A smaller sale met with an excellent trade at Kilkenny Mart’s sheep sale on Monday, March 2nd, according to George Candler.
The mart’s auctioneer noted that butcher lambs gained up to €144, while factory and store lambs reached €125.
Butcher’s lambs:
- X10 56kg – €144;
- X25 54kg – €139;
- X12 52kg – €142;
- X10 50kg – €138.
Factory lambs:
- X10 48kg – €125;
- X10 46kg – €118;
- X12 44kg – €115;
- X8 43kg – €103.
Store lambs:
- X10 38kg – €107;
- X8 37kg – €100;
- X12 36kg – €97;
- X8 35kg – €88.
Other categories:
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- Cast ewes – €70-€145/head.
Dairy
- Freshly-calved Friesian heifers peaked at €1640;
- In-calf Friesians up to €1330/head;
- Freshly-calved Friesian heifers – €1300-€1640/head;
- Freshly-calved Friesian cows – €1250-€1560/head;
- In-calf Friesian heifers – €850-€1200/head;
- In-calf Friesian cows – €950-€1330/head.
