Strong seasonal show of cattle at Swatragh

Bullocks sold to a top price of £1,380 for a 682kg Sim at £2.02 per kg and to a top of £2.89 per kilo for a Char 218kg at £630.

Heifers sold to a top price of £1,300 for a 640kg Sim at £2.03 per kg and to a top of £2.19 per kilo for a Lim 320kg at £700.

12 Fat Cows were on offer and sold to a great trade topping with a 682kg Lim at £1,230 and £1.80 per kg.

A lot more stock required to meet demand with a large number of buyers attending both at ringside and online.

Sample Prices

Bullocks: Bellaghy producer; Sim,682kg at £1,380 = 2.02p; Cookstown producer; Char,218kg at £630 = 2.89p; Char,192kg at £540 = 2.81p; Lim,310kg at £760 = 2.45p; Lim,264kg at £710 = 2.69p; Ballykelly producer; Sim,320kg at £640 = 2.00p; Sim,314kg at £750 = 2.39p; Lim,350kg at £790 = 2.26p; Coleraine producer; Hol,382kg at £540 = 1.41p; AA,344kg at £610 = 1.77p; Hol,328kg at £550 = 1.68p; Magherafelt producer; Sh,574kg at £1,040 = 1.81p; Lim,386kg at £450 = 1.17p; Lim,362kg at £440 = 1.22p; Kilrea producer; Fr,350kg at £440 = 1.26p; Fr,328kg at £370 = 1.13p; Hol,302kg at £370 = 1.23p; Fr,308kg at £370 = 1.20p; Hol,290kg at £440 = 1.52p; Fr,312kg at £370 = 1.19p; Fr,348kg at £440 = 1.26p; Rasharkin producer; Lim,394kg at £750 = 1.90p; Antrim producer; Char,510kg at £1,000 = 1.96p; Char,500kg at £840 = 1.68p.

Heifers: Bellaghy producer; Sim,640kg at £1,300 = 2.03p; Rasharkin producer; Lim,320kg at £700 = 2.19p; Coleraine producer; AA,326kg at £530 = 1.63p; AA,346kg at £560 = 1.62p; Garvagh producer; AA,344kg at £640 = 1.86p; AA,434kg at £840 = 1.94p; AA,534kg at £1,070 = 2.00p; AA,470kg at £960 = 2.04p; AA,432kg at £850 = 1.97p; AA,446kg at £910 = 2.04p; AA,392kg at £740 = 1.89p; AA,406kg at £750 = 1.85p; AA,470kg at £980 = 2.09p; AA,522kg at £970 = 1.86p.

Another excellent show of 1,100 sheep were presented at Swatragh Livestock Mart on Saturday 27th November. 190 cull ewes were offered for sale and were an excellent trade topping at £172.00. 900 lambs were presented for sale, which was also met with an outstanding trade, lambs topped at £145.00 for heavy sorts.

Sample Prices

Heavy-weight: Tobermore producer; 35kg at £145.00 = 4.14p; Glenavy producer; 35kg at £141.50 = 4.04p; Claudy producer; 30kg at £139.50 = 4.65p; Garvagh producer; 33kg at £138.50 = 4.20p; Coleraine producer; 36kg at £138.00 = 3.83p; Toomebridge producer; 32kg at £136.50 = 4.27p; Magherafelt producer; 27kg at £136.00 = 5.04p; Tobermore producer; 27.6kg at £136.00 = 4.93p; Tobermore producer; 27kg at £133.00 = 4.93p; Ballymoney producer; 25.8kg at £132.00 = 5.12p; Randalstown producer; 25.8kg at £126.00 = 4.88p; Coleraine producer; 24.75kg at £125.50 = 5.07p; Maghera producer; 24.8kg at £124.00 = 5.00p.

Mid-weight: Limavady producer; 23kg at £123.50 = 5.37p; Maghera producer; 22kg at £119.00 = 5.41p; Maghera producer; 23.5kg at £118.00 = 5.02p; Limavady producer; 20.6kg at £117.50 = 5.70p; Maghera producer; 23.3kg at £117.00 = 5.02p; Knockloughrim producer; 22kg at £117.00 = 5.32p; Moneymore producer; 22kg at £115.50 = 5.25p; Armoy producer; 22.3kg at £115.00 = 5.16p; Draperstown producer; 22kg at £115.00 = 5.23p; Dungiven producer; 20.9kg at £113.50 = 5.43p; Coleraine producer; 21.2kg at £113.50 = 5.35p; Cranagh producer; 22.25kg at £113.50 = 5.10p; Maghera producer; 22.3kg at £113.50 = 5.09p.

Light-weight Lambs: Upperlands producer; 19kg at £109.00 = 5.74p; Claudy producer; 19kg at £106.00 = 5.58p; Rasharkin producer; 18.5kg at £103.00 = 5.57p; Limavady producer; 17.9kg at £97.00 = 5.42p; Garvagh producer; 17.3kg at £96.50 = 5.58p; Draperstown producer; 18.4kg at £96.50 = 5.24p; Draperstown producer; 18.8kg at £95.50 = 5.08p; Dungannon producer; 17kg at £95.00 = 5.59p; Swatragh producer; 17kg at £93.00 = 5.47p; Swatragh producer; 16.25kg at £92.00 = 5.66p; Draperstown producer; 17kg at £86.00 = 5.06p; Coagh producer; 16kg at £85.00 = 5.31p; Swatragh producer; 14kg at £78.00 = 5.57p; Coagh producer; 12kg at £69.00 = 5.75p.

Fat Ewes: Tobermore producer £172; Donemana producer £156; Coleraine producer £148.