Lambs over 21kg selling to a top of £157 at Swatragh Mart

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 3rd January seen an entry of 950 sheep at Swatragh which met an outstanding ewe trade and a great lamb trade with 510 lambs and 440 fat ewes and rams entered.

Lambs over 21kg sold to a top of £157 for 1 lamb at 30kg and to a top of 641p/kg for 6 lambs at 22kg into £141.

Lambs under 21kg sold to a top of £128 for 7 lambs at 20kg and to a top of 770p/kg for 1 lamb at 16.5kg into £127.

Fat ewes to a top of £246 and Rams to £184 with numerous lots making great prices.

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Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Cookstown producer, 5 lambs 24kg £145 (604), Maghera producer, 14 lambs 24.5kg £144 (588), Cookstown producer, 6 lambs 24.5kg £143.50 (586), Ardboe producer, 4 lambs 24kg £140 (583), Swatragh producer, 22 lambs 24.5kg £142 (580), Maghera producer, 7 lambs 25kg £143 (572), Swatragh producer, 1 lamb 26kg £148 (569), Bellaghy producer, 15 lambs 25.5kg £144 (565), Coagh producer, 1 lamb 25kg £140 (560) and Slaughtneil producer, 9 lambs 26kg £144 (554).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Coagh producer, 6 lambs 22kg £141 (641), Limavady producer, 17 lambs 23kg £144 (626), Coagh producer, 2 lambs 21.5kg £134.50 (626), Dromore producer, 8 lambs 23.5kg £144.50 (615), Maghera producer, 6 lambs 23kg £143 (622), Dungiven producer, 48 lambs 22.5kg £139 (618), Kilrea producer, 13 lambs 23kg £142 (617), Cookstown producer, 6 lambs 23.5kg £144.50 (615), Moneymore producer, 3 lambs 22kg £135 (614), Moneymore producer, 2 lambs 23.5kg £143 (609), Draperstown producer, 3 lambs 23kg £139 (604) and Limavady producer, 9 lambs 23kg £139 (604).

Lambs up to 21kg (p/kg)

Ballymena producer, 7 lambs 16.5kg £127 (770), Draperstown producer, 6 lambs 16.5kg £126 (764), Ardboe producer, 3 lambs 17kg £110 (647), Coagh producer, 7 lambs 20kg £128 (640), Swatragh producer, 21 lambs 19.5kg £124.50 (638), Limavady producer, 6 lambs 19.5kg £120 (615), Moneymore producer, 21 lambs 20.5kg £125 (610), Randalstown producer, 13 lambs 20kg £122 (610) and Cookstown producer, 2 lambs 20kg £120 (600).

Fat ewes

Tobermore producer, 5 ewes £246, Tobermore producer, 1 ewe £242, Tobermore producer, 1 ewe £232, Limavady producer, 10 ewes £230, Greysteel producer, 4 ewes £230, Pomeroy producer, 4 ewes £230, Swatragh producer, 3 ewes £228, Tobermore producer, 4 ewes £228, Maydown producer, 3 ewes £226, Coleraine producer, 11 ewes £224, Coagh producer, 1 ewe £220, Tobermore producer, 1 ewe £212, Swatragh producer, 1 ewe £212, Claudy producer, 1 ewe £206, Gulladuff producer, 1 ewe £202, Maydown producer 1 ewe £196 and Eglinton producer, 6 ewes £190.

Fat rams

Kilrea producer, 1 ram £184, Limavady producer, 1 ram £170, Dungiven producer, 1 ram £164, Claudy producer, 1 ram £150 and Dungiven producer, 2 rams £144.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.

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