Factory lamb price offers in Ireland are holding firm this week, with most outlets beginning the week on Monday, October 19, by quoting the same terms as last week. Carcass-weight limits are also unchanged.
Current lamb offers are running about 40c/kg ahead of the same period last year. At that time, higher prices had slipped by 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.
Irish Country Meats is quoting €7.90/kg plus a 20c/kg QA bonus, leaving €8.10/kg on offer up to 22.5kg carcass weight. The company’s Navan, Co. Meath, and Camolin, Co. Wexford, outlets are quoting €4.30/kg for cull ewes.
O’Flynn Meats in Co. Waterford is quoting €8.30/kg for lambs up to 23kg carcass weight. It is quoting €5.00/kg for cull ewes.
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 35kg to 45kg carcass weight.
Ballon Meats in Co. Carlow is quoting €8.20/kg for lambs up to 23kg carcass weight and €4.80/kg for cull ewes.
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. It is quoting €4.50/kg for cull ewes over 35kg.
Price range
Across the outlets cited, headline lamb offers range from €8.00/kg to €8.30/kg once QA bonuses are included, although the weight limits and bonus terms vary. The quotes apply to lambs up to 22.5kg or 23kg carcass weight, depending on the processor.
Cull ewe quotes range from €4.00/kg at Kepak Athleague to €5.00/kg at O’Flynn Meats. Irish Country Meats is at €4.30/kg, while Kildare Chilling and Dawn Meats Ballyhaunis are both at €4.50/kg. Ballon Meats is quoting €4.80/kg.
The week’s trade therefore shows firm factory price offers for lambs and cull ewes, with no immediate change in the quoted price structure. The quoted figures are factory price offers and are subject to the stated weight limits and QA bonuses.