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Martbids Database: heavy heifers and bull weanlings slip in price

Martin Merrick gives the latest update on the mart trade, where a lack of exporter presence around the ring now seems to be taking effect.

MARKETS 18 February 2026

Martbids Database: heavy heifers and bull weanlings slip in price

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Camera at the Mart: huge demand for heifers at Mohill’s Monaghan day sale

Camera at the Mart: huge demand for heifers at Mohill’s Monaghan day sale

MARKETS 18 February 2026

Watch: 910kg champion Blue cow tops €5,000 in Ennis fatstock sale

Watch: 910kg champion Blue cow tops €5,000 in Ennis fatstock sale

MARKETS 15 February 2026

In pictures: firm trade for stores in Castlerea

In pictures: firm trade for stores in Castlerea

In pictures: firm trade for stores in Castlerea

MARKETS 13 February 2026

Camera at the Mart: heifer trade stays steady in Ballmote

Camera at the Mart: heifer trade stays steady in Ballmote

Camera at the Mart: heifer trade stays steady in Ballmote

MARKETS 11 February 2026

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Martbids Database: averages hold steady across the board

Martbids Database: averages hold steady across the board

Martin Merrick has the latest on where cattle prices are at, with trade steady across the board, with just some stock types seeing a minor slippage in price.

MARKETS 24 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: suckler pairings sell to €4,650 in Ballinasloe

Camera at the Mart: suckler pairings sell to €4,650 in Ballinasloe

Martin Merrick reports from Ballinasloe Mart, where demand at the Saturday sale remained firm for all types of cattle.

MARKETS 24 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: fatstock fever as 320 cattle top €3,000 in Carnew

Camera at the Mart: fatstock fever as 320 cattle top €3,000 in Carnew

Quality bullocks and bulls sold from €4/kg to €5/kg, with a top of €4,760 paid for the champion bullock weighing 990kg.

MARKETS 24 January 2026

Martbids Database: heifer trade leapfrogs bullocks

Martbids Database: heifer trade leapfrogs bullocks

The heifer trade - both for light and heavy heifers - has increased dramatically in the week, with no cattle types seeing any major slippage in price.

MARKETS 24 January 2026

Martbids Database: bluetongue cases fail to affect live trade

Martbids Database: bluetongue cases fail to affect live trade

Martin Merrick gives the latest Martbids analysis following on from the first case of bluetongue having been discovered in the Republic of Ireland.

MARKETS 24 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: flying trade as bulls average €5.46/kg in Donegal Mart

Camera at the Mart: flying trade as bulls average €5.46/kg in Donegal Mart

Specialist bull beef finishers locked horns with live exporters and generated keen competition, while farmers and finishers were active for heifers.

MARKETS 24 January 2026

Watch: bluetongue outbreak doesn’t affect Saturday’s mart trade

Watch: bluetongue outbreak doesn’t affect Saturday’s mart trade

Adam Woods has the latest on Saturday’s mart trade and whether Wexford’s bluetongue outbreak hit business.

NEWS 24 January 2026

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