Cull cows

Camera at the Mart: bullocks and bull weanlings in keen demand in Ballybofey

Martin Merrick reports from the general cattle sale held in Ballybofey-Stranorlar Mart on Monday evening, where spring 2025-born bulls meet with keen farmer demand.

MARKETS 25 February 2026

Camera at the Mart: bullocks and bull weanlings in keen demand in Ballybofey

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Numbers continue to build at Clogher

Numbers continue to build at Clogher

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

Martbids Database: averages hold steady across the board

Martbids Database: averages hold steady across the board

MARKETS 11 February 2026

Camera at the Mart: weanlings and forward stores in keen demand in Headford

Camera at the Mart: weanlings and forward stores in keen demand in Headford

Camera at the Mart: weanlings and forward stores in keen demand in Headford

MARKETS 11 February 2026

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

Suckler weanlings back up at €6/kg

MARKETS 4 February 2026

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Farmer Writes: calving has kicked off

Farmer Writes: calving has kicked off

We are milking once a day at the moment, but with numbers building we’ll be going back to twice-a-day milking later this week.

FARMER WRITES 14 January 2026

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

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 14 January 2026

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

There was a good appetite for Friesian bullocks which sold from €3.60/kg to €3.80/kg, while traditional breeds ranged on average from €3.75/kg to upwards of €4/kg.

MARKETS 14 January 2026

Farmer Writes: far from optimistic milk price outlook

Farmer Writes: far from optimistic milk price outlook

In recent years of strong milk prices, many of us - myself included - have probably taken our eye off the ball somewhat when it comes to cost control.

FARMER WRITES 14 January 2026

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

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

Cattle prices were nearly all sharper than for the previous week, with bull weanlings, suckler cows and cull cows all being highly in demand.

MARKETS 14 January 2026

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

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

Average prices for cull cows was €2.85/kg, with a large proportion being dairy-bred cows.

MARKETS 14 January 2026

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 14 January 2026

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UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

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