January 13, 2021 6:00 pm
Blessington’s John Doyle reported that heavy lamb prices were stronger by €10-15/head at Tuesday’s sale (January 12).
Last week, at the Wicklow-based mart’s first sheep sale of the new year, fat lambs made up to a top price of €136/head, while on Tuesday the top price for fat lambs was €153/head – which is €17/head more than the previous week.
It was reported that those heavy, butcher lambs traded from €148/head up a high of €153/head. Factory lambs made from €136/head up to €148/head, according to John, with strong factory prices helping to drive the trade on.