Lambs sell to £96.50 at Swatragh Mart

Almost 200 fat ewes were entered and highly sought after with many lots passing £90, with the top price of £95 being paid for two ewes.

Fat rams topped at £102.

A great entry of almost 850 lambs met another great trade with many lots reaching £90 and above and the top price of £96.50 being paid for one lamb at 34kg.

Sample prices:

Heavyweight lambs:

Swatragh producer; 1 lamb 34kg at £96.50 = 2.84p; Kilrea producer; 2 lambs 26kg at £94.50 = 3.63p; Cookstown producer; 1 lamb 30kg at £94.00 = 3.13p; Magherafelt producer; 1 lamb 36kg at £94.50 = 2.63p; Ballymena producer; 17 lambs 26.4kg at £93.50 = 3.54p; Magherafelt producer; 7 lambs 26kg at £93.20 = 3.58p; Draperstown producer; 10 lambs 27.8kg at £93.00 = 3.35p; Ballymena producer; 4 lambs 25kg at £92.50 = 3.70p; Draperstown producer; 18 lambs 26kg at £92.50 = 3.56p; Draperstown producer; 5 lambs 26.8kg at £92.00 = 3.43p; Garvagh producer; 4 lambs 28kg at £90.80 = 3.24p; Swatragh producer; 7 lambs 25kg at £90.00 = 3.60p.

Middleweight lambs:

Kilrea producer; 28 lambs 24kg at £90.00 = 3.75p; Garvagh producer; 6 lambs 23kg at £87.20 = 3.79p; Ballymena producer; 4 lambs 23.5kg at £86.80 = 3.69p; Upperlands producer; 10 lambs 22.4kg at £88.00 = 3.93p; Magherafelt producer; 26 lambs 22.3kg at £84.20 = 3.78p; Claudy producer; 15 lambs 22.4kg at £83.80 = 3.74p; Ballymoney producer; 14 lambs 21.4kg at £82.00 = 3.83p; Desertmartin producer; 6 lambs 21.8kg at £82.20 = 3.77p; Portglenone producer; 5 lambs 22.6kg at £81.80 = 3.62p.

Store lambs:

Ballymena producer; 3 lambs 20.6kg at £76.50 = 3.71p; Draperstown producer; 12 lambs 18.9kg at £67.50 = 3.57p; Garvagh producer; 1 lamb 17kg at £65.50 = 3.85p; Larne producer; 7 lambs 16kg at £50.00 = 3.13p; Dungannon producer; 10 lambs 14.4kg at £44.00 = 3.06p.

Sample fat ewe prices:

Castlerock producer; 2 ewes at £95.00; Garvagh 2 ewes at £93.00; Cookstown producer; 2 ewes at £90.00; Coleraine producer; 5 ewes at £89.

Cattle: Next cattle sale will be held on Monday, January 15th at 11am.

Sheep: Every Saturday at 11am.