Swatragh Mart: Lambs to £94 for 25kg

Over 100 fat ewes were highly sought after with many lots passing £85, with the top price of £144 being paid for one ewe.

Fat rams topped at £90.

Once again, lambs were also a great trade with a good entry of almost 520 head.

Many lots of heavy lambs made £90 and above, with the top price paid being £94 for 26 lambs at 25kg.

Sample prices:

Heavyweight lambs: Kilrea producer; 26 lambs 25kg at £94.00 = 3.76p; Kilrea producer; 24 lambs 26kg at £93.20 = 3.58p; Kilrea producer; 1 lamb 25kg at £92.00 = 3.68p; Kilrea producer; 1 lamb 26kg at £92.00 = 3.54p; Swatragh producer; 27 lambs 25.9kg at £92.00 = 3.55p; Draperstown producer; 3 lambs 31kg at £91.50 = 2.95p; Magherafelt producer; 8 lambs 26.5kg at £91.20 = 3.44p; Dungiven producer; 3 lambs 25kg at £90.50 = 3.62p; Kilrea producer; 1 lamb 26kg at £90.50 = 3.48p; Draperstown producer; 4 lambs 25kg at £90.00 = 3.60p; Draperstown producer; 2 lambs 25kg at £90.00 = 3.60p; Coleraine producer; 3 lambs 27kg at £90.00 = 3.33p.

Middleweight lambs: Limavady producer; 7 lambs 23.8kg at £89.80; Magherafelt producer; 36 lambs 22.3kg at £89.00 = 4.00p; Draperstown producer; 19 lambs 23kg at £87.20 = 3.79p; Ballymoney producer; 24 lambs 23.3kg at £86.20 = 3.70p; Maghera producer; 12 lambs 22.2kg at £86.20 = 3.88p; Maghera producer; 3 lambs 22kg at £85.80 = 3.90p; Ballymena producer; 5 lambs 23.4kg at £85.00 = 3.63p; Swatragh producer; 11 lambs 21kg at £84.50 = 4.02p.

Store lambs: Swatragh producer; 2 lambs 19.5kg at £75.50 = 3.87p; Moneymore producer; 1 lamb 20kg at £75.00 = 3.75p; Ballymena producer; 1 lamb 19kg at £77.00 = 4.05p; Tobermore producer; 4 lambs 15.5kg at £60.00 = 3.87p; Cookstown producer; 1 lamb 17kg at £58.00 = 3.41p; Claudy producer; 1 lamb 16kg at £55.00 = 3.44p.

Sample fat ewe prices: Cookstown producer; 1 ewe at £144; Draperstown producer; 3 ewes at £91.00; Maghera producer; 2 ewes at £87.

Sheep: Every Saturday at 11am.

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