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Sheep price update: firm appetite for fleshed lambs
Darren Carty
Demand for slaughter-fit sheep remains solid, with prices in factories and marts starting the week in a broadly similar manner.
7 November 2024 News
IFA warns farmers not to feel pressured to offload lambs as trade is strong
Sheep farmers should not rush to get lambs requiring further feeding moved on, as the mart trade remains strong, the IFA's sheep chair has said.
6 November 2024 News
Lamb prices knocking on door of €8/kg
An increasing number of lambs are trading upwards of €7.80/kg with deals at the top end of the market hitting €8/kg.
Sheep Trends: lamb quotes up by 10c/kg to 20c/kg
Plants are working off opening quotes of €7.70/kg for quality assured lambs, but an increasing number of producers are securing returns ranging from €7.80/kg to €7.90/kg.
6 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: cattle kill hits record high; lamb quotes continue to rise
Processing demand for cattle continues to build, with the weekly kill reaching record levels. Quotes continue to rise for fat lambs.
6 November 2024 Markets
Rampant demand for store lambs in NI
Mart managers indicate that buying demand for store lambs is on the rise and prices are pushing upwards as a result
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Lamb quotes rise to 625p/kg base
Base quotes for fat lambs continue to rise and now stand at 635p/kg at plants in NI
6 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep price update: lambs increase by another 10c/kg
An increasing number of lambs are trading from €7.70/kg to €7.80/kg, with higher prices and extra weight limits being negotiated at the top end of the market.
4 November 2024 Markets
NI Trends: factories ramp up prime cattle kill; lamb quotes rise 5p/kg
There is plenty of life in the beef trade, as processors ramp up throughput for Christmas, while lambs are an improving trade with a 5p/kg increase to quotes.
30 October 2024 Markets
Gap closed between British and Northern Ireland lamb price
The differential in price narrowed to 28c/kg for the week of 19 October following a sustained period where the differential was upwards of 50c/kg.
28 October 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: lambs up 10c/kg as kill falls 5,000 head
Throughput fell by 5,000 head last week, despite factory agents increasing purchasing activity, reflecting just how tight supplies of finished lambs are.
23 October 2024 Markets
NI Trends: average U3 steer prices push on to 500p/kg; lamb quotes rising
Competition between processors for prime cattle is on the rise and prices are edging upwards in Northern Ireland. Lambs are also seeing quotes increasing as demand grows.
23 October 2024 Markets