Mountbellew Mart’s weekly sheep sale on Saturday witnessed a number of farmers looking to source ewe hoggets suitable for breeding.
Three batches of nice-quality heavy hoggets weighing 56kg to 58kg topped the €250 mark, selling to a top of €262.
Another couple of suitable batches sold from €226 to €242.
Trade for heavy wether or ewe hoggets not suitable for breeding was sluggish, with hoggets weighing from 50kg to 60kg in the main selling from €145 to €160, with a few tail-end lots weighing 41kg to 44kg selling from €110 to €118.
There was a strong entry of good-quality ram lambs, with some heavy lots weighing upwards of 55kg on offer.
Trends
The general trend for lowland lambs weighing 50kg to 57kg ranged from €192 to €200, with a handful above this range to a top of €220/head.
Plainer-quality lambs sold back to €185, while whose weighing 44kg to 47kg sold from €180 to €185 and from €170 to €178 for fleshed 40kg to 43kg lots.
Cull ewes were sharp, with several lots weighing from 100kg to 107kg selling from €282 to €296, while ewes weighing 90kg to 98kg sold from €252 to €272.
Lighter, fleshed ewes weighing 70kg to 78kg sold from €150 to €188.
No sale takes place next Saturday due to Shearfest - combining the European and Connacht sheep shearing and wool handling championships and Martbeat, a three-night country and music open-air concerts (see shearfest.ie).
These two pens of Charollais-cross lambs weighing 46kg sold for €179 each (€3.89/kg).
Weighing 43kg, these ewe lambs sold for €177 each (€4.12/kg).
These good-quality ram lambs weighing 49.7kg were bid to €197 but unsold.
These five wether hoggets weighing 57kg sold for €140 each (€2.46/kg).
These lighter ram lambs weighing 43.5kg sold for €183 each (€4.21/kg).
These ram lambs weighing 51.7kg sold for €200 each (€3.87/kg).
Weighing 51.5kg, these Charollais-cross and Texel-cross ram lambs sold for €192 each (€3.73/kg).
This pen of well-fleshed wether and ewe lambs averaging 42.5kg sold for €170 each (€4/kg).
This pen of ram lambs weighing 52.2kg sold for €202 each (€3.87/kg).
These ram lambs weighing 55.9kg sold for €200 each (€3.58/kg).
This batch of four heavy hoggets and one ram lamb weighing 69.5kg sold for €153 each (€2.20/kg).
The ewes on left weighing 88kg sold for €192 each (€2.18/kg) while the pair of ewes averaging 72kg sold for €172 each (€2.39/kg).
These 78.8kg ewes with an average cover of flesh sold for €150 (€1.90/kg).
Two ewes on left weighing 107.5kg sold for €296 (€2.75/kg) while the 79kg ewes on right sold for €206 (€2.61/kg).
These four large-framed heavy ewes weighing 100kg sold for €288 (€2.88/kg).
The ewes on right weighing 92kg and ewes on right weighing 98kg sold for €240 (€2.61/kg).
Mountbellew Mart’s weekly sheep sale on Saturday witnessed a number of farmers looking to source ewe hoggets suitable for breeding.
Three batches of nice-quality heavy hoggets weighing 56kg to 58kg topped the €250 mark, selling to a top of €262.
Another couple of suitable batches sold from €226 to €242.
Trade for heavy wether or ewe hoggets not suitable for breeding was sluggish, with hoggets weighing from 50kg to 60kg in the main selling from €145 to €160, with a few tail-end lots weighing 41kg to 44kg selling from €110 to €118.
There was a strong entry of good-quality ram lambs, with some heavy lots weighing upwards of 55kg on offer.
Trends
The general trend for lowland lambs weighing 50kg to 57kg ranged from €192 to €200, with a handful above this range to a top of €220/head.
Plainer-quality lambs sold back to €185, while whose weighing 44kg to 47kg sold from €180 to €185 and from €170 to €178 for fleshed 40kg to 43kg lots.
Cull ewes were sharp, with several lots weighing from 100kg to 107kg selling from €282 to €296, while ewes weighing 90kg to 98kg sold from €252 to €272.
Lighter, fleshed ewes weighing 70kg to 78kg sold from €150 to €188.
No sale takes place next Saturday due to Shearfest - combining the European and Connacht sheep shearing and wool handling championships and Martbeat, a three-night country and music open-air concerts (see shearfest.ie).
These two pens of Charollais-cross lambs weighing 46kg sold for €179 each (€3.89/kg).
Weighing 43kg, these ewe lambs sold for €177 each (€4.12/kg).
These good-quality ram lambs weighing 49.7kg were bid to €197 but unsold.
These five wether hoggets weighing 57kg sold for €140 each (€2.46/kg).
These lighter ram lambs weighing 43.5kg sold for €183 each (€4.21/kg).
These ram lambs weighing 51.7kg sold for €200 each (€3.87/kg).
Weighing 51.5kg, these Charollais-cross and Texel-cross ram lambs sold for €192 each (€3.73/kg).
This pen of well-fleshed wether and ewe lambs averaging 42.5kg sold for €170 each (€4/kg).
This pen of ram lambs weighing 52.2kg sold for €202 each (€3.87/kg).
These ram lambs weighing 55.9kg sold for €200 each (€3.58/kg).
This batch of four heavy hoggets and one ram lamb weighing 69.5kg sold for €153 each (€2.20/kg).
The ewes on left weighing 88kg sold for €192 each (€2.18/kg) while the pair of ewes averaging 72kg sold for €172 each (€2.39/kg).
These 78.8kg ewes with an average cover of flesh sold for €150 (€1.90/kg).
Two ewes on left weighing 107.5kg sold for €296 (€2.75/kg) while the 79kg ewes on right sold for €206 (€2.61/kg).
These four large-framed heavy ewes weighing 100kg sold for €288 (€2.88/kg).
The ewes on right weighing 92kg and ewes on right weighing 98kg sold for €240 (€2.61/kg).
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