Lambs sell to £76 and fat ewes to £106 at Swatragh Mart

An entry of 1300 sheep were presented at Swatragh Livestock Mart on Saturday.

Fat ewes sold to £106 for Texels with rams reaching £145.

Lambs reached £76.00 for mule ewe lambs 19.5kg.

Sample prices:

Heavyweight lambs: Cookstown producer; 27kg at £74.00 = 2.74p; Draperstown producer; 25.3kg at £73.50 = 2.91p; Maghera producer; 27.8kg at £73.50 = 2.65p; Draperstown producer; 26kg at £70.50 = 2.71p; Ringsend producer; 27kg at £72.00 = 2.67p and Ballymena producer; 27.5kg at £72.00 = 2.62p.

Mid-weight lambs: Swatragh producer; 24kg at £72.50 = 3.02p; Swatragh producer; 24.3kg at £71.00 = 2.93p; Garvagh producer; 24kg at £71.00 = 2.96p; Limavady producer; 24.7kg at £70.50 = 2.85p; Maghera producer; 23kg at £68.00 = 2.96p; Draperstown producer; 23.8kg at £69.00 = 2.90p; Draperstown producer; 22.8kg at £64.50 = 2.88p; Swatragh producer; 22kg at £66.50 = 3.02p; Dungiven producer; 21kg at £66.00 = 3.14p and Dungiven producer; 21.3kg at £64.00 = 3.00p.

Light weight lambs: Draperstown producer; 20.5kg at £64.20 = 3.13p; Dungiven producer; 19.4kg at £63.50 = 3.27p; Maghera producer; 18.8kg at £62.50 = 3.33p and Maghera producer; 17.5kg at £52.00 = 2.97p.

Fat ewes: Maghera producer; 10 ewes at £106; Kilrea producer; 2 ewes at £80.00; Glenullin producer; 5 ewes at £75.00 and Moneymore producer; 1 ewe at £76.

Cattle

Monday saw the annual Limousin suckled calf show and sale, with a strong show of over 200 good quality cattle resulting in a very strong calf trade.

Swatragh Mart would like to thank and congratulate all prize winners and producers on the quality of stock put forward for sale.

Heifers sold to £4.37 per kilo for 332kg at £1450.

Bullocks sold to £3.07 per kilo for 300kg at £920.

Cows to £1.35 per kilo for 676kg at £915.

Heifers: Ringsend producer; 332kg at £1450 = Limousin, 334kg at £850 = 2.54p; Limousin, 296kg at £725 = 2.45p; Limousin, 330kg at £770 = 2.33p; Limousin, 304kg at £700 = 2.30p; Limousin, 390kg at £860 = 2.21p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 332kg at £1410 = 4.25p; Limousin, 432kg at £830 = 1.92p; Dungiven producer; Charolais, 448kg at £1120 = 2.50p; Limousin, 358kg at £1000 = 2.79p; Limousin, 454kg at £1040 = 2.29p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 562kg at £1300 = 2.31p; Kilrea producer; Limousin, 484kg at £1080 = 2.23p; Limousin, 472kg at £990 = 2.10p; Dungiven producer; Limousin, 402kg at £835 = 2.08p; Limousin, 372kg at £740 = 1.99p; Limousin, 360kg at £755 = 2.10p; Limousin, 430kg at £825 = 1.92p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 482kg at £1070 = 2.22p; Limousin, 470kg at £980 = 2.09p; Limousin, 422kg at £835 = 1.98p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 526kg at £1450 = 2.76p; Limousin, 482kg at £1060 = 2.20p; Limousin, 580kg at £1140 = 1.97p; Dungiven producer; Limousin, 288kg at £685 = 2.38p; Limousin, 236kg at £745 = 2.29p; Limousin, 232kg at £510 = 2.20p; Dungiven producer; Charolais, 440kg at £1130 = 2.57p; Charolais, 360kg at £745 = 2.07p; Belgian Blue, 362kg at £625 = 1.73p; Simmental, 388kg at £690 = 1.78p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 454kg at £950 = 2.09p; Simmental, 574kg at £900 = 1.57p; Limousin, 538kg at £920 = 1.71p; Simmental, 534kg at £920 = 1.72p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 394kg at £800 = 2.03p; Limousin, 332kg at £800 = 2.41p; Garvagh producer; Charolais, 452kg at £860 = 1.90p; Limousin, 406kg at £780 = 1.92p; Limousin, 424kg at £740 = 1.75p; Charolais, 378kg at £560 = 1.48p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 362kg at £700 = 1.93p; Limousin, 370kg at £690 = 1.86p; Limousin, 376kg at £580 = 1.54p; Cookstown producer; Charolais, 550kg at £1070 = 1.95p; Charolais, 394kg at £740 = 1.88p; Charolais, 440kg at £900 = 2.05p; Claudy producer; Charolais, 270kg at £550 = 2.04p; Charolais, 286kg at £560 = 1.96p; Maghera producer; Charolais, 584kg at £1045 = 1.79p; Charolais, 548kg at £975 = 1.78p; Limousin, 552kg at £970 = 1.76p; Limousin, 556kg at £1045 = 1.88p; Limousin, 556kg at £960 = 1.73p; Charolais, 576kg at £980 = 1.70p; Limousin, 566kg at £980 = 1.73p; Charolais, 602kg at £1035 = 1.72p; Drumsurn producer; Limousin, 472kg at £1025 = 2.17p; Limousin, 506kg at £965 = 1.91p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 270kg at £600 = 2.22p; Limousin, 280kg at £505 = 1.80p; Limousin, 326kg at £500 = 1.53p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 256kg at £540 = 2.11p; Limousin, 350kg at £660 = 1.89p; Limousin, 276kg at £590 = 2.14p; Garvagh producer; Limousin, 336kg at £635 = 1.89p; Charolais, 350kg at £630 = 1.80p; Bellaghy producer; Limousin, 486kg at £1010 = 2.08p; Limousin, 392kg at £755 = 1.93p; Limousin, 364kg at £720 = 1.98p; Limousin, 456kg at £880 = 1.93p; Limousin, 512kg at £985 = 1.92p; Kilrea producer; Limousin, 358kg at £600 = 1.68p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 234kg at £490 = 2.09p and Maghera producer; Charolais, 514kg at £980 = 1.91p; Charolais, 492kg at £860 = 1.75p.

Bullocks: Ringsend producer; Limousin, 300kg at £920 = 3.07p; Limousin, 288kg at £840 = 2.92p; Limousin, 350kg at £870 = 2.49p; Limousin, 312kg at £750 = 2.40p; Limousin, 326kg at £740 = 2.27p; Garvagh producer; Limousin, 312kg at £750 = 2.40p; Limousin, 406kg at £705 = 1.74p; Dungiven producer; Limousin, 416kg at £950 = 2.28p; Limousin, 420kg at £940 = 2.24p; Limousin, 468kg at £1030 = 2.20p; Limousin, 504kg at £1000 = 1.98p; Swatragh producer; Charolais, 420kg at £890 = 2.12p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 296kg at £650 = 2.20p; Limousin, 426kg at £935 = 2.19p; Limousin, 336kg at £720 = 2.14p; Limousin, 258kg at £525 = 2.03p; Limousin, 344kg at £680 = 1.98p; Limousin, 334kg at £660 = 1.98p; Limousin, 250kg at £520 = 2.08p; Limousin, 374kg at £745 = 1.99p; Limousin, 456kg at £840 = 1.84p; Claudy producer; Charolais, 294kg at £685 = 2.33p; Charolais, 296kg at £685 = 2.31p; Claudy producer; Charolais, 366kg at £850 = 2.32p; Charolais, 336kg at £780 = 2.32p; Charolais, 374kg at £855 = 2.29p; Charolais, 370kg at £800 = 2.16p; Simmental, 352kg at £710 = 2.02p; Charolais, 404kg at £865 = 2.14p; Charolais, 408kg at £790 = 1.94p; Charolais, 474kg at £895 = 1.89p; Charolais, 428kg at £820 = 1.92p; Garvagh producer; Limousin, 422kg at £1000 = 2.37p; Limousin, 418kg at £700 = 1.67p; Desertmartin producer; Charolais, 278kg at £720 = 2.59p; Charolais, 366kg at £700 = 1.91p; Charolais, 406kg at £730 = 1.80p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 345kg at £770 = 2.23p; Limousin, 324kg at £705 = 2.18p; Limousin, 322kg at £695 = 2.16p; Limousin, 340kg at £720 = 2.12p; Maghera producer; Aberdeen Angus, 480kg at £875 = 1.82p; Limousin, 340kg at £870 = 2.56p; Limousin, 570kg at £1140 = 2.00p; Limousin, 314kg at £810 = 2.58p; Limousin, 348kg at £890 = 2.56p; Limousin, 404kg at £1025 = 2.54p; Limousin, 522kg at £940 = 1.80p; Limousin, 406kg at £1030 = 2.54p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 424kg at £740 = 1.75p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 412kg at £890 = 2.16p; Limousin, 408kg at £880 = 2.16p; Limousin, 430kg at £905 = 2.10p; Limousin, 412kg at £840 = 2.04p; Limousin, 424kg at £890 = 2.10p; Limousin, 420kg at £850 = 2.02p; Limousin, 402kg at £800 = 1.99p; Limousin, 472kg at £885 = 1.88p; Dungiven producer; Limousin, 308kg at £685 = 2.22p; Limousin, 342kg at £760 = 2.22p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 326kg at £700 = 2.15p; Limousin, 340kg at £710 = 2.09p; Limousin, 352kg at £720 = 2.05p; Maghera producer; Belgian Blue, 414kg at £955 = 2.31p; Claudy producer; Limousin, 380kg at £670 = 1.76p; Limousin, 500kg at £875 = 1.75p; Simmental, 518kg at £775 = 1.50p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 372kg at £745 = 2.00p; Limousin, 328kg at £635 = 1.94p; Limousin, 364kg at £655 = 1.80p; Belgian Blue, 282kg at £510 = 1.81p; Simmental, 372kg at £500 = 1.34p; Portglenone producer; Charolais, 462kg at £935 = 2.02p; Charolais, 450kg at £915 = 2.03p; Charolais, 418kg at £825 = 1.97p; Charolais, 490kg at £915 = 1.87p; Charolais, 508kg at £910 = 1.79p; Kilrea producer; Limousin, 330kg at £755 = 2.29p; Garvagh producer; Hereford, 704kg at £950 = 1.35p; Swatragh producer; Simmental, 552kg at £1025 = 1.86p; Charolais, 648kg at £1135 = 1.75p; Kilrea producer; Limousin, 360kg at £700 = 1.94p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 230kg at £490 = 2.13p; Limousin, 308kg at £650 = 2.11p; Limousin, 318kg at £570 = 1.79p; Limousin, 352kg at £650 = 1.85p; Desertmartin producer; Limousin, 280kg at £615 = 2.20p and Maghera producer; Limousin, 518kg at £770 = 1.49p; Charolais, 464kg at £980 = 2.11p.

Cull cows: Swatragh producer; Limousin, 676kg at £915 = 1.35p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 680kg at £850 = 1.25p; Maghera producer; Belgian Blue, 626kg at £740 = 1.18p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 596kg at £620 = 1.04p; Swatragh producer; Hereford, 628kg at £630 = 1.00p and Desertmartin producer; Belgian Blue cow with Limousin bull calf at foot = £1100.

Payment on the day.

Producer incentive: There will be a £100 Northern Counties Farmware Store voucher to be won every month at both the sheep and cattle marts.

Cattle sale - Every animal sold will guarantee one entry into the monthly draw.

Sheep sale - Every 10 sheep sold will guarantee one entry into the monthly draw.

September sponsor: McGuigan’s Garage, Swatragh

Please note: Swatragh now offer payment by electronic transfer, a fast, easy, safe and secure way to receive payment for stock.

Cattle sale every Monday at 11.30am.

Sheep sale every Saturday at 10.30am.