Trade holds firm at Tuam, as hoggets make up to €153/head
A good, steady trade was reported by Tuam Mart’s manager, Marian Devane, at last Tuesday’s weekly sheep sale (January 26).
Unlike other marts, Marian said that the trade has held firm these past two weeks, with fleshed hoggets making up to €153/head on Tuesday.
Speaking on the trade, she said: “The trade has held well here the last two weeks, where it maybe dropped off in other places.
“Sheep are scarce, there is no doubt about that. We had 1,100 on offer the previous Tuesday and this week we had about 600. The smaller numbers this week helped to keep the trade strong.