Outstanding trade for all stock on offer at Swatragh Mart

Weekly cattle sale: Monday 16th February seen an entry of 140 cattle presented for sale which resulted in an outstanding trade for all stock on offer.

Bullocks sold to 592p/kg for a Charolais at 306kg into £1810 and to a top of £2670 per head for a Limousin at 730kg (366p/kg).

Heifers sold to 553p/kg for a Charolais at 378kg into £2090 and to a top of £2380 per head for a Limousin at 556kg (428p/kg).

Bullocks/bulls

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Up to 300kg (p/kg)

Gulladuff producer, Simmental 292kg £1630 (558), Gulladuff producer, Simmental 276kg £1430 (518), Limavady producer, Limousin 272kg £1330 (489), Garvagh producer, Charolais 294kg £1410 (480) and Limavady producer, Limousin 292kg £1380 (473).

300kg to 400kg (p/kg)

Dunloy producer, Charolais 306kg £1810 (592), Dunloy producer, Charolais 354kg £2010 (568), Dunloy producer, Charolais 368kg £2050 (557), Dunloy producer, Charolais 350kg £1950 (557), Desertmartin producer, Limousin 346kg £1920 (555), Desertmartin producer, Limousin 352kg £1930 (548), Garvagh producer, Charolais 314kg £1720 (548), Desertmartin producer, Limousin 366kg £1980 (541), Dunloy producer, Charolais 378kg £1990 (526), Dunloy producer, Limousin 386kg £1990 (516), Desertmartin producer, Limousin 374kg £1920 (513), Coagh producer, Limousin 368kg £1890 (514) and Desertmartin producer, Limousin 392kg £1960 (500).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Dunloy producer, Charolais 420kg £2340 (557), Dunloy producer, Charolais 428kg £2320 (542), Dunloy producer, Charolais 446kg £2270 (509), Dunloy producer, Limousin 400kg £2010 (503), Dunloy producer, Charolais 450kg £2250 (500), Maghera producer, Limousin 430kg £2120 (493), Maghera producer, Charolais 418kg £2060 (493), Dunloy producer, Charolais 426kg £2090 (491), Gulladuff producer, Simmental 400kg £1920 (480), Dunloy producer, Limousin 400kg £1900 (475) and Garvagh producer, Aubrac 400kg £1860 (465).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 512kg £2330 (455), Maghera producer, Limousin 556kg £2450 (441), Slaughtneil producer, Belgian Blue 554kg £2390 (431), Maghera producer, Limousin 534kg £2300 (431), Dunloy producer, Charolais 510kg £2200 (431), Swatragh producer, Limousin 584kg £2470 (423), Maghera producer, Limousin 580kg £2450 (422), Maghera producer, Charolais 540kg £2280 (422), Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 510kg £2130 (418), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 528kg £2190 (415) and Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 560kg £2320 (414).

600kg and over (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, Limousin 640kg £2630 (411), Maghera producer, Limousin 630kg £2560 (406), Swatragh producer, Charolais 660kg £2610 (395), Swatragh producer, Charolais 670kg £2620 (391), Swatragh producer, Limousin 700kg £2600 (371) and Swatragh producer, Limousin 730kg £2670 (366).

Heifers

Up to 400kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 378kg £2090 (553), Limavady producer, Limousin 326kg £1620 (497), Limavady producer, Limousin 316kg £1560 (494), Limavady producer, Limousin 306kg £1440 (471), Limavady producer, Limousin 372kg £1710 (460), Limavady producer, Limousin 310kg £1420 (458), Dunloy producer, Limousin 356kg £1610 (452), Limavady producer, Limousin 330kg £1490 (452), Limavady producer, Limousin 326kg £1400 (429), Gulladuff producer, Limousin 312kg £1330 (426) and Coagh producer, Aberdeen Angus 266kg £1040 (391).

400kg to 500kg (p/kg)

Dungiven producer, Charolais 408kg £2100 (515), Maghera producer, Limousin 462kg £2150 (465), Maghera producer, Limousin 408kg £1880 (461), Limavady producer, Limousin 402kg £1540 (383), Maghera producer, Charolais 444kg £1570 (354), Limavady producer, Limousin 408kg £1440 (353), Limavady producer Aberdeen Angus 416kg £1440 (346), Limavady producer Aberdeen Angus 464kg £1600 (345), Maghera producer, Belgian Blue 450kg £1510 (336) and Limavady producer Aberdeen Angus 440kg £1460 (332).

500kg to 600kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, Limousin 556kg £2380 (428) and Maghera producer, Limousin 562kg £2380 (423).

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 14th February seen an entry of 1200 sheep at Swatragh which met a super trade for all stock with 800 hoggets and 400 fat ewes and rams entered.

Fat ewes to a top of £230 and rams to £190 with numerous lots making great prices.

Hoggets over 21kg sold to a top of £176 for 2 hoggets at 32.5kg and to a top of 645p/kg for 2 hoggets at 21kg into £135.50.

Hoggets under 21kg sold to a top of £126 for 8 hoggets at 20.5kg and to a top of 635p/kg for 9 hoggets at 17kg into £108.

Fat ewes

Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £230, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £210, Cookstown producer, 4 ewes £198, Cookstown producer, 1 ewe £196, Limavady producer, 1 ewe £186, Swatragh producer, 1 ewe £180, Aughnacloy producer, 1 ewe £178, Coleraine producer, 4 ewes £176, Limavady producer, 3 ewes £176, Slaughtneil producer, 1 ewe £176, Ballymoney producer, 5 ewes £174, Cookstown producer, 5 ewes £174, Kilrea producer, 1 ewe £172, Coagh producer, 1 ewe £170 and Ballymoney producer, 2 ewes £170.

Fat rams

Slaughtneil producer, 1 ram £190, Draperstown producer, 1 ram £172, Maghera producer, 1 ram £162 and Dungiven producer, 1 ram £152.

Hoggets 27kg and over (p/kg)

Greysteel producer, 8 hoggets 27kg £150.50 (557), Aughnacloy producer, 2 hoggets 32.5kg £176 (542), Kilrea producer, 2 hoggets 28.5kg £151 (530), Swatragh producer, 17 hoggets 27.5kg £144 (524), Upperlands producer, 2 hoggets 31kg £152 (490), Toomebridge producer, 2 hoggets 30.5kg £149 (489), Portadown producer, 1 hogget 30kg £145 (483), Aughnacloy producer, 3 hoggets 33kg £159 (482), Swatragh producer, 6 hoggets 32kg £150.50 (470) and Coagh producer, 3 hoggets 31kg £145.50 (469).

Hoggets 24kg to 27kg (p/kg)

Coagh producer, 3 hoggets 24kg £145.50 (606), Upperlands producer, 6 hoggets 24.5kg £145.50 (594), Garvagh producer, 5 hoggets 24kg £141 (588), Dungiven producer, 2 hoggets 24.5kg £143.50 (586), Limavady producer, 5 hoggets 24.5kg £143 (584), Ballyronan producer, 8 hoggets 26.5kg £154.50 (583), Greysteel producer, 7 hoggets 25kg £145.50 (582), Swatragh producer, 1 hogget 25kg £145 (580), Swatragh producer, 13 hoggets 24.5kg £142 (580) and Coagh producer, 8 hoggets 26kg £148 (569).

Hoggets 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Draperstown producer, 2 hoggets 21kg £135.50 (645), Ballymoney producer, 14 hoggets 21.5kg £137 (637), Armoy producer, 2 hoggets 22.5kg £142 (631), Loup producer, 6 hoggets 22kg £138.50 (630), Bellaghy producer, 71 hoggets 21.5kg £135.50 (630), Dungannon producer, 22 hoggets 23kg £144 (626), Maghera producer, 15 hoggets 22kg £136.50 (620), Castledawson producer, 26 hoggets 23kg £142 (617), Aughnacloy producer, 8 hoggets 23.5kg £144 (613), Maghera producer, 18 hoggets 23.5kg £144 (613), Coleraine producer, 1 hogget 21kg £128.50 (612) and Dungiven producer, 1 hogget 21kg £126 (600).

Hoggets up to 21kg (p/kg)

Swatragh producer, 9 hoggets 17kg £108 (635), Plumbridge producer, 14 hoggets 19kg £119.50 (629), Park producer, 8 hoggets 20.5kg £126 (615), Coagh producer, 9 hoggets 20.5kg £123.50 (602), Ballymena producer, 20 hoggets 20kg £120 (600), Coleraine producer, 1 hogget 20kg £118 (590), Swatragh producer, 18 hoggets 17.5kg £101 (577), Knockloughrim producer, 1 lamb 19kg £108 (568) and Slaughtneil producer, 3 hoggets 20kg £110 (550).

Early lambs (p/kg)

Moneymore producer, 8 lambs 21.5kg £140.50 (653), Garvagh producer, 2 lambs 23.5kg £140 (596) and Moneymore producer, 4 lambs 13.5kg £75 (556).

Breeding sheep sale

Thursday 12th February seen another good entry of 300 sheep which resulted in a great trade for all stock on offer.

Pet lambs sold to a top of £50 for a Dutch Spot ram lamb.

Ewes with twins at foot topped at £370 for 1 Charollais with 2 lambs at foot.

Ewes with singles at foot reached £270 for 1 Suffolk with 1 lamb at foot.

In-lamb ewes/hoggets to a top of £235 for 5 Suffolks.

In-lamb ewe lambs sold to £185 for 1 Blue Leicester.

Pet lambs

Claudy producer, 1 Dutch Spotted £50 and Claudy producer, 1 Dorset £40.

Ewes with twins at foot

Macosquin producer, 1 Charollais and 2 lambs £370, Omagh producer, 1 Texel and 2 lambs £305, Park producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £300, Macosquin producer, 1 Hampshire and 2 lambs £300, Rasharkin producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £295, Macosquin producer, 1 Beltex and 2 lambs £295, Macosquin producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £285, Rasharkin producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £285, Omagh producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £285, Macosquin producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £275, Rasharkin producer, 1 Crossbred and 2 lambs £275 and Rasharkin producer, 1 Dorset and 2 lambs £270.

Ewes with singles at foot

Portglenone producer, 2 Suffolk and 1 lamb £270, Omagh producer, 1 Charollais and 1 lamb £250, Macosquin producer, 1 Suffolk and 1 lamb £250, Macosquin producer, 2 Dorset and 2 lambs £225 and Omagh producer, 1 Mule and 1 lamb £220.

In-lamb ewes/hoggets

Kilrea producer, 5 Suffolk £235, Kilrea producer, 5 Suffolk £225, Kilrea producer, 5 Suffolk £225, Kilrea producer, 6 Suffolk £205, Maghera producer, 10 Mule £200, Banagher producer, 10 Easycare £198, Claudy producer, 2 Beltex £195, Limavady producer, 9 Crossbred £195, Banagher producer, 10 Easycare £185 and Dungiven producer, 4 Mule £175.

In-lamb ewe lambs

Claudy producer, 1 Border Leicester £185, Maghera producer, 4 Dorset £170 and Claudy producer, 1 Border Leicester £150.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.

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