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Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2025 cattle trade and what categories of animals saw the biggest increase over the last 12 months.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

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Camera at the Mart: quality store cattle hold firm in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: quality store cattle hold firm in Kilkenny

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

MARKETS 23 December 2025

No Christmas bonus for beef finishers

No Christmas bonus for beef finishers

No Christmas bonus for beef finishers

NEWS 17 December 2025

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Camera at the Mart: Charolais dominate numbers in Elphin

Camera at the Mart: Charolais dominate numbers in Elphin

Of the 107 animals to pass through the ring, 60 of them were Charolais, with most cattle present forward store or finished types.

MARKETS 10 December 2025

Martbids Database: demand stagnates for prime cattle

Martbids Database: demand stagnates for prime cattle

Martin Merrick gives an update on mart trade this week, where prime cattle demand has fallen off, while cull cows remain a great trade.

MARKETS 10 December 2025

Beef Trends: quotes drop for third week

Beef Trends: quotes drop for third week

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory finished cattle.

MARKETS 10 December 2025

Beef quotes remain under pressure

Beef quotes remain under pressure

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes available for finished cattle.

MARKETS 10 December 2025

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Suspended prison term for farmer over neglect of cattle and sheep

Judge Gabbett said that “it is very hard to unsee what I saw here in the pictures provided to the court of the neglect of the animals”. Gordon Deegan reports.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Martbids Database: cattle trade cools in December

Martbids Database: cattle trade cools in December

Martin Merrick reports on the weekly cattle trade, as cattle prices reduce further ahead of the pre-Christmas lull.

MARKETS 10 December 2025

Man charged over cattle theft in Cork

Man charged over cattle theft in Cork

Colm Dineen of Cappaghmore, Ballydehob, Co Cork appeared before Macroom District Court in Co Cork on Wednesday for offences related to cattle theft. Olivia Kelleher reports.

NEWS 10 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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