Beef
Store cattle prices 'well ahead' of last week at Dungarvan Mart
In Dungarvan Mart on Monday (April 12) the trade had more of a bite to it and clients were more...
Cattle Marts
Beef
Cattle marts: Hereford and Angus in demand while dry cows continue to hold firm
Over the past few weeks, with the strengthening of the store cattle trade, some prices being paid for Hereford and...
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Beef
Multi-breed pedigree sale topped at €4,800 in Carrick-on-Shannon
On Saturday (April 10), the Midlands and Western Livestock Society hosted its April multi-breed pedigree sale of Charolais, Limousin and...
Beef Technical
Pics and prices: Plenty of traditional bullocks on offer at Cootehill Mart
Cootehill Mart hosted its weekly sale of dry cows, bullocks and heifers on Wednesday (April 7). It was the third...
Beef Technical
Prices for heifers peak at €2,770 in Waterford Ross Mart
There was a strong demand for forward beef cattle it seems at Waterford Ross Mart last Saturday (April 3). During...
Beef
One year on: How has online mart trading performed?
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the way farmers have been trading cattle at online marts over the past year has...
Beef
Cattle marts: Store trade continues to be the talk of the town
Another week has passed and the trade for store cattle continues to be the topic of conversation by farmers currently...
Beef
Cattle marts: Improvements being seen in the dry cow rings
As processors start to move dry cow prices in the right direction, some marts are beginning to see further improvements in...
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Plenty of forward bullocks on offer - while cow prices also move up a gear at Ennis Mart
There were plenty of forward-type bullocks on offer last Friday (March 19) at Ennis Mart, according to the mart’s manager, ...
Beef
Cattle marts: Wet weather fails to dampen the trade
The wet weather failed to put much of a dampener on the trade for cattle last week, as prices reported...
Beef
Cattle marts: Prices increase by '€30-40/head' for store cattle
It was a good time for farmers selling store cattle last week with reports of week-on-week prices rising by ‘€30-40/head’,...
Beef
Cattle marts: Managers signal to a strengthening of the store trade
Last week proved to be a good period for selling store cattle, as a strengthening demand from farmers was noted...
Beef
Cattle marts: Weather plays havoc on numbers sold in marts
Challenging travel conditions and harsh weather resulted in a number of marts seeing reduced numbers brought forward for sale last...
Beef
Cattle marts: Trade for dry cows eases, as customers become cautious
The reports from mart managers last week concluded that there was a slight ease back in the demand for dry...
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Pics and Prices: Dry cows topped at €1.93/kg in Blessington Mart
There was a weekly rise in numbers entered into Blessington Mart on Thursday, February 5 – as there was a...
Beef
Cattle marts: No setbacks reported in demand for 'factory-fit' cattle
The drive and competition between factory agents to get their hands on ‘factory-fit’ cattle continued last week, with little or...
Beef
Cattle marts: It's a good time to be selling, but a tougher time to be buying
The mart trade last week was holding strong and still proving to be a good time to be selling cattle....
Beef
Decrease in cattle sold through marts during 2020
In figures obtained by AgriLand this week from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), it has been revealed...