Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry

Cattle sale, Monday 7 October 2024

Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 41, 2024

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
BullocksUnder 300 kgderived from 8 lots£2.95/kg£2.62 to £3.52/kg£762£600 to £9008
HeifersUnder 300 kgderived from 4 lots£3.04/kg£2.56 to £3.38/kg£812£680 to £9604
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 1 lot£2.07/kg£2.07 to £2.07/kg£1,440£1,440 to £1,4401
A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own.

Sample lots

13 lots
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM696£1,440£2.07/kg
Heifers1LM272£920£3.38/kg
Heifers1CH296£960£3.24/kg
Heifers1HE228£680£2.98/kg
Heifers1AA270£690£2.56/kg
Bullocks1AA256£900£3.52/kg
Bullocks1AA270£840£3.11/kg
Bullocks1AA286£880£3.08/kg
Bullocks1AA200£600£3.00/kg
Bullocks1AA238£660£2.77/kg
Bullocks1AA276£760£2.75/kg
Bullocks1AA258£710£2.75/kg
Bullocks1AA286£750£2.62/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.