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Sheep mart comment: pressure on hoggets but ewes firm
Darren Carty
Some mart sales have seen prices hold steady to €2 to €3 easier, while others have seen prices reduce by €5 to €6-plus per head, with agents more coy in their purchasing activity.
22 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: ewe lambs hit €4.97/kg in Milford
Rachel Gallagher reports from Milford Mart for its fortnightly sheep sale.
22 January 2025 News
Camera at the Mart: electric trade for slaughter-fit stock in Kilkenny
The high levels of competition ringside and vibrant trade is encouraging more farmers to market slaughter-fit cattle live and let agents fight it out for them.
In pictures: Flying trade for fat cattle in Ballymena
Buying demand for fat cattle has never been stronger with a bumper trade at the weekly sale in Ballymena Mart. Kieran Mailey reports
22 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Sheep price update: factories move to take heat out of trade
Plants have reduced their quotes at the start of the week by 10c/kg to 20c/kg, but remain keen for sheep.
20 January 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: contrasting fortunes for cull and in-lamb ewes
The market for cull ewes has been booming in the last week to 10 days, but, in contrast, in-lamb ewes are meeting a relatively subdued trade, with fewer farmers with an appetite to lamb ewes.
15 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Suffolk-cross ewe lambs hit €4.84/kg in Brockagh
Rachel Gallagher reports from Brockagh Cloghan Mart for its first sheep sale of 2025.
15 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: heifers and cows on fire in Roscrea
Heifers weighing over 600kg recorded a fine average of €3.76/kg on Saturday, while an entry of over 320 cows averaged just shy of €3/kg on Monday.
15 January 2025 Markets
Watch: frosty conditions fail to cool trade in Balla
Inclement weather did nothing to cool prices in Balla on Saturday last, as prices remained similar if not higher than the pre-Christmas trade.
14 January 2025 Markets
Watch: over 100 heifers top €2,500 in Roscrea fatstock show and sale
Heifers weighing over 600kg recorded a fine average of €3.76/kg, with the top third of heifers selling for a remarkable average of €4.33/kg.
12 January 2025 Markets
Watch: serious demand drives beef cattle to €3.45/kg in Ennis
With weather lowering entries by 50%, any slaughter-fit cattle on offer in Ennis Mart on Thursday had a long list of suitors, with heifers and cows selling to upwards of €3.40/kg.
10 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: cold snap doesn’t hit Corrin trade
Adam Woods reports from Corrin Mart’s first sale of 2025.
8 January 2025 Markets