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Sheep price update: plenty of deals at €8/kg

Factory agents are exhibiting greater demand for hoggets, with numbers tightening over the last week.

MARKETS 2 March 2026

Sheep price update: plenty of deals at €8/kg

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Sheep Trends: more deals going for hoggets

Sheep Trends: more deals going for hoggets

MARKETS 25 February 2026

Sheep mart prices: more life for finished hoggets in marts

Sheep mart prices: more life for finished hoggets in marts

MARKETS 25 February 2026

Sheep mart prices: finished lamb prices stagnate in marts

Sheep mart prices: finished lamb prices stagnate in marts

Sheep mart prices: finished lamb prices stagnate in marts

MARKETS 18 February 2026

Sheep price update: no joy as base quotes unchanged

Sheep price update: no joy as base quotes unchanged

Sheep price update: no joy as base quotes unchanged

MARKETS 16 February 2026

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Beef Trends: no move in quotes

Beef Trends: no move in quotes

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Beef prices: quotes remain unchanged

Beef prices: quotes remain unchanged

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes on finished cattle.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and where beef quotes are at.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Beef Trends: quotes steady as supply meets demand

Beef Trends: quotes steady as supply meets demand

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Beef quotes steady, as mart trade cranks up a gear

Beef quotes steady, as mart trade cranks up a gear

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Editorial: factory price league lessons

Editorial: factory price league lessons

Finishers can pick the type and grade of animal that they are producing and compare what all factories are paying.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Confused by the cattle grading system

Confused by the cattle grading system

Out of 15 cattle John Egerton sent for slaughter, there were 10 different grades

FARMER WRITES 28 January 2026

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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