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Camera at the Mart: Milford trade leaves factory price in shade
Darren Carty
Prices paid for hoggets, cull ewes and spring lambs were in the region of €15 to €20 per head on average stronger than equivalent quotes offered by factories
17 April 2024 Markets
Sheep mart comment: supplies failing to satisfy buyer demand
Prices have increased by another €3 to €5/head in the last week, with agents dipping into the live trade to try to compensate for low supplies
10 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: brisk trade for 2,300 sheep in Dowra Mart
Hoggets continue to dominate the sales offering, with numbers boosted by producers selling live to avail of intense competition and ewe hoggets appearing in bigger numbers.
Sheep mart prices: big fall off in spring lamb numbers
Sales which experienced significant numbers of lambs on offer before the Easter break recorded a sharp drop in entries this week.
3 April 2024 Markets
Sheep mart prices: spring lambs benefit from Easter demand
The trade in marts over the last week has run well ahead of the factory trade and returned a price premium to producers.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: spring lambs sell to €260 in Fermoy
The best-quality lambs sold from €4.50/kg to €5.20/kg, with a top call of €5.74/kg.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: spring lambs average €5/kg in Tullow Mart
The mart’s spring lamb show and sale sponsored by Hegarty Meats attracted over 170 lambs to the ring, with the average price recorded at €210 for an average weight of 42kg.
27 March 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: vibrant mart trade as agents chase higher numbers
Many marts have recorded an increase in throughput over the last week, with some producers favoring the live trade, including those marketing ewe hoggets.
25 March 2024 Markets
Sheep Mart Ccomment: trade for cull ewes ignites
Growing numbers of heavy fleshed cull ewes are selling upwards of €200 per head with prices topping as high as €300 per head is isolated cases in sales over the last week.
20 March 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: Trade brimming with confidence
Plants are keen to make up for a day’s less processing and have been active over the weekend in sourcing sheep to get the kill back on track quickly on Tuesday.
18 March 2024 Markets
In pictures: cull ewes sell to €360 in Ballybofey and Stranorlar Mart
There was a lightning trade for heavy cull ewes, with large-framed ewes weighing upwards of 95kg to 100kg selling in the main from €200 to €260/head.
15 March 2024 Markets
Sheep mart comment: hogget prices move upwards again
Average prices have increased by €3/head to €6/head, with some prices at the higher end of the market rising by upwards of €8 to €10/head
13 March 2024 Markets