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Sheep
Sheep kill down 20,000 head year on year
Darren Carty
The total number of sheep processed in Department of Agriculture approved slaughter plants is now running over 250,000 lower than in 2023.
13 November 2024 Markets
Sheep Trends: factories resisting paying €8/kg
Numbers have got even tighter in the last week, but factories are resisting paying €8/kg, with €7.80/kg to €7.90/kg the going rate.
13 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: top 20% of lambs exceed €180/head in Athenry
There was a vibrant trade for well-fleshed slaughter-fit lambs, with lambs weighing 50kg to 52kg selling from €170 to €180 and heavier lambs from €180 to €186.
NI Trends: base prices edging upwards on cattle; deals on weight for lambs
Quotes on prime cattle continue to rise at NI plants, while deals are available that pay to a higher weight limit on fat lambs.
13 November 2024 Markets
Lamb price and carcase weight limits increase
Competition for fat lambs is intensifying with plants offering higher prices and increasing weight limits to secure numbers.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep price update: firm appetite for fleshed lambs
Demand for slaughter-fit sheep remains solid, with prices in factories and marts starting the week in a broadly similar manner.
11 November 2024 Markets
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.
7 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.
6 November 2024 News
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