Factory lambs

Sheep Trends: trade firm at €8.15/kg to €8.25/kg

Lamb supplies and demand remain finely balanced, with lamb throughput continuing to trend slightly ahead of 2025 levels.

MARKETS 4 November 2026

Sheep Trends: trade firm at €8.15/kg to €8.25/kg

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Sheep mart watch: trade sees another week of stability

Sheep mart watch: trade sees another week of stability

MARKETS 21 October 2026

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes at €7.70/kg

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes at €7.70/kg

MARKETS 31 August 2026

Lamb prices down 20c/kg

Lamb prices down 20c/kg

Lamb prices down 20c/kg

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Sheep mart prices: heavier fleshed lambs in tight supply

Sheep mart prices: heavier fleshed lambs in tight supply

Sheep mart prices: heavier fleshed lambs in tight supply

MARKETS 15 July 2026

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Mart manager view: hoggets start brightly as beef cattle demand rebounds

Mart manager view: hoggets start brightly as beef cattle demand rebounds

The first breeding ewe sale of the 2026 season witnessed keen demand from early lamb producers seeking strong hoggets or ewes

MARKETS 8 July 2026

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes at €8.80/kg

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes at €8.80/kg

Opening prices for quality assured lambs are in the region of €9/kg, while group lambs are trading from €9.10/kg to €9.20/kg.

MARKETS 6 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: hoggets sell to highs of €237/head in Ballinasloe

Camera at the Mart: hoggets sell to highs of €237/head in Ballinasloe

Strong well-fleshed hoggets sold with ease above €220/head at Ballinalsoe Mart on Thursday last. Martin Merrick reports.

MARKETS 14 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: breeding sheep keenly sought in Clogher

Camera at the Mart: breeding sheep keenly sought in Clogher

Young ewes scanned in-lamb met keen demand at Clogher Valley's sale on 30 January, with 2,000 sheep being sold.

MARKETS 7 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: little change in pre-Christmas Dowra sale prices

Camera at the Mart: little change in pre-Christmas Dowra sale prices

Prices were much the same as the week previous, with light stores still a tougher trade.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?