Kilkenny Mart manager, George Candler, reported a "phenomenal trade" at Monday's (October 19) sheep sale - which saw 650 sheep on offer.

Prices on the day reached a high of €150/head for 54kg lambs, with demand from butcher and factory agents strong for finished lambs - with rising factory prices helping the trade this week.

The general trade for those 49kg plus lambs ranged from €140/head up to €149/head, with 44-48kg lambs making from €124/head up to €135-139/head.

Sample butcher and factory lamb prices at Kilkenny Mart:

Again, similar to other marts, a very brisk trade continues to be seen for store lambs at Kilkenny Mart.

Prices reached a high of €3.05/kg, with the general run of prices for stores ranging from €2.75/kg up to €3.05/kg.

Sample store lamb prices at Kilkenny Mart:

The cull ewe trade remained much the same as the week before, with prices ranging from €65/head for store ewes up to a high of €148/head for fleshed ewes.