Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry
Cattle sale, Monday 23 September 2024
- Bullocks £3.15/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £3.23/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £1.78/kg* mean of bands
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | Under 300 kgderived from 2 lots | £2.91/kg | £2.85 to £2.96/kg | £810 | £780 to £840 | 2 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.24/kg | £2.91 to £3.57/kg | £1,164 | £960 to £1,400 | 7 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £3.03/kg | £3.03 to £3.03/kg | £1,210 | £1,210 to £1,210 | 1 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.28/kg | £2.76 to £3.81/kg | £1,257 | £900 to £1,500 | 7 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.90/kg | £2.90 to £2.90/kg | £1,160 | £1,160 to £1,160 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £1.78/kg | £1.53 to £2.10/kg | £1,010 | £850 to £1,180 | 3 |
| 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
21 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 562 | £1,180 | £2.10/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 580 | £1,000 | £1.72/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 554 | £850 | £1.53/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 394 | £1,500 | £3.81/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 392 | £1,480 | £3.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 398 | £1,340 | £3.37/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 398 | £1,330 | £3.34/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 398 | £1,250 | £3.14/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,160 | £2.90/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 358 | £1,000 | £2.79/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 326 | £900 | £2.76/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 392 | £1,400 | £3.57/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 356 | £1,210 | £3.40/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 334 | £1,100 | £3.29/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 396 | £1,300 | £3.28/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 334 | £1,050 | £3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 310 | £960 | £3.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 400 | £1,210 | £3.03/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 284 | £840 | £2.96/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 388 | £1,130 | £2.91/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 274 | £780 | £2.85/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.