Camera at the Mart: solid start to breeding sales in Blessington
As is the case so far in breeding sales, ewe lambs are meeting strong demand, while buyers are reluctant to exceed the €190 mark for top-quality hoggets.
Blessington Mart held a special sale of Suffolk-Cheviot-cross hoggets and ewe lambs in conjunction with its usual weekly sale on Tuesday.
Mart manager John Doyle described the trade as solid, with a yard of 2,456 sheep on offer. There was good demand for hoggets, but farmers were careful in their bidding, with average prices ranging from €160 to €180, while top-quality lots increased to €190. Small numbers of lighter-framed and plainer-quality lots sold back to €150 per head.
The trade for ewe lambs was brisk. Ewe lambs weighing 40kg to 48kg sold on average from €110 to €135, with a selection of prizewinners and excellent-quality lots rising to a top price of €166 per head. A few pens of lighter but top-quality ewe lambs weighing 30kg to 35kg sold from €90 to €110.
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Store lambs were also a firm trade. Light lots weighing 30kg to 35kg sold from about €60 to €75 or €2.10/kg to €2.20/kg on average.
Lambs weighing 35kg to 42kg sold from €75 to €88 on average, with fleshed factory lambs selling in general from €90 to €98.
Cull ewes continue in a fine trade, with fleshed ewes selling from €90 to €115 in general, with large-framed lots rising to a top of €130. Feeding ewes sold from €65 to €85.
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Blessington Mart held a special sale of Suffolk-Cheviot-cross hoggets and ewe lambs in conjunction with its usual weekly sale on Tuesday.
Mart manager John Doyle described the trade as solid, with a yard of 2,456 sheep on offer. There was good demand for hoggets, but farmers were careful in their bidding, with average prices ranging from €160 to €180, while top-quality lots increased to €190. Small numbers of lighter-framed and plainer-quality lots sold back to €150 per head.
The trade for ewe lambs was brisk. Ewe lambs weighing 40kg to 48kg sold on average from €110 to €135, with a selection of prizewinners and excellent-quality lots rising to a top price of €166 per head. A few pens of lighter but top-quality ewe lambs weighing 30kg to 35kg sold from €90 to €110.
Store lambs were also a firm trade. Light lots weighing 30kg to 35kg sold from about €60 to €75 or €2.10/kg to €2.20/kg on average.
Lambs weighing 35kg to 42kg sold from €75 to €88 on average, with fleshed factory lambs selling in general from €90 to €98.
Cull ewes continue in a fine trade, with fleshed ewes selling from €90 to €115 in general, with large-framed lots rising to a top of €130. Feeding ewes sold from €65 to €85.
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