Hoggets

Sheep price update: trade resuming at upwards of €9.10/kg for hoggets

Agents have been active in mart sales and in sourcing lambs direct from farm in recent days, with factories looking to replenish supplies.

MARKETS 6 April 2026

Sheep price update: trade resuming at upwards of €9.10/kg for hoggets

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Northern View: factories keep base quotes unchanged

Northern View: factories keep base quotes unchanged

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 April 2026

Northern View: quotes steady in the run-up to Easter

Northern View: quotes steady in the run-up to Easter

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: hogget numbers up in Elphin this week

Camera at the Mart: hogget numbers up in Elphin this week

Camera at the Mart: hogget numbers up in Elphin this week

MARTS 24 March 2026

Northern View: beef prices continue to edge down

Northern View: beef prices continue to edge down

Northern View: beef prices continue to edge down

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 March 2026

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Sheep Trends: hoggets hit €9/kg as spring lambs open at €9.80/kg

Sheep Trends: hoggets hit €9/kg as spring lambs open at €9.80/kg

Factories have moved to narrow the differential between live and dead prices and encourage more farmers to trade directly for slaughter.

MARKETS 23 February 2026

Watch: hoggets sell to €205/head in Ballinasloe Mart

Watch: hoggets sell to €205/head in Ballinasloe Mart

A pen of ewe hoggets topped the €200 mark with slaughter-fit hoggets weighing from 48kg to 58kg selling in a quick trade from €180 to upwards of €190 per head

MARKETS 23 February 2026

Northern View: factories ease back on prices paid

Northern View: factories ease back on prices paid

The deals on offer for beef cattle this week are down slightly on what was available last month.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 February 2026

Northern View: factories shave 2p/kg off base quotes

Northern View: factories shave 2p/kg off base quotes

A number of NI factories have cut their starting prices for prime cattle.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 February 2026

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

The top price pen of springing Mules was a pen of 12 hoggets that were scanned with 26 lambs and made £235.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 February 2026

Hogget quotes up by 10c/kg - ICM

Hogget quotes up by 10c/kg - ICM

The two plants in Camolin and Navan are the only plants to officially increase their base quotes, but other plants are paying higher than they are quoting.

NEWS 23 February 2026

Sheep price update: deals going at top end of the market

Sheep price update: deals going at top end of the market

There are more sellers negotiating towards the top end of the market securing 10c/kg higher in recent days.

MARKETS 23 February 2026

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