg £149 (596), Dungiven producer, 1 lamb 25kg £149 (596), Ringsend producer, 8 lambs 26kg £154 (592), Draperstown producer, 6 lambs 24kg £139.50 (581), Castlerock producer, 8 lambs 25kg £145 (580), Cookstown producer, 8 lambs 24kg £138.50 (577), Tobermore producer, 8 lambs 25.5kg £147 (576), Glenavy producer, 3 lambs 26kg £149.50 (575), Draperstown producer, 3 lambs 25.5kg £146 (573) and Dungiven producer, 6 lambs 25kg £143 (572).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, 14 lambs 21kg £129.50 (617), Ballycastle producer, 9 lambs 21kg £127 (605), Ballymoney producer, 9 lambs 21kg £127 (605), Draperstown producer, 9 lambs 21kg £126 (600), Dungiven producer, 7 lambs 21kg £126 (600), Draperstown producer, 17 lambs 21kg £126 (600), Garvagh producer, 2 lambs 21.5kg £128.50 (598), Maghera producer, 7 lambs 22.5kg £134 (596), Swatragh producer, 25 lambs 21.5kg £127.50 (593) and Draperstown producer, 5 lambs 22kg £130 (591).

Lambs 18kg to 21kg (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, 7 lambs 18kg £122 (678), Limavady producer, 6 lambs 19kg £126.50 (666), Claudy producer, 6 lambs 18.5kg £122 (659), Garvagh producer, 3 lambs 19kg £125 (658), Kilrea producer, 16 lambs 18kg £118.50 (658), Maghera producer, 4 lambs 20.5kg £126.50 (617), Ballycastle producer, 7 lambs 18kg £110 (611), Maghera producer, 14 lambs 19kg £112 (589), Maghera producer, 13 lambs 19kg £111 (584), Ballintoy producer, 22 lambs 18kg £105 (583) and Dungiven producer, 15 lambs 20kg £114 (570).

Lambs up to 18kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, 5 lambs 17kg £134 (788), Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 15kg £114 (760), Draperstown producer, 19 lambs 17kg £121.50 (715), Kilrea producer, 10 lambs 15kg £106.50 (710), Garvagh producer, 2 lambs 17kg £119 (700), Portglenone producer, 2 lambs 17kg £119 (700), Plumbridge producer, 2 lambs 13.5kg £94 (696), Garvagh producer 33 lambs 16kg £110 (688), Draperstown producer, 16 lambs 16kg £110 (688), Plumbridge producer, 8 lambs 17kg £116.50 (685), Kilrea producer, 2 lambs 16.5kg £112.50 (682), Draperstown producer, 2 lambs 17kg £115 (676) and Claudy producer, 4 lambs 16kg £108 (675).

Fat ewes

Glenavy producer, 1 ewe £208, Articlave producer, 1 ewe £208, Kilrea producer, 1 ewe £200, Kilrea producer, 4 ewes £196, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £192, Ardboe producer, 1 ewe £190, Bellaghy producer, 1 ewe £188, Ardboe producer, 2 ewes £186, Swatragh producer, 1 ewe £186, Swatragh producer, 2 ewes £184, Portglenone producer, 22 ewes £182, Garvagh producer, 1 ewe £182, Dungiven producer, 2 ewes £178, Garvagh producer, 4 ewes £176, Draperstown producer, 7 ewes £171 and Draperstown producer, 1 ewe £170.

Rams

Garvagh producer, 1 ram £180, Kilrea producer, 1 ram £180, Garvagh producer 1 ram £170 and Glenavy producer, 2 rams £166.

Multi Breed Ewe Lamb Sale

The annual multi-breed ewe lamb sale is called the sheep sale of the year and it lived up to its reputation. 1600 ewe lambs went under the hammer achieving a 100% clearance and an average well up on last year’s sale.

The sale topped at £400 for a single Suffolk Cheviot type ewe lamb and the leading pen price was £365 for 11 Cheviot Mule ewe lambs.

Prize winners

First place lot 30 – 11 Cheviots from Danny Mullan, Glenullin. Second place lot 80 – 12 Suffolks from James McKeagney, Swatragh. Third place lot 70 – 10 Suffolks from John Campbell, Swatragh.

Leading pens

Glenullin producer, 11 Cheviot £365, Slaughtneil producer, 7 Suffolk Cheviot £270, Glenullin producer, 10 Cheviot £270, Swatragh producer, 12 Suffolk £268, Glenullin producer, 12 Cheviot £265, Glenullin producer, 11 Cheviot £265, Glenullin producer, 10 Cheviot £260, Draperstown producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £260, Swatragh producer, 12 Suffolk £260, Swatragh producer, 12 Suffolk £260, Glenullin producer, 10 Cheviot £255, Glenullin producer, 12 Cheviot £245, Glenullin producer, 12 Mule £245, Glenullin producer, 12 Cheviot £245, Glenullin producer, 10 Mule £245, Slaughtneil producer, 5 Suffolk Cheviot £242, Swatragh producer, 12 Suffolk £240, Swatragh producer, 12 Suffolk £240, Glenullin producer, 12 Mule £240, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £235, Glenullin producer, 11 Cheviot £235 and Swatragh producer, 12 Suffolk £235.

Leading single prices

Slaughtneil producer, 1 Suffolk Cheviot £400, Slaughtneil producer, 1 Suffolk Cheviot £375, Slaughtneil producer, 1 Suffolk Cheviot £310, Slaughtneil producer, 1 Suffolk Cheviot £300 and Slaughtneil producer, 1 Suffolk Cheviot £300.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 27th August seen a great entry of 800 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a great trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a high of £335 for 11 Mules.

Breeding ewes sold to a top of £200 for 6 Texel Cross.

Breeding ewe lambs reached a high of £215 for 2 Mules.

Store lambs to a top of £145 for 3 Charollais.

Breeding hoggets

Glenullin producer, 11 Mules £335, Pomeroy producer, 2 Suffolk Texel £300, Claudy producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £270, Swatragh producer, 10 Texel £255, Swatragh producer, 10 Texel £252, Claudy producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £250, Swatragh producer, 10 Texel £240, Claudy producer, 10 Texel £230, Claudy producer, 13 Suffolk £230, Coleraine producer, 1 B Texel £225, Draperstown producer, 6 Texel £222, Draperstown producer, 2 Mules £220, Claudy producer, 4 Dorset £215 and Moneymore producer, 4 Texel £215.

Breeding ewes

Macosquin producer, 6 Texel Crossbred £200.

Breeding ewe lambs

Garvagh producer, 2 Mules £215, Garvagh producer, 10 Mules £208, Garvagh producer, 10 Suffolk £190, Draperstown producer, 3 Suffolk £175, Swatragh producer, 11 Suffolk £175, Garvagh producer, 10 Mules £172, Swatragh producer, 11 Suffolk £170, Garvagh producer, 10 Mule £170, Garvagh producer, 10 Suffolk £170, Draperstown producer, 10 Suffolk £170, Swatragh producer, 12 Texel £168, Garvagh producer, 11 Mule £168, Garvagh producer, 10 Mule £165, Swatragh producer, 11 Suffolk £165, Swatragh producer, 11 Suffolk £162, Garvagh producer, 10 Suffolk £162, Garvagh producer, 6 Texel £162 and Maghera producer, 7 Texel £160.

Store lambs

Ballymoney producer, 3 Charollais £145, Draperstown producer, 10 Suffolk £130, Dungiven producer, 10 Texel £130, Dungiven producer, 4 Mule £128, Garvagh producer, 2 Suffolk £128, Garvagh producer, 10 Texel £125, Maghera producer, 7 Texel £122, Garvagh producer, 5 Suffolk £118, Cookstown producer, 5 Dutch Spotted £110, Cookstown producer, 12 Crossbred £110 and Swatragh producer, 6 Texel £110.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.