Baltinglass Mart has undergone construction in recent months and now have a new sale ring in operation.

The ring was used for the first time last Saturday (August 27).

The addition of the second sales ring will see the mart expand its operations, with the ring set to be used for the sale of breeding sheep going forward.

The other, original ring will continue to see the sale of lambs and cull ewes as usual.

Heavy lamb prices were up €1-3/head at Baltinglass on Saturday, with store lambs also seeing a bump in price of €2-4/head.

An almost complete clearance of stock was seen on the day.

Prices for those heavy lambs topped at €139/head, with many of those heavier lambs selling from €125/head up to €138/head.

Sample heavy lamb prices:

Sample store lamb prices:

Cast ewes traded from €87/head up to €120/head, while breeding ewes sold from €120/head up to €180/head.