Heifers sell to £585 for 264kg (£2.21 per kg) at Swatragh

Heifers selling to £585 for 264kg (£2.21 per kg), bullocks selling to £605 for 262kgs (£2.31 per kg).

Sample prices:

Heifers: Garvagh producer; 264kg, £585; 322kg, £450; 220kg, £430; 278kg, £550; 264kg, £505; 304kg, £525; 248kg, £490; 178Kg, £360; Swatragh producer 528kg, £1,000, 414kg, £730.

Bullocks: Garvagh producer 262kg, £605; 292kg, £650; 292kg, £575; 320kg, £680; 248kg, £545; 260kg, £585; 304kg, £675; Dungiven producer 366kg, £535; 310kg, £540; Magherafelt producer 370kg, £650; 310kg, £660; 384kg, £470.

Sheep: Another super entry of 1,485 sheep at Swatragh on Saturday 23rd July witnessed a very good lamb trade. Several pens of heavy lambs sold well in excess of £82.00 each to a top rate of £85.80, middleweight lambs sold to £84 for 23.75kg, store lambs sold to £68 for 17kg and ewes sold to £100.00 with over 250 on offer.

Sample prices: Heavyweight lambs: Magherafelt producer 2 lambs 25kg at £85.80 =343p; Limavady producer 3 lambs 26kg at £85.00 = 327p; Maghera producer 4 lambs 24.75kg at 84.20 = 340p; Swatagh producer 11 lambs 25kg at 83.00 = 332p; Kilrea producer 14 lambs 25kg at 82.00 = 328p; Coleraine producer 2 lambs 24kg at 82.00 = 342p.

Middleweight lambs: Limavady producer 16 lambs 23.75kg at 84.00 = 354p; Magherafelt producer 5 lambs 23.25kg at 83.50 = 359p; Draperstown producer 1 lamb 23kg at 83.50 = 363p; Draperstown producer 14 lambs 22.8kg at 82.80 = 363p; Swatragh producer 33 lambs 23.5kg at 82.00 = 349p; Coleraine producer 5 lambs 21kg at 80.00 = 381p.

Store lambs: Ballymena producer 5 lambs 17kg £68.00 = 400p, Portglenone producer 9 lambs 14.5kg at £51.50 = 355p, Dungiven producer 7 lambs 14kg at £48.50 = 346p; Garvagh producer 14 lambs 17kg at £64.20 = 378p.

Ewes: Garvagh producer 2 Charolais at 100.00.