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Exporters lead charge for autumn weanlings

Exporters continue to underpin the bull weanling trade, accounting for 50% of weanling purchases in many sales across the country.

NEWS 2 September 2026

Exporters lead charge for autumn weanlings

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Camera at the Mart: heifer weanlings to a high of €12.40/kg in Gortatlea

Camera at the Mart: heifer weanlings to a high of €12.40/kg in Gortatlea

MARKETS 2 September 2026

MartBids Database: tiny price difference between stores and weanlings

MartBids Database: tiny price difference between stores and weanlings

MARKETS 2 September 2026

Camera at the Mart: shippers buy quality in Roscommon Mart

Camera at the Mart: shippers buy quality in Roscommon Mart

Camera at the Mart: shippers buy quality in Roscommon Mart

FA - CAMERA AT THE MART 26 August 2026

MartBids Database: exporters underpin weanling trade

MartBids Database: exporters underpin weanling trade

MartBids Database: exporters underpin weanling trade

MARKETS 20 August 2026

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Camera at the Mart: exporters battle for bulls in Balla

Camera at the Mart: exporters battle for bulls in Balla

Balla Mart’s opening weanling sale saw keen demand from buyers looking to source top-end bulls on Tuesday evening last.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

Cathal Gormley reports from Monday's sale in Tuam Mart, where top lots of weanlings sold just shy of €6/kg, with farmers and shippers paying over €5/kg regularly.

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: lively trade for quality weanlings in Manorhamilton

Camera at the Mart: lively trade for quality weanlings in Manorhamilton

Good-quality cattle met excellent demand at Manorhamilton's Mart bank holiday Monday sale, with farmers, exporters and northern buyers all active ringside.

NEWS 29 July 2026

MartBids Database: weanlings hold firm but heavy cattle tougher trade

MartBids Database: weanlings hold firm but heavy cattle tougher trade

More factory cuts have weakened the heavy and store cattle trade, while exporters are holding up the weanling trade.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

Demand from shippers drove the weanling trade in Skibbereen Mart at the west Cork venue's recent weanling show and sale. Prices were back on last year, but a good few still exceeded €2,000.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

UFU president John McLenaghan has suggested that DAERA will become more active at enforcing rules around slurry exports going forward.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

Martbids Database: trade remains tough amid several challenges

Martbids Database: trade remains tough amid several challenges

A shortage of grass is the main factor in the equation, with it having a knock-on effect on both finished and store cattle prices.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

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