Cheviot

Camera at the Mart: Cheviot ewe lambs sell to top of €575 in Carrick

Over 800 lambs and 150 hoggets went under the hammer in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday at the annual breeding sale, Cathal Gormley reports.

NEWS 2 September 2026

Camera at the Mart: Cheviot ewe lambs sell to top of €575 in Carrick

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Mule ewe lambs sell to £415 at Armoy

Mule ewe lambs sell to £415 at Armoy

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Glebefarm's Cheviot online sale offers proven tups

Glebefarm's Cheviot online sale offers proven tups

Glebefarm's Cheviot online sale offers proven tups

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Mule hoggets soar by £55/head in Ballymena

Mule hoggets soar by £55/head in Ballymena

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First hoggets up £8/head at Ballymena

First hoggets up £8/head at Ballymena

There was fiery bidding at the first breeding sheep sale of the year at Ballymena Mart last weekend.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

County Wexford Sheep Breeders Association celebrates 135 years

County Wexford Sheep Breeders Association celebrates 135 years

The County Wexford Sheep Breeders Association will host its first sale and show for 2026 on the 19 August in Enniscorthy Mart.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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 1 January 1970

Average of €867 for in-lamb Cheviot hoggets

Average of €867 for in-lamb Cheviot hoggets

A batch of 14 in-lamb Cheviot ewe hoggets offered by the McHugh flock in Donegal saw prices range from €500 to €1,400 per head.

PEDIGREE 1 January 1970

14 in-lamb pedigree hoggets offered in McHugh’s Cheviot sale

14 in-lamb pedigree hoggets offered in McHugh’s Cheviot sale

The hoggets and four ewe lambs are being offered in a timed auction which runs until 2 March on the Marteye sales platform in conjunction with Ballybofey and Stranorlar Mart.

PEDIGREE 1 January 1970

Top of €3,100 at Donegal Cheviot sale

Top of €3,100 at Donegal Cheviot sale

The group recorded a successful sale with 80% of rams offered selling for an average of €949 per head.

PEDIGREE 1 January 1970

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