Marts: Bullocks selling to a top of £1900 per head at Swatragh Mart

Bullocks sold to 368p/kg for a Charolais at 476kg (£1750) and to a top of £1900 per head for a Charolais at 748kg (254p/kg).

Heifers sold to 285p/kg for an Aberdeen Angus at 470kg (£1340) and to a top of £1600 per head for a Limousin at 700kg (229p/kg).

Cows sold to 220p/kg for a Charolais at 574kg (£1260) and to a top of £1600 per head for a Limousin at 774kg (207p/kg).

Cattle sale as normal next Monday 2nd September - yard open from 8am and sale starting 12pm sharp.

Some of the sample prices

Fat cows (p/kg)

Garvagh producer, Charolais 574kg £1260 (220), Maghera producer, Limousin 572kg £1200 (210), Maghera producer, Limousin 774kg £1600 (207), Loup producer, Charolais 696kg £1250 (180) and Moneymore producer, Aberdeen Angus 580kg £1040 (179).

Heifers

up to 400kg (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 380kg £1030 (271), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 400kg £1070 (268), Garvagh producer, Charolais 324kg £860 (265), Garvagh producer, Limousin 394kg £1020 (259), Magherafelt producer, Limousin 388kg £1000 (258), Garvagh producer, 300kg £770 (257) and Magherafelt producer, Limousin 390kg £970 (249).

401 to 500kg (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 470kg £1340 (285), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 422kg £1160 (275), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 436kg £1180 (271), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 428kg £1160 (271), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 418kg £1120 (268), Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 480kg £1260 (263) and Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 476kg £1250 (263).

501kg and over (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Simmental 620kg £1560 (252), Limavady producer, Simmental 566kg £1400 (247), Ballymoney producer, Aberdeen Angus 550kg £1340 (244), Limavady producer, Shorthorn beef 610kg £1410 (231), Garvagh producer, Charolais 540kg £1250 (231) and Maghera producer, Limousin 700kg £1600 (229).

Bullocks

up to 400kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, Charolais 392kg £1440 (367), Draperstown producer, Charolais 342kg £1200 (351), Draperstown producer, Charolais 384kg £1340 (349), Draperstown producer, Charolais 390kg £1260 (323), Garvagh producer, Limousin 332kg £1040 (313), Garvagh producer, Limousin 374kg £1150 (307), Garvagh producer, Limousin 376kg £1140 (303), Garvagh producer, Limousin 400kg £1200 (300), Garvagh producer, Limousin 364kg £1090 (299), Garvagh producer, Aberdeen Angus 360kg £1040 (289), Magherafelt producer, Limousin 332kg £940 (283), Garvagh producer, Limousin 328kg £900 (274), Garvagh producer, Limousin 284kg £750 (264), Magherafelt producer, Limousin 346kg £910 (263) and Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 362kg £940 (260).

401 to 500kg (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Charolais 476kg £1750 (368), Draperstown producer, Charolais 434kg £1470 (339), Limavady producer, Charolais 476kg £1610 (338), Limavady producer, Charolais 478kg £1580 (331), Limavady producer, Charolais 472kg £1560 (331), Limavady producer, Limousin 462kg £1480 (320), Draperstown producer, Limousin 442kg £1410 (319), Garvagh producer, Limousin 444kg £1380 (311), Garvagh producer, Limousin 452kg £1390 (308), Limavady producer, Charolais 500kg £1460 (292), Limavady producer, Charolais 454kg £1300 (286) and Swatragh producer, Aberdeen Angus 476kg £1350 (284).

501kg and over (p/kg)

Limavady producer, Charolais 528kg £1710 (324), Limavady producer, Charolais 506kg £1560 (308), Limavady producer, Charolais 560kg £1700 (304), Swatragh producer, Limousin 615kg £1810 (294), Limavady producer, Charolais 504kg £1480 (294), Upperlands producer, Limousin 550kg £1570 (285), Limavady producer, Charolais 560kg £1570 (280), Swatragh producer, Limousin 606kg £1700 (281), Limavady producer, Charolais 594kg £1600 (269), Kilrea producer, Limousin 670kg £1760 (263), Kilrea producer, Charolais 606kg £1590 (262) and Kilrea producer, Charolais 748kg £1900 (254).

Friesian bullocks/bulls

Moneymore producer, Friesian 500kg £1080 (216) and Moneymore producer, Friesian 490kg £1050 (214).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 24th August saw a fantastic entry of over 2250 sheep presented for sale which resulted in a great trade with over 1580 lambs and 670 cull ewes and rams on offer.

Fat lambs sold to a top of £143 for four lambs at 26.8kg and to a top of 605p/kg for 15 lambs at 18.5kg into £112.

Fat ewes reached a top of £240 for a single ewe with many lots of ewes and rams reaching great prices.

Sheep sale as normal next Saturday 31st 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)

Eglinton producer, 4 lambs 25kg £137.50 (550), Knockloughrim producer, 9 lambs 25.9kg £140.50 (543), Pomeroy producer, 4 lambs 26.8kg £143 (534), Maghera producer, 3 lambs 26kg £136 (523), Dungiven producer, 5 lambs 25.6kg £134 (523), Lissan producer, 1 lamb 25kg £129.50 (518), Moneymore producer, 2 lambs 26.5kg £137 (517), Omagh producer, 2 lambs 25kg £129 (516), Gulladuff producer, 13 lambs 25.1kg £128.50 (512) and Draperstown producer, 1 lamb 25kg £125 (500).

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

Limavady producer, 6 lambs 22kg £128.50 (584), Limavady producer, 10 lambs 21.9kg £126.50 (578), Draperstown producer, 14 lambs 21.5kg £122.50 (570), Maghera producer, 15 lambs 21.6kg £123 (569), Rasharkin producer, 7 lambs 24.6kg £138.50 (563), Rasharkin producer, 7 lambs 23.4kg £132 (564), Coleraine producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £136.50 (557), Draperstown producer, 7 lambs 24.9kg £138 (554), Portglenone producer, 5 lambs 23.2kg £128 (552), Rasharkin producer, 3 lambs 23.3kg £128.50 (552), Draperstown producer, 2 lambs 24.5kg £134 (547), Draperstown producer, 4 lambs 22.5kg £122.50 (544) and Rasharkin producer, 7 lambs 23.4kg £127 (543).

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

Magherafelt producer, 15 lambs 18.5kg £112 (605), Moneymore producer, 7 lambs 18.3kg £109 (596), Garvagh producer, 14 lambs 18.9kg £112.50 (595), Draperstown producer, 2 lambs 20.8kg £122 (586), Stewartstown producer, 5 lambs 18.6kg £109 (586), Magherafelt producer, 15 lambs 19.1kg £112 (586), Swatragh producer, 7 lambs 18.7kg £109.50 (585), Moneymore producer, 4 lambs 19.3kg £112.50 (583), Stewartstown producer, 2 lambs 18kg £105 (583), Slaughtmanus producer, 23 lambs 18.7kg £107.50 (575), Bellaghy producer, 7 lambs 18.6kg £106.50 (573), Bellaghy producer, 3 lambs 18kg £103 (572), Dungannon producer, 18 lambs 20kg £114 (570), Garvagh producer, 17 lambs 19.1kg £109 (571), Stewartstown producer, 5 lambs 20.2kg £115 (569), Swatragh producer, 2 lambs 19.5kg £109.50 (562) and Maghera producer, 9 lambs 19.1kg £107 (560).

Store lambs - up to 18kg

Dungiven producer, 12 lambs 17.4kg £99.50, Dungiven producer, 13 lambs 17.5kg £98.50, Swatragh producer, 3 lambs 17kg £97.50, Rasharkin producer, 17 lambs 16.8kg £97, Ballycastle producer, 22 lambs 16.2kg £96.50, Dungannon producer, 2 lambs 17.5kg £95.50, Maghera producer, 11 lambs 16.4kg £92.50, Dungannon producer, 1 lambs 15kg £88, Moneymore producer, 6 lambs 16.2kg £87, Garvagh producer, 4 lambs 14kg £84.50, Maghera producer, 12 lambs 14.6kg £84, Rasharkin producer, 3 lambs 15.3kg £84 and Slaughtmanus producer, 6 lambs 14.7kg £83.

Fat ewes

Coleraine producer, 1 ewe £240, Lissan producer, 1 ewe £234, Claudy producer, 2 ewes £192, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £192, Draperstown producer, 2 ewes £190, Moneymore producer, 8 ewes £186, Swatragh producer, 7 ewes £180, Derry producer, 5 ewes £175, Pomeroy producer, 1 ewe £172, Derry producer, 3 ewes £169, Aghadowey producer, 1 ewe £166, Coleraine producer, 6 ewes £162, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £160, Maghera producer, 2 ewes £158, Ballinderry producer, 2 ewes £156, Draperstown producer, 2 ewes £156 and Garvagh producer, 1 ewe £155.

Fat rams

Cookstown producer, 1 ram £182, Magherafelt producer, 1 ram £178 and Draperstown producer, 1 ram £120.

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 22nd August saw a brilliant entry of 1300 breeding sheep which resulted in a fantastic trade for all stock on offer.

Breeding hoggets reached a top of £212 for a single hogget, breeding ewes to a top of £200 for a single ewe.

Breeding ewe lambs reached a top of £172 for 7 ewe lambs.

Breeding rams to a high of 600 guineas for a shearling ram.

Store lambs topped at £124 for 4 lambs.

General breeding sale as normal next Thursday 29th August - yard open at 1pm, sale starting 7pm, all stock welcome.

Also, multi-breed ewe lamb sale Wednesday 28th August, booking only. Sale at 7pm.

Some of Thursday’s sample prices

Breeding hoggets

Limavady producer, 1 hogget £212, Limavady producer, 3 hoggets £205, Rasharkin producer, 9 hoggets £205, Rasharkin producer, 8 hoggets £202, Draperstown producer, 10 hoggets £200, Antrim producer, 9 hoggets £200, Rasharkin producer, 8 hoggets £198, Limavady producer, 6 hoggets £195, Rasharkin producer, 6 hoggets £192, Limavady producer, 6 hoggets £192, Maghera producer, 9 hoggets £190,

Antrim producer, 10 hoggets £190, Maghera producer, 9 hoggets £190, Moneymore producer, 11 hoggets £188, Limavady producer, 6 hoggets £185, Claudy producer, 7 hoggets £185, Antrim producer, 10 hoggets £185, Antrim producer, 10 hoggets £185, Moneymore producer, 10 hoggets £185, Moneymore producer, 6 hoggets £185, Limavady producer, 4 hoggets £185 and Draperstown producer, 5 hoggets £185.

Breeding ewes

Bellaghy producer, 1 ewe £200, Donemana producer, 9 ewes £178, Ballymena producer, 10 ewes £158, Ballymena producer, 10 ewes £156, Draperstown producer, 6 ewes £150, Garvagh producer, 16 ewes £150, Bellaghy producer, 1 ewe £150, Antrim producer, 9 ewes £148, Antrim producer, 5 ewes £148, Donemana producer, 2 ewes £148, Antrim producer, 8 ewes £145, Antrim producer, 9 ewes £142, Garvagh producer, 9 ewes £142, Dungannon producer, 12 ewes £142 and Dungannon producer, 5 ewes £140.

Breeding ewe lambs

Claudy producer, 7 lambs £172, Claudy producer, 3 lambs £155, Claudy producer, 2 lambs £142, Claudy producer, 2 lambs £142, Moneymore producer, 10 lambs £140, Banbridge producer, 4 lambs £136, Portstewart producer, 2 lambs £136, Upperlands producer, 8 lambs £135, Claudy producer, 6 lambs £134, Moneymore producer, 6 lambs £134, Claudy producer, 7 lambs £130, Claudy producer, 2 lambs £130, Upperlands producer, 9 lambs £130, Swatragh producer, 10 lambs £128, Moneymore producer, 10 lambs £128 and Moneymore producer, 6 lambs £126.

Breeding rams

Donemana producer, 1 ram 600 guineas, Donemana producer, 1 ram 500 guineas, Donemana producer, 1 ram 500 guineas, Donemana producer, 1 ram 480 guineas, Donemana producer, 1 ram 480 guineas, Donemana producer, 1 ram 480 guineas, Donemana producer, 1 ram 400 guineas, Donemana producer, 1 ram 320 guineas and Donemana producer, 1 ram 320 guineas.

Store lambs

Swatragh producer, 4 lambs £124, Carnlough producer, 17 lambs £119, Strabane producer, 20 lambs £105, Plumbridge producer, 14 lambs £101, Castlerock producer, 25 lambs £100, Strabane producer, 7 lambs £98.50, Maghera producer, 5 lambs £98, Coleraine producer, 2 lambs £96, Macosquin producer, 12 lambs £96, Draperstown producer, 22 lambs £94, Macosquin producer, 12 lambs £92, Strabane producer, 8 lambs £91, Banbridge producer, 6 lambs £89 and Castlerock producer, 25 lambs £88.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.