Swatragh Mart: Bullocks sell to £1,085 for 458kg

More quality stock required to meet demand.

Bullocks selling to £1,085 for 458kg (£2.37 per kg), £1,000 for 416kg (£2.40 per kg), £1,075 for 446kg (£2.41 per kg), £950 for 384kg (£2.47 per kg), £770 for 310kg (£2.48 per kg) and £975 for 382kg (£2.55 per kg).

Heifers selling to £815 for 416kg (£1.96 per kg), £680 for 292kg (£2.33 per kg), £635 for 264kg (£2.41 per kg), £725 for 298kg (£2.43 per kg) and £585 for 232kg (£2.52 per kg).

Bullocks: Aghadowey producer 458kg, £1.085 (Ch); 452kg, £920 (Ch); 446kg, £1,075 (Ch); Swatragh producer 428kg, £870 (Ch); 282kg, £600 (Lim); 278kg, £650 (Lim); 384kg, £950 (Lim); 376kg, £780 (Lim); 416kg, £1,000 (Ch); 382kg, £975 (Lim); 468kg, £1,080 (Lim); Portglenone producer 356kg, £680 (AA); 384kg, £780 (AA); Claudy producer 336kg, £710 (Lim); Portglenone producer 330kg, £790 (Lim); 288kg, £510 (Lim); 296kg, £635 (Lim); Claudy producer 302kg, £660 (Ch); 358kg, £845 (Lim); 304kg, £560 (Lim); Coleraine producer 326kg, £610 (Lim); Donemana producer 310kg, £770 (Lim); 372kg, £910 (Lim).

Heifers: Swatragh producer 416kg, £815 (St); 376kg, £705 (St); 344kg, £655 (Ch); 382kg, £760 (Lim); 382kg, £765 (Lim); 232kg, £585 (Lim); 366kg, £720 (Lim); 302kg, £630 (Ch); 262kg, £565 (Lim); 264kg, £635 (Lim); 328kg, £685 (Lim); Kesh producer 312kg, £675 (Lim); 298kg, £725 (Sim); 316kg, £680 (Sim); 326kg, £600 (Sim); 378kg, £775 (Sim); 292kg, £680 (Sim); 320kg, £610 (Hereford); 304kg, £700 (Sim); 342kg, £720 (Sim); 324kg, £700 (Sim); 292kg, £680 (Sim); Swatragh producer 330kg, £675 (Lim); 364kg, £720 (Daq); 298kg, £650 (Lim); 376kg, £820 (Ch); 360kg, £680 (Lim); 388kg, £775 (Lim); 302kg, £710 (BB); 342kg, £720 (Ch); Portglenone producer 238kg, £620 (Lim); Claudy producer 318kg, £620 (Ch); 330kg, £600 (Lim); Portglenone producer 382kg, £685 (Lim); Claudy producer 262kg, £570 (Ch); 288kg, £610 (Ch); Coleraine producer 428kg, £725 (Ch); 326kg, £680 (Lim); 324kg, £660 (Lim); Donemana producer 302kg, £630 (Lim).

Sheep: A smaller entry of 500 quality sheep were presented at our weekly sheep sale at Swatragh on Saturday, June 3rd, witnessing top prices being paid.

An excellent show of spring lambs with a top price of £100 being paid, with many lots passing £95.

Fat ewes showed a better trade, with a top price of £92.50 being paid, and rams reaching £142.

A large show of quality breeders saw doubles top at £200 and singles reaching an outstanding £182.

More stock required to meet demand.

Sample prices:

Heavyweight/middleweight lambs: Dungiven producer 2 lambs 26.5kg at £90.50 = 342p; Desertmartin producer 16 lambs 21kg at £90.20 = 430p; Draperstown producer 10 lambs 25kg at £84.00 = 336p; Magherafelt producer 6 lambs 23.3kg at £95.00 = 408p; Limavady producer 5 lambs 20.4kg at £83.00 = 407p; Swatragh producer 2 lambs 24kg at £96.20 = 401p; Maghera producer 7 lambs 24.8kg at £97.80 = 394p; Dungiven producer 2 lambs 29kg at £84.50 = 291p; Dungiven producer 6 lambs at 23kg at £83.00 = 361p; Garvagh producer 1 lamb 24kg at £70.00 = 292p; Coleraine producer 1 lamb 22kg at £94.50 = 430p.

Springs: Portglenone producer 4 lambs 26kg at £100.00 = 385p; Magherafelt producer 5 lambs 22.4kg at £98.00 = 438p; Eglinton producer 2 lambs 24.5kg at £99.00 = 404p; Maghera producer 9 lambs 28.5kg at £97.00 = 340p; Limavady producer 12 lambs 23kg at £95.50 = 415p; Cookstown producer 5 lambs 22kg at £92.80 = 422p; Limavady producer 2 lambs 23.5kg at £98.50 = 419p; Portglenone producer 4 lambs 21.7kg at £95.50 = 440p; Kilrea producer 10 lambs 22.3kg at £93.00 = 417p; Dungiven producer 5 lambs 23.5kg at £97.00 = 413p; Draperstown producer 3 lambs 24.3kg at £97.50 = 401p; Maghera producer 2 lambs 23kg at £99.00 = 430p; 11 lambs 20.9kg at £89.00 = 426p; Garvagh producer 2 lambs 21.5kg at £93.50 = 435p; Draperstown producer 2 lambs 22kg at £94.50 = 430p; Claudy producer 14 lambs 19.5kg at £86.00 = 441p; Swatragh producer 9 lambs l21.2kg at £90.20 = 425p; Kilrea producer 10 lambs 21kg at £88.00 = 419p; Limavady producer 5 lambs 18.2kg at £76.80 = 422p; Dungiven producer 14 lambs at 20.9kg at £90.00 = 431p; Dungannon producer 12 lambs 19.25kg at £84.80 = 441p; Dungiven producer 5 lambs 23.8kg at £99.00 = 416p.

Ewes: Eglinton producer 1 Texel at £92.50.

Ewe with 2 lambs: Dungiven producer £200.

Ewe with 1 lamb: Dungiven producer £182.

Rams: Portglenone producer £142.