Auctioneer George Candler reported a slide in prices for lambs at Monday's sale (June 21) at Kilkenny Mart.

Speaking after the sale, George said: "There was a noticeable slip in prices here in Kilkenny on Monday.

"The factory lambs topped out around the €145/head mark and sold back to around €125/head for 40kg.

"The cull ewe trade witnessed contrasting fortunes, with prices, although not quite hitting as high, but still saw a very strong price of €193/head for heavy fleshed ewes.

"Store ewes sold back to €55/head. We had big numbers of sheep on offer at Kilkenny, with 550 head presented for sale."

Sample butcher lamb prices:

Sample factory lamb prices:

Quotes for lambs eased on Monday (June 21), with prices back 10-30/kg from last week - which saw prices at marts, similar to Kilkenny (above), slip.

Quotes for lambs on Monday ranged from €6.70/kg up to €6.90/kg.

Reported top prices for lambs on Monday ranged from €7.00/kg up to €7.20/kg, with one processor saying that further price cuts could be seen during the week.