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Sheep mart prices: agents keen but more cautious buying
Darren Carty
It is clear that factories want to increase throughput, with agents keen not to let sheep home unsold, but also not willing to get caught up in heated bidding exchanges.
1 May 2024 Markets
Sheep mart prices: factory pressure felt in live trade
Sales held in recent days have witnessed prices ease on average by €5 to €10/head for hoggets and spring lambs.
24 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: cull ewes set the headlines in Blessington
The standout prices were €200 to €250 paid for heavy ewes, but the trade for light ewes was equally impressive.
Sheep mart prices: Insatiable appetite for slaughter-fit sheep
Demand is outstripping supplies for hoggets, lambs and cull ewes while the upturn in weather and high prices is inserting more life in to trade for ewes with lambs at foot
24 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Milford trade leaves factory price in shade
Prices paid for hoggets, cull ewes and spring lambs were in the region of €15 to €20 per head on average stronger than equivalent quotes offered by factories
17 April 2024 Markets
Sheep mart comment: supplies failing to satisfy buyer demand
Prices have increased by another €3 to €5/head in the last week, with agents dipping into the live trade to try to compensate for low supplies
17 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: brisk trade for 2,300 sheep in Dowra Mart
Hoggets continue to dominate the sales offering, with numbers boosted by producers selling live to avail of intense competition and ewe hoggets appearing in bigger numbers.
10 April 2024 Markets
Sheep mart prices: big fall off in spring lamb numbers
Sales which experienced significant numbers of lambs on offer before the Easter break recorded a sharp drop in entries this week.
3 April 2024 Markets
Sheep mart prices: spring lambs benefit from Easter demand
The trade in marts over the last week has run well ahead of the factory trade and returned a price premium to producers.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: spring lambs sell to €260 in Fermoy
The best-quality lambs sold from €4.50/kg to €5.20/kg, with a top call of €5.74/kg.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: spring lambs average €5/kg in Tullow Mart
The mart’s spring lamb show and sale sponsored by Hegarty Meats attracted over 170 lambs to the ring, with the average price recorded at €210 for an average weight of 42kg.
27 March 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: vibrant mart trade as agents chase higher numbers
Many marts have recorded an increase in throughput over the last week, with some producers favoring the live trade, including those marketing ewe hoggets.
25 March 2024 Markets