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Beef trade shows signs of steadying

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

MARKETS 8 June 2026

Beef trade shows signs of steadying

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Watch: debutant Charolais breeder tops Carrick at €7,700

Watch: debutant Charolais breeder tops Carrick at €7,700

PEDIGREE 8 June 2026

Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

MARKETS 4 June 2026

Major reshuffle in latest ICBF replacement rankings

Major reshuffle in latest ICBF replacement rankings

Major reshuffle in latest ICBF replacement rankings

PEDIGREE 3 June 2026

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

MARKETS 29 May 2026

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New record price for an Irish Moiled bull

New record price for an Irish Moiled bull

It was celebrations all round for N and M Moilies, who achieved a new breed record price for a bull in the recent Irish Moiled centenary spring sale, writes Nevan McKiernan

PEDIGREE 25 May 2026

Something for everyone at Carrick June sale

Something for everyone at Carrick June sale

For anyone still looking for a pedigree bull for the breeding season, Carrick-on-Shannon is the place to be on Saturday 6 June.

PEDIGREE 25 May 2026

Farmer Writes: breeding is moving as silage kicks off

Farmer Writes: breeding is moving as silage kicks off

Everything seemed to move at once between breeding, grass, silage and stock work.

FARMER WRITES 25 May 2026

Top tips for managing beef cattle in hot weather

Top tips for managing beef cattle in hot weather

Cathal Gormley looks at some of the precautions suckler and beef farmers need to take during the hot spell of weather.

MANAGEMENT 25 May 2026

Demand for Limousin bulls surges

Demand for Limousin bulls surges

Those who traveled to Roscommon Mart on Saturday for the Irish Limousin Cattle Society's sale were obviously intent on buying, as demand for bulls and heifers rocketed, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 25 May 2026

Beef factories paying more than quoted prices

Beef factories paying more than quoted prices

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

MARKETS 25 May 2026

Cavan-bred Charolais bull sells for €11,600

Cavan-bred Charolais bull sells for €11,600

Topping the trade at Saturday's Irish Charolais Cattle Society show and sale in Golden Vale Mart, Tullamore, was Kilduff All Star, which sold for a whopping €11,600.

PEDIGREE 25 May 2026

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