Heifers selling to a top of £1840 per head at Swatragh Mart

Weekly cattle sale: Monday 20th July seen a seasonal entry of cattle which resulted in a brighter trade for all stock on offer.

Heifers sold to 434p/kg for a Limousin at 364kg into £1580 and to a top of £1840 per head for a Limousin at 470kg (391p/kg).

Bullocks sold to 461p/kg for Limousin at 258kg into £1190 and to a top of £2250 per head for a Charolais at 610kg (369p/kg).

Cows

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Farming Life livestock markets

Portglenone producer, Charolais 760kg £2170 (286) and Rasharkin producer, Aberdeen Angus 580kg £1510 (260).

Heifers

Up to 400kg

Portglenone producer, Limousin 364kg £1580 (434), Garvagh producer, Limousin 344kg £1480 (430), Garvagh producer, 2x Limousin 358kg £1500 (419), Garvagh producer 3x Limousin 366kg £1530 (418), Garvagh producer, Limousin 374kg £1520 (406), Rasharkin producer Charolais 386kg £1530 (396) and Dungiven producer Simmental 288kg £1100 (382).

400kg and over

Garvagh producer Limousin 470kg £1840 (391).

Bullocks

Up to 400kg

Gulladuff producer, Limousin 258kg £1190 (461), Gulladuff producer, Limousin 266kg £1120 (421), Portglenone producer, Limousin 368kg £1540 (418), Gulladuff producer, Limousin 276kg £1150 (417), Greysteel producer, Simmental 272kg £1070 (393) and Greysteel producer, Simmental 348kg £1250 (359).

400kg and over

Gulladuff producer, Limousin 416kg £1590 (382), Bellaghy producer, Charolais 610kg £2250 (369), Bellaghy producer, Limousin 520kg £1900 (365), Bellaghy producer, Charolais 580kg £2080 (359) and Bellaghy producer, Limousin 550kg £1950 (355).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 18th July seen an entry of 1750 sheep which met a super trade for ewes and rams and a better trade for lambs.

984 lambs sold to a top of £275 for 1 lamb at 34kg and to 809p/kg for the same lambs.

766 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £270 for ewes and £192 for rams.

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Nutt's Corner producer, 1 lamb 34kg £275 (809), Knockloughrim producer, 1 lamb 25kg £191 (764), Coagh producer, 1 lamb 24kg £180 (750), Plumbridge producer, 1 lamb 24kg £175 (729), Cookstown producer, 6 lambs 25.5kg £184.50 (724), Limavady producer, 1 lamb 25kg £181 (724), Aghadowey producer, 2 lambs 26kg £185 (712), Toomebridge producer,1 lamb 24kg £170 (708), Omagh producer, 2 lambs 25.5kg £180 (706), Ringsend producer,1 lamb 24kg £169.50 (706) and Slaughtneil producer, 6 lambs 24kg £169.50 (706).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Rasharkin producer, 1 lamb 22kg £164 (745), Maghera producer, 34 lambs 22kg £162 (736), Portglenone producer, 5 lambs 21.5kg £157 (730), Ballymoney producer, 3 lambs 21.5kg £155.50 (723), Aghadowey producer, 3 lambs 23kg £165.50 (720), Knockloughrim producer, 2 lambs 22kg £158 (718), Upperlands producer, 1 lamb 22kg £158 (718), Portglenone producer, 10 lambs 23.5kg £168.50 (717), Limavady producer, 18 lambs 23.5kg £168.50 (717), Eglinton producer, 24 lambs 22kg £157 (714), Kilrea producer, 6 lambs 21.5kg £153.50 (714) and Drum producer, 14 lambs 21kg £150 (714).

Lambs 18kg to 21kg (p/kg)

Donemana producer,1 lamb 18kg £138 (767), Ballymena producer, 12 lambs 19kg £140 (737), Coagh producer, 4 lambs 20.5kg £150 (732), Omagh producer, 20 lambs 20kg £143 (715), Garvagh producer, 3 lambs 20kg £142 (710), Draperstown producer, 22 lambs 20kg £141 (705), Moneymore producer, 5 lambs 20kg £140 (700), Toomebridge producer, 7 lambs 19kg £132 (695), Ballymoney producer, 4 lambs 20kg £138 (690), Kilrea producer, 14 lambs 19kg £131 (689) and Donemana producer, 5 lambs 19kg £131 (689).

Lambs up to 18kg (p/kg)

Cranagh producer, 14 lambs £17kg £125 (735), Draperstown producer, 25 lambs £17.5kg £128 (731), Maghera producer, 7 lambs 16.5kg £120 (727), Swatragh producer, 18 lambs 18kg £126 (700), Ballycastle producer, 2 lambs 15.5kg £108 (697), Donemana producer, 3 lambs 17kg £117 (688) and Garvagh producer, 22 lambs 17kg £116.50 (685).

Fat ewes

Nutt's Corner producer, 4 ewes £270, Randalstown producer, 1 ewe £260, Omagh producer, 3 ewes £244, Coagh producer, 5 ewes £238, Limavady producer, 2 ewes £228, Maydown producer, 1 ewe £218, Knockloughrim producer, 1 ewe £214, Knockloughrim producer, 10 ewes £212, Dungiven producer, 9 ewes £210, Omagh producer, 1 ewe £206, Swatragh producer, 3 ewes £206, Dungiven producer, 1 ewe £204, Slaughtneil producer, 3 ewes £202, Maydown producer, 12 ewes £200, Limavady producer, 5 ewes £200, Swatragh producer, 2 ewes £200 and Limavady producer, 1 ewe £200.

Fat rams

Portglenone producer, 1 ram £192, Maghera producer, 1 ram £180, Dungiven producer, 3 rams £164 and Draperstown producer, 1 ram £156.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.

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