Sheep
This week's sheep trade sees factory price offers for lambs and hoggets hold largely steady with prices of over €10.00/kg for spring lambs.
This week's sheep trade sees prices remain largely firm across the board as the Muslim festival of Eid Al Adha approaches next week.
This week's sheep trade sees cuts to some of the higher hogget price offers from last week while spring lamb price offers are unchanged.
This week's sheep trade sees price cuts to hoggets and spring lambs set into the trade as cull ewe prices remain largely firm.
Beef
Mountbellew Mart in Co. Galway hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Friday, April 24, and its weekly sheep sale on Saturday, April 25.
This week's sheep trade has started off with prices on positive footing but hogget prices are expected to be reviewed for Wednesday.
Mountbellew Mart in Co. Galway hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Friday, April 17, and its weekly sheep sale on Saturday, April 18.
Sheep Trade
This week's sheep trade sees plenty of positivity from factories with rises in weight limits, QA bonuses, and price offers this morning.
This week's sheep trade sees hogget prices having moved on 20c/kg since last week with spring lamb and cull ewe quotes holding firm.
The trade for spring lamb in Athenry Mart, Co. Galway, this Easter Monday topped out at almost €5.50/kg, with 70 going under the hammer.
This week's sheep trade has seen powerful prices continue post-Easter, with most holding their spring lamb, hogget, and ewe price offers.
This week's sheep trade sees more positive news coming in the form of further price increases at factory outlets.
This week's sheep trade sees continued price positivity with rises in price offers for spring lambs, hoggets and cull ewes.
This week's sheep trade has seen a powerful uplift in factory sheep prices with as high as €9/kg...
This week's sheep trade has seen factory quotes rise for hoggets, while most outlets moved to...
This week's sheep trade has seen hogget prices rise by 10-20c/kg since last Monday as the cull ewe price has remained largely steady.
Aurivo Co-op Livestock Mart (Ballinrobe Mart) in Co. Mayo hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Wednesday, February 25.
This week's sheep trade sees no lift in factory price offers for hoggets or cull ewes as hogget...
The sheep sector is "under severe pressure" as Irish prices "fall well behind", the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) said.
271,766 live sheep were imported by Ireland in 2025, figures provided by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine show.
This week's sheep trade has seen no movement in Irish price offers, with prices down by over 14% to date this year compared to last year.
This week's sheep trade has seen no lift in hogget price offers from the main processors, with one smaller outlet reducing its offer.
This week's sheep trade sees no movement on prices for ewes or hoggets after last week's price cuts of up to 20c/kg.
