Heifers sell to £945 for 482kg at Swatragh

Heifers selling to £945 for 482kg with bullocks selling to £1,040 for 615kgs.

Sample prices: Heifers: Maghera producer; 482kg £945; 416kg, £720; 494kg, £920; Swatragh producer 316kg, £545; 338kg, £585; Coagh producer 398kg, £590; 418kg, £875; Portglenone producer 468kg, £925; 460kg, £895; Maghera producer 512kg, £865; 418kg, £750.

Bullocks: Portglenone producer 625kg, £1,040; Coagh producer 300kg, £420; Maghera producer 402kg, £705; Magherafelt producer 296kg, £615; 266kg,£545; Maghera producer 488kg, £830; 456kg, £910; 430kg, £775; 340kg, £650; 356kg, £710; 396kg, £720; Limavady producer 374kg, £650; 290kg, £450; 300kg, £500.

Sheep: A super entry of 1,185 sheep at Swatragh on Saturday 9th April witnessed a very good solid lamb trade. Several pens of heavy lambs sold well in excess of £95.50 each to a top rate of £97.50, middleweight lambs sold to £77.50 for 21.75kg, spring lambs sold to £99.00, ewes sold to £112.00 while ewes and lambs sold to £203.00.

Sample prices: Heavyweight lambs: Upperlands producer 7 lambs 25kg at 97.50 = 390p; Limavady producer 1 lamb 25kg at 96.00 = 384p; Limavady producer 9 lambs 28kg at 96.00 = 343p; Swatragh producer 1 lamb 26kg at 96.00 = 369p; Garavgh producer 6 lambs 28kg at 96.00 = 343p.

Middleweight lambs: Limavady producer 4 lambs 21.75kg at 77.50 =356p; Draperstown producer 24 lambs 19.5kg at 75.00 = 385p.

Store lambs: Portglenone producer 2 lambs 17kg at 61.50 = 362p; Maghera producer 5 lambs 17kg at 67.00 = 394p.

Ewes: Draperstown producer 2 Texels at 112.00; Coagh producer 1 Suffolk at 110.00.