Sheep prices

Sheep Trends: no new year bells for sheep prices

There is a stagnant end to the year for lamb prices, with base quotes unchanged at €7.60/kg or an opening price of €7.70/kg to €7.80/kg for QA lambs.

MARKETS 31 December 2025

Sheep Trends: no new year bells for sheep prices

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25kg carcase weights helping to bolster Australian sheep production

25kg carcase weights helping to bolster Australian sheep production

NEWS 27 December 2025

Sheep kill back by almost one fifth in 2025

Sheep kill back by almost one fifth in 2025

NEWS 19 December 2025

Sheep price update: movement restrictions denting NI sheep prices

Sheep price update: movement restrictions denting NI sheep prices

Sheep price update: movement restrictions denting NI sheep prices

MARKETS 8 December 2025

Farm Tech Talk: Brazil’s lack of tags, sheep and milk price outlook

Farm Tech Talk: Brazil’s lack of tags, sheep and milk price outlook

Farm Tech Talk: Brazil’s lack of tags, sheep and milk price outlook

NEWS 28 November 2025

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Stable outlook for sheepmeat in 2026

Stable outlook for sheepmeat in 2026

While there is possibly expected to be a larger carryover of lambs to Q1 of 2026, supply prospects remain tight with fewer ewes, reduced NI imports and continued contraction in the EU flock.

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Spanish lamb price €1/kg ahead of France

Spanish lamb price €1/kg ahead of France

The tables have turned significantly, with Spanish lamb prices running 70c/kg higher than in 2024, while the French lamb price is running 98c/kg lower.

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Rise in farmgate prices in 2025 dominated by surge in cattle

Rise in farmgate prices in 2025 dominated by surge in cattle

Pigs, cereals and potatoes all projected to show a drop from 2024 levels.

NEWS 27 August 2025

Farm Tech Talk: prices, exporter boycott and co-ops in talks

Farm Tech Talk: prices, exporter boycott and co-ops in talks

There are plenty of news and views on this week's podcast, from weanlings to hill sheep and co-ops having conversations.

PODCAST 27 August 2025

Sheep price update: Spanish lamb remains top at €9.54/kg

Sheep price update: Spanish lamb remains top at €9.54/kg

The price of Spanish lamb continues to be underpinned by tight supplies and is running well ahead of prices in the main sheep producing nations in Europe.

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Spanish lamb price overtakes French farmgate returns

Spanish lamb price overtakes French farmgate returns

The Spanish lamb price is running in excess of €9/kg, up 82c/kg on the previous year, and 39c/kg ahead of the French lamb price.

MARKETS 27 August 2025

Camera at the Mart: store lamb trade sizzles in Milltown

Camera at the Mart: store lamb trade sizzles in Milltown

Store lambs proved popular sellers in Mid-Kerry Co-op Mart in Milltown, with close to a full clearance in a busy sale, reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 27 August 2025

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For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

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