Sheep kill

Sheep kill falls by 16% in 2025

Last week’s kill was recorded at just 36,643 head equating to a reduction of almost 11,000 head on the corresponding week in 2024.

NEWS 30 July 2025

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Sheep Trends: lambs selling from €8.20/kg to €8.40/kg

Sheep Trends: lambs selling from €8.20/kg to €8.40/kg

MARKETS 23 July 2025

Market dynamics hard to predict

Market dynamics hard to predict

SHEEP BREEDING 16 July 2025

Sheep prices: numbers tight on the ground

Sheep prices: numbers tight on the ground

Sheep prices: numbers tight on the ground

MARKETS 16 July 2025

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DEALER 9 July 2025

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NI factories cut lamb quotes again

NI factories cut lamb quotes again

This time last year, lambs were averaging 578p/kg, so current prices are more than £20/head above those levels.

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 June 2025

Sheep kill running 200,000 head down

Sheep kill running 200,000 head down

Throughput up to the week ending 5 July is running some 203,868 head lower, with this following a 370,000 head reduction in 2024.

NEWS 11 June 2025

Sheep output in Northern Ireland running 16% lower

Sheep output in Northern Ireland running 16% lower

The sheep kill is running 10% lower, while exports for direct slaughter and to farms are running 16% lower.

NEWS 11 June 2025

Sheep Trends: trade steady as quotes unchanged

Sheep Trends: trade steady as quotes unchanged

There is no change in base quotes for the first time in a number of weeks, with tighter supplies and slightly improved trading conditions helping to steady the trade.

MARKETS 11 June 2025

Sheep kill down 16% in first five month of 2025 - CSO

Sheep kill down 16% in first five month of 2025 - CSO

The number of sheep slaughtered between January and May 2025 fell by 16.4% when compared with the same period in 2024.

NEWS 11 June 2025

Lamb quotes ease by another 10c/kg

Lamb quotes ease by another 10c/kg

Opening base quotes are now in the region of €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg, with opening prices for quality assured sheep at €8.70/kg.

MARKETS 11 June 2025

Eid al-Adha sheep kill fails to hit 50,000 head

Eid al-Adha sheep kill fails to hit 50,000 head

Throughput for the festival has been disappointing for a second year with throughput failing to hit anywhere near the highs of recent years.

NEWS 11 June 2025

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