Factory lamb and cull ewe price offers remained firm this week, with most outlets opening on the same quotes as last week and no change to carcass-weight limits.
Current lamb offers are running approximately 40c/kg ahead of the same time last year. The report noted that higher prices at that stage had slipped 10c/kg ahead of the 2025 October Bank Holiday weekend.
Processor quotes
Kepak is quoting €7.85/kg for lambs plus a 15c/kg Quality Assurance bonus, leaving €8.00/kg on offer up to 22.5kg carcass weight this week. Its Athleague, Co. Roscommon, site is quoting €4.00/kg for cull ewes again this week.
Irish Country Meats (ICM) is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus for lambs, leaving €8.10/kg on offer up to 22.5kg carcass weight. The Navan, Co. Meath, and Camolin, Co. Wexford, outlets are quoting €4.30/kg for cull ewes again this week.
O’Flynn Meats in Co. Waterford is quoting €5.00/kg for cull ewes and €8.30/kg for lambs up to 23kg carcass weight this week.
Kildare Chilling (Dawn Meats Kildare) is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus for lambs, leaving €8.10/kg on offer up to 22.5kg carcass weight. The outlet is quoting €4.50/kg for cull ewes from 35-45kg carcass weight again this week.
Ballon Meats in Co. Carlow is quoting €8.20/kg for lambs up to 23kg carcass weight this week. The outlet is quoting €4.80/kg for cull ewes again this week.
Dawn Meats in Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus for lambs, leaving €8.10/kg on offer up to 22.5kg this week. The outlet is quoting €4.50/kg for cull ewes over 35kg again this week.
Weight limits and price spread
The quoted lamb prices apply up to stated carcass-weight limits: 22.5kg at Kepak, ICM, Kildare Chilling and Dawn Meats Ballyhaunis, and 23kg at O’Flynn Meats and Ballon Meats. The offers leave a factory lamb price spread of €8.00/kg to €8.30/kg across the outlets listed.
Cull ewe quotes range from €4.00/kg at Kepak’s Athleague site to €5.00/kg at O’Flynn Meats. ICM’s Navan and Camolin sites are at €4.30/kg, Kildare Chilling and Dawn Meats Ballyhaunis are at €4.50/kg, and Ballon Meats is at €4.80/kg.
The report said both factory lamb price offers and cull ewe factory price offers were remaining firm, with most factory outlets tabling the same price offers as last week. It also said there was no change in lamb carcass-weight limits.