Spring lamb

Northern View: cattle trade steady into the new year

After some price pressure in December, it is a steady picture for beef in early January.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 January 2026

Northern View: cattle trade steady into the new year

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Northern View: higher quotes on offer for NI cattle

Northern View: higher quotes on offer for NI cattle

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Northern View: steady start to October cattle trade

Northern View: steady start to October cattle trade

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 October 2025

Northern View: base quotes for cattle hold steady

Northern View: base quotes for cattle hold steady

Northern View: base quotes for cattle hold steady

NORTHERN IRELAND 27 August 2025

Northern View: little change to prices paid for beef

Northern View: little change to prices paid for beef

Northern View: little change to prices paid for beef

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 August 2025

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Sheep Trends: lamb throughput falls again but factories refuse to budge

Sheep Trends: lamb throughput falls again but factories refuse to budge

Lamb throughput fell again last week by close to 2,000 head, though factories seem unfazed and pulled quotes as opposed to increase them earlier this week.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

Northern View: factories raise quotes amid tight supplies

Northern View: factories raise quotes amid tight supplies

Base factory quotes for U-3 grading cattle in NI are up again this week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 May 2025

Northern View: prices edging up for prime beef cattle

Northern View: prices edging up for prime beef cattle

Tight numbers have brought an end to any price falls for finished cattle in NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 May 2025

Northern View: base cattle quotes steady at NI factories

Northern View: base cattle quotes steady at NI factories

The starting prices on offer for finished cattle are unchanged on last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 May 2025

Camera at the Mart: factory moves put dampener on lamb prices

Camera at the Mart: factory moves put dampener on lamb prices

Factory cuts to sheep prices in recent weeks have dampened the mood for farmers with lambs to sell and this was evident at the weekly sheep sale in Cahir Mart this week.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

Sheep Trends: demand and supply finely balanced

Sheep Trends: demand and supply finely balanced

Spring lamb numbers are slow to increase and remain at 5,605 head out of last week’s kill of 40,857.

MARKETS 7 May 2025

Northern View: base cattle quotes hold steady in NI

Northern View: base cattle quotes hold steady in NI

Quotes for steers and heifers are generally steady at the start of May.

NORTHERN IRELAND 7 May 2025

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