After last week’s flying trade for hoggets, the market has stabilised but prices are holding firm at the higher level.
Finished hoggets weighing 46kg to 48kg are selling for €103/head to €115/head, or €57 to €67 over the weight.
In some cases, prices have risen a further €2/head to €3/head for quality fleshed hoggets. Hoggets weighing over 50kg are selling for €111/head to €120/head.
Mart managers are commenting that there has been no major increase in prices but the recent gains are being maintained and holding firm.
The store hogget trade is in a similar position, with recent gains again holding.
Forward hoggets weighing 42kg to 45kg are selling for €96/head to €102/head, or €54 to €57 over.
Hoggets weighing 32kg to 40kg are selling from €75/head to €95/head.
In-lamb ewes are selling for €120/head to €180/head for ewes scanned carrying a mixture of singles and couples.
As numbers of in-lamb ewes start to decline in the marts, there has been a massive upshot of ewes with lambs at foot.
Two-year-old ewes with two lambs at foot are selling for €180/unit to €230/unit but prices as high as €260/unit were paid.
Young ewes with single lambs at foot sold from €140/unit to €170/unit; higher prices were dependent on the age of the lamb. Aged ewes with one lamb sold from €120 to €135/unit.
Cull ewes
The trade for cull ewes is steady. Fleshed ewes are selling for €100/head to €118/head, with some large-framed ewes making as high as €125/head.
Feeding ewes are selling for €65 to €90/head.
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Sheep trends: prices rising as numbers tighten
After last week’s flying trade for hoggets, the market has stabilised but prices are holding firm at the higher level.
Finished hoggets weighing 46kg to 48kg are selling for €103/head to €115/head, or €57 to €67 over the weight.
In some cases, prices have risen a further €2/head to €3/head for quality fleshed hoggets. Hoggets weighing over 50kg are selling for €111/head to €120/head.
Mart managers are commenting that there has been no major increase in prices but the recent gains are being maintained and holding firm.
The store hogget trade is in a similar position, with recent gains again holding.
Forward hoggets weighing 42kg to 45kg are selling for €96/head to €102/head, or €54 to €57 over.
Hoggets weighing 32kg to 40kg are selling from €75/head to €95/head.
In-lamb ewes are selling for €120/head to €180/head for ewes scanned carrying a mixture of singles and couples.
As numbers of in-lamb ewes start to decline in the marts, there has been a massive upshot of ewes with lambs at foot.
Two-year-old ewes with two lambs at foot are selling for €180/unit to €230/unit but prices as high as €260/unit were paid.
Young ewes with single lambs at foot sold from €140/unit to €170/unit; higher prices were dependent on the age of the lamb. Aged ewes with one lamb sold from €120 to €135/unit.
Cull ewes
The trade for cull ewes is steady. Fleshed ewes are selling for €100/head to €118/head, with some large-framed ewes making as high as €125/head.
Feeding ewes are selling for €65 to €90/head.
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Sheep trends: prices rising as numbers tighten
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