Cheviot

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 5 August 2026

First hoggets up £8/head at Ballymena

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Average of €867 for in-lamb Cheviot hoggets

Average of €867 for in-lamb Cheviot hoggets

Average of €867 for in-lamb Cheviot hoggets

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

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

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

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

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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

Camera at the Mart: big demand for Cheviots in Donegal

Camera at the Mart: big demand for Cheviots in Donegal

Demand for Cheviot sheep outstripped supply with Cheviot ewe lambs recording a fine average of €208/head, while Cheviot hoggets sold for €281/head.

MARKETS 1 January 1970

Phenomenal demand for Cheviot sheep

Phenomenal demand for Cheviot sheep

Demand outstripped supplies in three sales held in Blessington, Cooley Peninsula and Donegal, with prices hitting over €400/head on numerous occasions

MARKETS 1 January 1970

Greyface ewe lambs sell to £370 at Aghanloo

Greyface ewe lambs sell to £370 at Aghanloo

The recent dip in fat lamb prices seems to have had no impact on the breeding sheep trade.

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 January 1970

Stockperson role on Scottish island

Stockperson role on Scottish island

There as an opportunity to work on a farm located on a nature reserve on a Scottish island.

DEALER 1 January 1970

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