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Sheep price update: factory quotes up 20c/kg and mart prices €2 to €5/head
Darren Carty
Factory agents are demonstrating much greater appetite for hoggets, with prices lifted back over €9/kg and resulting in deals to groups and regular sellers to upwards of €9.10/kg.
5 February 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: hogget prices turn a corner
Prices have stabilised and agents are showing much more interest in sheep this week, with higher-priced deals going for larger batches of hoggets
3 February 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: price pressure remains as factories push for another 10c/kg
Plants have reduced base quotes for Tuesday to €8.50/kg with opening negotiations for quality assured hoggets starting in the region of €8.60/kg to €8.70/kg.
Sheep Trends: factories trying to regain control
Base quotes this week have been reduced by 10c/kg to 20c/kg, with factories trying to take the heat out of the trade after weeks of upward momentum.
22 January 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: demand for ewes jumps as ICM lifts quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg
The plants have also increased base quotes for lambs to €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA payment and moved its carcase weight limit to 24kg.
13 January 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs hit €9/kg and ewes €5/kg
Tight supplies have been compounded this week by extremely challenging drafting and transport conditions in many parts of the country.
8 January 2025 Markets
Sheep Trends: prices lift by 20c/kg to 30c/kg
Opening prices for quality assured (QA) lambs are in the region of €8.70/kg in most plants, with agents keen to try to maximise throughput over the Christmas processing schedule.
18 December 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: base lamb quotes lift another 20c/kg
Base quotes are starting the week at a range of €8.50/kg to €8.70/kg for quality assured lambs, with agents also starting to tie into supplies for the Christmas period.
16 December 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: lamb quotes up 20c/kg to 30c/kg
Base quotes for quality assured lambs for Thursday now range from €8.20/kg to €8.50/kg, with factories looking to try to maintain upward momentum in throughput.
11 December 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: lambs edge up another 10c/kg as ewes strengthen
Top prices for lambs have moved to upwards of €8.60/kg, while demand for ewes has intensified, with prices also pushing on by 10c/kg.
9 December 2024 Markets
€8.50/kg paid for lambs as kill nosedives
Factories are struggling to source supplies to meet demand, with last week’s throughput running over 18,000 lower, despite prices running €1.65/kg higher.
4 December 2024 News
Sheep Trends: lamb price climbs above €8/kg
Factories are struggling to keep a lid on prices, with quotes rising by 5c/kg to 10c/kg in recent days.
27 November 2024 Markets