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July 24, 2021 7:00 am
On Tuesday evening (July 20), Tuam Mart in Co. Galway held its weekly sale of sheep – which saw a strong demand for store lambs.
On the day, a good solid trade was seen for butcher and factory lambs as well as for cull ewes.
Speaking to Agriland about the trade seen on Tuesday evening, the mart’s manager, Marian Devane said: “We had a strong entry of 800 sheep on Tuesday here at Tuam Mart.
“The trade for those butcher and factory lambs was well maintained on last week.
“Prices for those heavy butcher lambs topped €135/head for 54kg, with those factory lambs coming into a high of €128-130/head.”
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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.