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Limousin-cross calf hits €1,900 in Carrigallen Mart

Trade remains strong on the calf front. The highlight at the Carrigallen Mart weekly weanling and suck calf sale on Saturday was one Limousin-cross calf selling for €1,900.

MARKETS 16 June 2026

Limousin-cross calf hits €1,900 in Carrigallen Mart

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Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart

Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart

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Clogher Mart celebrations

Clogher Mart celebrations

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Calf price update: heifer calf prices taking a hit

Calf price update: heifer calf prices taking a hit

Calf price update: heifer calf prices taking a hit

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Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: good demand for Friesian heifer calves in Bandon

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Watch: four-week-old Belgian Blue calf hits €2,090 in Carrigallen

Watch: four-week-old Belgian Blue calf hits €2,090 in Carrigallen

Cathal Gormley reports from Carrigallen Mart’s weekly calf sale last Saturday.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Cavan-based pedigree herd secures top-priced bull in Ballymena

Cavan-based pedigree herd secures top-priced bull in Ballymena

Top-end Limousin bulls sold like hot buns at Ballymena Livestock Mart on Saturday 21 February, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Watch: in-calf heifers hit €5,500 in Drumshanbo

Adam Woods reports from last Friday night’s weekly sale in Drumshanbo mart in Co Leitrim.

MARKETS 22 October 2025

Farmer writes: to sell or not to sell?

Farmer writes: to sell or not to sell?

This week Karen McCabe discussed a local tractor run, a farm job she luckily got to avoid and whether or not to sell her red roan calf next spring.

NEWS 22 October 2025

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

In pictures: champions from day one of the Carrick Winter Fair

A record number of spectators attended day one of the show and sale of weanling heifers at the Carrick Winter Fair, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Commercial breeding heifers cross €10,000 in Stranorlar

Commercial breeding heifers cross €10,000 in Stranorlar

Taking place over the weekend was the Elite commercial cattle show and sale in Stranorlar Mart, Co Donegal, where trade was booming, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: electric trade for Shorthorn heifers in Elphin

Camera at the Mart: electric trade for Shorthorn heifers in Elphin

Nevan McKiernan was at the show and sale of Shorthorn cattle in Elphin Mart on Saturday 18 October.

PEDIGREE 22 October 2025

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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