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Sheep trends: lambs fall to €8/kg base price

Factory agents are blaming a spike in throughput coinciding with more challenging market conditions in key export markets

MARKETS 12 August 2026

Sheep trends: lambs fall to €8/kg base price

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Sheep price update: lambs fall 20c/kg to 30c/kg to €8/kg base

Sheep price update: lambs fall 20c/kg to 30c/kg to €8/kg base

MARKETS 10 August 2026

Sheep price update: lamb base quotes pulled by 10c/kg

Sheep price update: lamb base quotes pulled by 10c/kg

MARKETS 27 July 2026

Sheep Trends: base quotes steady at €8.80/kg

Sheep Trends: base quotes steady at €8.80/kg

Sheep Trends: base quotes steady at €8.80/kg

MARKETS 22 July 2026

Sheep price update: lambs unchanged at €9/kg opening offers

Sheep price update: lambs unchanged at €9/kg opening offers

Sheep price update: lambs unchanged at €9/kg opening offers

MARKETS 20 July 2026

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Sheep Trends: lamb price steady at €9/kg

Sheep Trends: lamb price steady at €9/kg

Factory agents are having to work harder to get their hands on numbers, with reports this week pointing to lower numbers coming on stream.

MARKETS 22 June 2026

Sheep price update: factories steady with more bite in mart sales

Sheep price update: factories steady with more bite in mart sales

Agents are struggling to get their hands on required numbers and are competing with greater intensity in mart sales.

MARKETS 22 June 2026

Sheep Trends: lambs steadier at €8.80/kg base

Sheep Trends: lambs steadier at €8.80/kg base

Reports indicate that lambs are tighter in supply, leaving factory agents struggling to source their required numbers.

MARKETS 22 June 2026

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes at €8.80/kg

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes at €8.80/kg

Opening prices for quality assured lambs are in the region of €9/kg, while group lambs are trading from €9.10/kg to €9.20/kg.

MARKETS 22 June 2026

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes cut by another 30c/kg

Sheep price update: base lamb quotes cut by another 30c/kg

Base lambs quotes are starting the week at €9/kg plus the normal quality assurance bonuses, while some mart sales on Monday trended above equivalent factory returns.

MARKETS 22 June 2026

Sheep Trends: base quotes fall by 30c/kg to 40c/kg

Sheep Trends: base quotes fall by 30c/kg to 40c/kg

Base quotes for Thursday are in the region of €9.60/kg plus the plants' 20c/kg quality assurance payment.

MARKETS 22 June 2026

Sheep price update: base quotes cut by 20c/kg to 40c/kg

Sheep price update: base quotes cut by 20c/kg to 40c/kg

Mart prices have also come under pressure in recent days, with prices falling by an average of €5 to €8 per head and by upwards of €10 per head in cases.

MARKETS 22 June 2026

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