Sheep trade

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

Groups and regular sellers are securing returns of €8.30/kg to €8.40/kg at the higher end of the market.

MARKETS 28 July 2025

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NEWS 24 July 2025

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

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MANAGEMENT 23 July 2025

NI factories cut lamb quotes again

NI factories cut lamb quotes again

NI factories cut lamb quotes again

NORTHERN IRELAND 9 July 2025

Sheep price update: factory quotes steady amid firm mart trade

Sheep price update: factory quotes steady amid firm mart trade

Sheep price update: factory quotes steady amid firm mart trade

MARKETS 30 June 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 April 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 April 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 April 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 April 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 April 2025

Sheep price update: steadier tone as numbers tighten significantly

Sheep price update: steadier tone as numbers tighten significantly

Base quotes for Monday are steady on last week, with some mart sales reporting a slightly sharper trade, with sale entries well back on previous weeks.

MARKETS 7 April 2025

Sheep price update: ICM increases quotes by another 10c/kg

Sheep price update: ICM increases quotes by another 10c/kg

The move sees the plant offering a base price of €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA for hoggets and €9.50/kg plus 20c/kg QA for spring lambs.

MARKETS 7 April 2025

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