Massereene Mart: Lambs selling to up to £160 per head

At Monday’s sales of spring lambs, hoggets and cast ewes stock continued to sell for record rates.
By Darryl Armitage
Published 14th Apr 2021, 13:09 BST
Updated 14th Apr 2021, 14:22 BST

Lambs selling from 640p to 700p and up to £160 per head. hoggets selling from 570p to 618p and up to £155 per head.

Cast ewes sold up to £180 per head.

Heavy ewes averaged £125.

Lamb prices: Crumlin producer 12 lambs 21kg at £147.= 700p. Parkgate producer 2 lambs 20.5kg at £142.50. = 695p. Crumlin producer 15 lambs 21.5kg at £148 = 688p Comber producer 9 lambs 23kg at £158= 687p. Glenavy producer 5 lambs 22kg at £150. = 682p. Mallusk producer 8 lambs 19.5kg at £132. = 676p. Portglenone producer 6 lambs 23kg at £155. = 674p. Stoneyford producer 8 lambs 23.5kg at £152. = 647p. Lisburn producer 8 lambs 23.5kg at £151. = 642p. Ligoniel producer 4 lambs 25kg at £160. = 640p.

Hogget prices: Crumlin producer 11 hoggets 24kg at £148.50. = 618p. Antrim producer 11 hoggets 25kg at £152. = 608p. Parkgate producer 10 hoggets 25kg at £152. = 608p. Dunloy producer 7 hoggets 24kg at £143.50. = 598p. Comber producer 28 hoggets 23.5kg at £140. = 596p. Crumlin producer 11 hoggets 22kg at £131. = 595p. Crumlin producer 50 hoggets 21.5kg at £127.50. = 593p. Antrim producer 3 hoggets 19kg at £112. = 589p. Mallusk producer 4 hoggets 25kg at £147. = 588p. Ballyclare producer 3 hoggets 22.5kg at £132. = 587p. Ahoghill producer 29 hoggets 24kg at £140. = 583p. Lisburn producer 5 hoggets 20.5kg at £116.50. = 568p. Crumlin producer 5 hoggets 37kg at £155. Lurgan producer 12 hoggets 29kg at £154. Rasharkin producer 13 hoggets 26kg at £154.

Cast ewes: Crumlin producer single Texel at £180. Dromore producer Charollais at £176. Nutts Corner producer 6 Texels at £156. Ballymena producer 5 Charollais at £141. Dromore producer 2 Charollais at £136. Antrim producer single Texel at £135. Tobermore producer 5 Suffolks at £134. Ligoniel producer 11 Suffolks at £133. Ligoniel producer single Suffolk at £130. Crumlin producer 2 Suffolks at £129. Antrim producer 4 Suffolks at £128. Ballymena producer single Teeswater at £123. Antrim producer 3 Mules at £122. Crumlin producer 2 Mules at £125. Dunloy producer 3 Mules at £120. Toomebridge producer single Mule at £121. Moira producer 4 Cheviots at £120.

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