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Sheep Trends: green shoots emerging on price

Reports indicate that more sellers with greater negotiating power are having some success in securing returns of €8.30/kg and higher, despite attempts by factories to hold prices static.

MARKETS 11 November 2026

Sheep Trends: green shoots emerging on price

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Sheep mart prices: big variation between top lamb prices paid

Sheep mart prices: big variation between top lamb prices paid

MARKETS 11 November 2026

Camera at the Mart: exceptional trade at Corrin Mart clearance sale

Camera at the Mart: exceptional trade at Corrin Mart clearance sale

MARKETS 11 November 2026

Trade firms up this week in Tullamore Mart

Trade firms up this week in Tullamore Mart

Trade firms up this week in Tullamore Mart

MARKETS 10 November 2026

Sharper lamb trade in Ballinasloe as prices hit €210/head

Sharper lamb trade in Ballinasloe as prices hit €210/head

Sharper lamb trade in Ballinasloe as prices hit €210/head

MARKETS 7 November 2026

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Watch: top call of €4,300 for Belgian Blue heifer in Elphin show and sale

Watch: top call of €4,300 for Belgian Blue heifer in Elphin show and sale

Trade for heifers weanling was steady in Elphin Mart on Monday, with quality weanlings making over €5/kg, while plainer heifer weanlings saw some downward pressure.

MARKETS 6 November 2026

Sheep mart prices: increased demand boosts store lamb price

Sheep mart prices: increased demand boosts store lamb price

The upturn in weather has inserted more life into the store lamb trade, with good-quality stores hitting prices as high as €4/kg-plus.

MARKETS 4 November 2026

Camera at the Mart: sharper trade for store lambs in Mountbellew

Camera at the Mart: sharper trade for store lambs in Mountbellew

Fleshed lambs and cull ewes were steady, with small numbers of ewe hoggets also meeting firm demand.

MARKETS 4 November 2026

Camera at the Mart: ringside buyers dominate in Clogher

Camera at the Mart: ringside buyers dominate in Clogher

Some 90% of cattle were bought ringside in Saturday's sale at Clogher Mart, yet, for 121 of those lots, it was an online under-bidder.

MARKETS 3 November 2026

Camera at the Mart: Limousin-cross roan heifers top Ballymote sale

Camera at the Mart: Limousin-cross roan heifers top Ballymote sale

Just over 270 cattle went under the hammer in Ballymote Mart's weekly weanling sale on Friday, with bull weanlings mostly unchanged, but heifers seeing a tougher day's selling.

MARKETS 2 November 2026

Tullamore Farm in-calf heifers average €3,687/head in Roscrea Mart

Tullamore Farm in-calf heifers average €3,687/head in Roscrea Mart

The 15 maternally bred heifers attracted strong repeat custom, with all bar one heifer selling online.

MARKETS 30 October 2026

Sheep mart prices: all classes of sheep a steady trade

Sheep mart prices: all classes of sheep a steady trade

There is no change in the finished or store lamb trade, while the last remaining supplies of ewe hoggets are trading from €180 to €250/head.

MARKETS 28 October 2026

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