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Sheep mart prices: spring lambs benefit from Easter demand
Darren Carty
The trade in marts over the last week has run well ahead of the factory trade and returned a price premium to producers.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: spring lambs sell to €260 in Fermoy
The best-quality lambs sold from €4.50/kg to €5.20/kg, with a top call of €5.74/kg.
27 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: stronger calf sells well in Cashel
Trade was solid in Cashel at the Tipperary mart's weekly calf sale on Saturday, with over 400 calves sold.
Camera at the Mart: spring lambs average €5/kg in Tullow Mart
The mart’s spring lamb show and sale sponsored by Hegarty Meats attracted over 170 lambs to the ring, with the average price recorded at €210 for an average weight of 42kg.
27 March 2024 Markets
Sheep price update: vibrant mart trade as agents chase higher numbers
Many marts have recorded an increase in throughput over the last week, with some producers favoring the live trade, including those marketing ewe hoggets.
25 March 2024 Markets
In pictures: almost 2,100 calves in Bandon again this week
Numbers held well and trade had a slight improvement compared with last week at the calf sale in the west Cork venue.
25 March 2024 Markets
In pictures: farmers and feeders drive weanling trade in Roscommon Mart
Specialist bull beef finishers were active for heavy bulls weighing upwards of 400kg while farmers underpinned the trade for lighter bulls.
22 March 2024 Markets
Sheep Mart Ccomment: trade for cull ewes ignites
Growing numbers of heavy fleshed cull ewes are selling upwards of €200 per head with prices topping as high as €300 per head is isolated cases in sales over the last week.
20 March 2024 Markets
Weanling bull trade kicks on again
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade including what’s happening in the country’s marts
20 March 2024 Markets
Strong calves driving trade in Dromcollogher
Shanon Kinahan was in Dromcollogher Mart on Thursday for their weekly calf sale.
20 March 2024 Markets
Smashing spring show and sale in Cahersiveen.
There was an excellent trade for cattle across the board at the spring show and sale at Iveragh co-operative mart in Cahersiveen this week, with very few cattle making under €3/kg.
20 March 2024 Markets
Over 41,000 head fewer cattle traded in 2024
There were almost 26,000 fewer farm-to-farm movements recorded in January and February 2024 while mart throughput reduced by over 15,000 head during the same period.
20 March 2024 News