This week's sheep trade sees prices holding stable at most of the larger lamb processing outlets with some price movement at the smaller processing outlets.

Lamb factory price offers are running approximately 40c/kg ahead of this time last year and cull ewe price offers are generally on par with last year.

In Tullow Mart, Co. Carlow, on Tuesday (October 27) lighter-type ewes up to 60kg sold from €100-€168/head while heavy ewes up to 85kg sold from €180-€265/head.

Butcher lambs over 50kg made from €191-€215/head and the 46-50kg lambs made from €180-€207/head.

Lighter type store lambs weighing from 32-38kg were making from €125-€157/head.

Sheep trade: Factory price offers

Kepak is quoting €7.85/kg plus a 15c/kg Quality Assurance (QA) bonus for lambs, leaving €8.00/kg on offer here up to 22.5kg carcass-weight again this week.

The Athleague, Co. Roscommon site is quoting €4.00/kg for cull ewes again this week.

Irish Country Meats (ICM) is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus for lambs, leaving €8.10/kg on offer here up to 22.5kg carcass-weight this week.

The Navan, Co. Meath and Camolin, Co. Wexford-based outlets are quoting €4.30/kg for cull ewes again this week.

O'Flynn Meats in Co. Waterford is quoting €5.00/kg for cull ewes and €8.30/kg for lambs up to 23kg carcass-weight this week.

Kildare Chilling (Dawn Meats Kildare) is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus for lambs this week, leaving €8.10/kg on offer here up to 22.5kg carcass-weight.

The outlet is quoting €4.40/kg for cull ewes from 35-45kg carcass-weight this week.

Ballon Meats in Co. Carlow is quoting €8.00/kg for lambs up to 23kg carcass-weight this week. This price offer is back 20c/kg on last week.

The outlet is quoting €4.80/kg for cull ewes again this week.