Spring lamb

Northern View: higher quotes on offer for NI cattle

Factory base quotes for U-3 grading cattle in NI are up slightly on last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Northern View: higher quotes on offer for NI cattle

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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 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

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

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

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

MARKETS 6 August 2025

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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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 2025

Sheep Trends: keener demand but quotes unchanged

Sheep Trends: keener demand but quotes unchanged

Producers with greater negotiating power are securing higher returns for hoggets, with agents keen to tie into deals for larger numbers, but reluctant to lift official base quotes.

MARKETS 30 April 2025

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