Lamb sell-off

LAMB prices opened unchanged this week, but some processors slightly eased back prices for Tuesday’s kill.

With prices ranging from 331 back to 328 cent/kg (118p to 117p/lb), there is a plentiful supply of lambs available to the factories, as more producers give up hopes of an improvement in the pre-Christmas trade.

The trade in the marts has been steady for butchers and factory lambs, with stores a little dearer at some of the sales last Monday.