A noticeable demand was seen for rams possessing Euro-Stars at the multi-breed ram sale at Tullow Mart on Tuesday (September 27).

The mart's manager Eric Driver reported a very positive sale overall, with all breeds achieving high clearances.

Giving a rundown of the trade, Eric said: "Over 180 rams were catalogued for the multi-breed sale held here at Tullow Mart on Tuesday (September 27).

"From the get-go, it was noticeable that farmers were not just on the lookout for quality correct rams, but rams that possessed Euro-Star ratings.

"There was a lively trade across the board for all breeds of sheep, seeing an 83% clearance. Texels nearly achieved a full clearance, selling from €300 up to €680 with a mix of hoggets and ram lambs on offer.

Prices for these lots, Eric said, ranged from €280 up to €500 with quality coming to the fore in these classes.

"Suffolks, both purebred pedigree registered, and purebred non-registered rams traded from €300 up to €800, with a particularly strong demand for hogget rams," he said.

"Charollais on the other hand, a good clearance rate was seen, with rams here trading from €350 up to €700 for ram lamb and hogget rams."

Tullow Mart is to hold another multi-breed ram sale on Tuesday, October 11, at 4:00p.m, with entries now invited for it.