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’,...
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Sheep
Flying start to the week, as hogget prices reach €167-175/head
The mart trade has got off to a flying start, with top prices of €167-175/head being seen at sales today...
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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...
Sheep
Pics from the mart: Hoggets stronger by €4-5/head across the board at Ennis Mart
On Monday (February 1), AgriLand made the trip to Ennis Mart to check out the trade at the Clare-based mart’s...
Sheep
Hoggets easier by €8/head at Ennis Mart; steady trade seen at Kilkenny
With factories pulling prices back for hoggets on Monday, AgriLand took a look at what the mart trade was like yesterday...
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
Cull cows sell up to €2.24/kg at Ennis Mart
There was a good demand for cull cows at Ennis Mart last week, as up to €2.24/kg was achieved according...
Beef
Cattle marts: Trade holds steady for the start of 2021
The first week of 2021 was a quiet one for most marts around the country. We saw a number of...
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Sheep
Cull ewes hit €130/head while heavy lambs top €137/head at Ennis Mart
Ennis Mart held its weekly sheep sale on Monday (December 14), which saw 322 sheep presented for sale which was...
Sheep
Mart trade: Lambs make up to €139/head at Ennis; stores sell to €101/head at Kilkenny
Heavy butcher lambs continue to sell well across marts, along with factory and store lambs. Looking at sheep sales that...
Sheep
Butcher lambs 'a shade easier' but still a very strong trade at Ennis Mart
Butcher lambs were ‘a shade easier’ but still in strong demand at Ennis Mart on Monday (November 16), according to...
Beef
Mart report: Forward Angus-bred cattle in demand
It was positive to see that some beef farmers were still unfazed by the halt in beef quotes last week,...
Sheep
Lambs hit €132/head at Ennis Mart
Well-fleshed butcher lambs topped out at €132/head or €2.42/kg at Ennis Mart today (Monday, November 9). A big entry of...
Beef
Mart trade: Round up of weekly prices
As most of the mart news this past week has focused on the lack of buyer presence around the ringside...
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Beef
Cattle marts: Round up of live trade prior to sale shutdown
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that all livestock marts were to close from midnight on Tuesday, March 24, as the...
Beef
Cattle marts: Improved trade for weanlings and cull cows
Reports coming out of cattle marts over the last week would indicate a consistently steady trade, with almost 100% clearances...
Beef
Calf trade: Steady trade again this week; are numbers still increasing?
Numbers of entries in calf marts around the country appeared to have somewhat stabilised this week. Even so, mart managers...
Beef
Calf trade: More calves hitting the market
As expected, this week numbers jumped once again, with large entries and “a good trade” reported in most cases, according...