Ewes selling to a top of £145 at Swatragh Mart

700 lambs were presented for sale, topping at £107 for 2 lambs at 29.5kg.

170 ewes were put forward for sale topping at £145 for good quality ewes.

Heavy weight lambs: Antrim producer, 29.5kg at £107 = 3.63p; Ballymoney producer, 26.8kg at £105 = 3.92p; Kilrea producer, 26kg at £104 = 4.00p; Draperstown producer, 26kg at £100 = 3.85p; Limavady producer, 25.5kg at £102 = 4.00p; Draperstown producer, 25.5kg at £99 = 3.88 and Cookstown producer, 25kg at £98 = 3.92p.

Midweight lambs: Draperstown producer, 24kg at £102 = 4.25p; Maghera producer, 24kg at £101 = 4.21p; Swatragh producer, 23kg at £100.50 = 4.37p; Claudy producer, 23.9kg at £99 = 4.14p; Dungiven producer, 23.3kg at £98 = 4.22p; Coleraine producer, 22.9kg at £98.50 = 4.30p; Maghera producer, 22.6kg at £96 = 4.25p; Swatragh producer, 22.8kg at £97 = 4.26p; Draperstown producer, 22kgs at £94 = 4.27p; Maghera producer, 22.5kg at £95.50 = 4.24p and Maghera producer, 22.8kg at £91.50 = 4.01p.

Lightweight lambs: Magherafelt producer, 19kg at £88 = 4.63p; Dungannon producer, 19.5kg at £87.50 = 4.49p; Claudy producer, 20.5kg at £90 = 4.39p; Draperstown producer, 19kgs at £100.50 = 5.29p; Magherafelt producer, 19.5kg at £89 = 4.56p and Swatragh producer, 19.8kg at £87.50 = 4.43p.

Fat ewes: Coleraine producer,£145; Swatragh producer, £118; £113; £105; Draperstown producer, £109 and Draperstown producer, £108.

CATTLE

A grand show of cattle was presented for sale on Monday 30th November, which saw a strong trade for all types.

Bullocks sold to £1170 for Simmental type and heifers sold to £1230 for Simmental type.

Heifers: Upperlands producer: Simmental, 582kg at £1230 = 2.11p; Magherafelt producer; Charolais, 410kg at £940 = 2.29p; Maghera producer; Belgian Blue, 480kg at £900 = 1.88p; Charolais, 414kg at £880 = 2.13p; Swatragh producer; Limousin, 584kg at £730 = 1.25p and Moneymore producer; Limousin, 530kg at £700 = 1.32p.

Bullocks: Upperlands producer: Simmental, 568kg at £1170 = 2.06p; Limavady producer: Charolais, 488kg at £1130 = 2.32p; Limousin, 402kg at £1000 = 2.49p; Magherafelt producer; Simmental, 466kg at £1080 = 2.32p; Charolais, 416kg at £960 = 2.31p; Charolais, 374kg at £960 = 2.57p; Omagh producer; Charolais 366kg at £930 = 2.54p; Maghera producer; Limousin, 384kg at £980 = 2.55p and Swatragh producer; Limousin, 462kg at £1110 = 2.40p; Limousin, 468kg at £860 = 1.84p; Limousin, 404kg at £990 = 2.45p; Limousin, 362kg at £720 = 1.99p; Charolais, 362kg at £750 = 2.07p.