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Sheep mart watch: no change on store lamb prices

While some marts reported an easing of price in the fat lamb ring, store lambs and cull ewes remain a steady trade.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Sheep mart watch: no change on store lamb prices

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Camera at the Mart: lamb prices hold firm in Dowra

Camera at the Mart: lamb prices hold firm in Dowra

MARKETS 21 January 2026

Factory spotlight focuses on heavier lamb carcases

Factory spotlight focuses on heavier lamb carcases

MANAGEMENT 14 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: lambs to a high of €202/head in Ballinrobe

MARKETS 14 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: little change in pre-Christmas Dowra sale prices

Camera at the Mart: little change in pre-Christmas Dowra sale prices

Camera at the Mart: little change in pre-Christmas Dowra sale prices

MARKETS 23 December 2025

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Camera at the Mart: cull ewes a strong trade in Ballymote

Camera at the Mart: cull ewes a strong trade in Ballymote

€180/head was freely available for well-finished lambs, while cull ewes were hitting €2.25/kg to €2.45/kg with relative ease in Ballymote Mart on Tuesday night.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Sheep mart prices: trade remains steady across all types

Sheep mart prices: trade remains steady across all types

Mart prices are on par with last week for stores, fat lambs and cull ewes, with numbers still steady for the time of year.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: stores and fats hold firm in Tuam

Camera at the Mart: stores and fats hold firm in Tuam

There was a strong show of sheep with some solid prices in Tuam Mart on Tuesday night for the evening sheep sale.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Sheep mart prices: more life appearing in sales

Sheep mart prices: more life appearing in sales

Plants in the midlands and southeast are reporting greater competition between agents, with a 10c/kg increase in factory quotes also helping the trade.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Sheep mart report: price variability between some regions

Sheep mart report: price variability between some regions

Some mart managers in the east of the country are reporting a slightly stronger trade than in the west and south, but there is also variance within regions.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

The general run of prices for well-fleshed ewes ranged from €2.25/kg to €2.45/kg with the trade livelier than the previous week

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Sheep Management: complying with the CLP and supplementing lambs at grass

Sheep Management: complying with the CLP and supplementing lambs at grass

The high rainfall levels have left conditions increasingly challenging for supplementing lambs with high volumes of meal at grass.

MANAGEMENT 5 November 2025

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