What is the price of live sheep per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland live sheep is between US$ 34.23 and US$ 60.86 per kilogram or between US$ 15.52 and US$ 27.60 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live sheep in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for live sheep is between EUR 31.63 and EUR 56.23 per kilogram or between EUR 14.34 and EUR 25.50 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland live sheep is between US$ 23.96 and US$ 42.60 per kilogram or between US$ 10.87 and US$ 19.32 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Live Sheep Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Sheep from Ireland over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.97 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp drop to 1.4 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 9.79 US dollars per kg, before dropping again to 1.71 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 3.45 US dollars per kg in 2021. For 2022, the export price was 0.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price for 2023 will be around 2.00 US dollars per kg and for 2024 it will be around 1.50 US dollars per kg.The exports of live sheep from Ireland are categorised as:
- Live sheep (HS code 010410)
Ireland Live Sheep Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Sheep into Ireland has seen a lot of fluctuation over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 5.61 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 2.2 US dollars per kg in 2013. This was followed by a further decrease to 1.09 US dollars per kg in 2014. In 2015, the price rose to 3.27 US dollars per kg, before increasing further to 4.35 US dollars per kg in 2016. However, the price dropped again to 2.97 US dollars per kg in 2017, and then to 1.4 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose sharply to 9.79 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 1.71 US dollars per kg in 2020. This year, the price has increased to 3.45 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Sheep into Ireland will be around 2.50 US dollars per kg in 2023, and 3.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Ireland live sheep
The total values in export for live sheep in Ireland were US$ 2,222, US$ 2,224, US$ 3,590 and US$ 1,079 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Livestock category in Ireland: Live Horses, Live Donkeys, Live Mules, Live Cattle, Live Buffalo, Live Pigs, Live Goats, Live Chicken, Live Turkey & Live Ducks.
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Ireland live sheep - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ireland sold 329 tonnes of live sheep. Through 2019 alone, the market for Ireland live sheep (livestock category) has shrunk, changing by -70.911 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live sheep's exports went down by -51.33% earning the exporter US$1.08m for the year 2019. Ireland's live sheep exports are categorised as:
- Live sheep (HS code 010410)
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Ireland live sheep export values
In 2019, Ireland sold live sheep worth 1.08m USD, a decrease of -69.92% from 2018's total live sheep export of 3.59m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ireland live sheep between 2017 to 2018 was 61.421 per cent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Ireland's live sheep exports between 2017 and 2019 was -51.33 pc in comparison to a variation of -70.911% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland live sheep ( in '000$ )
Ireland's top destinations for live sheep are Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and United Kingdom (UK).
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net exporter of live sheep. The annual growth of Ireland live sheep in value between 2015 to 2019 was 2%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
Ireland brought in 551 tonnes of live sheep in 2019.