There were a big number of sheep on offer at Roscommon Mart’s weekly sale of hoggets and stag ewes on Wednesday, January 15th. Prices for hoggets made up to €232 while stag ewes topped out at €282.
The next sheep sale takes place on Wednesday, January 22nd. The yard opens at 8 am, and all stock must be penned by 10 am. Please note all sheep must be tagged with a full yellow EID tag set. The sale can be viewed live on livestock-live.com.
Hoggets, sample prices: 68kgs-€232-€3.41 per kg, 60kgs-€229- €3.82 per kg, 57kgs-€230-€4.04 per kg, 52kgs-€215-€4.13 per kg, 49kgs-€210-€4.29 per kg, 47kgs- €192-€4.09 per kg, and 44kgs-€172-€3.91 per kg.
Cast ewes, sample prices: 92kgs- €282-€3.07 per kg, 89.1kgs-€260-€2.92 per kg, 84.4kgs-€238-€2.82 per kg, 79.3kgs-€220-€2.77 per kg, 73.5kgs- €194-€2.64 per kg, and 70.6kgs-€178- €2.52 per kg.
