Some 800 entries turned out for Kilkenny Mart’s sheep sale on Monday, August 17th, according to George Candler.
The mart’s auctioneer reported a “good” yard of sheep with up to €237/head forked out for breeding hoggets, while cull ewes sold to €148 and ewe lambs peaked at €131.
Butcher lambs – €2.30-€2.43/kg or €112-€130/head;
- X10 54kg – €127;
- X12 52kg – €125;
- X11 51kg – €124;
- X10 50kg – €118.
Factory lambs – €2.20-€2.35/kg or €95-€108/head;
- X19 45kg – €105;
- X17 44kg – €102;
- X12 43kg – €98;
- X8 42kg – €97.
Store lambs – €2.20-€2.78/kg or €70-€91/head;
- X11 41kg – €91;
- X8 40kg – €90;
- X8 33kg – €91;
- X10 32kg – €90.
Other categories:
- Cast ewes – €50-€148/head.
Dairy stock:
- Freshly-calved Friesians – €1,200-€1,560/head.