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Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry

Cattle sale, Monday 24 February 2025

230 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 9, 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
BullocksUnder 300 kgderived from 8 lots£4.36/kg£3.85 to £4.82/kg£1,071£850 to £1,3608
300 to 400 kgderived from 12 lots£4.42/kg£4.09 to £4.90/kg£1,522£1,330 to £1,65012
400 to 500 kgderived from 9 lots£3.93/kg£3.37 to £4.27/kg£1,728£1,430 to £2,0009
500 to 600 kgderived from 8 lots£3.48/kg£3.02 to £3.98/kg£1,892£1,580 to £2,0608
600 kg and overderived from 8 lots£3.55/kg£3.26 to £3.75/kg£2,260£2,040 to £2,5508
HeifersUnder 300 kgderived from 12 lots£4.04/kg£3.74 to £4.48/kg£1,080£850 to £1,29012
Cull cows600 kg and overderived from 4 lots£2.54/kg£2.29 to £2.72/kg£1,792£1,650 to £1,9604
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 61 lots, 61 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM680£1,850£2.72/kg
Cull cows1AA650£1,710£2.63/kg
Cull cows1HE780£1,960£2.51/kg
Cull cows1HE720£1,650£2.29/kg
Heifers1CH288£1,290£4.48/kg
Heifers1CH254£1,090£4.29/kg
Heifers1LM286£1,200£4.20/kg
Heifers1SI274£1,150£4.20/kg
Heifers1CH284£1,190£4.19/kg
Heifers1LM250£1,000£4.00/kg
Heifers1LM266£1,050£3.95/kg
Heifers1AA218£850£3.90/kg
Heifers1LM296£1,150£3.89/kg
Heifers1CH226£880£3.89/kg
Heifers1LM284£1,070£3.77/kg
Heifers1CH278£1,040£3.74/kg
Bullocks1CH220£1,060£4.82/kg
Bullocks1CH292£1,360£4.66/kg
Bullocks1LM238£1,100£4.62/kg
Bullocks1CH190£850£4.47/kg
Bullocks1CH246£1,080£4.39/kg
Bullocks1LM280£1,130£4.04/kg
Bullocks1LM248£990£3.99/kg
Bullocks1SI260£1,000£3.85/kg
Bullocks1LM300£1,470£4.90/kg
Bullocks1CH344£1,610£4.68/kg
Bullocks1LM324£1,500£4.63/kg
Bullocks1LM350£1,590£4.54/kg
Bullocks1CH322£1,430£4.44/kg
Bullocks1CH374£1,650£4.41/kg
Bullocks1LM352£1,550£4.40/kg
Bullocks1CH360£1,580£4.39/kg
Bullocks1LM342£1,480£4.33/kg
Bullocks1AA322£1,330£4.13/kg
Bullocks1LM364£1,500£4.12/kg
Bullocks1LM384£1,570£4.09/kg
Bullocks1CH468£2,000£4.27/kg
Bullocks1CH400£1,680£4.20/kg
Bullocks1CH450£1,860£4.13/kg
Bullocks1CH450£1,860£4.13/kg
Bullocks1LM416£1,680£4.04/kg
Bullocks1CH466£1,820£3.91/kg
Bullocks1LM420£1,610£3.83/kg
Bullocks1SI410£1,430£3.49/kg
Bullocks1BB478£1,610£3.37/kg
Bullocks1CH518£2,060£3.98/kg
Bullocks1CH536£2,040£3.81/kg
Bullocks1LM500£1,900£3.80/kg
Bullocks1CH556£1,960£3.53/kg
Bullocks1AA564£1,890£3.35/kg
Bullocks1SHB590£1,940£3.29/kg
Bullocks1BB574£1,770£3.08/kg
Bullocks1AA524£1,580£3.02/kg
Bullocks1LM680£2,550£3.75/kg
Bullocks1LM644£2,360£3.66/kg
Bullocks1CH616£2,250£3.65/kg
Bullocks1LM628£2,260£3.60/kg
Bullocks1CH656£2,340£3.57/kg
Bullocks1LM626£2,180£3.48/kg
Bullocks1LM618£2,100£3.40/kg
Bullocks1SHB626£2,040£3.26/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.