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Beef
Camera at the mart: 1,490 calves at Castleisland calf sale
Tommy Moyles
There was plenty of competition for calves at the Co Kerry mart, as farmers and exporters competed ringside for top-quality calves.
17 April 2024 Markets
Calf prices: supply and demand at play as Friesian prices lift
Beef calves continue to dominate marts, but the fall-off in supply of Friesian calves is resulting in a lift in price.
17 April 2024 News
Weather hinders calf exports
Last weeks difficult weather saw the number of calves exported fall to their lowest level since early March.
Camera at the Mart: calf numbers hold in Bandon
Back a little on their peak, calf numbers held at a similar level to last week at Bandon Mart this week and trade settled after last week's difficult weather.
15 April 2024 Markets
Calf prices: rates holding for beef calves as supply increases
The supply of beef-cross calves continued in an upward trajectory over the last week, with seven out of every 10 calves traded at marts either from an Angus or a Hereford sire.
10 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: farmer buyers very active in New Ross calf sale
Despite the efforts of storm Kathleen on Saturday, the calf trade in New Ross Mart held well, with farmers buyers to the fore.
10 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: beef breeds dominate in Bandon
Stormy weather at the weekend did little to disrupt the trade for beef-crosses in Bandon Mart for the west Cork mart's weekly calf sale.
8 April 2024 Markets
Traditional beef breeds dominate calf sales
Traditional beef breed crosses are dominating the calf sales at marts around the country over the last week according to the ICBF calf price database.
3 April 2024 News
Calf prices: supply and demand sweet spot as prices hold for beef-cross calves
Angus- and Hereford-crosses increased their share of the calf market over the last week and despite numbers of them going up, prices held relatively stable.
3 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: farmer buyers active for calves in Skibbereen
Farmer buyers were very active, especially online, for calves at the west Cork mart for its weekly calf sale.
3 April 2024 Markets
Camera at the mart: Angus and Hereford dominate the numbers in Bandon
Traditional beef breed crosses provided the backbone of trade at Bandon marts weekly calf sale on Monday and farmer demand ensured trade held firm.
1 April 2024 Markets
Calf numbers rise as exports kick on
Calf numbers appear to be increasing at marts throughout the country at a time when they usually begin to decline. This combined with an increase in calf exports is keeping a solid floor on trade.
27 March 2024 News