Swatragh Livestock Market, County Derry
Sheep sale, Thursday 8 October 2026
- Store lambs £129/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Store lambs | All weightsderived from 10 lots | £129 | £122 to £147 | 95 |
| Breeding ewes | All weightsderived from 34 lots | £176 | £140 to £240 | 301 |
| Bold figures are the mart's own. Anything lighter was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report did not give that figure. A line marked "part derived" carries both: the mart stated some of it and the rest comes from its lot list. | ||||
Sample lots 44 lots, 396 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Breeding ewes | 7 | £240 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £225 |
| Breeding ewes | 4 | £225 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £220 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £202 |
| Breeding ewes | 4 | £202 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £190 |
| Breeding ewes | 6 | £188 |
| Breeding ewes | 4 | £185 |
| Breeding ewes | 5 | £178 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £178 |
| Breeding ewes | 16 | £205 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £198 |
| Breeding ewes | 3 | £195 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £178 |
| Breeding ewes | 13 | £170 |
| Breeding ewes | 14 | £168 |
| Breeding ewes | 6 | £150 |
| Breeding ewes | 11 | £140 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £172 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £172 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £170 |
| Breeding ewes | 2 | £170 |
| Breeding ewes | 12 | £164 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £164 |
| Breeding ewes | 12 | £162 |
| Breeding ewes | 12 | £162 |
| Breeding ewes | 4 | £160 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £154 |
| Breeding ewes | 4 | £152 |
| Breeding ewes | 8 | £150 |
| Breeding ewes | 12 | £150 |
| Breeding ewes | 10 | £150 |
| Breeding ewes | 12 | £150 |
| Store lambs | 1 | £147 |
| Store lambs | 12 | £135 |
| Store lambs | 5 | £132 |
| Store lambs | 5 | £131 |
| Store lambs | 10 | £131 |
| Store lambs | 8 | £130 |
| Store lambs | 22 | £130 |
| Store lambs | 10 | £127 |
| Store lambs | 14 | £122 |
| Store lambs | 8 | £122 |
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 17 October 2026.