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Watch: weanling heifers sell to top of €11/kg in Ennis special sale

Weaning heifers sold for €1,008/head higher than the corresponding sale in 2024, with bull weanlings running €1,000/head higher.

MARKETS 30 August 2025

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10th anniversary sale for Donegal Mule Group

10th anniversary sale for Donegal Mule Group

NEWS 27 August 2025

Camera at the Mart: store lamb trade sizzles in Milltown

Camera at the Mart: store lamb trade sizzles in Milltown

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Camera at the Mart: gift of the gavel for Blarney Castle herd

Camera at the Mart: gift of the gavel for Blarney Castle herd

Camera at the Mart: gift of the gavel for Blarney Castle herd

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Sheep mart prices: finished lambs tracking factory price

Sheep mart prices: finished lambs tracking factory price

Sheep mart prices: finished lambs tracking factory price

MARKETS 27 August 2025

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Average of €913/hd and 80% clearance at Sheep Ireland ram sale

Average of €913/hd and 80% clearance at Sheep Ireland ram sale

The average price recorded increased by €60 per head compared to 2024, but the clearance rate fell by 10% in the largest ever sale of 570 rams entered.

PEDIGREE 20 August 2025

Camera at the Mart: lightning trade for weanlings in Gort

Camera at the Mart: lightning trade for weanlings in Gort

Exporters underpinned the trade for top-quality bulls, while farmers looking to source high-quality heifers for breeding drove demand, with a particularly sharp trade for Limousin-Blue-crosses.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Sheep price update: quotes steady, but factories signaling price pressure

Sheep price update: quotes steady, but factories signaling price pressure

Base quotes for Monday were unchanged in the region of €8/kg for QA lambs, but factories are reluctant to quote beyond midweek.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Records are smashed at breeding sales

Records are smashed at breeding sales

Average prices paid for hoggets have increased anywhere from €50 to €100/head on 2024 levels, with demand outstripping supplies.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

In Pictures: serious prices at Castleisland store sale

In Pictures: serious prices at Castleisland store sale

Up to €3,720 was paid for dairy-cross bullocks as factory buyers' and farmers' appetite for stock resulted in a 100% clearance at the Kerry mart.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

'A sale like nothing seen before'

'A sale like nothing seen before'

The Borris Ewe Breeders annual show and sale witnessed 35% of hoggets sell from €400 to €515/head, with another 35% selling from €340 to €400/head.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Sheep mart comment: hoggets selling in excess of €300 per head

Sheep mart comment: hoggets selling in excess of €300 per head

Good-quality hoggets are meeting firm demand with prices for top-quality lots exceeding the €300 mark and selling to upwards of €400 per head in special breeding sales.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

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