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Sheep mart prices: agents remain coy for finished lambs

Agents have an appetite for finished lambs with numbers relatively tight, but are reluctant to compete with greater intensity amid pressure on price on factories.

MARKETS 10 September 2025

Sheep mart prices: agents remain coy for finished lambs

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Sheep mart comment: store lambs dominate smaller entries

Sheep mart comment: store lambs dominate smaller entries

MARKETS 16 July 2025

Breeding spectacular with over 20 breeds exhibiting

Breeding spectacular with over 20 breeds exhibiting

SHOWS & SHOWING 11 June 2025

Sheep price update: no jump in demand with quotes steady

Sheep price update: no jump in demand with quotes steady

Sheep price update: no jump in demand with quotes steady

MARKETS 2 June 2025

Sheep Trends: factories attempt further pressure

Sheep Trends: factories attempt further pressure

Sheep Trends: factories attempt further pressure

MARKETS 28 May 2025

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Is there a catch in the cattle trade?

Is there a catch in the cattle trade?

Farmers' fears often grow when things look good on the surface, and things have rarely looked better. It's no wonder they are worried, cattle finishers most of all.

DEALER 12 May 2025

Sheep factory price cuts 'unnecessary and highly irresponsible' - IFA

Sheep factory price cuts 'unnecessary and highly irresponsible' - IFA

Factory price cuts have huge knock-on impacts for store finishers and hill sheep producers.

NEWS 12 May 2025

Sheep mart prices: hoggets hit with another price cut

Sheep mart prices: hoggets hit with another price cut

Mart managers report hogget prices falling anywhere from upwards of €7 to €10/head over the last week, with only ewe hoggets for breeding avoiding intense downward pressure.

MARKETS 12 May 2025

Sheep price update: factory hogget quotes drop below €8/kg

Sheep price update: factory hogget quotes drop below €8/kg

Base quotes were hit with another 10c/kg to 20c/kg cut over the weekend, leaving base quotes ranging from €7.80/kg to €7.90/kg.

MARKETS 12 May 2025

EU regulation curtailing live sheep exports

EU regulation curtailing live sheep exports

A different interpretation of rules concerning testing for Brucella ovis is said to be preventing exporters from moving sheep in advance of the Eid al-Adha festival in early June.

NEWS 12 May 2025

Sheep mart prices: factory pressure hitting live sales

Sheep mart prices: factory pressure hitting live sales

Hogget prices are under pressure in marts, with agents standoffish and much coyer in their purchasing activity.

MARKETS 12 May 2025

Sheep price update: pressure remains on hogget price

Sheep price update: pressure remains on hogget price

Factory agents are focused on curtailing hogget prices to €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg, leaving specialist finishers with significant numbers trading into a challenging market.

MARKETS 12 May 2025

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