Mountbellew Mart’s sheep sale held on Saturday 25 July recorded an entry of 1,635 head. This included 1,301 lambs, 305 cull ewes and 21 breeding ewes.
The trade in Co Galway was underpinned by a continued strong farmer demand for store and ewe lambs, while factory agents were keen to source slaughter-fit lambs and cull ewes to satisfy increased factory demand for sheep at the start of this week.
The highlight of the sale was the level of interest in ewe lambs with breeding potential and good-quality store lambs. Nice-quality ewe lambs weighing 38kg to 44kg sold from €97 to €110, with a few lots of top-quality lots rising to €115. A handful of lambs weighing 47kg to 51kg sold from €125 to a top of €136 for a pen of Suffolk ewe lambs weighing 48.7kg.
This pen of mixed wether and ewe lambs weighing 36kg sold for €91.
There was a large entry of lowland store lambs weighing in the region of 34kg to 40kg. Lambs weighing 34kg to 37kg sold on average from €80 to €88, while lots weighing 38kg to 40kg ranged on average from €85 to €94. Lambs weighing from 30kg to 32kg sold from €68 to €78 on average.
The 40kg Suffolk-cross wether lambs on left sold for €92. The Suffolk wether lambs on right weighing 35kg sold for €87.
Finished lambs
The number of slaughter-fit lambs on offer was relatively low and this inserted extra competition into the trade, with factories looking to source numbers for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. The top prices in this regard were €112 and €113 paid for fleshed ram lambs weighing 50kg. Agents were willing to drop down in the weights to secure numbers, with fleshed lambs weighing 40kg to 44kg selling from €97 to €108 on average.
These Charollais wether lambs weighing 34kg sold for €86.
These Texel-cross ewe lambs weighing 42.3kg sold for €108.
The Charollais ram lambs weighing 50kg on left sold for €113 while the ram lambs on right also weighed 50.6kg and sold for €112.
These four Texel-cross wether lambs with a good cover of flesh sold for €98.
Three Texel-cross ewe lambs on left weighing 51kg sold for €129. The 18 suffolk cross ewe lambs weighing 39kg on right sold for €110.
These two light Scottish Blackface ewe lambs sold for €90 each.
The 12 46kg wether lambs on the left and the seven lambs weighing 43.6kg on the right were bid to €102 but not sold.
These ewe lambs with an average weight of 39.6kg were bid to €112 but unsold.
Mountbellew Mart’s sheep sale held on Saturday 25 July recorded an entry of 1,635 head. This included 1,301 lambs, 305 cull ewes and 21 breeding ewes.
The trade in Co Galway was underpinned by a continued strong farmer demand for store and ewe lambs, while factory agents were keen to source slaughter-fit lambs and cull ewes to satisfy increased factory demand for sheep at the start of this week.
The highlight of the sale was the level of interest in ewe lambs with breeding potential and good-quality store lambs. Nice-quality ewe lambs weighing 38kg to 44kg sold from €97 to €110, with a few lots of top-quality lots rising to €115. A handful of lambs weighing 47kg to 51kg sold from €125 to a top of €136 for a pen of Suffolk ewe lambs weighing 48.7kg.
This pen of mixed wether and ewe lambs weighing 36kg sold for €91.
There was a large entry of lowland store lambs weighing in the region of 34kg to 40kg. Lambs weighing 34kg to 37kg sold on average from €80 to €88, while lots weighing 38kg to 40kg ranged on average from €85 to €94. Lambs weighing from 30kg to 32kg sold from €68 to €78 on average.
The 40kg Suffolk-cross wether lambs on left sold for €92. The Suffolk wether lambs on right weighing 35kg sold for €87.
Finished lambs
The number of slaughter-fit lambs on offer was relatively low and this inserted extra competition into the trade, with factories looking to source numbers for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. The top prices in this regard were €112 and €113 paid for fleshed ram lambs weighing 50kg. Agents were willing to drop down in the weights to secure numbers, with fleshed lambs weighing 40kg to 44kg selling from €97 to €108 on average.
These Charollais wether lambs weighing 34kg sold for €86.
These Texel-cross ewe lambs weighing 42.3kg sold for €108.
The Charollais ram lambs weighing 50kg on left sold for €113 while the ram lambs on right also weighed 50.6kg and sold for €112.
These four Texel-cross wether lambs with a good cover of flesh sold for €98.
Three Texel-cross ewe lambs on left weighing 51kg sold for €129. The 18 suffolk cross ewe lambs weighing 39kg on right sold for €110.
These two light Scottish Blackface ewe lambs sold for €90 each.
The 12 46kg wether lambs on the left and the seven lambs weighing 43.6kg on the right were bid to €102 but not sold.
These ewe lambs with an average weight of 39.6kg were bid to €112 but unsold.
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