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Sheep price update: demand for ewes jumps as ICM lifts quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg
Darren Carty
The plants have also increased base quotes for lambs to €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA payment and moved its carcase weight limit to 24kg.
Sheep price update: demand for ewes jumps as ICM lifts quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg
2024 was largest year on record for Australian red meat exports
11 January 2025 Markets
2024 was largest year on record for Australian red meat exports
Meat and Livestock Australia reports that a massive 2.24m tonnes of red meat was exported to 104 countries, representing the largest volume of red meat ever exported.
Sheep mart prices: weather challenges boost competition levels
8 January 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: weather challenges boost competition levels
With many sales cancelled and others recording lower entries, agents are competing with greater intensity to try to maximise numbers secured.
NI Trends: prime cattle prices rise above 530p/kg; hogget quotes up 20p/kg
The beef trade settles back to normal trading after the Christmas holidays and prices are running above 530p/kg. Hoggets are also on the rise, with quotes up to 700p/kg.
8 January 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs hit €9/kg and ewes €5/kg
Tight supplies have been compounded this week by extremely challenging drafting and transport conditions in many parts of the country.
8 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: finished lambs average over €4.10/kg in Tullow
With weather conditions playing havoc with factory throughput, agents were anxious to use the sale to try to get more numbers on hand.
8 January 2025 Markets
Lamb quotes over €2/kg higher
Deadweight quotes for lambs are running in the region of €2/kg to €2.25/kg higher, while quotes for cull ewes have hit €5/kg this week and are running up to €1.80/kg higher.
8 January 2025 Markets
In pictures: strong start to cull ewe trade in Mountbellew
With less than 100 ewes on offer, demand outstripped supply, driving prices for quality ewes from €2.30/kg to as high as €2.80/kg.
6 January 2025 Markets
Sheep kill falls by 370,000 head to 10-year low
The kill for the first 51 weeks of the year was recorded at 2,468,849 head, equating to a fall of over 370,000 head compared to 2023 levels.
1 January 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: lamb quotes increase by 10c/kg
With factories slaughtering four days this week, agents have been working hard to try to maximise throughput and are active in trying to encourage higher numbers forward.
1 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: lambs sell to €210 in Carnew's final sheep sale
Rachel Gallagher reports from Carnew Mart for its last sheep sale of the year.
23 December 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: lamb price hits €9/kg before year end
Farmers delivering significant numbers of lambs for Christmas week have received slightly higher prices, with the general run of lambs trading from €8.80/kg to €8.90/kg.
23 December 2024 Markets