Higher prices and peak demand for the Easter sheep trade underpinned last week’s kill rising 13,429 head to 58,561. The trade appears to have steadied with prices ranging from €6.00/kg to €6.15/kg for hoggets, while IFA sheep chair Sean Dennehy says €6.20/kg to €6.30/kg is being paid at the higher end of the market. Spring lamb prices range from €6.70/kg to €7.10/kg on average.