Cull ewes

Sheep mart prices: butchers and wholesalers more active in places

Some marts with a strong butcher and wholesale buyer market have reported prices firming on average by €2 to €3/head with some recording greater increases.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Sheep mart prices: butchers and wholesalers more active in places

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Camera at the Mart: cull ewes a strong trade in Ballymote

Camera at the Mart: cull ewes a strong trade in Ballymote

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: fat lambs to €179/head in Ballina

Camera at the Mart: fat lambs to €179/head in Ballina

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: stores and fats hold firm in Tuam

Camera at the Mart: stores and fats hold firm in Tuam

Camera at the Mart: stores and fats hold firm in Tuam

MARKETS 26 November 2025

Sheep mart prices: more life appearing in sales

Sheep mart prices: more life appearing in sales

Sheep mart prices: more life appearing in sales

MARKETS 19 November 2025

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Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

Sheep management: breeding progress, genotyped rams and weather management

Priority should remain with breeding ewes for at least the first month of gestation to promote optimum development of the embryo(s) and attachment to the wall of the uterus.

MANAGEMENT 6 August 2025

In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

The general run of prices for well-fleshed ewes ranged from €2.25/kg to €2.45/kg with the trade livelier than the previous week

MARKETS 6 August 2025

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

A high percentage of lambs weighing upwards of 50kg are trading from €162 to €170/head, with top prices rising in cases above €170/head.

MARKETS 6 August 2025

Sheep mart prices: little to no change with factory prices stable

Sheep mart prices: little to no change with factory prices stable

Very little change has been seen in the mart trade this week, with the trade still relatively firm for both store and finished lambs.

MARKETS 6 August 2025

Sheep Trends: factories remain steadfast in quotes despite throughput collapse

Sheep Trends: factories remain steadfast in quotes despite throughput collapse

Factories appear to be trying to hold quotes so that they not breach the €8/kg mark, despite a further fall in numbers.

MARKETS 6 August 2025

Lamb prices stable after slip

Lamb prices stable after slip

Lamb prices slipped by 20c/kg earlier in the week, though, generally, prices for well-fleshed heavy lambs and store lambs remain solid.

NEWS 6 August 2025

Sheep Management: ram effect, purchasing rams, blowfly strike and SWS BCS

Sheep Management: ram effect, purchasing rams, blowfly strike and SWS BCS

For the ram effect to work successfully ewes must be out of sight and smell of rams for at least a month pre-mating.

MANAGEMENT 6 August 2025

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