Factory lambs

On the day factory lambs made from €1.95/kg to €2.04/kg.

One pen of 48kg lambs sold for €97 per head, or €49 over. Another pen at 45kg made €92 per head, or €47 over. While 46kg lambs also made €92, or €46 over. Some heavier lambs that may have also attracted butchers ranged in price from €2.00/kg to €2.08/kg.

One pen of 12 butcher type lambs weighing 54 kg sold for €110 per head, or €56 over. Another pen of 53kg lambs sold €110 per head, or €57 over the weight.

A pen of seven lambs weighing 51kg made €104/head, or €53 over.

One pen of 50kg lambs made €102/head, or €52 over.

Store lambs

Store lambs were a good trade in the main, ranging from €1.85/kg to €2.47/kg or €61 to €82 per head. One pen of 37kg stores made €82/head, or €45 over.

A pen of 36kg lambs made €80/head, or €44 over. One pen of 12 lambs weighing 32kg sold for €79/head, or €47 over the weight. Finally, 33kg sold for €61/head, or €28 over.

Breeding rams

Charolais rams were making from €400 to €650 per head, Suffolk rams sold for €350 to €640 per head, Texel rams were making €420 to €730 per head and Belclare rams sold for between €380 to €440 per head.