Marts: Bullocks selling to a top of £1700 per head at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 343p/kg for a Limousin at 300kg (£1030) and to a top of £1700 per head for a Stabiliser at 670kg (254p/kg).

Heifers sold to 297p/kg for a Charolais at 464kg (£1380) and to a top of £1690 per head for a Charolais at 596kg (284p/kg).

Cows sold to 237p/kg for a Limousin at 582kg and to a top of £1380 per head for the same cow.

Cattle sale as normal next Monday 26th August - yard open from 8am and sale starting 12pm sharp.

Some of the sample prices:

Fat cows (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Limousin 582kg £1380 (237), Coleraine producer, Limousin 610kg £1220 (200), Limavady producer, Limousin 608kg £1100 (181), Maghera producer, Shorthorn 598kg £1060 (177) and Coleraine producer, Swedish Red 728kg £1270 (174).

Springing heifers

Limavady producer, Limousin £1270, Limavady producer, Saler £1240, Limavady producer, Belgian Blue £1220 and Limavady producer, Simmental £1200.

Heifers

up to 400kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Charolais 346kg £1000 (289), Draperstown producer, Limousin 294kg £820 (279), Garvagh producer, Limousin 392kg £1090 (278), Garvagh producer, Saler 386kg £1070 (277), Draperstown producer, Limousin 298kg £800 (268), Garvagh producer, Limousin 344kg £920 (267), Garvagh producer, Limousin 370kg £970 (262), Garvagh producer, Limousin 358kg £930 (260), Garvagh producer, Limousin 374kg £940 (251), Garvagh producer, Limousin 340kg £850 (250) and Garvagh producer, Charolais 268kg £670 (250).

401 to 500kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Charolais 464kg £1380 (297), Garvagh producer, Limousin 436kg £1190 (273), Park producer, Simmental 412kg £1040 (252), Garvagh producer, Charolais 500kg £1250 (250) and Garvagh producer, Charolais 474kg £1150 (243).

501kg and over (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Limousin 550kg £1610 (293), Garvagh producer, Charolais 596kg £1690 (284), Garvagh producer, Charolais 508kg £1440 (283), Garvagh producer, Charolais 514kg £1440 (280), Garvagh producer, Charolais 550kg £1420 (258) and Limavady producer, Simmental 612kg £1530 (250).

Bullocks

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Limousin 300kg £1030 (343), Garvagh producer, Charolais 316kg £1020 (323), Garvagh producer, Charolais 338kg £1090 (322), Maghera producer, Limousin 332kg £1060 (319), Maghera producer, Limousin 326kg £1040 (319), Garvagh producer, Charolais 350kg £1090 (311), Garvagh producer, Charolais 346kg £1050 (303), Maghera producer, Limousin 368kg £1090 (296), Maghera producer, Limousin 360kg £1060 (294), Portglenone producer, Simmental 348kg £910 (261), Portglenone producer, Simmental 260kg £670 (258), Garvagh producer, Charolais 328kg £840 (256) and Portglenone producer, Simmental 320kg £810 (253).

401 to 500kg (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Charolais 430kg £1420 (330), Garvagh producer, Limousin 404kg £1290 (319), Garvagh producer, Charolais 462kg £1440 (312), Garvagh producer, Charolais 448kg £1390 (310), Garvagh producer, Charolais 456kg £1400 (307), Loup producer, Limousin 424kg £1290 (304), Garvagh producer, Charolais 456kg £1360 (298), Maghera producer, Limousin 406kg £1190 (293), Loup producer, Limousin 482kg £1390 (288), Loup producer, Limousin 468kg £1330 (284), Loup producer, 472kg £1320 (280), Loup producer, Limousin 490kg £1350 (276), Loup producer, Simmental 486kg £1300 (267) and Loup producer, Saler 454kg £1180 (260).

501kg and over (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Limousin 524kg £1700 (324), Loup producer, Limousin 506kg £1470 (291), Garvagh producer Charolais 518kg £1450 (280), Garvagh producer Charolais 532kg £1470 (276), Limavady producer, Stabiliser 564kg £1510 (268), Limavady producer, Stabiliser 670kg £1700 (254), Loup producer, Limousin 584kg £1480 (253), Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef 600kg £1490 (248) and Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef 586kg £1430 (244).

Friesian bullocks/bulls

Gulladuff producer, Holstein 516kg £1050 (203), Gulladuff producer, Holstein 462kg £880 (190), Gulladuff producer, Holstein 480kg £880 (183), Gulladuff producer, Holstein 540kg £980 (181) and Gulladuff producer, Holstein 494kg £880 (178).

Weekly sheep sale

Saturday 17th August saw a great entry of over 1750 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a great trade with over 1250 lambs and 500 cull ewes and rams on offer

Fat lambs sold to a top of £149 for a single lamb at 32kg and to a top of 640p/kg for 12 lambs at 17.8kg into £114.

Fat ewes reached a top of £205 for 2 ewes with many lots of ewes and rams reaching great prices.

Sheep sale as normal next Saturday 24th August - yard open at 7am, sale starting 10.30am sharp.

Some of Saturday’s sample prices

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

Moneymore producer, 2 lambs 25kg £141 (564), Draperstown producer, 1 lamb 25kg £140 (560), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 25kg £140 (560), Moneymore producer, 7 lambs 25.9kg £142 (548), Limavady producer, 4 lambs 25.5kg £140 (549), Garvagh producer, 1 lamb 25kg £136 (544), Cookstown producer, 14 lambs 25.4kg £138 (543) and Upperlands producer, 19 lambs 26kg £140 (538).

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

Tobermore producer, 10 lambs 21kg £125 (595), Garvagh producer, 4 lambs 21.8kg £128 (587), Moneymore producer, 7 lambs 23.4kg £137.50 (588), Portglenone producer, 5 lambs 23kg £134 (583), Garvagh producer, 9 lambs 22.3kg £130 (583), Greysteel producer, 11 lambs 23.6kg £137.50 (583), Draperstown producer, 5 lambs 23.6kg £137 (581), Swatragh producer, 8 lambs 23.3kg £135 (579), Moneymore producer, 4 lambs 23.5kg £135.50 (577), Drum producer, 22 lambs 22.6kg £129.50 (573), Swatragh producer, 9 lambs 24.5kg £140 (571), Garvagh producer, 10 lambs 24kg £137 (571), Greysteel producer, 6 lambs 24.2kg £137 (566), Garvagh producer, 1 lambs 23kg £130 (565), Maghera producer, 2 lambs 23kg £130 (565), Maghera producer, 7 lambs 22.6kg £127.50 (564), Magherafelt producer, 17 lambs 24.1kg £136 (564), Draperstown producer, 5 lambs 22.6kg £127 (562) and Limavady producer, 3 lambs 22.7kg £127 (559).

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

Moneymore producer, 2 lambs 20kg £120 (600), Garvagh producer, 6 lambs 18.3kg £110 (601), Dungiven producer, 4 lambs 18.5kg £108 (584), Cookstown producer, 3 lambs 18.7kg £107.50 (575), Draperstown producer, 5 lambs 19kg £108.50 (571), Garvagh producer, 8 lambs 20kg £114 (570), Dungiven producer, 20 lambs 18.8kg £106.50 (566), Rasharkin producer, 19 lambs 20.3kg £114.50 (564), Maghera producer, 12 lambs 20.9kg £116 (555) and Moneymore producer, 6 lambs 20.9kg £115.50 (553).

Store lambs - up to 18kg

Draperstown producer, 12 lambs 17.8kg £114, Maghera producer, 9 lambs 17.9kg £110, Draperstown producer, 12 lambs 17.8kg £108, Maghera producer, 16 lambs 17.7kg £103.50, Garvagh producer, 15 lambs 17kg £103, Garvagh producer, 9 lambs 17.6kg £101, Draperstown producer, 3 lambs 17.3kg £100, Maghera producer, 12 lambs 17.6kg £100, Limavady producer, 22 lambs 16.5kg £98.50, Cookstown producer, 7 lambs 17.4kg £97, Kilrea producer, 10 lambs 17.4kg £96, Dungiven producer, 16 lambs 16.8kg £95, Draperstown producer, 6 lambs 17.3kg £94, Upperlands producer, 11 lambs 14kg £86, Castledawson producer, 10 lambs 15kg £85, Limavady producer, 8 lambs 14kg £84 and Castledawson producer, 5 lambs 13kg £84.

Fat ewes and rams

Moneymore producer, 2 ewes £205, Coleraine producer, 2 ewes £194, Limavady producer, 6 ewes £193, Knockloughrim producer, 4 ewes £192, Draperstown producer, 1 ewe £188, Kilrea producer, 1 ram £184, Macosquin producer, 1 ewe £182, Moneymore producer, 1 ewe £172, Garvagh producer, 1 ewe £172, Ballinderry producer, 1 ewe £170, Swatragh producer, 11 ewe £169, Ballinderry producer, 1 ewe £160, Limavady producer, 4 ewes £156, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £154, Stewartstown producer, 1 ewe £152 and Portglenone producer, 1 ewe £150.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 15th August seen another super entry of over 740 breeding sheep which resulted in flying trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a high of £232 for 12 Suffolks, breeding ewes to a top of £195 for 2 Texels, breeding ewe lambs reached a top of £150 for 14 Suffolk Mules.

Breeding rams to a high of 220 Guineas for a Dorset 3-year-old.

Store lambs topped at £113 for 11 Texel cross lambs.

General breeding sale as normal next Thursday 22nd August - yard open at 1pm, sale starting 7pm, all stock welcome.

Some of Thursday’s sample prices

Breeding hoggets

Claudy producer, 12 Suffolk £232, Cookstown producer, 3 Suffolk 198, Claudy producer, 8 Texel £190, Feeny producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £188, Strabane producer, 3 Texel £185, Carnlough producer, 10 Mules £182, Carnlough producer, 10 Mules £180, Carnlough producer, 10 Mules £178, Carnlough producer, 10 Mules £175, Carnlough producer, 10 Mules £170, Carnlough producer, 10 Mules £170 and Dunloy producer, 10 Suffolk £170.

Breeding ewes

Coleraine producer, 2 Texel £195, Coleraine producer, 4 Suffolk Texel £185, Coleraine producer, 3 Suffolk Texel £185, Cookstown producer, 6 Suffolk £182, Stewartstown producer, 10 Suffolk £180, Coleraine producer, 2 Texel £175, Limavady producer, 2 Suffolk £175, Strabane producer, 1 Suffolk £170, Cookstown producer, 2 Suffolk £170, Cookstown producer, 5 Blue Leicester £168, Cookstown producer, 1 Blue Leicester £164, Swatragh producer, 6 Suffolk £162, Draperstown producer, 3 Suffolk Cheviot £162, Draperstown producer, 4 Char £162, Cookstown producer, 4 Suffolk Cheviot £155, Draperstown producer, 2 Suffolk £150, Strabane producer, 1 Suffolk £150, Swatragh producer, 6 Suffolk £146, Limavady producer, 9 Mule £144, Stewartstown producer, 11 Suffolk £140, Dungiven producer, 5 Dorset £140 and Cookstown producer, 2 Texel £140.

Breeding ewe lambs

Dungiven producer, 14 Suffolk Mules £150, Maghera producer, 7 Texel £140, Ballycastle producer, 1 Zw £138, Draperstown producer, 2 Texel £138, Draperstown producer, 1 Texel £134, Draperstown producer, 2 Suffolk £134, Maghera producer, 7 Texel £131, Ballycastle producer, Dutch Spotted £130, Maghera producer, 10 Texel Crossbrd £126, Kilrea producer, 4 Texel £124, Kilrea producer, 7 Bleu Du Maine £121, Draperstown producer, 1 Suffolk £120 and Draperstown producer, 2 Suffolk £120.

Breeding rams

Maghera producer, 1 Dorset 220g, Maghera producer, 1 Dorset 215g and Swatragh producer, 1 Dorset 175g.

Store lambs

Maghera producer, 11 Texel £113, Draperstown producer, 1 Mule £110, Draperstown producer, 1 Texel £108, Draperstown producer, 5 Texel £106, Ballycastle producer, 3 Dutch Spotted £106, Draperstown producer, 2 Mules £105, Dungiven producer, 2 Dorset £105, Magherafelt producer, 4 Dutch Spotted £102, Dungiven producer, 15 Texel £101, Strabane producer, 6 Texel £100, Dungannon producer, 7 Texel £98, Dungiven producer, 23 lambs £97, Garvagh producer, 3 Crossbrd £94, Dungannon producer, 13 Texel Crossbrd £90, Draperstown producer, 1 Dutch Spotted £84, Strabane producer, 8 Blackface £83, Dungannon producer, 2 Blackface £80 and Dungiven producer, 6 Texel £80.

Multi breed hogget sale

Wednesday 14th August seen the annual multi-breed hogget sale take place with an entry of 350 hoggets resulting in a super trade for all hoggets on offer, with the top three pens all reaching £300 each.

Pomeroy producer, 2 Blue Texel £300, Pomeroy producer, 10 Texel Crossbrd £300, Pomeroy producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £300, Kesh producer, 10 Suffolk Texel £295, Pomeroy producer, 10 Suffolk Cheviot £295, Pomeroy producer, 8 Suffolk Texel £265, Pomeroy producer, 8 Texel Crossbrd £260, Castlerock producer, 12 Suffolk Mules £245, Donemana producer, 9 Suffolk Mules £230, Donemana producer, 3 Dorset £230, Castlerock producer, 12 Mules £228, Donemana producer, 8 Suffolk Mule £225, Castlerock producer, 12 Mules £220, Donemana producer, 3 Dorset £220, Donemana producer, 3 Dorset £210, Donemana producer, 8 Suffolk Mule £210, Maghera producer, 4 Suffolk £185, Donemana producer, 3 Dorset £180, Swatragh producer, 10 Mules £170, Draperstown producer, 10 Texel £168, Moneymore producer, 4 Suffolk £165, Moneymore producer, 9 Texel £165, Swatragh producer, 8 Texel £165, Maghera producer, 4 Suffolk £162, Maghera producer, 9 Texel £160, Swatragh producer, 8 Texel £160 and Moneymore producer, 9 Texel £160.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.