Sheep
The demand for heavy lambs coming up to the Christmas period was noted by the mart manager in Ballymote Mart in the north-west of the country
Raphoe Mart's Christmas Lamb Show and Sale has continued to improve its trade year in year out, as seen yesterday (Monday, December 4).
Taking a look at recent sheep sales at marts in the west of Ireland, the demand for finished and heavy lambs continues to be the trend.
Variation was seen in the size of recent sales across the country, but good prices were reported from sheep marts, keen to get finished lambs
Today, Agriland made the trip down to Co. Wicklow to observe the sheep trade at Blessington Mart, where its weekly sheep sale took place
Farmers bringing heavy lambs to Inishowen Livestock Mart for a sheep sale on November 3 saw an improved trade since the previous sale.
The most recent sheep sale in Kenmare Mart, Co. Kerry was held yesterday (Monday, September 23) saw heavy lambs reaching prices of €140/head, a price that was hard to come by on the day.
Factory quotes have declined this week; despite a drop in the number of sheep slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved plants.
The spring lamb trade appears to be holding steady, as many factory quotes remain unchanged compared to last week.
There has been a noticeable improvement in the spring lamb trade, with prices improving by €5-7/head in some locations.
Amazing drone footage of a salesyard in Australia was captured as close to 70,000 sheep went under the hammer this week.
Store lambs continue to lead the way in sheep marts as there were plenty of buyers preset around the ring for these lots in recent days.
Spring lambs have eased slightly in some venues, with prices back by €1-2/head, despite the relatively tight supplies of new season lamb.
