Excellent prices for sheep at Swatragh Mart, rams to £400

1750 lambs sold to a top of £212 for 6 lambs at 33kg and to 714p/kg for 9 lambs at 18.5kg into £132.

400 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £286 for ewes and £400 for rams.

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Plumbridge producer, 6 lambs 33kg £212 (642), Dungiven producer, 3 lambs 24kg £153.50 (640), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £156 (637), Tobermore producer, 7 lambs 24.5kg £153 (624), Maghera producer, 1 lamb 24kg £149 (621), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £152 (620), Pomeroy producer, 1 lamb 32kg £198 (619), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 26.5kg £163 (615), Desertmartin producer, 5 lambs 24kg £147.50 (615), Gulladuff producer, 3 lambs 26kg £159 (612), Maghera producer, 4 lambs 25kg £152 (608) and Limavady producer, 6 lambs 25kg £152 (608).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, 10 lambs 21kg £133.50 (636), Gulladuff producer, 2 lambs 21kg £133.50 (636), Pomeroy producer, 4 lambs 22.5kg £141.50 (629), Limavady producer, 8 lambs 22.5kg £141 (627), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 23.5kg £147 (626), Toomebridge producer, 3 lambs 23.5kg £147 (626), Limavady producer, 2 lambs 23kg £144 (626), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 23kg £143.50 (624), Moneymore producer, 6 lambs 21kg £130 (619), Desertmartin producer, 1 lamb 21kg £130 (619), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 21kg £130 (619) and Ahoghill producer, 13 lambs 21kg £129.50 (617).

Lambs 18kg to 21kg (p/kg)

Limavady producer, 9 lambs 18.5kg £132 (714), Dungiven producer, 2 lambs 19kg £132 (695), Gulladuff producer, 18 lambs 18kg £125 (694), Dungiven producer, 6 lambs 18.5kg £127 (686), Pomeroy producer, 6 lambs 18.5kg £127 (686), Maghera producer, 16 lambs 19kg £126 (663), Draperstown producer, 8 lambs 18.5kg £122.50 (662), Maghera producer, 1 lamb 18kg £119 (661), Cranagh producer, 7 lambs 19.5kg £128 (656), Dungiven producer, 11 lambs 18kg £118 (656) and Cookstown producer, 14 lambs 19kg £124 (653).

Lambs up to 18kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, 11 lambs 17kg £119.50 (703), Greysteel producer, 12 lambs 12kg £84 (700), Maghera producer, 7 lambs 14kg £97 (693), Clady producer, 3 lambs 17kg £116 (682), Dungiven producer, 4 lambs 14kg £92.50 (661), Dungiven producer, 14 lambs 17.5kg £115 (657), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 14kg £92 (657), Maghera producer, 8 lambs 16kg £105 (656), Cookstown producer, 8 lambs 18kg £114.50 (636), Upperlands producer, 7 lambs 18kg £114.50 (636) and Maghera producer, 18 lambs 18kg £114 (633).

Fat ewes

Nutt's Corner producer, 1 ewe £286, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £248, Drum producer, 3 ewes £224, Slaughtmanus producer, 3 ewes £218, Dungiven producer, 2 ewes £218, Ballymoney producer, 3 ewes £202, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £194 Limavady producer, 5 ewes £190, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £188, Limavady producer, 9 ewes £188, Slaughtmanus producer, 1 ewe £188, Garvagh producer, 1 ewe £188, Dungiven producer, 4 ewes £186, Pomeroy producer, 12 ewes £182, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £182, Clady producer, 16 ewes £180 and Limavady producer, 6 ewes £180.

Rams

Limavady producer, 1 ram £400, Toomebridge producer, 1 ram £240, Dungiven producer, 1 ram £198 and Limavady producer, 1 ram £184.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 24th September seen a great entry of 1300 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a great trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a high of £295 for a single.

Breeding ewes sold to a top of £230 for a single.

Breeding ewe lambs reached a high of £235 for a single.

Breeding rams sold to a top of 390g.

Store lambs to a top of £125 for 10 lambs.

Breeding hoggets

Dungiven producer, 1 hogget £295, Limavady producer, 12 hoggets £260, Limavady producer, 12 hoggets £248, Limavady producer, 12 hoggets £248, Dungiven producer, 10 hoggets £240, Limavady producer, 12 hoggets £220, Draperstown producer, 12 hoggets £215, Dungiven producer, 14 hoggets £205, Swatragh producer, 10 hoggets £202 and Swatragh producer, 10 hoggets £202.

Breeding ewes

Moneymore producer, 1 ewe £230, Dungiven producer, 8 ewes £210, Dungiven producer, 5 ewes £208, Dungiven producer, 5 ewes £202, Dungiven producer, 6 ewes £198, Dungiven producer, 8 ewes £185, Dungiven producer, 8 ewes £180, Dungiven producer, 11 ewes £180 and Dungiven producer, 8 ewes £175.

Breeding ewe lambs

Moneymore producer, 1 lamb £235, Swatragh producer, 4 lambs £192, Draperstown producer, 8 lambs £185, Garvagh producer, 5 lambs £180, Glenullin producer, 11 lambs £170, Garvagh producer, 8 lambs £168, Garvagh producer, 7 lambs £166, Slaughtneil producer, 7 lambs £166, Garvagh producer, 3 lambs £165, Garvagh producer, 1 lamb £162, Swatragh producer, 8 lambs £162 and Dungiven producer, 2 lambs £155.

Breeding rams

Dungiven producer, 390g, Randalstown producer, 280g, Randalstown producer, 270g, Randalstown producer, 250g, Limavady producer, 240g, Randalstown producer, 235g, Cookstown producer, 215g, Limavady producer, 200g, Cookstown producer, 185g and Dungiven producer, 185g.

Store lambs

Maghera producer, 10 lambs £125, Dungiven producer, 12 lambs £124, Omagh producer, 4 lambs £122, Draperstown producer, 8 lambs £122, Swatragh producer, 5 lambs £120, Draperstown producer, 8 lambs £120, Cranagh producer, 7 lambs £120, Maghera producer, 8 lambs £120, Glenarm producer, 18 lambs £119 and Garvagh producer, 18 lambs £118.

Swaledale, Herdwick and Blue Leicester

Friday 25th September seen the Swaledale and Herdwick sale along with the Blue Leicester sale.

The sale topped at 1700g for a Swaledale shearling.

Swaledale males

Glenariffe producer, shearling 1700g, Plumbridge producer, shearling 720g, Glenariffe producer, shearling 600g, Plumbridge producer, shearling 400g, Plumbridge producer, shearling 400g, Glenariffe producer, shearling 400g, Glenariffe producer, shearling 400g, Armoy producer, aged ram 320g, Plumbridge producer, aged ram 230g and Cushendun producer, aged ram 190g.

Swaledale females

Upperlands producer, 1 ewe lamb 430g, Omagh producer, 7 hoggets 355g, Omagh producer, 7 hoggets 320g, Cushendun producer, ewe lamb 305g, Omagh producer, 7 hoggets 280g, Omagh producer, 7 hoggets 260g, Armoy producer, 10 hoggets 260g, Cushendall producer, 5 hoggets 205g, Omagh producer, 5 hoggets 205g, Plumbridge producer, 6 ewe lambs 200g, Cushendun producer, 2 ewes 195g and Plumbridge producer, 6 ewes 180g.

Herdwick females

Glenariffe producer, 6 ewes 165g, Glenariffe producer, 6 ewes 145g, Draperstown producer, 2 ewe lambs 120g, Glenariffe producer, 12 ewes 115g and Glenariffe producer, 4 ewes 110g.

Blue Leicester males

Armoy producer, shearling 850g, Cushendall producer, shearling 850g, Plumbridge producer, ram lamb 680g, Armoy producer, ram lamb 650g, Armoy producer, shearling 600g Cushendall producer, ram lamb 550g, Cushendall producer, ram lamb 550g, Limavady producer, shearling 520g, Plumbridge producer, ram lamb 520g, Limavady producer, shearling 520g, Limavady producer, ram lamb 520g, Plumbridge producer, ram lamb 500g, Cookstown producer, ram lamb 500g and Armoy producer, shearling 480g.

Blue Leicester females

Armoy producer, ewe lamb 180g and Armoy producer, ewe lamb 150g.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.