Cull cows

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 26 January 2026

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

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Camera at the Mart: dairy stock sell from €3.70/kg to €4/kg in Templemore Mart

Camera at the Mart: dairy stock sell from €3.70/kg to €4/kg in Templemore Mart

MARKETS 23 January 2026

Farmer Writes: far from optimistic milk price outlook

Farmer Writes: far from optimistic milk price outlook

FARMER WRITES 21 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: positivity in prices for cattle in Drumshanbo

Camera at the Mart: positivity in prices for cattle in Drumshanbo

Camera at the Mart: positivity in prices for cattle in Drumshanbo

MARKETS 21 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: cull cow trade stays solid in Portumna

Camera at the Mart: cull cow trade stays solid in Portumna

Camera at the Mart: cull cow trade stays solid in Portumna

MARKETS 14 January 2026

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Martbids Database: low numbers but positive mood in cattle trade

Martbids Database: low numbers but positive mood in cattle trade

Although numbers have been low, mart managers are reporting a relatively positive live trade overall.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Farmer Writes: TB deals us another blow

Farmer Writes: TB deals us another blow

Out of the 125 cows blood tested for TB on Padraig Callanan's farm, 32 came back positive.

FARMER WRITES 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: positive start to sales in Corrin

Camera at the Mart: positive start to sales in Corrin

Despite the weather and some smaller numbers of stock, trade kicked off solidly for Corrin Mart’s first sale of 2026.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: less bite for weanlings in Cashel

Camera at the Mart: less bite for weanlings in Cashel

A relatively low clearance rate highlighted buyers unwilling to pay more to secure numbers in Cashel Mart on Saturday 20 December.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

The sharp lift in cattle prices of upwards of 40% in 2025 encouraged more farmers to market cattle live, with throughput falling by just 0.2% despite a drop in the national herd.

NEWS 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Stock was available in small numbers in Kenmare Mart this week, as manager Dan McCarthy reflects on a year that had prices like no other.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

NI farmers producing heavier cattle in 2025

NI farmers producing heavier cattle in 2025

The average weight of cattle at slaughter in NI has increased during 2025.

NEWS 23 December 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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