Borris Ewe Breeders are on cloud nine after a record-breaking sale which saw prices hit €450 for hogget ewes and €240 for ewe lambs.

According to the association, customers from the four corners of Ireland almost cleared a yard full of top-quality stock.

And best of all, the rain stayed away until auctioneer John Maher sold the last pen of ewes.

Starting with the ewe lambs, overall the trade was lively with prices ranging from €100/head up to €240/head, with the majority selling from €100/head up to €150/head.

Ewe lamb prize winners:

Hogget ewes took the headlines, with prices on the day reaching a record €450/head. These hogget ewes were bred by Tomàs McCarthy.

Other impressive prices of €305/head up to €390/head were seen for other prizewinning hogget ewes on the day.

However, the general run of prices for hogget ewes on the day ranged from €190/head up to €290/head, with the majority selling for €190-250/head.

Hogget ewe prizewinners:

Moving onto the mature ewes, two and three-year-old ewes traded from €170/head up to €215/head. Niamh Hennesy took first prize for her ewes that sold for €170/head, with Tommy Kinsella coming in second and selling his ewes for €215/head.