Sheep Breeding sales

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 7 March 2026

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

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Sale average up €500/head at Lanark auction

Sale average up €500/head at Lanark auction

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14 in-lamb pedigree hoggets offered in McHugh’s Cheviot sale

14 in-lamb pedigree hoggets offered in McHugh’s Cheviot sale

14 in-lamb pedigree hoggets offered in McHugh’s Cheviot sale

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

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 22 October 2025

Black Beauties Suffolks shine bright in Blessington

Black Beauties Suffolks shine bright in Blessington

There was an impressive clearance rate of 93% of the 91 sheep entered, with a new record average of €1,962 set for the sale.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

The general run of prices for well-fleshed ewes ranged from €2.25/kg to €2.45/kg with the trade livelier than the previous week

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Top genetics at annual Black Beauties sale

Top genetics at annual Black Beauties sale

The sale which takes place on 8 November in Blessington Mart is offering elite Suffolk genetics from 11 top-performing flocks.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Top of €4,400 at Kells Suffolks production sale

Top of €4,400 at Kells Suffolks production sale

Demand was boosted by keen interest from European customers with in-lamb hogget ewes selling in the main from €1,200 to €2,000 per head.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

A high percentage of lambs weighing upwards of 50kg are trading from €162 to €170/head, with top prices rising in cases above €170/head.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Kells Suffolk offering 60 in-lamb hoggets and ewe lambs

Kells Suffolk offering 60 in-lamb hoggets and ewe lambs

The on-farm sale, which takes place on Saturday 25 October, includes a guest consignment from Molloy Suffolks.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

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