There were a small number of sheep on offer at Roscommon Mart’s weekly sale of hoggets and stag ewes on Wednesday, January 8th. Prices for hoggets made up to €220 while stag ewes topped out at €296.
The next sheep sale takes place at Roscommon Mart on Wednesday, January 15th. 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: 56.8kgs-€220-€3.87 per kg, 55.2kgs-€215- €3.90 per kg, 58kgs-€210-€3.62 per kg, 50.2kgs-€207-€4.12 per kg, and 48.1kgs-€205-€4.26 per kg.
Cast ewes, sample prices: 106kgs- €296-€2.79 per kg, 100.8kgs-€292-€2.90 per kg, 88.2kgs-€244-€2.77 per kg, 82.5kgs-€226-€2.74 per kg, 75.9kgs- €188-€2.48 per kg, and 71.6kgs-€168- €2.35 per kg.
