Lamb, hogget and sheep prices

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Read The Irish Farmers Journal for all the latest developments in the sheep farming sector & market today including lamb, hogget & sheep prices.

Sheep mart prices: hoggets ease as ewes power on

There is firm demand for hoggets, but at a lower price, while prices paid for quality ewes has moved upwards again by 5c/kg to 10c/kg.

MARKETS 10 March 2025

Editorial: lamb price decline

Young lambs are also benefiting from getting outside to grass and settled, before tougher weather arrives.

VIEWPOINTS 10 March 2025

Sheep price update: factories reduce quotes by another 10c/kg

Opening prices for quality assured hoggets are in the region of €8.70/kg, with plants offering a base quote of €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg plus their respective QA payment.

MARKETS 10 March 2025

€20/hogget taken from farmers’ pockets

IFA sheep Chair Adrian Gallagher has criticised the actions of factories and stated that it will have serious long term implications for the sheep sector.

MARKETS 10 March 2025

Sheep Trends: factories pull hoggets by 20c/kg

Further pressure has been inflicted on the trade, with base quotes in most plants reducing by 20c/kg on last week’s level.

MARKETS 10 March 2025

Sheep mart prices: cull ewes overshadowing hogget trade

Tight supplies of cull ewes combined with keen demand has pushed the cull ewe trade into the spotlight, with hoggets continuing to meet a sluggish trade.

MARKETS 10 March 2025

Growth in Australian output while retaliatory tariffs bite the US

China introduces tariffs on US agrifood imports while Australia, who are outside the tariff debate for now, forecast expansion.

NEWS 10 March 2025

Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance for all lots in Donegal

Rachel Gallagher reports from Donegal Livestock Mart for the fortnightly sheep sale.

MARKETS 10 March 2025

Sheep price update: factories trying to reduce hogget prices by 10c/kg

Agents are also holding firm in quoting a case weight of 23kg, with higher carcase weight limits harder to come by this week.

MARKETS 10 March 2025

Technology for Profit: high standards with efficiency in mind

Brendan and Ciarán Brady, Cootehill, Co Cavan, exemplify how two generations can work together to maximise both the efficiency and profitability of a family-run dairy farm.

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Lamb, hogget and sheep prices

Camera at the Mart: heavy cull ewes hit a high in Milford

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Top ewes hit €6/kg as hoggets cut 10c/kg

Sheep Trends: hoggets suffer another 10c/kg cut

Sheep mart prices: hoggets ease as ewes power on

Sheep mart prices: hoggets ease as ewes power on

Editorial: lamb price decline

Editorial: lamb price decline

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Sheep mart prices: hoggets ease as ewes power on

Editorial: lamb price decline

Sheep price update: factories reduce quotes by another 10c/kg

€20/hogget taken from farmers’ pockets

Sheep Trends: factories pull hoggets by 20c/kg

Sheep mart prices: cull ewes overshadowing hogget trade

Growth in Australian output while retaliatory tariffs bite the US

Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance for all lots in Donegal

Sheep price update: factories trying to reduce hogget prices by 10c/kg

Technology for Profit: high standards with efficiency in mind

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