Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry
Sheep sale, Saturday 31 August 2024
- Store lambs £88/head* mart average
- Cull ewes £154/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 15 lots | £88 | £83.50 to £95 | 152 |
| Cull ewes | All weightsderived from 13 lots | £154 | £134 to £181 | 33 |
| Rams | All weightsderived from 3 lots | £139 | £127 to £168 | 4 |
| 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
31 lots| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | 14 | 18 | £95 |
| Store lambs | 10 | 18 | £94.50 |
| Store lambs | 6 | 18 | £93 |
| Store lambs | 4 | 16 | £90 |
| Store lambs | 5 | 17 | £90 |
| Store lambs | 7 | 18 | £89.50 |
| Store lambs | 8 | 18 | £89 |
| Store lambs | 16 | 17 | £88 |
| Store lambs | 21 | 17 | £87 |
| Store lambs | 10 | 16 | £87 |
| Store lambs | 3 | 17 | £86 |
| Store lambs | 2 | 17 | £85 |
| Store lambs | 19 | 16 | £85 |
| Store lambs | 15 | 16 | £85 |
| Store lambs | 12 | 17 | £83.50 |
| Cull ewes | 6 | £181 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £178 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £172 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £170 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £170 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £160 | |
| Cull ewes | 1 | £160 | |
| Cull ewes | 4 | £146 | |
| Cull ewes | 4 | £146 | |
| Cull ewes | 5 | £145 | |
| Cull ewes | 2 | £142 | |
| Cull ewes | 4 | £136 | |
| Cull ewes | 2 | £134 | |
| Rams | 1 | £168 | |
| Rams | 1 | £134 | |
| Rams | 2 | £127 |
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.