Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry

Cattle sale, Monday 22 July 2024

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 30, 2024

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
Bullocks300 to 400 kgderived from 6 lots£2.54/kg£2.20 to £2.93/kg£933£780 to £1,0806
400 to 500 kgderived from 2 lots£2.56/kg£2.25 to £2.88/kg£1,025£900 to £1,1502
Heifers300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots£2.52/kg£2.24 to £2.74/kg£932£850 to £1,0105
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 1 lot£2.13/kg£2.13 to £2.13/kg£1,220£1,220 to £1,2201
600 kg and overderived from 6 lots£1.90/kg£1.75 to £2.12/kg£1,392£1,270 to £1,5406
Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list.

Sample lots

20 lots
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM574£1,220£2.13/kg
Cull cows1LM600£1,270£2.12/kg
Cull cows1SHB748£1,540£2.06/kg
Cull cows1CH770£1,400£1.82/kg
Cull cows1AA772£1,400£1.81/kg
Cull cows1CH740£1,340£1.81/kg
Cull cows1SHD798£1,400£1.75/kg
Heifers1LM328£900£2.74/kg
Heifers1CH380£1,010£2.66/kg
Heifers1LM380£970£2.55/kg
Heifers1SHB386£930£2.41/kg
Heifers1SI380£850£2.24/kg
Bullocks1LM368£1,080£2.93/kg
Bullocks1LM400£1,150£2.88/kg
Bullocks1LM384£1,080£2.81/kg
Bullocks1AA376£960£2.55/kg
Bullocks1ST362£890£2.45/kg
Bullocks1CH356£810£2.28/kg
Bullocks1ST400£900£2.25/kg
Bullocks1AA354£780£2.20/kg

The lots the mart chose to print in its report, usually the better end of the trade. The averages above are the figure to quote.

Source

Read from the mart's own report, a web page at www.farminglife.com. Fetched 2 September 2026.