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New sale record for blackface ram lamb at Ballymena

Colm and James McAteer from Co Down broke the existing sale record at the Ulster Ram Breeders Association sale on Monday, selling their ram lamb to 50,000gns, writes Lucy Christie.

PEDIGREE 13 October 2026

New sale record for blackface ram lamb at Ballymena

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Blackface ram sells for €3,750 as 568 go under the hammer

Blackface ram sells for €3,750 as 568 go under the hammer

PEDIGREE 7 October 2026

Whelan family set new record price of €10,450 for Perth longwool shearling ram

Whelan family set new record price of €10,450 for Perth longwool shearling ram

PEDIGREE 7 October 2026

Charlie Gallagher & Sons sets new South of Ireland Lanark sale record of €8,000

Charlie Gallagher & Sons sets new South of Ireland Lanark sale record of €8,000

Charlie Gallagher & Sons sets new South of Ireland Lanark sale record of €8,000

PEDIGREE 28 September 2026

Strong trade for store lambs in Plumbridge

Strong trade for store lambs in Plumbridge

Strong trade for store lambs in Plumbridge

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 September 2026

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NEWS 14 January 2026

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Highland glory for Black Voltage

Winning the supreme beef interbreed champion at the 2026 Royal Highland Show was the Angus bull, Wensleydale Black Voltage Y140, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 14 January 2026

Ulster Wool price hits 10-year high

Ulster Wool price hits 10-year high

Ulster Wool is optimistic for further upward momentum into the 2026 auction season.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

There was keen demand at Sunday’s Connemara/Mayo Blackface Breeding Group Sale in Maam Cross with yearling ewe hoggets also selling briskly and averaging at over €150 per head.

PEDIGREE 14 January 2026

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Trade at the recent Waterford Blackface Sheep Breeders sale was described as ‘solid’ with in-lamb ewes averaging at €525 per head and dry hoggets at €490, writes Darren Carty.

PEDIGREE 14 January 2026

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

The top price pen of springing Mules was a pen of 12 hoggets that were scanned with 26 lambs and made £235.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Finished lambs sold up to €3.45/kg, with store lambs reaching similar highs at Ballinrobe Mart’s sale on Wednesday.

MARKETS 14 January 2026

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