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  "latest_sale_date": "2026-09-01",
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  "units": {
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    "sheep": "EUR per head"
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  "note": "A derived figure was worked out by farmprices.ie from banded averages or listed lots rather than stated by the mart. Nothing here is a guarantee of price.",
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        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/ballinasloe/2026-08-29-weanling/",
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      "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/castlerea/",
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        "sale_type": "cattle",
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      "slug": "ennis",
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      "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/ennis/",
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        "sale_type": "weanling",
        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/ennis/2026-09-01-weanling/",
        "source": "https://claremarts.ie/ennis-mart-tuesday-1st-september-2026/",
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        "sale_type": "sheep",
        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/ennis/2026-08-31-sheep/",
        "source": "https://claremarts.ie/ennis-mart-monday-31st-august-2026/",
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      "slug": "kilfenora",
      "name": "Kilfenora Mart",
      "county": "clare",
      "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/kilfenora/",
      "cattle": {
        "sale_date": "2025-10-27",
        "sale_type": "cattle",
        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/kilfenora/2025-10-27-cattle/",
        "source": "https://claremarts.ie/kilfenora-mart-monday-27th-october-2025/",
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      "name": "Kilkenny Mart",
      "county": "kilkenny",
      "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/kilkenny/",
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        "sale_type": "cattle",
        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/kilkenny/2026-08-27-cattle/",
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        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/kilkenny/2026-08-31-sheep/",
        "source": "https://kilkennymart.ie/wp-content/uploads/Sheep-Report-31.08.26.pdf",
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    },
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      "slug": "kilrush",
      "name": "Kilrush Mart",
      "county": "clare",
      "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/kilrush/",
      "cattle": {
        "sale_date": "2026-08-26",
        "sale_type": "cattle",
        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/kilrush/2026-08-26-cattle/",
        "source": "https://claremarts.ie/kilrush-mart-wednesday-26th-august-2026/",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "thurles",
      "name": "Mid Tipp Mart",
      "county": "tipperary",
      "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/thurles/",
      "cattle": {
        "sale_date": "2026-08-31",
        "sale_type": "cattle",
        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/thurles/2026-08-31-cattle/",
        "source": "https://www.midtippmart.com/_files/ugd/67242c_612c12c8cb9f4639be74acd7a432df06.pdf",
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    },
    {
      "slug": "scariff",
      "name": "Scariff Mart",
      "county": "clare",
      "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/scariff/",
      "cattle": {
        "sale_date": "2026-04-04",
        "sale_type": "cattle",
        "url": "https://farmprices.ie/marts/scariff/2026-04-04-cattle/",
        "source": "https://claremarts.ie/scariff-mart-saturday-4th-april-2026/",
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