Heifers sell to £1,100 for 590kg at Swatragh Mart
Young heifers selling to £485 for 218kg (£2.22 per kg), heifers selling to £1,100 for 590kg (£1.86 per kg), young bullocks selling to £675.00 for 288kg (2.34 per kg) and bullocks selling to £1,000 for 498kgs (£2.00 per kg).
Heifers: Limavady producer 218kg, £485; 244kg, £470; Bellaghy producer 344kg, £700; 358kg, £700; 366kg, £720; 420kg, £820.00; 364kg, £630.00; Maghera producer 658kg, £1,155; 628kg, £1,155; Draperstown producer 590kg, £1,100; 426kg, £690; 418kg, £860; 380kg, £770; Limavady producer 384kg, £700; 328kg, £700; Swatragh producer 448kg, £895; 408kg, £700; 430kg, £800; Maghera producer 280kg, £560; 228kg, £395; 238kg, £450.
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Hide AdBullocks: Maghera producer 212kg, £485; 288kg, £675; Limavady producer 292kg, £570; Swatragh producer 468kg, £915; 498kg, £1,000; 464kg, £895.00.
Sheep: Another excellent entry of 1,150 sheep at Swatragh on Saturday 12th November witnessed a solid lamb trade. Several pens of heavy lambs sold well in excess of £80.00 each to a top rate of £84.50. Middleweight lambs sold to £80.50 for 23.75kg, store lambs sold to £65.50, fat ewes sold at £70.00 while ewes and lambs sold to £192. More stock required to meet the demand.
Sample prices: Heavyweight lambs - Magherafelt producer 9 lambs 26kg at £84.50 = 325p; Swatragh producer 30 lambs 23.8kg at £81.00 = 340p; Maghera producer 25 lambs 24kg at £81.20 = 338p; Knockloughrim producer 1 lamb 25kg at £82.00 = 328p; Moneymore producer 11 lambs 24.5kg at £80.00 = 327p; Portglenone producer 16 lambs 25.25kg at £79.00 = 313p; Ballycastle producer 10 lambs 24.5kg at £80.00 = 327p; Ballymoney producer 2 lambs 26kg at £81.80 = 314p; Maghera producer 20 lambs 24.75kg = £81.00 = 327p.
Middleweight lambs: Castledawson producer 4 lambs 23.75kg at £80.50 = 339p; Ballymena producer 30 lambs 22.25kg at £76.50 = 344p; Dungiven producer 13 lambs 23.5kg at £79.80 = 340p; Magherafelt producer 27 lambs 20.75kg at £70.50 = 340p; Coleraine producer 17 lambs 23.75kg at £78.50 = 338p; Cookstown producer 1 lamb 23kg at £78.00 = 339p; Maghera producer 18 lambs 21.9kg at £76.20 = 348p; Swatragh producer 12 lambs 22.75kg at £76.50 = 336p; Garvagh producer 9 lambs 23.25kg at £78.50 = 338p; 11 lambs 19.5kg at £67.00 = 344p; Maghera producer 18 lambs 21.9kg at £76.20 = 348p.
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Hide AdStore lambs: Draperstown producer 12 lambs 17.25kg at £64.20 = 372p; Dungannon producer 59 lambs 18.25kg £65.60 = 360p; Dungiven producer 14 lambs 18kg at £64.50 = 358p; Garvagh producer 5 lambs 16.5kg at £59.00 = 357p; Maghera producer 11 lambs 14.5kg at £52.00 = 359p; Coleraine producer 3 lambs 13.25kg at £45.00 = 340p; Draperstown producer 8 lambs 17kg at £59.50 = 350p; Garvagh producer 15 lambs 16kg at £57.00 = 356p; 14 lambs 18kg at £65.50 = 364p.
Ewes: Garvagh producer 1 Texel at £75.