Hogget ewes sold up to a high of €275/head at the Suffolk-cross show and sale held at Blessington Mart on Tuesday (August 9).

The breeding sale was held in conjunction with the Co. Wicklow-based mart’s weekly sale of lambs and ewes.

Looking at the trade for hoggets first, prices ranged from €200/head up to a top, as already mentioned, of €275/head.

Prize winners – hogget ewes:

For ewe lambs, prices ranged from €120/head up to a high of €218/head.

Prize winners – ewe lambs:

Suffolk-cross three and four-year-old ewes traded from €150/head up to €200/head.