The sheep trade at marts in general last week was steady, with some marts reporting an increase in prices, while others reported an easing of the trade.
Clearance sale of Cheviot ewes sell up to €340/head at Tullow Mart
A clearance sale of over 100 “exceptional” Cheviot ewes took place at Tullow Mart on Tuesday (February 2) in conjunction with the mart’s weekly sheep sale.
The consignment, bred by the Leybourne family from Tullow, were in “fabulous condition and came to the ring with no faults”, according to the mart manager of Tullow, Eric Driver.
The consignment consisted of three and four-year-old, full-mouthed ewes, that are due from March 1 on and are in-lamb to pedigree Suffolk rams. All the ewes were vaccinated for toxoplasmosis and enzootic abortion and done with Heptavac-P.