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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.

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

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In pictures: top heifers average over €5/kg in Roscrea fatstock sale

In pictures: top heifers average over €5/kg in Roscrea fatstock sale

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Watch: top third of cows average €4.19/kg in Roscrea fatstock

Watch: top third of cows average €4.19/kg in Roscrea fatstock

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Camera at the Mart: wholesale buyers drive demand in Tullow

Camera at the Mart: wholesale buyers drive demand in Tullow

Camera at the Mart: wholesale buyers drive demand in Tullow

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Camera at the Mart: keen demand for quality bulls in Tullamore

Camera at the Mart: keen demand for quality bulls in Tullamore

Camera at the Mart: keen demand for quality bulls in Tullamore

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Camera at the Mart: wholesalers drive trade in Carnew

Camera at the Mart: wholesalers drive trade in Carnew

Prices for lambs weighing from 52kg to 58kg ranged from €185 to €192, while lambs weighing from 48kg to 50kg sold from €175 to €185.

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Camera at the Mart: calf trade on fire in New Ross

Camera at the Mart: calf trade on fire in New Ross

Continental calves sold from €600 to €900-plus, Angus and Herefords sold from €350 to €700 and Friesian bull calves ranged from €215 to upwards of €400/head.

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In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

In pictures: more bite as ewes sell to €2.48/kg in Mountbellew Mart

The general run of prices for well-fleshed ewes ranged from €2.25/kg to €2.45/kg with the trade livelier than the previous week

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Camera at the Mart: excellent trade for heifers in Roscommon

Camera at the Mart: excellent trade for heifers in Roscommon

Insatiable demand from farmer buyers underpinned an average price of €5.83/kg for heifers weighing 300kg to 400kg and €6.24/kg for heifers in the 200kg to 300kg weight bracket.

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Camera at the Mart: flying trade at Roscrea weanling sale

Camera at the Mart: flying trade at Roscrea weanling sale

The top third of heifers and bulls averaged in excess of €6/kg, with average prices trending north of €5.50/kg for many classes.

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98% clearance in Maam Cross Blackface sale

98% clearance in Maam Cross Blackface sale

The Connemara Mayo Blackface Breeders Group had a successful sale with ewe lambs averaging around €135 per head, ewe hoggets at €220 and aged ewes above €150 per head.

MARKETS 1 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: firm demand for stores in Baltinglass

Camera at the Mart: firm demand for stores in Baltinglass

Store lambs averaged in the region of €3.50/kg to €3.80/kg, with some batches of lighter-quality ewe lambs with breeding potential selling to €4.50/kg-plus.

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Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

Want a first look at the farm machinery that will shape the season ahead?

Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

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