Year: 2022

Saturday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SHEEP 20-30KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.38/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 21kg 2.38/kg 50.00SHEEP, 24kg 2.38/kg 57.00 SHEEP 30-40KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.82/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 34kg 2.88/kg 98.00SHEEP, 36kg 2.76/kg 98.00 SHEEP 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 1.93/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 44kg 2.86/kg 126.00SHEEP, 42kg 2.81/kg 118.00SHEEP, 41kg 2.56/kg 105.00SHEEP, 45kg 2.43/kg 110.00SHEEP, 47kg 1.71/kg 81.00SHEEP, 48kg 1.13/kg 54.00 SHEEP 50-60KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 1.57/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 54kg 2.72/kg 147.00SHEEP,…

Saturday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. FAT COW 400-500KG Avg Price/KgFR 1.55/kgHEX 1.28/kgJEX 1.18/kgMOX 1.81/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:FR, 434kg 1.91/kg 830.00MOX, 463kg 1.90/kg 880.00MOX, 418kg 1.82/kg 760.00FR, 492kg 1.79/kg 880.00MOX, 452kg 1.73/kg 780.00FR, 498kg 1.65/kg 820.00 FAT COW 500-600KG Avg Price/KgFR 1.57/kgFR,FRX 1.52/kgFRX 1.39/kgHEX 1.89/kgJEX 1.14/kgLMX 2.29/kgSIX 1.52/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 544kg 2.37/kg 1290.00LMX, 522kg 2.20/kg 1150.00HEX, 588kg 2.18/kg 1280.00FR, 516kg 2.13/kg 1100.00FR, 554kg 2.11/kg 1170.00FR, 550kg 2.09/kg 1150.00…

Friday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SHEEP 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.63/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 47kg 3.14/kg 149.00SHEEP, 42kg 3.14/kg 132.00SHEEP, 43kg 3.12/kg 135.00SHEEP, 50kg 3.02/kg 150.00SHEEP, 46kg 3/kg 138.00SHEEP, 42kg 2.96/kg 126.00 SHEEP 50-60KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.55/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 55kg 3.16/kg 174.00SHEEP, 53kg 3.16/kg 166.00SHEEP, 52kg 3.12/kg 162.00SHEEP, 51kg 3.07/kg 158.00SHEEP, 55kg 3.07/kg 168.00SHEEP, 51kg 3.00/kg 154.00 SHEEP 60-70KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 1.80/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 62kg 2.29/kg 142.00SHEEP, 68kg…

Friday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. CATTLE 500-600KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 1.49/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 535kg 2.86/kg 1530.00CATTLE, 585kg 0.12/kg 70.00 CATTLE 600-700KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.37/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 650kg 2.42/kg 1570.00CATTLE, 620kg 2.39/kg 1480.00CATTLE, 630kg 2.38/kg 1500.00CATTLE, 625kg 2.30/kg 1440.00 BK 400-500KG Avg Price/KgCHX 2.63/kgLMX 2.69/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LMX, 495kg 2.99/kg 1480.00LMX, 408kg 2.92/kg 1190.00CHX, 480kg 2.85/kg 1370.00LMX, 475kg 2.82/kg 1340.00LMX, 495kg 2.79/kg 1380.00LMX, 428kg 2.78/kg 1190.00 BK 500-600KG Avg…

Here are the best sales for yesterday 27 January, 2022, via LSL Auctions. Lot 949, Price 2440.00, – sold at GVM Tullamore Mart Charolais Dry Cow, Weight 995kg Watch the full video here. Lot 413, Price 2010.00, sold at Listowel Mart Belgian Blue Cross Heifer, Weight 795kg Watch the full video here. Lot 7L, Price 2400.00, sold at Ennis Mart Limousin Dry Cow, Weight 945kg Watch the full video here.…

The national average house price during the year to last October, 2021, was €321,596. This was up 9.4pc, or €27,655, compared with the previous 12-month period to October 2020. A number of rural counties saw huge leaps in property prices due to remote working becoming more popular. This is according to GeoDirectory database figures, which confirms that the average price of a house shot up by close to €28,000 last…

After a spate of attacks on sheep in recent weeks, dog owners around the county are being advised to ensure their pets are kept under control at all times, as roaming dogs are an ongoing concern for farmers at this time of the year. There have been a number of horrific dog attacks, and the gardaí have reiterated that dog owners are responsible to stop their animals from harassing or…

A survey from Taxback.com shows that almost two-thirds (59pc) of taxpayers believe that parents should be allowed to help their children purchase homes if they can. As such, financial input from parents is having a major influence on the housing market and may be inflating property prices. Figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) show that in the first half of 2021, nearly 42pc of first-time buyers used…

Europe has been hardest hit by fertiliser-plant cutbacks on soaring costs of natural gas used to run them, and nutrient prices there remain at a record, even as pressure eased in North America. According to VTB Capital estimates, Europe could face a deficit of about 9% of its annual nitrogen-fertiliser needs in the first half, with food getting pricier if harvests suffer or crop prices rise. As the continent’s farmers…

The government’s new energy credit scheme will see the cost of value-added tax (VAT) will be included, which means that bill payers will save €113.50 when it is introduced later in 2022. In a memo Cabinet, ministers have been told VAT will now be included in the scheme – bringing an extra saving of €13.50, and a total saving to €113.50. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) will be tasked with settling any…

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Thursday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. CATTLE 300-400KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.29/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 388kg 3.20/kg 1240.00CATTLE, 348kg 1.38/kg 480.00 CATTLE 400-500KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.28/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 421kg 3.18/kg 1340.00CATTLE, 439kg 3.01/kg 1320.00CATTLE, 495kg 2.87/kg 1420.00CATTLE, 473kg 2.83/kg 1340.00CATTLE, 433kg 2.77/kg 1200.00CATTLE, 489kg 2.70/kg 1320.00 CATTLE 500-600KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.22/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 519kg 3.12/kg 1620.00CATTLE, 553kg 3.07/kg 1700.00CATTLE, 514kg 3.07/kg 1580.00CATTLE, 528kg 3.07/kg 1620.00CATTLE, 548kg 3.07/kg 1680.00CATTLE, 546kg…

Thursday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SHEEP 20-30KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.85/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 30kg 3.36/kg 99.00SHEEP, 30kg 3.07/kg 91.00SHEEP, 30kg 2.99/kg 89.00SHEEP, 29kg 2.90/kg 85.00SHEEP, 20kg 2.8/kg 56.00SHEEP, 28kg 2.5/kg 70.00 SHEEP 30-40KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.18/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 38kg 3.58/kg 136.00SHEEP, 34kg 3.57/kg 123.00SHEEP, 31kg 3.55/kg 111.00SHEEP, 33kg 3.51/kg 117.00SHEEP, 35kg 3.49/kg 121.00SHEEP, 36kg 3.44/kg 124.00 SHEEP 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 2.95/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 41kg 3.57/kg 147.00SHEEP, 40kg…

Here are some of the best livestock sales from yesterday, 26 January, 2022.   Lot 233, Price 2150.00, Tag ****, (DRYCOW-F) – Sold at Ballinasloe Mart Limousin Dry Cow, Weight 865kg Watch the full video here. Lot 903, Price 1820.00 – Sold Cahir Mart Hereford Bull, Weight 1060kg Watch the full video here. LSL News.

The KBC Bank consumer sentiment index shows that young people believe their incomes will improve. It also indicates that most people expect house prices to continue rise over the next five years. Only one in 10 sees them falling. KBC economist Austin Hughes ponders whether this fear of ever more expensive housing could be adding to demand at present? Consumers in Munster are more convinced of this than those in other…

Fine Gael, MEP for the Midlands North West, Colm Markey, is of the view that remote and hybrid working options have the potential to “completely revive” rural Ireland. The MEP highlights the potential of derelict buildings such as old banks, which can be turned into remote working hubs making towns and villages more attractive places to raise a family in. Other benefits of remote work include lower emissions, more family…

ICSA sheep chair Sean McNamara has said farmers should not accept any less than €7.00/kg for hoggets over the coming weeks. “Factories are doing everything in their power to chip away at prices, so we must do everything in our power to resist them,” he stated.   “As sheep farmers our cost of production is upwards of €7.00/kg and rising all the time, so we are only demanding what is fair. It…

Wednesday’s selected Sheep Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. SHEEP 30-40KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.21/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 32kg 3.38/kg 108.00SHEEP, 39kg 3.23/kg 126.00SHEEP, 39kg 3.03/kg 118.00 SHEEP 40-50KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 3.06/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 40kg 3.1/kg 124.00SHEEP, 49kg 3.02/kg 148.00 SHEEP 60-70KG Avg Price/KgSHEEP 1.56/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:SHEEP, 68kg 1.71/kg 116.00SHEEP, 65kg 1.42/kg 92.00 LB 40-50KG Avg Price/KgLB 3.09/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:LB, 40kg 3.28/kg 131.00LB, 48kg 3.25/kg 156.00LB, 49kg 3.20/kg 157.00LB, 48kg 3.19/kg 153.00LB,…

Wednesday’s selected Cattle Mart Price Report: Copyright LSL Auctions. CATTLE 300-400KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.78/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 380kg 2.89/kg 1100.00CATTLE, 395kg 2.86/kg 1130.00CATTLE, 340kg 2.76/kg 940.00CATTLE, 385kg 2.70/kg 1040.00CATTLE, 360kg 2.69/kg 970.00 CATTLE 400-500KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 2.18/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 405kg 2.67/kg 1080.00CATTLE, 400kg 2.55/kg 1020.00CATTLE, 427kg 2.34/kg 1000.00CATTLE, 462kg 2.21/kg 1020.00CATTLE, 440kg 2.20/kg 970.00CATTLE, 445kg 2.13/kg 950.00 CATTLE 500-600KG Avg Price/KgCATTLE 1.79/kgHighest Price/Kg Lots:CATTLE, 515kg 2.14/kg 1100.00CATTLE, 580kg 1.84/kg 1070.00CATTLE, 560kg…

Three top selling brands accounted for 60% of total sales of 1,910 new tractors registered in the Republic of Ireland last year. These were John Deere (22%), Massey Ferguson (20%) and New Holland (18%). This is according to figures from the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA). Compared to 2019, John Deere also led the way with a 21% share, followed closely by Massey Ferguson (20%) and New Holland…

The Independent Strategic Review of the Northern Ireland Agri-Food Sector (ISRAF) was published today, January 26, 2022. This was announced by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons. The report explores the challenges and opportunities that the agri-food sector in Northern Ireland faces. Led by Sir Peter Kendall, the review team met with a range of stakeholders in 2021, and produced its findings and established a set of recommendations for…

Here are the best livestock sales for yesterday 25/01 via LSL Auctions. Lot 911, Price 1960.00, Tag ****, (SK) Limousin Suckler, Weight 780kg Watch the full video here. Lot 113H, Price 2390.00, Tag ****, (HW) Limousin Cross Heifer, Weight 420kg Watch the full video here. Lot 6, Price 1770.00, Tag ****, (M BULLOCK) Angus Bullock, Weight 720kg Watch the full video here. LSL News.

Glenn Hanna, associate director of AECOM Cork, previewed their forecast for the Irish construction sector. He is optimistic that 2022 will be as stable as last year. “Overall, we in the sector are feeling hopeful, albeit with some nervousness. Hopefully, there will be no further lockdowns resulting in construction site closures and, unlike the last two years, the industry will have a full 12 months of activity.” “If that is…