A full yard of good quality fat, forward and lighter lambs met with a full clearance at Baltinglass Mart on Saturday, July 18th, according to Tom Coleman.
He reported that “prices were better than last week” with a top call of €118 for ewe lambs weighing 33kgs.
Sample prices:
- X18 33.6kg – €118;
- X11 45kg – €116;
- X11 47kg – €116;
- X5 44kg – €108;
- X14 43kg – €105;
- X10 39kg – €104;
- X10 42kg – €103;
- X12 42kg – €100;
- X19 40kg – €98;
- X5 39kg – €97;
- X5 41kg – €94;
- X5 38kg – €92;
- X9 39kg – €89;
- X16 38kg – €87;
- X18 38kg – €85;
- X14 37kg – €83;
- X5 35kg – €80;
- X15 34kg – €80;
- X21 31kg – €76;
- X9 28kg – €71;
- X18 27kg – €71.
Other categories:
- Hogget ewes – €120-€150;
- Cast ewes – €65-€134.
Image source: Baltinglass Livestock Mart Facebook
