Prices buoyant at Swatragh suckler calf show

Cattle: A super entry of quality cattle at the Charolais Suckler Calf Show and Sale on Monday, 3rd October dold very very briskly with prices very buoyant; more quality stock is required to meet demand.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Oct 2016, 09:50 BST
Updated 5th Oct 2016, 16:53 BST

Heifers: Dungiven Producer 290kg, £665; 328kg, £730; 354kg, £750; 326kg, £690; 340kg, £730; 372kg, £700; 368kg, £695; 322kg, £670; Garvagh Producer 278kg,£600; Swatragh Producer 326kg, £725; 290kg, £640; Garvagh Producer 358kg, £690; 360kg, £690; 314kg, £665; 482kg, £890; 320kg, £775; 538kg, £980; 464kg, £965; 490kg, £960; 286kg, £660; Garvagh Producer 260kg, £660; 276kg, £545; 282kg, £510; 366kg, £660; Maghera Producer 416kg, £790; 390kg, £700; 378kg, £655; 384kg, £640; 360kg, £545 304kg,£675; 460kg, £965; 428kg, £980 348kg, £655; 524kg, £915; 490kg, £935; 446kg, £865; Swatragh Producer 468kg, £1,000; 398kg, £750; 410kg, £800; 414kg, £815; 462kg, £825; Swatragh Producer 408kg, £680; 312kg,£500; Garvagh Producer 246kg, £480; 270kg, £605; 272kg,£650; 226kg, £350; 296kg, £550; 294kg,£425; 272kg,£430; 232kg, £340; 234kg, £480 198kg, £400; Swatragh Producer 582kg, £1,110; 512kg, £970; Swatragh Producer 286kg, £520; 278kg,£680; Swatragh Producer 504kg, £885; 420kg,£650; 486kg, £795; Swatragh Producer 492kg, £900; 436kg, £690; Swatragh Producer 226kg, £490; 378kg, £640; 352kg, £770; 246kg, £675; 378kg, £755; Maghera Producer 302kg, £690; 444kg, £870; 376kg, £730; 290kg, £525; 286kg, £705; 276kg, £655; 414kg, £805; 454kg, £1,005;S watragh Producer 438kg, £850; 374kg, £800; 480kg, £940; 390kg, £700; Swatragh Producer 376kg,£630; 404kg,£770; 232kg,£430;242kg, £480;326kg,£580; 260kg, £590; 412kg, £825; 212kg, £420; 234kg, £425; Claudy Producer 226kg, £515; 210kg, £440; 338kg, £625; 222kg, £560; 256kg, £565; 230kg, £470; 236kg, £505; 220kg, £480; 272kg, £560; Maghera Producer 464kg,£930; 422kg,£830; 358kg,£650; 382kg, £845; 426kg, £885; 448kg, £875; 474kg, £965

Bullocks: Dungiven Producer 336kg, £740; 386kg,£990; 338kg, £795; 384kg, £810; 402kg, £840; 420kg, £1,025; 368kg, £745; 464kg, £950; 360kg, £790; 446kg, £880; 410kg, £825; 368kg, £760; Garvagh Producer 346kg, £620; 324kg, £650; 260kg, £610; 378kg, £740; 390kg, £610; 412kg, £650; 376kg, £580; 266kg,£590; Swatragh Producer 270kg, £650; 412kg, £1,000; 414kg, £785; 296kg, £650; 300kg, £695; 286kg, £810; 254kg, £745; Garvagh Producer 258kg, £450; 258kg, £455; 278kg, £705; 288kg, £500; 308kg, £530 Swatragh Producer 338kg, £720; 328kg, £715; 266kg, £680; Swatragh Producer 492kg, £920; Garvagh Producer 390kg, £760; 332kg, £670; 312kg, £660;328kg, £670; 420kg, £850; 412kg, £825; 332kg, £650; 458kg, £930; 452kg, £890; Dungiven Producer 368kg, £770; 334kg, £780;4 10kg, £910; 394kg, £875; 354kg, £900; 458kg, £955; 406kg, £850 410kg, £880; 408kg, £860; 374kg, £760; 400kg, £820;3 90kg, £855; Claudy Producer 440kg, £1,100;S watragh Producer 316kg, £480; 258kg, £380; 402kg, £765; Maghera Producer 476kg, £980; 432kg, £785; 390kg, £795 462kg, £940; 452kg, £900; 420kg, £850; 432kg, £950; 278kg, £715; 350kg, £790; Cookstown Producer 326kg, £720; Swatragh Producer 546kg, £910; 506kg, £920; Moneymore Producer 476kg, £935; 448kg, £955; 452kg, £930; 442kg, £920; 434kg, £860;M aghera Producer 456kg, £940; 466kg, £910; 324kg, £740; 368kg, £785; 440kg, £945; 340kg, £710; 348kg, £760; 366kg, £730; 282kg, £740; 272kg, £450; Maghera Producer 484kg,£860; Swatragh Producer 270kg, £535; 284kg, £615; 280kg, £655; 384kg,£785; 268kg, £705; 232kg, £470; Swatragh Producer 314kg, £610; 248kg, £590; 272kg, £595; 392kg, £630; 238kg, £535; 260kg, £545; 276kg, £540; 288kg, £675; 252kg, £525;S watragh Producer 586kg, £1,050; 630kg, £1,110; 546kg, £935; 414kg, £690; 502kg, £770; 456kg, £775; 652kg, £1,110; 490kg, £890; 550kg, £1,010; 572kg, £940; Maghera Producer 398kg, £975; 458kg, £1,000; 488kg, £1,085; 418kg,£920; 298kg, £695; 394kg, £705; 306kg, £765; Maghera Producer 470kg, £950; 412kg, £890; 580kg, £1,175; 436kg, £965; 460kg, £930; 474kg, £1,000; 424kg, £885; 398kg, £925; 510kg, £1,070; 490kg, £940; 576kg, £1,085; 534kg, £930; 592kg, £1,145; 512kg, £1,025; 488kg, £950; 542kg, £1,000; 454kg, £940; 432kg, £900; 444kg, £930; Maghera Producer 448kg, £750.

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Sheep: Another excellent entry of 1,585 sheep at Swatragh on Saturday, 1st October witnessed a super lamb trade. Several pens of heavy lambs sold well in excess of £80.80 each to a top rate of £82.00 ,middleweight lambs sold to £78.00 for 23kg, Store Lambs sold to £54.20 for 14.25kg and Fat Ewes sold to £83.00 with over 200 on offer.

Sample prices;

Heavyweight Lambs; Maghera Producer 12 Lambs 25kg at 82.00 = 328p, Dungiven Producer 2 Lambs 26.5kg at £82.00 =309p; Draperstown Producer 2 Lambs 25kg at £81.00 = 324p; Draperstown Producer 3 Lambs 25.5kg at 80.80 = 317p; Tobermore Producer 12 Lambs 25kg at 80.80 =323p.

Middleweight Lambs: Maghera Producer 13 Lambs 23kg at 78.00 = 339p; Maghera Producer 10 Lambs 22.25kg at 74.20 =333p; Coleraine Producer 7 Lambs 23.7kg at 77.80=328p; Swatragh Producer 12 Lambs 22.5kg at 73.80 =328p.

Store Lambs: Garvagh Producer 11 lambs 14.25kg at £54.20 = 380p, Garvagh Producer 17 Lambs 17kg £62.20 = 366p, Dungiven Producer 16 Lambs 14kg at £47.50 = 339p; Dungiven Producer 12 lambs 17kg at £58.00 = 341p.

Ewes; Draperstown Producer 3 Texels at 83.0.

Payment on the day

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Producer Incentive: There will be a £100 Northern Counties Farmware Store voucher to be won every month at both the Sheep and Cattle Marts.

Cattle Sale – Every animal sold will guarantee one entry into monthly draw

Sheep Sale – Every 10 Sheep sold will guarantee one entry into monthly draw

October Sponsor: Swatragh Mace