Hoggets

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

The sale recorded a clearance rate of 92% for hogget rams averaging at €960/head, while ram lambs averaged at €676/head.

PEDIGREE 12 November 2025

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

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Kells Suffolk offering 60 in-lamb hoggets and ewe lambs

Kells Suffolk offering 60 in-lamb hoggets and ewe lambs

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Sharp decline in NI sheep slaughter

Sharp decline in NI sheep slaughter

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 October 2025

Supplementary sale of Galway sheep in Ballinasloe

Supplementary sale of Galway sheep in Ballinasloe

Supplementary sale of Galway sheep in Ballinasloe

PEDIGREE 15 October 2025

Sheep mart prices: no change in prices with stable factory quotes

Sheep mart prices: no change in prices with stable factory quotes

Sheep mart prices: no change in prices with stable factory quotes

MARKETS 8 October 2025

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Sheep mart prices: slightly more bite for heavier lambs

Sheep mart prices: slightly more bite for heavier lambs

Agents appear more active for top-end heavy lambs, while hill breeding sales are recording record prices.

MARKETS 18 August 2025

Will Obama apply for his flock number?

Will Obama apply for his flock number?

Last week during Barack Obama's visit to Dublin, I see he was awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin award.

NEWS 18 August 2025

Sheep mart prices: signs of more demand for finished lambs

Sheep mart prices: signs of more demand for finished lambs

While agents remain coy in their purchasing behaviour, some marts report agent relationships at the ringside weakening and competition levels stepping up a notch

MARKETS 18 August 2025

Top-dollar sheep but the data deficit is real

Top-dollar sheep but the data deficit is real

We need to be conscious that feeding and management for sales can camouflage average genetics and make them ‘look’ special for the ‘sale’ day.

VIEWPOINTS 18 August 2025

Watch: hoggets soar to €500 at Mayo Mule and Greyface sale

Watch: hoggets soar to €500 at Mayo Mule and Greyface sale

The premier sale in Ballinrobe saw several lots sell for over €400/head, with the top lot of the day selling for a record breaking €500/head.

MARKETS 18 August 2025

Farm Tech Talk: hogget sales, nitrates latest and July milk prices

Farm Tech Talk: hogget sales, nitrates latest and July milk prices

The latest Farm Tech Talk is out now covering sheep, on-farm investment, the new nitrates proposals and milk prices.

NEWS 18 August 2025

21 sheep stolen in Tyrone

21 sheep stolen in Tyrone

The blackface horned Lanark hoggets were taken sometime before Tuesday 12 August.

NEWS 18 August 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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