Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry
Cattle sale, Monday 21 October 2024
- Bullocks £3.45/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £2.99/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £2.02/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 10 lots | £3.45/kg | £3.11 to £4.10/kg | £874 | £550 to £1,100 | 10 |
| Heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 7 lots | £3.06/kg | £2.70 to £3.51/kg | £827 | £650 to £970 | 7 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £2.47/kg | £2.47 to £2.47/kg | £740 | £740 to £740 | 1 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 7 lots | £2.02/kg | £1.63 to £2.53/kg | £1,404 | £1,070 to £1,770 | 7 |
| 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
25 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 700 | £1,770 | £2.53/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 690 | £1,650 | £2.39/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 630 | £1,350 | £2.14/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 800 | £1,640 | £2.05/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 680 | £1,180 | £1.74/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 650 | £1,070 | £1.65/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | LM | 720 | £1,170 | £1.63/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 276 | £970 | £3.51/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 298 | £960 | £3.22/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 288 | £900 | £3.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 216 | £660 | £3.06/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 296 | £890 | £3.01/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 234 | £650 | £2.78/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 282 | £760 | £2.70/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | AA | 300 | £740 | £2.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 268 | £1,100 | £4.10/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 236 | £890 | £3.77/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 256 | £930 | £3.63/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 288 | £1,020 | £3.54/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 280 | £940 | £3.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 164 | £550 | £3.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 290 | £960 | £3.31/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 262 | £840 | £3.21/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 188 | £590 | £3.14/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 296 | £920 | £3.11/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.