Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry
Cattle sale, Monday 12 January 2026
- Bullocks £4.56/kg* mean of bands
- Heifers £4.16/kg* mean of bands
- Cull cows £3.14/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 1 lot | £5.35/kg | £5.35 to £5.35/kg | £1,370 | £1,370 to £1,370 | 1 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 10 lots | £4.55/kg | £4.04 to £5.15/kg | £1,584 | £1,340 to £1,890 | 10 | |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 7 lots | £4.45/kg | £4.13 to £4.74/kg | £1,981 | £1,900 to £2,100 | 7 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 5 lots | £4.57/kg | £3.87 to £5.03/kg | £1,606 | £1,400 to £1,760 | 5 |
| 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £4.33/kg | £3.50 to £5.10/kg | £1,965 | £1,580 to £2,250 | 4 | |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 4 lots | £3.93/kg | £3.80 to £4.23/kg | £2,100 | £1,980 to £2,190 | 4 | |
| 600 kg and overderived from 3 lots | £3.54/kg | £3.50 to £3.60/kg | £2,323 | £2,110 to £2,450 | 3 | |
| Cull cows | 600 kg and overderived from 2 lots | £3.14/kg | £2.71 to £3.57/kg | £2,835 | £2,170 to £3,500 | 2 |
| 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
36 lots| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cull cows | 1 | CH | 980 | £3,500 | £3.57/kg |
| Cull cows | 1 | BB | 800 | £2,170 | £2.71/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 256 | £1,370 | £5.35/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 340 | £1,750 | £5.15/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 304 | £1,510 | £4.97/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 394 | £1,890 | £4.80/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 382 | £1,780 | £4.66/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 378 | £1,740 | £4.60/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 316 | £1,410 | £4.46/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 360 | £1,570 | £4.36/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 314 | £1,340 | £4.27/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 330 | £1,380 | £4.18/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | BA | 364 | £1,470 | £4.04/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 428 | £2,030 | £4.74/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 402 | £1,900 | £4.73/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 422 | £1,950 | £4.62/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 434 | £1,940 | £4.47/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 498 | £2,100 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 486 | £2,050 | £4.22/kg |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 460 | £1,900 | £4.13/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 338 | £1,700 | £5.03/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 324 | £1,530 | £4.72/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 378 | £1,760 | £4.66/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 358 | £1,640 | £4.58/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 362 | £1,400 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 412 | £2,100 | £5.10/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | BB | 472 | £2,250 | £4.77/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 488 | £1,930 | £3.95/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SHB | 452 | £1,580 | £3.50/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 518 | £2,190 | £4.23/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 512 | £1,980 | £3.87/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £2,100 | £3.82/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | SI | 560 | £2,130 | £3.80/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 670 | £2,410 | £3.60/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | CH | 600 | £2,110 | £3.52/kg |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 700 | £2,450 | £3.50/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.