Sheep
This week's factory sheep trade has seen most outlets move to increase their carcass-weight limit...
This week's sheep trade is largely firm overall with lamb price offers holding at the same level as last week in most cases.
This week's sheep trade sees the lower lamb price offers tabled last week holding for this week, though higher prices have eased.
Store lamb buyers "are in short supply" in the south-east with the lack of grass preventing them from "getting involved in the trade".
Carlow
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Beef
Tullow Mart has seen an improvement in the cattle trade in recent weeks as grass shortages begin to push more cattle off farms
Clare Co-Operative Marts held its weekly sheep sale on Monday ( August 24), as nearly 800 sheep went through the ring.
This week's sheep trade has seen downward pressure coming on both lamb price and cull ewe price, with lamb price offers back 20c/kg.
Blessington Mart in Co. Wicklow held its weekly sheep sale on Tuesday (August 18), with an impressive 4,120 sheep on offer.
Clare Co-operative Marts held its weekly sheep sale in Ennis Mart on Monday (August 17), with 560 sheep through the ring.
This week's sheep trade sees lamb prices cut by another 20-30c/kg since last Monday (August 10), but cull ewe price offers have held firm.
Tullow Livestock Sales held its weekly sheep sale at Tullow Mart on Tuesday, seeing some positive trading despite challenging conditions.
Kilkenny Mart held its weekly sheep sale on Monday (August 10), where the mart saw 820 sheep through the ring as prices were back on average.
This week's sheep trade sees lamb prices cut by a further 20c/kg since last Monday (August 3), but cull ewe price offers have held firm.
Tullow Livestock Mart held its 39th Annual Sheep Breeders Show and Sale on Wednesday, where the " trade for both rings was outstanding".
This week's sheep trade sees lamb price offers reduced by up to 35c/kg since last Monday (July 27) but cull ewe prices are remaining firm.
Tullow Mart held its weekly sheep trade on Tuesday (July 28), registering its largest sale of the month as 3,125 sheep went through the ring.
Clare Co-Operative marts
Clare Co-operative Marts held its fortnightly cattle sale at Kilrush Mart on July 22, with a number of dairy cows sold to reduce feed demand.
Sheep Trade
Kilkenny Mart held its weekly sheep sale on Monday, where 620 sheep went through the ring, with numbers down marginally on the previous week.
This week's sheep trade has seen several factories move to reduce their lamb price offers by 10c/kg, leaving offers coming in below €9.00/kg.
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Cattle trade has strengthened in recent weeks at Roscommon Mart, with "renewed confidence"...
Cattle trade has strengthened in recent weeks at Roscommon Mart, with "renewed confidence" at the ring, according to mart manager Tony Conry.
After a difficult spring for livestock prices, farmers at Roscommon Mart said that trade has...
