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Breeding Type Ewe Hoggets for today Night’s Sale at Ballymote Mart

On the evening of May 16th, 2023, Ballymote Mart will host an eagerly anticipated sale featuring breeding type ewe hoggets. This event promises to be a great opportunity for farmers and livestock enthusiasts to acquire high-quality breeding stock. The sale will take place in three groups of six, specifically in the breeding stock section of the mart. To participate in this auction and place a bid, click on the following…

Ewes carrying triplets at tonight’s Ballymote Mart sale

Last week Ballymote Mart had a super yard of cattle on offer with an excellent trade across all sections with strong demand. For a follow-on take a peek at these gorgeous ewes scanned carrying triplets for tonight’s sale. Note the young fleshed cull ewes Online bidding for today, Tuesday 31st January, is available using the LSL app. Enquiries to the mart office on 071 918 3364. Intake from 15:00. The auction…

Steady week expected for hogget prices

Base prices in the sheep trade held steady for the week, ranging from €6.75/kg up to €6.90/kg. Processors were reluctant to increase prices but due to the decision it has left processors in a stronger position this week. According to various reports, only one meat processing plant increased its base price for hoggets. With some processors saying that there was no issue in tying in numbers at the start of…

Factories keeping a lid on latest hogget price increase, says ICSA

“Factories have been trying to keep a lid on prices by holding back on increasing base prices but are giving more to those trading at the higher end of the market.” This is according to Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA), Sean McNamara, who adds that prices are ranging from anywhere from €7.15-7.25/kg and rising to €7.30/kg in some meat processing plants. Last week saw a rise in…

Bright outlook for hogget prices this week

The price of finished hoggets edged close to €160/head at marts on Monday, 7 March, 2022, showing an increase in factory prices in the trade of the product. Trade at marts continued to improve due to the factory price increase last week. According to Ennis Mart manager Martin McNamara, hoggets were up by €3-5/head on last week. McNamara says a full clearance of the 400 sheep on offer was reported with…

Cull ewe prices up in marts

There’s been an increase in the price of cull ewe in marts across the country. As the price broke the €200/head mark, one would have thought that the Covid-19 pandemic would have negatively impacted sales, however it did quite the opposite. According to the latest figures heavy ewes are now at prices of up to €160-175/head and selling back to €145-150/head. Added to this, ewes in excess of 95kg…