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Sheep price update: hogget prices increase by 10c/kg to 20c/kg
Darren Carty
Producers also negotiating an extra 0.5kg in the carcase weight paid limit.
10 March 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: factories trying to reduce hogget prices by 10c/kg
Agents are also holding firm in quoting a case weight of 23kg, with higher carcase weight limits harder to come by this week.
3 March 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: hogget trade remains sticky
Reports from marts held on Monday point to a more sluggish trade, while agents in some factories are also standoffish in negotiating for hoggets.
Sheep price update: factories digging in on hogget quotes
While agents are demonstrating a keen appetite for hoggets for the start of Ramadan, there is no upward movement on price.
24 February 2025 Markets
Sheep trends: Price climbs back over €9/kg
The majority of hoggets are this week trading upwards of €9/kg with groups and regular sellers at €9.10/kg and top prices upwards of €9.20/kg
19 February 2025 Markets
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 Trends: lamb quotes increase by 10c/kg
With factories slaughtering four days this week, agents have been working hard to try to maximise throughput and are active in trying to encourage higher numbers forward.
1 January 2025 Markets
NI Trends: Christmas closures keeps factory prices steady
There is no movement on prime cattle and fat lamb prices in Northern Ireland, with plants working on short kill weeks.
23 December 2024 l2
Sheep Trends: lamb price hits €9/kg before year end
Farmers delivering significant numbers of lambs for Christmas week have received slightly higher prices, with the general run of lambs trading from €8.80/kg to €8.90/kg.
23 December 2024 Markets
Food for thought on fodder on Tullamore Farm
Shaun Diver has a round-up of what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
18 December 2024 Management
Lamb price and carcase weight limits increase
Competition for fat lambs is intensifying with plants offering higher prices and increasing weight limits to secure numbers.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep price update: firm appetite for fleshed lambs
Demand for slaughter-fit sheep remains solid, with prices in factories and marts starting the week in a broadly similar manner.
11 November 2024 Markets