There was a lightning trade for good-quality ewe lambs at the Carrick Prolific Ewe Lamb Breeders sale held in Midlands and Western Sales, Carrick on Shannon, last weekend.
An entry of 690 ewe lambs sold for an average price of €242 per head or a fine price per kilo of €5.22.
Cheviot ewe lambs set the headlines at the sale, with two lots of pure North Country Cheviots selling for the top prices of €400 per head.
Demand
All types of Cheviot ewe lambs were in demand, including Wicklow Cheviots and Cheviot-crosses, with another five or six lots exceeding €300 per head for strong ewe lambs weighing upwards of 48kg.
Approximately 17% of the 690 head on offer sold from €300 to €400 per head, with the general run of these top-quality lots from €300 to €345.
Another 21% of sheep on offer sold from €250 to €295, with over 45% of lambs on offer selling from €200 to €245.
This left just 15% of the sale below the €200/head mark and selling from €150 to €195/head.
There was also a rapid demand for nice-quality Suffolk ewe lambs bred from Mule ewes in the sale recording a 100% clearance, with a good run of lambs weighing from 43kg to 48kg selling from €230 to €260 per head.
These good-quality Suffolk-cross ewe lambs weighing 44kg sold for €290.
This first prizewinning pen of Suffolk-cross ewe lambs weighing 52kg sold for €340 each.
This third prizewinning pen of Texel-cross ewe lambs weighing 49kg sold for €250 each.
This second prizewinning pen of Texel-cross ewe lambs weighing 46kg sold for €230 each.
These first prizewinning pen of Suffolk-cross ewe lambs weighing 52kg sold for €340 each.
The second prizewinning pen of Cheviot ewe lambs weighing 46kg sold for €400 each.
The first prizewinning of Cheviot ewe lambs weighing 57kg sold for €400.
There was a lightning trade for good-quality ewe lambs at the Carrick Prolific Ewe Lamb Breeders sale held in Midlands and Western Sales, Carrick on Shannon, last weekend.
An entry of 690 ewe lambs sold for an average price of €242 per head or a fine price per kilo of €5.22.
Cheviot ewe lambs set the headlines at the sale, with two lots of pure North Country Cheviots selling for the top prices of €400 per head.
Demand
All types of Cheviot ewe lambs were in demand, including Wicklow Cheviots and Cheviot-crosses, with another five or six lots exceeding €300 per head for strong ewe lambs weighing upwards of 48kg.
Approximately 17% of the 690 head on offer sold from €300 to €400 per head, with the general run of these top-quality lots from €300 to €345.
Another 21% of sheep on offer sold from €250 to €295, with over 45% of lambs on offer selling from €200 to €245.
This left just 15% of the sale below the €200/head mark and selling from €150 to €195/head.
There was also a rapid demand for nice-quality Suffolk ewe lambs bred from Mule ewes in the sale recording a 100% clearance, with a good run of lambs weighing from 43kg to 48kg selling from €230 to €260 per head.
These good-quality Suffolk-cross ewe lambs weighing 44kg sold for €290.
This first prizewinning pen of Suffolk-cross ewe lambs weighing 52kg sold for €340 each.
This third prizewinning pen of Texel-cross ewe lambs weighing 49kg sold for €250 each.
This second prizewinning pen of Texel-cross ewe lambs weighing 46kg sold for €230 each.
These first prizewinning pen of Suffolk-cross ewe lambs weighing 52kg sold for €340 each.
The second prizewinning pen of Cheviot ewe lambs weighing 46kg sold for €400 each.
The first prizewinning of Cheviot ewe lambs weighing 57kg sold for €400.
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