Baltinglass Mart in Co. Wicklow held its weekly sale of sheep on Saturday (October 9), which saw an improved trade for all classes of lambs.

Factory and butcher-type lambs were up by as much as €5/head, while store lambs also saw an improved trade by as much as €5/head also.

After the sale, the mart's manager Tom Coleman spoke with Agriland and said: "We saw a very brisk selling trade at our weekly sale on Saturday - which resulted in a full clearance for both lambs and ewes.

"Prices for those heavy lambs topped €141/head for 60kg. Factory lambs sold up to €136/head."

"We also saw an improved trade for store lambs, with plenty of farmer interest for stores. Prices saw an increase of €3-5/head on the previous week," he added.

"While a few pens of nice quality ewe lambs weighing just over 40kg sold up to a high of €128/head."

"Cull ewes sold up to €128/head on the day. Meanwhile, hogget ewes traded from €145/head up to €190/head, with older breeding ewes selling for €175/head.

"While a selection of rams traded from €200/head up to €400/head," Tom concluded.