Seasonal entry of cattle at Swatragh Mart which resulted in a brighter trade

Heifers sold to 511p/kg for a Limousin at 260kg into £1330 and to a top of £1910 per head for a Charolais at 510kg (375p/kg).

Bullocks sold to 403p/kg for Limousin at 400kg into £1610 and to a top of £1760 per head for a Charolais at 520kg (338p/kg).

Cows

Maghera producer, Limousin 620kg £1850 (298), Upperlands producer, Limousin 680kg £1930 (284), Garvagh producer, Limousin 600kg £1690 (282) and Maghera producer, Shorthorn beef 630kg £1740 (276).

Heifers

Up to 400kg

Limavady producer, Limousin 260kg £1330 (511), Limavady producer, Limousin 252kg £1190 (472), Limavady producer Limousin 338kg £1470 (435), Maghera producer, Limousin 222kg £800 (360), Upperlands producer, 2x Belgian Blue 342kg £1180 (345), Upperlands producer, 2x Hereford 344kg £1150 (334), Upperlands producer, Hereford 314kg £1030 (328) and Upperlands producer, Hereford 338kg £1100 (325).

400kg and over

Slaughtneil producer, Charolais 510kg £1910 (375), Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 422kg £1570 372kg, Maghera producer, Limousin 428kg £1480 (346) and Garvagh producer, Aberdeen Angus 448kg £1450 (324).

Bullocks

Up to 400kg

Maghera producer, Limousin 320kg £1190 (372) and Slaughtneil producer, Limousin 396kg £1320 (333).

400kg and over

Limavady producer, Limousin 400kg £1610 (403), Maghera producer, Limousin 450kg £1590 (353), Garvagh producer, Charolais 520kg £1760 (338), Garvagh producer, Charolais 494kg £1620 (328), Garvagh producer, Belgian Blue 490kg £1510 (308) and Garvagh producer, Belgian Blue 480kg £1450 (302).

Cows and calves

Dungiven producer, Aberdeen Angus cow with Limousin bull calf £2080 and Dungiven producer, Hereford cow with Limousin Hereford calf £1700.

Weekly sheep sale: Saturday 4th July seen an entry of 1200 sheep which met a great trade for ewes and rams and a steady trade for lambs.

700 lambs sold to a top of £175 for 1 lamb at 29kg and to 741p/kg for 17 lambs at 22kg into £163.

500 fat ewes and rams sold to a top of £260 for ewes and £174 for rams.

Lambs over 24kg (p/kg)

Maghera producer, 2 lambs 24kg £158 (658), Maghera producer, 9 lambs 24kg £157 (654), Swatragh producer,1 lamb 24kg £155 (646), Dungiven producer, 2 lambs 24kg £155 (646), Dungiven producer, 5 lambs 25kg £161 (644), Drum producer, 38 lambs 24kg £153 (638), Moneymore producer, 8 lambs 27kg £171 (633), Dungiven producer, 7 lambs 24.5kg £155 (633), Ballymoney producer, 3 lambs 27kg £165 (611), Gulladuff producer, 3 lambs 27kg £165 (611) and Garvagh producer,1 lamb 29kg £175 (603).

Lambs 21kg to 24kg (p/kg)

Portballintrae producer, 17 lambs 22kg £163 (741), Slaughtneil producer, 2 lambs 22kg £159 (723), Stewartstown producer, 7 lambs 22kg £157 (714), Ballymaguigan producer, 2 lambs 22kg £155 (705), Ballymoney producer, 3 lambs 21kg £148 (705), Magherafelt producer, 5 lambs 21.5kg £151 (702), Maghera producer, 2 lambs 21kg £145 (690), Rasharkin producer, 6 lambs 23kg £157 (683), Draperstown producer, 4 lambs 23kg £157 (683), Swatragh producer, 7 lambs 22kg £150 (682) and Draperstown producer, 2 lambs 21kg £143 (681).

Lambs up to 21kg (p/kg)

Limavady producer, 12 lambs 17kg £122.50 (721), Garvagh producer, 1 lamb 19kg £135 (711), Garvagh producer, 8 lambs 20kg £140 (700), Maghera producer, 10 lambs 20kg £137.50 (688), Cookstown producer, 11 lambs 20kg £137 (685), Kilrea producer, 4 lambs 19.5kg £133.50 (685) and Upperlands producer, 12 lambs 20kg £136.50 (683).

Fat ewes

Dungannon producer, 1 ewe £260, Magilligan producer, 3 ewes £256, Coleraine producer, 2 ewes £252, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £226, Ballymaguigan producer, 1 ewe £218, Ballymoney producer, 3 ewes £212, Drum producer, 1 ewe £196, Park producer, 14 ewes £196, Cookstown producer, 3 ewes £196, Garvagh producer, 4 ewes £194, Draperstown producer, 2 ewes £194, Moneymore producer, 2 ewes £194, Ballymoney producer, 1 ewe £192, Maghera producer, 1 ewe £192 and Stewartstown producer, 1 ewe £192.

Fat rams

Rasharkin producer, 2 rams £174 and Garvagh producer, 1 ram £162.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.