This week, all factory quotes have remained unchanged for both spring lambs and ewes.

However the official factory quotes for spring lambs still remain 15-30c/kg behind the €8.00/kg price that sources have informed Agriland that is still readily available.

The carcass-weight limit of 22.5kg for spring lambs also remains unchanged across all plants for this week.

Sheep trade: Factory prices

Irish Country Meats' (ICM's) quote for spring lambs has remained stationary this week, leaving their quote for the week at €7.60/kg plus a 20c/kg Quality Assurance (QA) bonus for lambs, enabling €7.80/kg to be obtained for lambs with a carcass-weight of up to 22.5kg.

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

Kildare Chilling’s quote for lambs this week remains unchanged from the last number of weeks at €7.60/kg, plus a 10c/kg QA bonus for lambs up to 22.5kg carcass-weight.

Kildare's cull ewe quote for the week also remains unchanged at €4.50/kg plus 10c/kg QA bonus.

This week, Kepak has left their quote for the week at €7.60/kg plus a 15c/kg QA bonus for spring lambs, leaving €7.75/kg on offer up to 22.5kg carcass-weight.  

The Roscommon-based Athleague site’s ewe quote remains unchanged from the last few weeks at €4.30/kg for cull ewes with carcass weights over 20kg.

Ballon Meats in Co. Carlow remains ahead of the other sites again this week with an unchanged quote of €5.00/kg for cull ewes this week.

Ballon Meats remains one of the highest quotes on the lamb front again this week, quoting €7.80/kg for lambs up to 22.5kg carcass-weight this week, a quote that is also unchanged from the previous few weeks.