{"id":1310207,"date":"2024-05-23T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1310207"},"modified":"2024-05-22T17:33:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T16:33:37","slug":"sheep-marts-how-are-lambs-and-cull-ewes-faring-at-the-mart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/sheep-marts-how-are-lambs-and-cull-ewes-faring-at-the-mart\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheep marts: How are lambs and cull ewes faring at the mart?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From different areas across the country, Agriland <\/em>takes a look at the current sheep trade as it stands in some livestock marts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From cull ewes hitting \u20ac300\/head at Ballymote, spring lambs fetching \u20ac235\/head at Roscommon Mart, and heavy hoggets reaching \u20ac215\/head at Blessington Mart, there were lively sales at sheep marts seen across the country this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kilkenny Mart manager, George Candler, said that the recent trade for sheep has been “magic” for the “limited number of sheep<\/strong>” at sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the sheep trade at marts is helped by the presence of factory agents, butchers, and exporters who were very anxious to secure ram lambs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ballymote Livestock Mart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Aurivo Livestock Mart Ballymote in Co. Sligo, the trade for cull ewes topped at \u20ac300\/head at the weekly sale held on Tuesday, May 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ewes with lambs at foot made from \u20ac240 to \u20ac330 for a ewe with twins at foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cull ewe at 144kg sold for \u20ac300 Source: Aurivo Livestock Mart Ballymote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cull ewe at 93kg sold for \u20ac228 Source: Aurivo Livestock Mart Ballymote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hampshire Down type culls at 92kg made \u20ac234 each Source: Aurivo Livestock Mart Ballymote<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prices for lambs topped at \u20ac260 for 57kg lambs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales at Aurivo Livestock Mart Ballymote in Co. Sligo are every Tuesday evening at 6:30p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These 45kg lambs sold for \u20ac224 each Source: Aurivo Livestock Mart Ballymote <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Roscommon Mart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There was a smaller number of sheep on offer at the sale on Wednesday, May 22 at Roscommon Mart at the weekly sheep sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prices for spring lambs made up to \u20ac235, while hoggets topped out at \u20ac225. The top prices for stag ewes fetched \u20ac275.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sample prices from the sale are featured below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring lambs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n