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Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

Trade at the recent Waterford Blackface Sheep Breeders sale was described as ‘solid’ with in-lamb ewes averaging at €525 per head and dry hoggets at €490, writes Darren Carty.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Top of €1,850 at Waterford Blackface sale

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In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

In-lamb ewes sell to £280 in Ballymena

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 February 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

MARKETS 14 January 2026

Farmer Writes: winter a quieter time on Blackface Farm

Farmer Writes: winter a quieter time on Blackface Farm

Farmer Writes: winter a quieter time on Blackface Farm

FARMER WRITES 29 November 2025

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

Top of €5,150 at Waterford Blackface sheep breeders sale

PEDIGREE 12 November 2025

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Thoughts now turn to breeding sheep

Thoughts now turn to breeding sheep

Lucy Christie has been helping get pedigree Blackface ewes ready for breeding.

FARMER WRITES 24 September 2025

NI Farmer Writes: season drawing in with tup lamb sales

NI Farmer Writes: season drawing in with tup lamb sales

With some rams sold in Ballymena, it’s now off to Scotland, writes Lucy Christie.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 September 2025

Top price of €7,000 at South of Ireland Lanark sale

Top price of €7,000 at South of Ireland Lanark sale

The 2025-born ram lamb bred by Liam and Kieran Donaghy stole the show in a successful sale which saw rams average in excess of €1,000 per head.

PEDIGREE 24 September 2025

Blackface ram lambs to 34,000gns at Ballymena

Blackface ram lambs to 34,000gns at Ballymena

The Blackface Ulster Ram Breeders held it’s annual sale at Ballymena on Monday.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 September 2025

A Farmer Writes: unwelcome storm as tup fever kicks-in

A Farmer Writes: unwelcome storm as tup fever kicks-in

Lucy Christie has been helping to prepare Blackface rams for sale on Monday.

FARMER WRITES 24 September 2025

Hill group breeding sales in full swing

Hill group breeding sales in full swing

Entries have also opened for Sheep Ireland’s 2025 multi-breed hill ram sale of genotyped and sire verified rams, all of which are eligible for the Sheep Improvement Scheme.

BREEDING & HEALTH 24 September 2025

28,000gns for Bluefaced Leicester ram lamb

28,000gns for Bluefaced Leicester ram lamb

On Saturday records were broken at Ballymena Livestock Mart in the Bluefaced Leicester ram lamb section with a new centre record for Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 September 2025

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