A “very strong” trade at Baltinglass Mart’s sheep sale on Saturday (March 7th) led to a full clearance, according to Tom Coleman.
Trade was similar to the previous week, with many lots making between €125-€140/head. There was also a very strong trade for store lambs with 34-35kg entries fetching up to €93.
Prices:
- X17 53kg – €140;
- X30 53kg – €137;
- X12 55kg – €136;
- X14 53kg – €135;
- X2 47kg – €133;
- X7 44kg – €112;
- X10 45kg – €120;
- X9 41kg – €110;
- X21 39kg – €109;
- X4 38kg – €103;
- X13 35kg – €102;
- X2 32kg – €92;
- X3 35kg – €88;
- X13 31kg – €88;
- X15 34kg – €87;
- X8 28kg – €70.
