Sheep trade

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 25 August 2025

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NEWS 21 August 2025

Sheep price update: trade steady at €8.20/kg base for QA lambs

Sheep price update: trade steady at €8.20/kg base for QA lambs

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Spin-off boost for lambs from high cattle prices

Spin-off boost for lambs from high cattle prices

Spin-off boost for lambs from high cattle prices

NEWS 24 July 2025

Sheep Management: selling stores, dip supply issues and ACRES landscape actions

Sheep Management: selling stores, dip supply issues and ACRES landscape actions

Sheep Management: selling stores, dip supply issues and ACRES landscape actions

MANAGEMENT 23 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 7 May 2025

Sheep price update: factory quotes steady amid firm mart trade

Sheep price update: factory quotes steady amid firm mart trade

Demand and supply remain finely balanced with opening quotes for quality assured lambs at €8.70/kg and top prices hitting €8.80/kg to €8.90/kg.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

Sheep price update: trade starting week in steady manner

Sheep price update: trade starting week in steady manner

There is no change in base quotes, with opening prices for quality assured lambs in the region of €8.70/kg, with higher prices paid to groups and regular sellers.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

Camera at the Mart: factory moves put dampener on lamb prices

Camera at the Mart: factory moves put dampener on lamb prices

Factory cuts to sheep prices in recent weeks have dampened the mood for farmers with lambs to sell and this was evident at the weekly sheep sale in Cahir Mart this week.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

Demand boost needed from Eid al-Adha

Demand boost needed from Eid al-Adha

With lamb and hogget quotes falling by 20c/kg a boost demand is badly needed to try and steady sheep prices.

NEWS 7 May 2025

Sheep Trends: demand and supply finely balanced

Sheep Trends: demand and supply finely balanced

Spring lamb numbers are slow to increase and remain at 5,605 head out of last week’s kill of 40,857.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

Sheep mart prices: trade unchanged for lambs and hoggets

Sheep mart prices: trade unchanged for lambs and hoggets

All classes of sheep are steady, with keen demand for ewe hoggets and ewes with lambs at foot.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

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