Fat bulls selling to £3050 per head at Swatragh Mart

Cows sold to 349p/kg for a Limousin at 510kg (£1780) and to a top of £2190 per head for a Limousin at 680kg (322p/kg).

Bullocks sold to 464p/kg for a Limousin at 308kg (£1430) and to a top of £2340 per head for a Simmental at 720kg (325p/kg).

Heifers sold to 428p/kg for a Limousin at 278kg (£1190) and to a top of £2520 per head for a Charolais at 770kg (327p/kg).

Super demand for forward stores over 500kg for export, more cattle required for a large number of buyers both at ringside and online.

Some of the sample prices

Fat cows (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Limousin 510kg £1780 (349), Maghera producer, Limousin 680kg £2190 (322), Swatragh producer, Saler 620kg £1890 (305) and Maghera producer, Hereford 700kg £1640 (234).

Fat bulls (p/kg)

Rasharkin producer, Charolais 1050kg £3050 (290).

Heifers

Up to 300kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Limousin 278kg £1190 (428), Maghera producer, Limousin 264kg £1080 (409), Maghera producer, Limousin 290kg £1180 (407), Maghera producer, Limousin 292kg £1180 (404), Garvagh producer, Charolais 282kg £1120 (397), Maghera producer, Limousin 288kg £1130 (392), Garvagh producer, Limousin 204kg £790 (387), Maghera producer, Limousin 288kg £1100 (382), Maghera producer, Limousin 294kg £1110 (378), Ballymoney producer, Charolais 228kg £860 (377), Garvagh producer, Charolais 296kg £1100 (372) and Maghera producer, Limousin 286kg £1040 (364).

300 up to 400kg (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 372kg £1450 (390), Claudy producer, Limousin 376kg £1440 (383), Maghera producer, Limousin 336kg £1280 (381), Maghera producer, Limousin 388kg £1440 (371), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 386kg £1430 (370), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 368kg £1360 (370), Maghera producer, Limousin 318kg £1160 (365), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 382kg £1390 (364), Maghera producer, Limousin 330kg £1200 (364), Maghera producer, Simmental 386kg £1400 (363), Claudy producer, Limousin 306kg £1100 (359) and Maghera producer, Limousin 358kg £1280 (358).

400 up to 500kg (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 454kg £1820 (401), Maghera producer, Limousin 406kg £1610 (397), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 404kg £1600 (396), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 428kg £1690 (395), Clady producer, Charolais 498kg £1930 (388), Tobermore producer, Charolais 470kg £1780 (379), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 446kg £1690 (379), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 458kg £1730 (378), Clady producer, Limousin 408kg £1540 (377), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 454kg £1700 (374), Tobermore producer, Limousin 458kg £1690 (369) and Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 410kg £1500 (366).

500 up to 600kg (p/kg)

Desertmartin producer, Limousin 512kg £1910 (373), Clady producer, Limousin 502kg £1830 (365), Tobermore producer, Charolais 544kg £1950 (358), Desertmartin producer, Charolais 544kg £1890 (347), Claudy producer, Limousin 596kg £2060 (346), Desertmartin producer, Charolais 526kg £1820 (346), Desertmartin producer, Limousin 542kg £1850 (341), Maghera producer, Limousin 522kg £1780 (341), Clady producer, Belgian Blue 534kg £1770 (331) and Dungiven producer, Limousin 522kg £1700 (326).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Kilrea producer, Charolais 640kg £2310 (361), Claudy producer, Limousin 660kg £2360 (358), Claudy producer, Limousin 618kg £2150 (348), Kilrea producer, Charolais 690kg £2390 (346), Kilrea producer, Charolais 640kg £2150 (336), Claudy producer, Charolais 634kg £2110 (333), Claudy producer, Charolais 680kg £2240 (329), Claudy producer, Charolais 770kg £2520 (327) and Kilrea producer, Charolais 700kg £2220 (317).

Bullocks

Up to 300kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Limousin 290kg £1190 (410), Maghera producer, Limousin 284kg £1110 (391), Maghera producer, Limousin 264kg £1030 (390), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 298kg £1150 (386) and Ballymoney producer, Limousin 264kg £960 (364).

300kg up to 400kg (p/kg)

Claudy producer, Limousin 308kg £1430 (464), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 320kg £1400 (438), Claudy producer, Limousin 342kg £1400 (409), Glenarm producer, Belgian Blue 312kg £1250 (401), Garvagh producer, Charolais 392kg £1560 (398), Claudy producer, Simmental 374kg £1480 (396), Garvagh producer, Aberdeen Angus 398kg £1570 (394), Maghera producer, Charolais 370kg £1450 (392), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 376kg £1470 (391), Toomebridge producer, Charolais 344kg £1340 (390), Claudy producer, Simmental 376kg £1460 (388) and Maghera producer, Limousin 338kg £1300 (385).

400kg up to 500kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Charolais 410kg £1710 (417), Maghera producer, Limousin 420kg £1640 (390), Maghera producer, Limousin 406kg £1580 (389), Clady producer, Limousin 486kg £1880 (387), Greysteel producer, Limousin 470kg £1820 (387), Maghera producer, Limousin 412kg £1590 (386), Garvagh producer, Charolais 412kg £1590 (386), Dungiven producer, Limousin 442kg £1700 (385), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 476kg £1820 (382), Dungiven producer, Charolais 450kg £1720 (382), Clady producer, Limousin 440kg £1670 (380) and Clady producer, Limousin 480kg £1820 (379).

500kg up to 600kg (p/kg)

Clady producer, Limousin 566kg £2200 (389), Clady producer, Limousin 524kg £1930 (368), Dungannon producer, Charolais 578kg £2080 (360), Dungannon producer, Limousin 538kg £1930 (359), Claudy producer, Limousin 558kg £1980 (355), Clady producer, Charolais 572kg £1980 (346), Dungiven producer, Belgian Blue 500kg £1720 (344), Dungannon producer, Limousin 546kg £1850 (339), Tamlaght producer, Belgian Blue 536kg £1790 (334) and Moneymore producer, Aberdeen Angus 522kg £1700 (326).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Clady producer, Simmental 612kg £2270 (371), Clady producer, Limousin 610kg £2240 (367), Swatragh producer, Belgian Blue 634kg £2260 (356), Swatragh producer, Belgian Blue 616kg £2160 (351) and Claudy producer, Simmental 720kg £2340 (325).

Weekly sheep sale - More sheep required to meet demand.

A good entry of 1300 sheep were presented for sale on Saturday 1st March which resulted in a steady trade with 900 lambs and 400 fat ewes and rams on offer.

Fat lambs sold to a top of £170 for 5 lambs at 27kg and to a top of 672p/kg for 8 lambs at 23kg into £154.

Fat ewes to a top of £222 for a lot of 5 ewes.

Fat rams to a top of £180 for a single ram and Blackface horned ewes to £115.

Pet lambs to a top of £39.

Some of Saturday’s sample prices

Super heavy weight fat hoggets – 30kg and over (p/kg)

Articlave producer, 4 hoggets 30kg £167.50 (558), Coagh producer, 1 hogget 30kg £167 (557), Cookstown producer, 2 hoggets 30.5kg £166.50 (546), Stewartstown producer, 3 hoggets 30.5kg £166 (544), Eglinton producer, 9 hoggets 30.5kg £165 (541), Stewartstown producer, 3 hoggets 33kg £168 (509) and Slaughtneil producer, 1 hogget 33kg £165 (500).

Heavy weight fat hoggets – 25kg up to 30kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, 2 hoggets 25kg £167 (668), Stewartstown producer, 5 hoggets 25kg £159 (636), Swatragh producer, 4 hoggets 25kg £158 (632), Stewartstown producer, 1 hogget 26kg £164 (631), Upperlands producer, 5 hoggets 27kg £170 (630), Limavady producer, 3 hoggets 26.5kg £167 (630), Stewartstown producer, 5 hoggets 25kg £157 (628), Cookstown producer, 11 hoggets 25.5kg £157 (616), Garvagh producer, 3 hoggets 25kg £153 (612), Upperlands producer, 1 hogget 27kg £165 (611), Articlave producer, 5 hoggets 27kg £163.50 (606) and Slaughtneil producer, 45 hoggets 26.5kg £160.50 (606).

Mid weight fat hoggets – 21kg up to 25kg (p/kg)

Gulladuff producer, 8 hoggets 23kg £154.50 (672), Dungiven producer, 11 hoggets 23kg £154.50 (672), Moneymore producer, 1 hogget 23kg £154 (670), Magherafelt producer, 7 hoggets 21kg £138.50 (660), Draperstown producer, 10 hoggets 21kg £138.50 (660), Dungannon producer, 16 hoggets 23.5kg £154 (655), Ballycastle producer, 16 hoggets 23kg £150.50 (654), Aghadowey producer, 4 hoggets 22kg £143 (650), Macosquin producer, 8 hoggets 21.5kg £139.50 (649), Stewartstown producer, 5 hoggets 23kg £149 (648), Ballymoney producer, 9 hoggets 23kg £149 (648) and Draperstown producer, 10 hoggets 23kg £149 (648).

Light weight fat hoggets – 18kg up to 21kg (p/kg)

Ballymoney producer, 15 hoggets 18.5kg £123.50 (668), Ballymoney producer, 5 hoggets 19.5kg £128.50 (659), Claudy producer, 5 hoggets 20kg £130.50 (653), Draperstown producer, 4 hoggets 18.5kg £120.50 (651), Maghera producer, 4 hoggets 20.5kg £132.50 (646), Maghera producer, 28 hoggets 19.5kg £125.50 (644), Slaughtneil producer, 4 hoggets 20.5kg £130 (634), Castlerock producer, 12 hoggets 20kg £125 (625), Swatragh producer, 20 hoggets 18kg £112.50 (625), Coleraine producer, 6 hoggets 20.5kg £127 (620) and Coleraine producer, 8 hoggets 20.5kg £127 (620).

Fat ewes

Coagh producer, 5 ewes £222, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £222, Limavady producer 2 ewes £210, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £204, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £202, Slaughtneil producer, 2 ewes £196, Coagh producer, 2 ewes £196, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £196, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £194, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £194, Stewartstown producer, 5 ewes £193, Coleraine producer, 1 ewe £193, Eglinton producer, 4 ewes £192, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £192 and Coagh producer, 1 ewe £190.

Fat rams

Moneymore producer, 1 ram £180 and Slaughtneil producer, 1 ram £164.

Pet lambs

Randalstown producer, 1 lamb £39, Randalstown producer, 1 lamb £39, Randalstown producer, 1 lamb £33, Randalstown producer, 1 lamb £27, Randalstown producer, 1 lamb £26 and Randalstown producer, 1 lamb £22.

Breeding sheep sale

Wednesday 26th February seen a good entry breeding sheep which resulted in a roaring trade with outfits reaching a top of £488 for 1 Dorset ewe with 3 lambs at foot and outfits with single lambs reaching £270 for 2 Dorsets with 2 lambs at foot.

In-lamb ewes to a top of £205 for 10 Mules and in-lamb ewe lambs to £150 for 7 Blue Texel cross.

Pet lambs to £26 for 2 Texel lambs.

Breeding sale back to normal this Thursday 6th March - yard open at 3pm, sale will start at 7pm sharp.

Some of Wednesday’s sample prices

Pet lambs

Limavady producer, 2 Texel £26, Dungiven producer, 1 Texel £22, Bellaghy producer, 1 Texel £22, Dungiven producer, 1 Suffolk £22 and Rasharkin producer, 1 Texel £22.

In-lamb ewes

Ballycastle producer, 10 Mules £205 and Ballycastle producer, 9 Mules £200.

Ewes with twins at foot

Kilrea producer, 1 Dorset and 3 lambs £488, Macosquin producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £362, Carrickfergus producer, 1 Texel and 2 lambs £352, Swatragh producer, 3 Dorset and 6 lambs £350, Ballymoney producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £348, Dunloy producer, 1 Suffolk and 2 lambs £345, Ballymoney producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £342, Dungiven producer, 5 Suffolk and 10 lambs £342, Tobermore producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £330, Dunloy producer, 1 Suffolk and 2 lambs £328, Ballymoney producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £325, Ballymoney producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £320, Macosquin producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £315, Carrickfergus producer, 1 Mule and 2 lambs £315, Carrickfergus producer, 2 Mules and 4 lambs £312 and Macosquin producer, 1 Suffolk and 2 lambs £308.

Ewes with singles at foot

Swatragh producer, 2 Dorset and 2 lambs £270, Kilrea producer, 1 Dorset and 1 lamb £255, Dunloy producer, 1 Mule and 1 lamb £240, Dunloy producer, 1 Texel and 1 lamb £238, Swatragh producer, 1 Dutch Spotted and 1 lamb £238, Carrickfergus producer, 1 Suffolk and 1 lamb £238, Carrickfergus producer, 1 Texel and 1 lamb £232 and Dunloy producer, 1 Mule and 1 lamb £232.

Ewe lambs

Donemana producer, 7 Blue Texel £150, Donemana producer, 7 Blue Texel £140.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.