Pre-Entries will be closing on Friday, 26th June at 11.59pm. Only breeders who enter at this stage will gain access to the final entries in early August provided they meet all other entry requirements.
Important: pre-entering for the sale does not guarantee entry to the sale. All criteria highlighted below must be met at final entries.
To pre-enter for the sale log onto your LambPlus account, you will see a yellow banner on your Farmer Homepage:
*Select the “Click here to enter” button.
Review the sale entry criteria listed and select your intended number of entries from the drop down menu:
Important: You don’t need to enter any animal ID for the pre-entry process.
Just determine the number of animals that you intend to enter in the sale according to the criteria.
Number of Rams eligible to be entered:
Flock size is determined by the number of pedigree ewes that lambed down to a pedigree ram of the same breed. Flock size will determine the number of rams a breeder can enter for their relevant breed. If a breeder has more than one breed, they are eligible to enter rams from each breed.
Important: these numbers may be subject to change depending on the volume of entries.
| No. of Pedigree ewes lambed* | No of Rams |
| 1-15 Ewes | 2 |
| 16-30 Ewes | 3 |
| 31-45 Ewes | 4 |
| 46+ Ewes | 5 |
*This includes recipient ewes who have had purebred lambs
Pre-entry does not guarantee entry to the sale.
Only flocks who are eligible to enter i.e. flocks that have completed a pre-entry application and genetically linked flocks with a DQI over 85% will have access to general entries.
Only animals that are meeting all sale criteria will have the option to be selected for entry once general entries are open.
Check here the Entry Criteria and Important Dates to remember and click on the banner for more details:
Final sale catalogue published: Monday, August 17th.
Sale: Saturday, August 22nd – Viewing 9am -Sale 10:30 am
Venue: Kilkenny Mart, Co. Kilkenny, R95A4VP
The 2026 LambPlus sale is kindly sponsored by:
If you have any queries on the sale, please contact us at 023-8820451 or e-mail us at [email protected]