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Northern Ireland
Bullocks to £3,650 at Markethill Christmas sale
Kieran Mailey
The Christmas show and sale saw prices reaching a top price of £3,650 in Markethill Mart
13 November 2024 Markets
Sheep martk comment: strong mart prices underpinning numbers
With more farmers opting to sell live, numbers passing through marts are still strong.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
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.
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
In-lamb Suffolk hits 10,500gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from The Great Bonanza female sale held in Ballymena Livestock Market.
4 November 2024 Breeding & health
Charollais ewe lamb sells for 3,200gns in Dungannon
Rachel Gallagher reports from Dungannon Farmers Market for the annual NI Charollais sheep breeders' annual female sale.
31 October 2024 Breeding & health
Sheep Trends: kill numbers tumble further
Another week of kill numbers falling has pushed price up marginally this week, as factories look to secure numbers.
30 October 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: strong demand at Baltinglass 50th anniversary sale
Martin Merrick reports from last Wednesday’s sale in Baltinglass Mart, which celebrate 50 years of trading in the Wicklow town.
30 October 2024 Markets
Big cattle kill points to tight 2025 supply
Weekly processing figures for the NI cattle kill reached an 11-month high point in mid-October
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
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
Factories lift sheep prices
Despite price being €1/kg higher than last year, throughput is down by over 13,000 lambs this week, compared to 2023.
30 October 2024 Markets