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Sheep Trends: trade steadies after recent pressure
Darren Carty
Base quotes for Thursday are unchanged, with lambs trading in the main from €7.90/kg to €8.00/kg, with top prices including bonuses rising to €8.10/kg.
24 May 2023 Grass & feeding
Silage season hits drystock farms
First cut silage has begun on many drystock farms, with good reports on both yields and quality.
24 May 2023 Pedigree
Second sale set for spring superstars
Shanon Kinahan previews the upcoming Spring Superstars sheep sale which is set to take place in Ballybofey and Stranorlar Co-Op Livestock Mart on Saturday 3 June.
Ewe numbers back 1.3% in 2022
The number of smaller flocks dropped after rising 18% in 2021, but there remains more flocks with 50 ewes or fewer than any other flock size, as counted in the sheep census.
22 May 2023 News
New Zealand sheep numbers continue to drop
A gradual decline in New Zealand’s sheep numbers since the early 2000s has continued with numbers now reaching new lows.
22 May 2023 News
This week in photos: sowing and silage
Our top photos from the past week include farmers feeding ewes, sowing maize, preparing soil for cabbage, putting cows out to grass after milking, harvesting silage, packing pit silage and more.
21 May 2023 News
NI Trends: solid beef trade for in-spec cattle; lamb price momentum stalls
There is little change to factory prices on in-spec cattle across Northern Ireland, but the recent price increases for lambs have stalled.
17 May 2023 Markets
NI Trends: steady trade for finished cattle and cows; lamb prices push on
Beef prices in Northern Ireland are holding steady. But there is plenty of life in the sheep trade.
10 May 2023 Markets
NI Trends: finished cattle prices holding firm; price boost for lambs
There is no movement in finished cattle prices at NI factories this week, but lambs and hoggets have seen some upward momentum.
3 May 2023 Markets
NI Trends: deals to be made on in-spec cattle; sheep prices come under pressure
The beef trade in Northern Ireland is holding firm, but prices for hoggets and lambs are coming under pressure.
26 April 2023 Markets
In pictures: hogget prices thriving in Dowra
Friday last saw Dowra Mart host its general sheep sale. Shane Dobson reports on what trade was like on Friday afternoon.
25 April 2023 Markets
NI Trends: prime cattle deals push on to 500p/kg; big price lifts for sheep
Factory prices for finished cattle in Northern Ireland remain positive, while hogget and lamb prices are also on the rise.
19 April 2023 Markets