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Sheep prices

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NI Trends: sellers market as demand for beef strengthens; lamb quotes on 670p/kg

Factory prices for finished cattle and lambs continue to rise in Northern Ireland, as processors continue to chase supplies.

4 December 2024 MARKETS
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Sheep Trends: prices jump to €8.30/kg to €8.50/kg

Throughput increased marginally by 1,487 head, but remains a massive 18,613 head below the corresponding week in 2023.

4 December 2024 MARKETS
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NI Trends: prime cattle prices reach record highs; lamb quotes push on

Robust processing demand has driven prime cattle prices to record highs in Northern Ireland. Lamb prices are also edging up with quotes on 640p/kg.

20 November 2024 MARKETS
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NI Trends: base prices edging upwards on cattle; deals on weight for lambs

Quotes on prime cattle continue to rise at NI plants, while deals are available that pay to a higher weight limit on fat lambs.

13 November 2024 MARKETS
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Lamb price and carcase weight limits increase

Competition for fat lambs is intensifying with plants offering higher prices and increasing weight limits to secure numbers.

13 November 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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IFA puts sheep factory transparency concerns to Regulator

The IFA's sheep chair put the Agri-Food Regulator to task on the lack of accurate information on sheep prices that farmers currently face.

6 November 2024 NEWS
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Lamb quotes rise to 625p/kg base

Base quotes for fat lambs continue to rise and now stand at 635p/kg at plants in NI

6 November 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Sheep Trends: quotes failing to keep pace with live trade

Heavier and well-fleshed lambs are meeting a sharp trade, with factory agents competing with butcher, wholesale and live export demand.

16 October 2024 MARKETS
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Sheep prices up €25 to €50/head on 2023

Tighter supply is fuelling demand across all categories of stock with breeding ewe hoggets and rams enjoying a vibrant trade and store and finished lambs meeting keener demand.

16 October 2024 MARKETS