Sheep breeding sales

In pictures: fleshed lambs sell from €170 to €180 in Ballinasloe

The trade for store lambs was heavily dependent on quality, with the general run of prices ranging from €3.30/kg to €3.60/kg.

MARKETS 15 August 2026

In pictures: fleshed lambs sell from €170 to €180 in Ballinasloe

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Variable performance in ewe hogget sales

Variable performance in ewe hogget sales

MARKETS 12 August 2026

Record price of €4,000 for a Belclare ram

Record price of €4,000 for a Belclare ram

NEWS 12 August 2026

Ewe hoggets average €325 in Borris sale

Ewe hoggets average €325 in Borris sale

Ewe hoggets average €325 in Borris sale

MARKETS 12 August 2026

In pictures: Hoggets average €245/hd in Ennis show and sale

In pictures: Hoggets average €245/hd in Ennis show and sale

In pictures: Hoggets average €245/hd in Ennis show and sale

MARKETS 12 August 2026

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Sheep mart prices: weather and price eases demand for stores

Sheep mart prices: weather and price eases demand for stores

The store lamb trade is being hit on two fronts with a lack of grass growth quelling demand in many areas while pressure on finished lamb prices is adding to trading challenges.

MARKETS 11 March 2026

Borris Ewe Breeders sale goes online

Borris Ewe Breeders sale goes online

For the first time, there will be an option for customers to purchase sheep online in the premier sale, which takes place on Saturday 8 August.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Tullow sheep breeders kick-starting breeding ewe sales

Tullow sheep breeders kick-starting breeding ewe sales

Quality of over 1,100 ewe lambs and in excess of 1,000 hoggets, which will be offered for sale on 5 August, was evident in association’s annual pairs evening competition.

BREEDING & HEALTH 11 March 2026

Togherbeg Magnificent claims Belclare All-Ireland for breeder Barry Cunningham

Togherbeg Magnificent claims Belclare All-Ireland for breeder Barry Cunningham

The reserve champion in a hotly contested champion line-up was awarded to an excellent quality ewe lamb from the Tubber flock run by Liam and Eoin Dunne.

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

Most new diseases walk in the front gate

Most new diseases walk in the front gate

The greatest risk of new diseases entering a flock is via purchased animals carrying diseases that are not present in the flock.

SHEEP BREEDING 11 March 2026

Clearance sale of 230 young ewes on point of lambing

Clearance sale of 230 young ewes on point of lambing

The flock of mainly Suffolk-cross and continental-cross ewes are going under the hammer in Tullow Mart on Tuesday at 1pm.

MARKETS 11 March 2026

In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

In pictures: in-lamb ewes average over €175 at Blackface sale

There was keen demand at Sunday’s Connemara/Mayo Blackface Breeding Group Sale in Maam Cross with yearling ewe hoggets also selling briskly and averaging at over €150 per head.

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

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