Big sheep sale today with 745 on offer. Large number of heavy sheep with good flesh available today. No change in trade since Christmas and the best seller was the 47-55kg sheep. The cut off point seemed to be €185.Large entry of cull ewes and these averaged €195, with 2 ewes at 122kgs making €232, 3 ewes at 93kgs making €208 and a group of 8 ewes at 82kgs making €184.
Lambs
20 @ 53.5kgs – €184 – €3.44/kg
10 @ 55kgs – €184 – €3.34/kg
11 @ 56kgs – €184 – €3.28/kg
19 @ 49.5kgs – €174 – €3.51/kg
14 @ 50.5kgs – €172 – €3.40/kg
24 @ 45.5kgs – €156 – €3.43/kg
10 @ 43.5kgs – €150 – €3.45/kg
10 @ 42kgs – €148 – €3.52/kg
23 @ 51.5kgs – €185 – €3.59/kg
Store Lambs:
3 @ 38kgs – €140 – €3.68/kg
2 @ 35kgs – €117 – €3.34/kg
10 @ 41.5kgs – €140 – €3.37/kg
10 @ 40.5kgs – €144 – €3.55/kg
9 @ 37kgs – €133 – €3.59/kg
