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Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry

Cattle sale, Monday 12 May 2025

150 head on offer. Cattle in sterling per kg liveweight; per head where the mart gave it. Week 20, 2025

Prices

CategoryWeight or typeAvg per kgRange per kgAvg per headRange per headHead
BullocksUnder 300 kgderived from 6 lots£4.52/kg£4.08 to £4.89/kg£1,205£1,100 to £1,3906
300 to 400 kgderived from 10 lots£4.59/kg£4.47 to £4.83/kg£1,553£1,390 to £1,78010
400 to 500 kgderived from 5 lots£4.17/kg£4.06 to £4.40/kg£1,950£1,840 to £2,0705
500 to 600 kgderived from 10 lots£3.81/kg£3.59 to £4.36/kg£2,120£1,920 to £2,51010
600 kg and overderived from 7 lots£3.85/kg£3.55 to £4.48/kg£2,490£2,130 to £3,1707
HeifersUnder 300 kgderived from 10 lots£4.35/kg£4.10 to £4.66/kg£1,167£1,030 to £1,30010
Cull cows500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots£3.70/kg£3.41 to £3.98/kg£1,915£1,840 to £1,9902
600 kg and overderived from 3 lots£3.43/kg£3.08 to £3.85/kg£2,487£1,970 to £3,0003
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 53 lots, 53 head Show the table
CategoryHeadBreedWeight kgPricePer kg
Cull cows1LM500£1,990£3.98/kg
Cull cows1LM780£3,000£3.85/kg
Cull cows1CH540£1,840£3.41/kg
Cull cows1BA740£2,490£3.36/kg
Cull cows1SI640£1,970£3.08/kg
Heifers1LM262£1,220£4.66/kg
Heifers1LM244£1,130£4.63/kg
Heifers1LM258£1,150£4.46/kg
Heifers1LM292£1,300£4.45/kg
Heifers1LM286£1,230£4.30/kg
Heifers1LM288£1,230£4.27/kg
Heifers1LM242£1,030£4.26/kg
Heifers1LM258£1,090£4.22/kg
Heifers1LM284£1,190£4.19/kg
Heifers1LM268£1,100£4.10/kg
Bullocks1LM284£1,390£4.89/kg
Bullocks1LM242£1,160£4.79/kg
Bullocks1LM266£1,260£4.74/kg
Bullocks1LM250£1,100£4.40/kg
Bullocks1LM278£1,170£4.21/kg
Bullocks1LM282£1,150£4.08/kg
Bullocks1CH358£1,730£4.83/kg
Bullocks1LM300£1,420£4.73/kg
Bullocks1LM302£1,400£4.64/kg
Bullocks1CH304£1,390£4.57/kg
Bullocks1LM342£1,560£4.56/kg
Bullocks1LM392£1,780£4.54/kg
Bullocks1CH340£1,540£4.53/kg
Bullocks1LM354£1,600£4.52/kg
Bullocks1CH332£1,500£4.52/kg
Bullocks1CH360£1,610£4.47/kg
Bullocks1LM470£2,070£4.40/kg
Bullocks1CH456£1,890£4.14/kg
Bullocks1LM444£1,840£4.14/kg
Bullocks1LM488£2,000£4.10/kg
Bullocks1CH480£1,950£4.06/kg
Bullocks1CH576£2,510£4.36/kg
Bullocks1LM508£1,990£3.92/kg
Bullocks1CH520£2,030£3.90/kg
Bullocks1CH570£2,210£3.88/kg
Bullocks1580£2,200£3.79/kg
Bullocks1CH516£1,920£3.72/kg
Bullocks1592£2,170£3.67/kg
Bullocks1574£2,100£3.66/kg
Bullocks1550£1,990£3.62/kg
Bullocks1580£2,080£3.59/kg
Bullocks1LM600£2,690£4.48/kg
Bullocks1620£2,450£3.95/kg
Bullocks1SI820£3,170£3.87/kg
Bullocks1640£2,400£3.75/kg
Bullocks1650£2,430£3.74/kg
Bullocks1600£2,160£3.60/kg
Bullocks1600£2,130£3.55/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.