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The spring lamb trade at the Carlow-based mart moved up a gear the week before, with prices on the previous Tuesday topping €190/head.
Many of the spring lambs last Tuesday at Tullow moved at €185-205/head.
Spring lambs at sales elsewhere
Not all marts saw prices breach the €200 mark, with other mart managers reporting top prices of €180-190/head during the week, while marts which had mainly lighter spring lambs saw prices top €165-170/head.
The lightest spring lambs at marts, at 32-33kg, sold back to €105-120/head.
It has been butchers who have been driving the trade for spring lambs, with mart managers telling Agriland that they have never witnessed the prices that they’re seeing for spring lambs now.