Heifers selling to a top price of £1,910 for a 686kg Limousin at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to a top price of £1,810 at £2.77 per kg for a 654kg Limousin and to a top of £3.60 per kilo for a 444kg Limousin at £1,600.

Heifers sold to a top price of £1,910 at £2.78 per kg for a 686kg Limousin and to a top of £3.58 per kilo for a 388kg Charolais at £1,390.

Fat cows also sold to a very good trade topping at £2.27 per kg for a 678kg Limousin at £1,540.

A lot more stock required to meet demand with a large number of buyers attending both at ringside and online.

Sample prices

Bullocks

Maghera producer; Limousin, 654kg at £1,810 = 2.77p; Limousin, 604kg at £1,540 = 2.55p; Limousin, 504kg at £1,580 = 3.13p; Aberdeen Angus, 494kg at £1,610 = 3.26p; Limousin, 540kg at £1,640 = 3.04p; Simmental, 530kg at £1,600 = 3.02p; Limousin, 482kg at £1,560 = 3.24p; Limousin, 412kg at £1,270 = 3.08p; Limousin, 512kg at £1,360 = 2.66p; Limousin, 444kg at £1,600 = 3.60p; Limousin, 490kg at £1,500 = 3.06p; Limousin, 544kg at £1,650 = 3.03p; Limousin, 516kg at £1,540 = 2.98p; Limousin, 532kg at £1,610 = 3.03p; Limousin, 542kg at £1,600 = 2.95p; Limousin, 556kg at £1,690 = 3.04p; Simmental, 464kg at £1,420 = 3.06p; Limousin, 452kg at £1,410 = 3.12p; Aberdeen Angus, 390kg at £1,110 = 2.85p; Simmental, 474kg at £1,430 = 3.02p; Limousin, 446kg at £1,300 = 2.91p; Charolais, 382kg at £1,230 = 3.22p; Limousin, 324kg at £940 = 2.90p; Limousin, 406kg at £1,230 = 3.03p; Shorthorn, 430kg at £1,060 = 2.47p; Aberdeen Angus, 312kg at £900 = 2.88p; Shorthorn, 448kg at £1,100 = 2.46p; Bellaghy producer; Charolais, 354kg at £1,150 = 3.25p; Charolais, 300kg at £1,060 = 3.53p; Magherafelt producer; Charolais, 478kg at £1,370 = 2.87p; Limousin, 464kg at £1,310 = 2.82p; Aberdeen Angus, 554kg at £1,580 = 2.85p; Limousin, 414kg at £1,250 = 3.02p; Aberdeen Angus, 486kg at £1,330 = 2.74p; Aberdeen Angus, 578kg at £1,520 = 2.63p; Maghera producer; Charolais, 336kg at £890 = 2.65p; Swatragh producer; Charolais, 460kg at £1,380 = 3.00p; Charolais, 406kg at £1,250 = 3.08p; Charolais, 328kg at £950 = 2.90p; Limavady producer; Limousin, 432kg at £1,170 = 2.71p; Limousin, 418kg at £1,220 = 2.92p; Limousin, 380kg at £1,130 = 2.97p; Coleraine producer; Limousin, 424kg at £880 = 2.08p; Limousin, 372kg at £970 = 2.61p; Limousin, 380kg at £880 = 2.32p; Limousin, 488kg at £1,290 = 2.64p; Maghera producer; Simmental, 310kg at £750 = 2.42p; Aberdeen Angus, 280kg at £620 = 2.21p; Ballymoney producer; Limousin, 260kg at £850 = 3.27p; Mb,256kg at £580 = 2.27p; Rasharkin producer; Aberdeen Angus, 378kg at £1,030 = 2.72p; Dungiven producer; Charolais, 394kg at £1,270 = 3.22p; Charolais, 436kg at £1,510 = 3.46p; Charolais, 380kg at £1,270 = 3.34p; Charolais, 446kg at £1,340 = 3.00p; Charolais, 384kg at £1,240 = 3.23p; Charolais, 420kg at £1,450 = 3.45p and Omagh producer; Charolais, 462kg at £1,290 = 2.79p; Charolais, 422kg at £1,330 = 3.15p.

Heifers

Maghera producer; Limousin, 686kg at £1,910 = 2.78p; Limousin, 606kg at £1,780 = 2.94p; Limousin, 546kg at £1,480 = 2.71p; Limousin, 626kg at £1,780 = 2.84p; Limousin, 614kg at £1,790 = 2.92p; Limousin, 686kg at £1,910 = 2.78p; Limousin, 518kg at £1,450 = 2.80p; Limousin, 538kg at £1,450 = 2.70p; Limousin, 584kg at £1,630 = 2.79p; Simmental, 614kg at £1,580 = 2.57p; Limousin, 536kg at £1,590 = 2.97p; Limousin, 532kg at £1,530 = 2.88p; Limousin, 580kg at £1,600 = 2.76p; Limousin, 412kg at £1,200 = 2.91p; Limousin, 458kg at £1,290 = 2.82p; Limousin, 456kg at £1,350 = 2.96p; Limousin, 462kg at £1,360 = 2.94p; Limousin, 366kg at £980 = 2.68p; Limousin, 458kg at £1,080 = 2.36p; Limousin, 590kg at £1,580 = 2.68p; Limousin, 458kg at £1,100 = 2.40p; Limousin, 470kg at £1,130 = 2.40p; Simmental, 568kg at £1,440 = 2.54p; Limousin, 416kg at £1,000 = 2.40p; Charolais, 378kg at £990 = 2.62p; Limousin, 356kg at £1,060 = 2.98p; Limousin, 378kg at £980 = 2.59p; Limousin, 360kg at £1,050 = 2.92p; Aberdeen Angus, 398kg at £1,030 = 2.59p; Belgian Blue, 440kg at £950 = 2.16p; Charolais, 458kg at £1,200 = 2.62p; Limousin, 354kg at £1,120 = 3.16p; Limousin, 454kg at £1,290 = 2.84p; Limousin, 514kg at £1,480 = 2.88p; Limousin, 468kg at £1,370 = 2.93p; Limousin, 472kg at £1,350 = 2.86p; Limousin, 464kg at £1,320 = 2.84p; Dungiven producer; Charolais, 384kg at £1,190 = 3.10p; Charolais, 380kg at £1,200 = 3.16p; Charolais, 384kg at £1,170 = 3.05p; Charolais, 388kg at £1,390 = 3.58p; Charolais, 312kg at £980 = 3.14p; Charolais, 396kg at £1,150 = 2.90p; Magherafelt producer; Charolais, 526kg at £1,350 = 2.57p; Charolais, 454kg at £1,200 = 2.64p; Charolais, 570kg at £1,480 = 2.60p; Charolais, 492kg at £1,370 = 2.78p; Charolais, 590kg at £1,560 = 2.64p; Limousin, 478kg at £1,360 = 2.85p; Limousin, 490kg at £1,360 = 2.78p; Charolais, 606kg at £1,500 = 2.48p; Maghera producer; Charolais, 310kg at £950 = 3.06p; Limousin, 254kg at £750 = 2.95p; Charolais, 314kg at £910 = 2.90p; Charolais, 328kg at £840 = 2.56p; Swatragh producer; Charolais, 434kg at £1,080 = 2.49p; Charolais, 314kg at £870 = 2.77p; Belted Galloway, 286kg at £690 = 2.41p; Charolais, 394kg at £1,000 = 2.54p; Bellaghy producer; Charolais, 404kg at £1,140 = 2.82p; Limousin, 426kg at £1,280 = 3.00p; Limousin, 398kg at £1,140 = 2.86p; Belgian Blue, 508kg at £1,460 = 2.87p; Limousin, 326kg at £1,070 = 3.28p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 572kg at £1,650 = 2.88p; Coleraine producer; Limousin, 316kg at £700 = 2.22p; Aberdeen Angus, 368kg at £680 = 1.85p and Rasharkin producer; Charolais, 328kg at £1,040 = 3.17p; Omagh producer; Charolais, 422kg at £1,260 = 2.99p; Charolais, 312kg at £950 = 3.04p; Charolais, 410kg at £1,170 = 2.85p.

Weekly sheep sale: Lambs to £132.50 and fat ewes to £268.

A strong show of 1,100 sheep were presented for sale at Swatragh Livestock Mart on Saturday 13th January.

400 cull ewes were offered for sale and were under keen demand topping at £268.00.

700 lambs were presented for sale, which was also met with a keen trade.

Lambs topped at £132.50 for heavy sorts. There was a great ring of buyers at ringside requiring more sheep across all categories.

Sample prices

Heavy-weight lambs

Tobermore producer; 27.6kg at £132.50 = 4.80p; Limavady producer; 27.5kg at £132.50 = 4.82p; Randalstown producer; 26.1kg at £128.50 = 4.92p; Maghera producer; 25.2kg at £126.00 = 5.00p; Garvagh producer; 25.1kg at £122.50 = 4.88p; Cookstown producer; 24.5kg at £121.50 = 4.96p; Magherafelt producer; 24.5kg at £121.00 = 4.94p; Castlerock producer; 24.6kg at £121.00 = 4.92p; Curran producer; 26kg at £121.00 = 4.65p; Cookstown producer; 27kg at £120.00 = 4.44p and Draperstown producer; 26kg at £118.50 = 4.56p.

Mid-weight lambs

Maghera producer; 23.8kg at £124.50 = 5.23p; Maghera producer; 23.9kg at £121.50 = 5.08p; Draperstown producer; 23.1kg at £119.00 = 5.15p; Maghera producer; 23.2kg at £117.00 = 5.04p; Templepatrick producer; 23kg at £115.50 = 5.02p; Bushmills producer; 22.3kg at £115.00 = 5.16p; Ahoghill producer; 22.9kg at £114.50 = 5.00p; Feeny producer; 22.3kg at £114.00 = 5.11p; Garvagh producer; 23.5kg at £114.00 = 4.85p; Dungiven producer; 22.2kg at £108.50 = 4.89p and Cookstown producer; 22.6kg at £107.00 = 4.73p.

Light-weight lambs

Feeny producer; 18.3kg at £92.00 = 5.03p; Rasharkin producer; 19kg at £90.00 = 4.74p; Garvagh producer; 18.3kg at £89.00 = 4.86p and Claudy producer; 17.3kg at £81.50 = 4.71p.

Fat ewes

Maghera producer; £268; Portglenone producer; £228 and Ballybogey producer; £226.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.