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Competition from live exporters, wholesale buyers and factory agents has underpinned prices rising anywhere from €5 to €20 per head and ahead of equivalent factory returns.
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Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.
Prices in mart sales are steady and with quality becoming more variable, agents are active for good-quality hoggets.
Demand for lambs was solid, while there was also a keen appetite for ewe hoggets, with lots weighing 50kg selling from €215 to €219.
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.
This represents a drop in throughput of about 73,000 cattle between January and March 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.
Martin Merrick reports from Headford Mart’s general cattle sale on Saturday, where exporters, agents and farmers were all keen to source stock.
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