Marts: Another super entry of cattle at Swatragh Mart, bullocks selling to £1810 per head

Bullocks sold to 370p/kg for a Limousin at 424kg (£1570) and to a top of £1810 per head for a Charolais at 590kg (307p/kg).

Heifers sold to 381p/kg for a Limousin at 394kg (£1500) and to a top of £1670 per head for a Charolais at 536kg (312p/kg).

Charolais suck calf sale next Monday 30th September - yard open from 6.30am and sale starting 11.30am.

Some of the sample prices

Fat cows (p/kg)

Rasharkin producer, Limousin 562kg £1180 (210), Rasharkin producer, Belgian Blue 580kg £1000 (172) and Swatragh producer, Belgian Blue 554kg £850 (153).

Heifers

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Limousin 394kg £1500 (381), Dungiven producer, Limousin 392kg £1480 (378), Limavady producer, Charolais 398kg £1340 (337), Dungiven producer, Limousin 398kg £1330 (334), Swatragh producer, Charolais 398kg £1250 (314), Dungiven producer, Limousin 400kg £1160 (290), Dungiven producer, Limousin 358kg £1000 (279) and Dungiven producer, Belgian Blue 326kg £900 (276).

401 to 500kg (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, Charolais 434kg £1560 (359), Swatragh producer, Charolais 428kg £1480 (346), Swatragh producer, Charolais 448kg £1490 (333), Swatragh producer, Charolais 438kg £1450 (331), Draperstown producer, Limousin 482kg £1510 (313), Dungiven producer, Limousin 416kg £1300 (313), Swatragh producer, Charolais 494kg £1530 (310), Limavady producer, Charolais 486kg £1500 (309), Swatragh producer, Limousin 420kg £1290 (307), Swatragh producer, Charolais 444kg £1360 (306), Limavady producer, Charolais 466kg £1400 (300), Limavady producer, Limousin 492kg £1470 (299), Limavady producer, Limousin 492kg £1450 (295), Swatragh producer, Limousin 414kg £1190 (287) and Bellaghy producer, Limousin 452kg £1260 (279).

501kg and over (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Charolais 536kg £1670 (312), Limavady producer, Charolais 516kg £1590 (308), Limavady producer, Limousin 534kg £1600 (300), Limavady producer, Limousin 514kg £1510 (294), Limavady producer, Charolais 550kg £1610 (293), Limavady producer, Charolais 502kg £1440 (287), Draperstown producer, Limousin 544kg £1500 (276) and Limavady producer, Limousin 546kg £1520 (278).

Bullocks

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Limousin 392kg £1400 (357), Plumbridge producer, Limousin 356kg £1210 (340), Swatragh producer, Limousin 334kg £1100 (329), Limavady producer, Charolais 396kg £1300 (328), Plumbridge producer, Limousin 334kg £1050 (314), Drumsurn producer, Limousin 310kg £960 (310), Limavady producer, Limousin 400kg £1210 (303), Plumbridge producer, Limousin 284kg £840 (296), Limavady producer, Limousin 388kg £1130 (291) and Drumsurn producer, Limousin 274kg £780 (285).

401 to 500kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Limousin 424kg £1570 (370), Dungiven producer, Limousin 452kg £1590 (352), Dungiven producer, Limousin 424kg £1470 (347), Swatragh producer, Charolais 454kg £1510 (333), Swatragh producer, Charolais 470kg £1560 (332), Swatragh producer, Charolais 462kg £1520 (329), Dungiven producer, Limousin 440kg £1400 (318), Swatragh producer, Charolais 424kg £1350 (318), Dungiven producer, Limousin 498kg £1580 (317), Dungiven producer, Limousin 466kg £1470 (315), Swatragh producer, Charolais 478kg £1500 (314), Swatragh producer, Limousin 402kg £1250 (311), Stewartstown producer, Blonde d'Aquitaine 500kg £1550 (310), Swatragh producer, Charolais 466kg £1440 (309) and Dungiven producer, Limousin 446kg £1360 (305).

501kg and over (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Limousin 502kg £1600 (319), Rasharkin producer, Charolais 544kg £1680 (309), Limavady producer, Charolais 590kg £1810 (307), Rasharkin producer, Limousin 550kg £1680 (305), Stewartstown producer, Limousin 506kg £1530 (302), Limavady producer, Charolais 578kg £1740 (301), Stewartstown producer, Limousin 512kg £1520 (297), Limavady producer, Limousin 580kg £1710 (295), Limavady producer, Charolais 562kg £1650 (294), Limavady producer, Charolais 610kg £1790 (293), Rasharkin producer, Charolais 592kg £1730 (292), Limavady producer, Charolais 538kg £1560 (290), Swatragh producer, Limousin 528kg £1520 (288), Swatragh producer, Charolais 572kg £1640 (287) and Dungiven producer, Aberdeen Angus 514kg £1440 (280).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 21st September saw a super entry of over 1750 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a steady trade with over 1300 lambs and 450 fat ewes and rams on offer and led to a 100% clearance.

Fat lambs sold to a top of £140 for a single lamb at 30kg and to a top of 566p/kg for 8 lambs at 18kg into £102.

Fat ewes reached a top of £166 for three ewes with many lots of ewes and rams reaching strong prices.

Sheep sale as normal next Saturday 28th September - yard open at 7am, sale starting 10.30am sharp.

Some of Saturday’s sample prices

Heavy weight fat lambs - 25kg and over (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, 1 lamb 25kg £128 (512), Maghera producer, 11 lambs 25kg £126 (504), Stewartstown producer, 8 lambs 25.5kg £127.50 (500), Portglenone producer, 15 lambs 25.5kg £125 (490), Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 25kg £122 (488), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 26kg £124 (477) and Magherafelt producer, 1 lamb 30kg £138 (460).

Mid weight fat lambs - 21kg up to 25kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, 13 lambs 21kg £116.50 (555), Maghera producer, 14 lambs 21kg £115 (548), Rasharkin producer, 9 lambs 22.5kg £122.50 (544), Upperlands producer, 5 lambs 22kg £119.50 (543), Claudy producer, 6 lambs 22kg £119 (541), Kilrea producer, 12 lambs 22kg £119 (541), Claudy producer, 7 lambs 21kg £113 (538), Ballymoney producer, 2 lambs 21.5kg £115.50 (537), Maghera producer, 6 lambs 21.5kg £115 (535), Ballymoney producer, 15 lambs 22.5kg £120 (533), Maghera producer, 2 lambs 22.5kg £120 (533), Maghera producer, 12 lambs 23kg £122 (530), Upperlands producer, 18 lambs 23kg £121 (526), Maghera producer, 6 lambs 22.5kg £118 (524) and Rasharkin producer, 4 lambs 23.5kg £123 (523).

Light weight fat lambs - 18kg up to 21kg (p/kg)

Omagh producer, 8 lambs 18kg £102 (566), Moneymore producer, 12 lambs 19kg £105.50 (555), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 20kg £110.50 (553), Coleraine producer, 13 lambs 19kg £104.50 (550), Cookstown producer, 11 lambs 19kg £104.50 (550), Draperstown producer, 1 lambs 18kg £98.50 (547), Garvagh producer, 1 lamb 19kg £103 (542), Macosquin producer, 5 lambs 19kg £102 (537), Maghera producer, 4 lambs 20.5kg £110 (537), Coleraine producer, 11 lambs 20.5kg £110 (537), Randalstown producer, 8 lambs 19kg £102 (537), Macosquin producer, 3 lambs 19kg £101.50 (534), Stewartstown producer, 3 lambs 19kg £101.50 (534), Park producer, 10 lambs 20kg £106.50 (533), Lissan producer, 4 lambs 20kg £106.50 (533), Cookstown producer, 2 lambs 19.5kg £104 (533) and Draperstown producer, 12 lambs 18.5kg £98.50 (533).

Store lambs – up to 18kg

Draperstown producer, 6 lambs 17kg £98, Dungiven producer, 6 lambs 17kg £97, Draperstown producer, 22 lambs 17kg £97, Draperstown producer, 5 lambs 16.2kg £97, Lissan producer, 5 lambs 16.4kg £97, Maghera producer, 4 lambs 16.5kg £94.50, Swatragh producer, 6 lambs 17.5kg £93.50, Cookstown producer, 9 lambs 17.9kg £91.50, Macosquin producer, 2 lambs 16.5kg £90, Dungiven producer, 15 lambs 16kg £90, Magherafelt producer, 23 lambs 17.7kg £89.50, Glenullin producer, 8 lambs 17.4kg £87.50, Draperstown producer, 10 lambs 16.1kg £87, Draperstown producer, 5 lambs 14.4kg £87 and Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 14.9kg £87.

Fat ewes

Stewartstown producer, 3 ewes £166, Aghadowey producer, 4 ewes £162, Knockloughrim producer, 1 ewe £158, Upperlands producer, 1 ewe £158, Cookstown producer, 10 ewes £150, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £142, Dungiven producer, 1 ewe £136, Castledawson producer, 1 ewe £134, Randalstown producer, 2 ewes £134, Ballyronan producer, 1 ewe £130, Maghera producer, 13 ewes £128, Derry producer, 1 ewe £126, Lissan producer, 2 ewes £126, Rasharkin producer, 1 ewe £126 and Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £126.

Fat rams

Draperstown producer, 1 ram £150, Dungiven producer, 1 ram £118 and Maghera producer, 1 ram £94.

breeding Sheep Sale

Thursday 19th September seen a great entry of over 1150 breeding sheep which resulted in a super trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a top of £270 for 6 Suffolk Cheviots, breeding ewes to a top of £170 for 8 Cheviots, breeding ewe lambs reached a top of £190 for 7 Suffolk Cheviots.

Breeding rams to a high of 275 guineas for a Beltex shearling and store lambs topped at £104 for 22 Texel cross.

Next general breeding sale as normal next Thursday 26th September - yard open at 1pm, sale starting 7pm. All stock welcome.

Some of Thursday’s sample prices

Breeding hoggets

Pomeroy producer, 6 Suffolk Cheviot £270, Pomeroy producer, 3 Suffolk Cheviot £270, Swatragh producer, 8 Suffolk £235, Swatragh producer, 8 Suffolk £225, Swatragh producer, 8 Suffolk £215, Swatragh producer, 8 Suffolk £210, Swatragh producer, 8 Suffolk £205, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £200Pomeroy producer, 3 Cheviot £200, Swatragh producer, 8 Suffolk £200, Pomeroy producer, 8 Cheviot £188, Draperstown producer, 10 Mule £180, Draperstown producer, 10 Mule £180, Draperstown producer, 10 Mule £172, Draperstown producer, 10 Mule £170, Pomeroy producer, 10 Cheviot £170 and Garvagh producer, 5 Texel Crossbred £160, Antrim producer, 1 Mule £160.

Breeding ewes

Dungiven producer, 8 Cheviot £170, Garvagh producer, 3 Cheviot £170, Lissan producer, 6 Crossbred £165, Garvagh producer, 2 Crossbred £160, Maghera producer, 7 Texel £155, Dungiven producer, 11 Cheviot £155, Maghera producer, 6 Texel Crossbred £150, Draperstown producer, 5 Blackface £150, Cookstown producer, 2 Dorset £150 Cookstown producer, 2 Dorset £150, Cookstown producer, 2 Dorset £150, Cookstown producer, 1 Dorset £148, Cookstown producer, 2 Dorset £145, Swatragh producer, 8 Mule £140, Cookstown producer, 3 Dutch Spotted £135 and Portstewart producer, 2 Zwartble £130.

Breeding ewe lambs

Claudy producer, 7 Suffolk Cheviot £190, Portstewart producer, 1 Cheviot £170, Claudy producer, 3 Suffolk Cheviot £168, Dungiven producer, 6 Texel £160, Claudy producer, 12 Suffolk Cheviot £150, Claudy producer, 5 Suffolk Cheviot £150, Pomeroy producer, 5 Beltex £150, Dungiven producer, 8 Suffolk Cheviot £146, Dungiven producer, 12 Suffolk Mules £144, Swatragh producer, 3 Suffolk Cheviot £140, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £140, Claudy producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £135, Dungiven producer, 14 Texel £135, Dungiven producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £134, Cookstown producer, 10 Texel £132, Dungiven producer, 12 Suffolk £132, Dungiven producer, 11 Suffolk £132, Dungiven producer, 12 Suffolk £130, Cookstown producer, 1 Dutch Spotted £130, Portstewart producer, 1 Dutch Spotted £130 and Cookstown producer, 10 Texel £130.

Breeding rams

Dungiven producer, Beltex 275 guineas, Carrickfergus producer, Rouge 260 guineas, Dungiven producer, Beltex 255 guineas, Dungiven producer, Beltex 250 guineas, Maghera producer, Suffolk Texel 240 guineas, Dungiven producer, Beltex 195 guineas and Limavady producer, Blue Texel 180 guineas.

Store lambs

Antrim producer, 22 Texel Crossbred £104, Antrim producer, 22 Texel Crossbred £96, Claudy producer, 15 Texel Crossbred £84, Garvagh producer, 10 Texel £76 and Garvagh producer, 18 Blackface £70.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.