Lambs selling to £111 and fat ewes to £146

Sheep: Lambs to £111/ fat ewes to £146.
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A good show of 700 sheep were presented on Saturday at Swatragh Livestock Mart. 250 cull ewes were offered for sale.

Good quality ewes, continue to be a strong trade topping at £130 for Texels.

390 lambs were presented for sale, which was met with solid trade throughout, topping at £104.50

Sample prices:

Heavyweight: Glarryford producer; 25kg at £111 = 4.44p; Loop producer; 27kg at £104.50 = 3.87p; Ballycastle producer; 28kg at £104 = 3.71p; Magherafelt producer; 25.6kg at £103.50 = 4.04p; Moneymore producer; 26.3kg at £104 = 3.96p and Garvagh producer; 25kg at £105 = 4.20p.

Mid-weight: Antrim producer; 24.5kg at £104.50 = 4.27p; Garvagh producer; 22.8kg at £103.50 = 4.56p; Loughgall producer; 24kg at £108 = 4.50p; Maghera producer; 23.3kg at £104.50 = 4.48p and Desertmartin producer; 22.8kg at £102 = 4.47p.

Light weight: Swatragh producer; 21kg at £100.50 = 4.79p; Swatragh producer; 21.8kg at £98.80 = 4.53p; Dungannon producer; 21.3kg at £101 = 4.74p; Cookstown producer; 20.3kg at £91.80 = 4.52p; Swatragh producer; 19.6kg at £91.20 = 4.65p and Cookstown producer; 18.8kg at £88.50 = 4.71p.

Fat ewes: Ballinderry producer; £146; £142; £140; Aghadowey producer; £134 and Glarryford producer; £120.

Cattle: A great show of cattle were presented at Swatragh Livestock Mart, which resulted in an excellent trade for all types of stock on offer.

Heavy bullocks to a top of £2.48ppk for a Charolais 500kg at £1240.

Heifers to £2.24ppk for a Limousin 306kg at £685.

Fat cows sold to £1.81ppk for a Blonde d'Aquitaine 590kg at £1070.

Bullocks: Swatragh producer; Charolais 500kg at £1240 = 2.48p; Charolais 564kg at £1290 = 2.29p; Charolais 514kg at £1130 = 2.20p; Parthanaise 586kg at £1265 = 2.16p; Charolais 560kg at £1195 = 2.13p; Charolais 514kg at £1075 = 2.09p; Slaughtneil producer; Limousin 350kg at £970 = 2.77p; Limousin 412kg at £1010 = 2.45p; Limousin 364kg at £880 = 2.42p; Limousin 288kg at £725 = 2.52p; Limousin 330kg at £820 = 2.48p; Limousin 346kg at £760 = 2.20p; Limousin 284kg at £765 = 2.69p; Maghera producer; Charolais 570kg at £1300 = 2.28p; Charolais 620kg at £1300 = 2.10p; Charolais 622kg at £1260 = 2.03p; Charolais 556kg at £1125 = 2.02p; Charolais 594kg at £1190 = 2.00p; Toomebridge producer; Limousin 344kg at £835 = 2.43p; Limousin 340kg at £780 = 2.29p; Portglenone producer; Belgian Blue 204kg at £590 = 2.89p; Feeny producer; Charolais 296kg at £760 = 2.57p; Charolais 254kg at £650 = 2.56p; Charolais 254kg at £680 = 2.68p; Charolais 520kg at £1110 = 2.13p; Simmental230kg at £430 = 1.87p; Simmental300kg at £550 = 1.83p; Magherafelt producer; Limousin 330kg at £680 = 2.06p; Limousin 380kg at £720 = 1.89p; Limousin 410kg at £800 = 1.95p; Feeny producer; Aberdeen Angus 460kg at £880 = 1.91p; Aberdeen Angus 410kg at £775 = 1.89p; Aberdeen Angus 444kg at £825 = 1.86p; Aberdeen Angus 418kg at £755 = 1.81p; Aberdeen Angus 432kg at £790 = 1.83p; Donemana producer; Aberdeen Angus 418kg at £800 = 1.91p; Aberdeen Angus 432kg at £800 = 1.85p; Aberdeen Angus 506kg at £905 = 1.79p and Moneymore producer; Belgian Blue 316kg at £625 = 1.98p.

Heifers: Swatragh producer; Limousin 480kg at £1025 = 2.14p; Charolais 362kg at £830 = 2.29p; Moneymore producer; Charolais 338kg at £755 = 2.23p; Simmental188kg at £380 = 2.02p; Limousin 306kg at £685 = 2.24p; Charolais 316kg at £630 = 1.99p; Feeny producer; Limousin 278kg at £640 = 2.30p; Limousin 302kg at £640 = 2.12p; Maghera producer; Charolais 428kg at £865 = 2.02p; Charolais 434kg at £830 = 1.91p; Magherafelt producer; Limousin 298kg at £640 = 2.15p; Swatragh producer; Limousin 400kg at £790 = 1.98p; Portglenone producer; Hereford 314kg at £540 = 1.72p and Magherafelt producer; Aberdeen Angus 612kg at £1195 = 1.95p; Aberdeen Angus 536kg at £975 = 1.82p; Aberdeen Angus 668kg at £1210 = 1.81p; Stabiliser 582kg at £890 = 1.53p; Aberdeen Angus 464kg at £705 = 1.52p.

Fat cows: Swatragh producer; Blonde d'Aquitaine 590kg at £1070 = 1.81p; Charolais 588kg at £1045 = 1.78p; Limousin 758kg at £1280 = 1.69p.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.

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