There’s much anticipation for Sheep Ireland’s huge Elite €uro-Star Multi-Breed Ram sale which returns to Tullamore Mart on Saturday, 27 August, 2022.
Mart Manager Antoinette Daly explains that, “It started here in Tullamore about 8 or 10 years ago, but when Covid came we were restricted due to numbers, so it was moved to Kilkenny Mart as the ring was bigger and could hold around 150 people. But it has now moved back to Tullamore as it’s so central.”
Two rings will be in operation on the day, run on a breed-by-breed basis.
Numbers for the sale have continued to increase each year, and there are 500 animals entered for this weekend.
Antoinette says, “Hopefully it will be very successful, but the ram trade has not been as good as last year’s trade. But, usually it is a very good sale and there will be a lot of people, probably around 1400. We’ll maybe have 500 people in the rings, so we expect it to be packed and hope that all will be well!”
“They will have certain breeds in Ring 1 and others listed in Ring 2, so, there could be 10 different breeds of sheep, with possibly 140 of one breed, or 30 or 40 of another,” she adds.
One change on the programme this year is that historical details of the animals will be omitted. “Usually all the pedigree history of the animal is told before they’re sold, now Sheep Ireland has cut that out and says to let the auctioneer sell them like commercial cattle. This is because the sale has to run quickly, and we expect it to be over by 5.30pm or 6pm,” she said.
Viewing is from 9:30am.
The sale will start at 11.30am.
Online bidding is via LSL Auctions. Potential buyers should register in advance of the sale.
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