Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry
Sheep sale, Saturday 18 April 2026
- Lambs £194/head* mart average
- Cull ewes £256/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per kg | Range per kg | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | All weightsderived from 16 lots | £9.14/kg | £6.90 to £10.22/kg | £194 | £160 to £209 | 73 |
| Hoggets | All weightsderived from 29 lots | £7.19/kg | £5.59 to £8.78/kg | £187 | £150 to £226 | 119 |
| Cull ewes | All weightsderived from 18 lots | £256 | £220 to £358 | 24 | ||
| Rams | All weightsderived from 9 lots | £216 | £186 to £264 | 10 | ||
| 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 72 lots, 226 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Weight kg | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambs | 5 | 18 | £184 | £10.22/kg |
| Lambs | 17 | 20 | £189 | £9.45/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | 21 | £198 | £9.43/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 17 | £160 | £9.41/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | 21 | £194 | £9.24/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | 22 | £199 | £9.23/kg |
| Lambs | 3 | 22 | £197 | £9.16/kg |
| Lambs | 4 | 22 | £198 | £9.00/kg |
| Lambs | 8 | 23 | £205 | £8.89/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | 22 | £194 | £8.82/kg |
| Lambs | 6 | 22 | £187 | £8.70/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | 24 | £201 | £8.38/kg |
| Lambs | 2 | 26 | £208 | £8.16/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 26 | £209 | £8.04/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 27 | £200 | £7.41/kg |
| Lambs | 1 | 29 | £200 | £6.90/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 33 | £226 | £6.85/kg |
| Hoggets | 7 | 30 | £201 | £6.70/kg |
| Hoggets | 23 | 32 | £197 | £6.25/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 35 | £207 | £5.91/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 34 | £197 | £5.79/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | 35 | £198 | £5.66/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 34 | £190 | £5.59/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 25 | £196 | £8.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | 24 | £190 | £7.92/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 26 | £196 | £7.67/kg |
| Hoggets | 7 | 26 | £196 | £7.54/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 27 | £199 | £7.51/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £184 | £7.36/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 26 | £191 | £7.35/kg |
| Hoggets | 5 | 25 | £180 | £7.35/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 27 | £196 | £7.26/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 27 | £196 | £7.26/kg |
| Hoggets | 3 | 28 | £196 | £7.13/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 25 | £178 | £7.12/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 27 | £192 | £7.11/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | 28 | £197 | £7.04/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 28 | £196 | £7.00/kg |
| Hoggets | 2 | 21 | £180 | £8.78/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £183 | £8.32/kg |
| Hoggets | 16 | 24 | £189 | £8.04/kg |
| Hoggets | 6 | 21 | £159 | £7.76/kg |
| Hoggets | 11 | 20 | £154 | £7.70/kg |
| Hoggets | 1 | 22 | £164 | £7.45/kg |
| Hoggets | 4 | 21 | £150 | £7.14/kg |
| Cull ewes | 2 | £358 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £326 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £314 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £270 | ||
| Cull ewes | 2 | £264 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £256 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £248 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £246 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £242 | ||
| Cull ewes | 2 | £242 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £236 | ||
| Cull ewes | 2 | £234 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £230 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £230 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £228 | ||
| Cull ewes | 3 | £226 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £226 | ||
| Cull ewes | 1 | £220 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £264 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £238 | ||
| Rams | 2 | £232 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £215 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £204 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £196 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £194 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £194 | ||
| Rams | 1 | £186 |
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.