Oliver Noone

Both buyers and sellers were happy to back in attendance at Mountbellew Mart having had a break for two weeks. Hoggets met with a similar trade to previous weeks. However, stag ewes met with a very strong trade, especially for heavier lots. Small number of ewes with lambs at foot also met with a very […]

Similar size sale to previous week. Heavy hoggets met with a similar trade to previous week. Stag ewes were not as good as week before. Some ewes with lambs at foot; they were in good demand. SAMPLE PRICES HOGGETS Six ewe hoggets, 58kg, €154.00. Fifteen wether hoggets, 50kg, €149.00. Three wether hoggets, 50.5kg, €143.00. Two

Smaller number of hoggets to previous week met with improved trade, especially for heavier lots. Brisk demand for heavier/fleshier hoggets with prices up by €5-€6 on previous week. Large number of stag ewes also met with improved trade especially for heavier lots. SAMPLE PRICES HOGGETS Sixteen wether hoggets, 53.1kg, €154.00. Twenty wether hoggets, 51kg, €153.00.

Smaller number of sheep on offer to previous week. Hoggets met with easier trade to previous week. Stag ewes also met with slightly easier trade. Good demand for heavier lots. Small number of in-lamb ewes and ewes with lambs at foot on offer. SAMPLE PRICES HOGGETS Ten wether hoggets, 34kg, €80.00. Four ewe hoggets, 44.5kg,

First sale of the year. Very good turnout of hoggets and stag ewes. Good strong hoggets around the fifty kilo mark were making one hundred with their load demand. Light store lambs were a poor trade. Stag ewes were also in demand. SAMPLE PRICES HOGGETS Twenty one ewe hoggets, 39kg, €100.00. Sixteen wether hoggets, 53kg,

Smaller sale this week mainly due to bad weather and poor roads. Good quality lambs were a brisk trade. Stag ewes remain a similar trade to previous week. SAMPLE PRICES LAMBS Four wether lambs, 48kg, €148.00. Six ram lambs, 43kg, €129.00. Eight wether lambs, 52kg, €155.00. Five ewe lambs, 55kg, €150.00. Fifteen ewe lambs, 55kg,

Smaller number of sheep on offer this week. Trade similar to previous week with less for lighter store lambs and factory lambs remain similar to last week. Stag ewes remained very similar demand with fleshed ewes in demand. SAMPLE PRICES LAMBS Ten ewe lambs, 37kg, €102.00. Twenty wether lambs, 32kg, €86.00. Sixteen wether lambs, 50kg,

Larger number of sheep on offer to previous week with many farmers choosing to sell before Christmas due to high meal costs. Factory lambs and store lambs were slightly easier trade on previous week. Strong demand for fleshy lambs and good forward stores. Stag ewes also met with slightly easier trade. SAMPLE PRICES LAMBS Fifteen

Smaller number of sheep on offer to previous week. Stag ewes met with slight improvement. Lighter lots of store lambs were similar trade to previous week however forward stores met with improved trade. Factory lambs met with very brisk trade with prices up by €10 to €12 for heavier lots. SAMPLE PRICES LAMBS Seven ewe