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Sheep mart prices: hoggets ease as ewes power on
Darren Carty
There is firm demand for hoggets, but at a lower price, while prices paid for quality ewes has moved upwards again by 5c/kg to 10c/kg.
18 March 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: factories reduce quotes by another 10c/kg
Opening prices for quality assured hoggets are in the region of €8.70/kg, with plants offering a base quote of €8.50/kg to €8.60/kg plus their respective QA payment.
12 March 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: cull ewes overshadowing hogget trade
Tight supplies of cull ewes combined with keen demand has pushed the cull ewe trade into the spotlight, with hoggets continuing to meet a sluggish trade.
Sheep price update: factories trying to reduce hogget prices by 10c/kg
Agents are also holding firm in quoting a case weight of 23kg, with higher carcase weight limits harder to come by this week.
10 March 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: carcase weight cuts hit hogget prices
Heavier hoggets are in the firing line, with prices reducing anywhere by upwards of €10/head.
5 March 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: hogget trade remains sticky
Reports from marts held on Monday point to a more sluggish trade, while agents in some factories are also standoffish in negotiating for hoggets.
3 March 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: trade for hoggets more subdued this week
Agents are exhibiting less of an appetite for heavier types in particular, with many mart managers reporting such types easing slightly on price.
26 February 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: factories digging in on hogget quotes
While agents are demonstrating a keen appetite for hoggets for the start of Ramadan, there is no upward movement on price.
24 February 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: Hoggets solid, more bite for ewes
Reports on throughput vary across marts with some managers reporting an increase in numbers while others point to entries remaining below the norm for the time of year.
19 February 2025 Markets
Sheep mart prices: hoggets increase by €3 to €6/head
The increase in factory appetite for hoggets has resulted in much more life in the trade, with agents willing to compete with much greater intensity.
12 February 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: factory quotes up 20c/kg and mart prices €2 to €5/head
Factory agents are demonstrating much greater appetite for hoggets, with prices lifted back over €9/kg and resulting in deals to groups and regular sellers to upwards of €9.10/kg.
10 February 2025 Markets
Watch: clearance sale of 180 in-lamb ewes average €265 in Roscrea Mart
Prices ranged in the main from €235 to €300, with a couple of lots of Scottish Blackface ewes selling back to €160/head.
7 February 2025 Markets