Ballyjamesduff mart had a big entry of breeding hoggets and lambs at last week’s special show and sale. Breeding sheep were in demand with lots of customers for good quality breeding stock.
@farmersjournal in Ballyjamesduff mart in Co. Cavan. This pen of 12 2nd crop Suffolk hoggets weighed 80kg and sold for €214/head.@FJSheep pic.twitter.com/gqtVmJ3T7B
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) August 17, 2022
Top price of the night went to a pen of Suffolk cross hoggets weighing 74kg with the hammer dropping at €232/head.
In general, good-quality hoggets ranged in price from €180-€230/head with lighter lots a little harder to sell. A number of lots of two- to three-year-old ewes were selling around the €200/head mark.
In Ballyjamesduff mart this evening at their show and sale of breeding lambs and hoggets. These three super lambs weighed 53kg and sold for €168. @farmersjournal @FJSheep pic.twitter.com/3F7YERaOfs
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) August 17, 2022
Heavy lambs were in demand with a number of lots of lambs around the 50kg selling for €150-€170/head.
The standout lot was a pen of four Suffolk lambs weighing 50kg with the hammer dropping at €215/head.
A pen of five Belclare/Texel cross lambs weighing 49kg hit €168/head. Lighter lambs in the 40-45kg bracket were generally hitting €130-€150/head with the heavier lots making the bets money. Lambs in the 35-40kg bracket were back around €100-€120/head depending on breed and quality.
@farmersjournal in Ballyjamesduff mart, Co.Cavan for their show and sale of breeding sheep. This pen of 11 1st prize winning Suffolk cross hoggets weighed 74kg and sold for €232/head. @FJSheep pic.twitter.com/C3uiUgHwrh
— Adam Woods (@ajwwoods) August 17, 2022
Ballyjamesduff mart’s Paul Sheridan said: “We have seen a lot of new people getting into sheep in Cavan in the last two years and that’s driving demand for good-quality breeding stock. We have also seen more store lamb purchasers move out in the last two weeks which is adding more bite to the trade."
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