Factory lamb price offers in Ireland held firm at the start of the week beginning Monday, October 19, with most outlets quoting the same terms as the previous week and leaving lamb carcass-weight limits unchanged.
Current lamb offers are running about 40c/kg ahead of the same time last year. The report noted that prices had slipped by 10c/kg in the period ahead of the 2025 October Bank Holiday weekend.
Processor quotes
- Kepak: €7.85/kg for lambs plus a 15c/kg Quality Assurance bonus, leaving €8.00/kg up to 22.5kg carcass weight; cull ewes at Athleague, Co. Roscommon, are quoted at €4.00/kg.
- Irish Country Meats: €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus, leaving €8.10/kg up to 22.5kg; cull ewes at Navan, Co. Meath, and Camolin, Co. Wexford, are quoted at €4.30/kg.
- O’Flynn Meats: €8.30/kg for lambs up to 23kg and €5.00/kg for cull ewes in Co. Waterford.
- Kildare Chilling (Dawn Meats Kildare): €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus, leaving €8.10/kg up to 22.5kg; cull ewes from 35kg to 45kg are quoted at €4.50/kg.
- Ballon Meats: €8.20/kg for lambs up to 23kg and €4.80/kg for cull ewes in Co. Carlow.
- Dawn Meats Ballyhaunis: €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus, leaving €8.10/kg up to 22.5kg; cull ewes over 35kg are quoted at €4.50/kg in Co. Mayo.
Across the outlets listed, lamb quotes after QA bonuses range from €8.00/kg to €8.30/kg, with weight limits of 22.5kg or 23kg. Cull ewe quotes range from €4.00/kg to €5.00/kg, with some processors attaching carcass-weight conditions.