Sheep breeding sales

Clearance sale of 230 young ewes on point of lambing

The flock of mainly Suffolk-cross and continental-cross ewes are going under the hammer in Tullow Mart on Tuesday at 1pm.

MARKETS 27 March 2026

Clearance sale of 230 young ewes on point of lambing

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In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

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

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

MARKETS 7 March 2026

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Sale average up €500/head at Lanark auction

Sale average up €500/head at Lanark auction

Sale average up €500/head at Lanark auction

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

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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

The hoggets and four ewe lambs are being offered in a timed auction which runs until 2 March on the Marteye sales platform in conjunction with Ballybofey and Stranorlar Mart.

PEDIGREE 5 November 2025

Blue Texel Star Jinx 11 leads Carson sale

Blue Texel Star Jinx 11 leads Carson sale

The Little Whisker Flock dispersal marked the end of an era for Janet and Andy Carson

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

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 5 November 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 5 November 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 5 November 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 5 November 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 5 November 2025

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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