Sheep trends

Factory spotlight focuses on heavier lamb carcases

Plants are encouraging farmers to draft any heavier lambs promptly with a number operating or considering introducing price penalties for carcases deemed overweight.

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2026

Factory spotlight focuses on heavier lamb carcases

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Sheep Trends: 10c/kg lift in ICM plants

Sheep Trends: 10c/kg lift in ICM plants

MARKETS 14 January 2026

Sheep Trends: greater focus on carcase weights

Sheep Trends: greater focus on carcase weights

MARKETS 7 January 2026

Sheep price update: tricky travel conditions hit throughput

Sheep price update: tricky travel conditions hit throughput

Sheep price update: tricky travel conditions hit throughput

MARKETS 5 January 2026

Sheep Trends: year ending on lower throughput

Sheep Trends: year ending on lower throughput

Sheep Trends: year ending on lower throughput

MARKETS 23 December 2025

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Sheep price update: animals sourced for this week's kill

Sheep price update: animals sourced for this week's kill

With factories only slaughtering two days this week and many operating at a low level of throughput for Tuesday, attention has turned to next week’s kill.

MARKETS 24 November 2025

No repeat of 2024 lamb price increase

No repeat of 2024 lamb price increase

Lamb prices at the corresponding period in 2024 were on a sharp upward trajectory, rising by 70c/kg in a few weeks, but there is no such prospects evident for 2025.

MARKETS 24 November 2025

Sheep price update: movement restrictions denting NI sheep prices

Sheep price update: movement restrictions denting NI sheep prices

Lamb prices in some mart sales are back by upwards of £8 to £15/head, with factory base quotes reducing by 15p/kg and a backlog emerging in getting sheep booked in for slaughter.

MARKETS 24 November 2025

Sheep Trends: factory quotes unchanged at €7.70 to €7.80/kg

Sheep Trends: factory quotes unchanged at €7.70 to €7.80/kg

A 10c/kg differential remains between base quotes, but an increasing number of sellers are trading at upwards of €7.80/kg, with regular sellers and groups securing €7.90/kg to €8/kg.

MARKETS 24 November 2025

Watch: factory quotes unchanged but lambs break €200 mark in Kilkenny

Watch: factory quotes unchanged but lambs break €200 mark in Kilkenny

Kilkenny Mart recorded a much sharper trade for slaughter-fit sheep, with George Candler reporting prices firming by €4 to €6/head.

MARKETS 24 November 2025

Sheep Trends: no budge in base quotes

Sheep Trends: no budge in base quotes

Opening prices on offer for quality assured lambs range from €7.70/kg to €7.80/kg, with plenty of deals at the higher end of the market at €7.90/kg to €8/kg.

MARKETS 24 November 2025

Sheep price update: firm demand but no budge on quotes

Sheep price update: firm demand but no budge on quotes

Opening prices on offer for quality assured lambs range from €7.70/kg to €7.80/kg, with plenty of deals at the higher end of the market at €7.90/kg to €8/kg.

MARKETS 24 November 2025

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