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Average calf prices up to €120 above levels seen in 2025

Last year's record prices for calves were left for dust by a sky-high trade throughout this past spring.

MARKETS 10 June 2026

Average calf prices up to €120 above levels seen in 2025

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SCEP year four targets and penalty schedules

SCEP year four targets and penalty schedules

SUCKLERS 10 June 2026

Calf price update: prices shoot up as calf supply squeezes

Calf price update: prices shoot up as calf supply squeezes

MARKETS 5 June 2026

Major reshuffle in latest ICBF replacement rankings

Major reshuffle in latest ICBF replacement rankings

Major reshuffle in latest ICBF replacement rankings

PEDIGREE 3 June 2026

AI serves track close to 2025 levels after slow start

AI serves track close to 2025 levels after slow start

AI serves track close to 2025 levels after slow start

NEWS 28 May 2026

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Calf price update: prices stable as numbers taper off

Calf price update: prices stable as numbers taper off

Calf prices continue to remain stable and are tracking along similar lines to this time last year, according to the ICBF. Strong demand from shippers is resulting in a solid trade for bull calves.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

National Genotyping Programme tops the 1m-cow mark

National Genotyping Programme tops the 1m-cow mark

The programme now includes over 790,000 dairy cows and 302,000 suckler cows.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Prices for heifer calves on the up

Prices for heifer calves on the up

Prices for heifer calves have improved over the last week while demand from shippers continues to see prices hold above 2025 levels for bull calves.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

Changes on the ICBF board

Changes on the ICBF board

There have been recent changes to the lineup at ICBF's boardroom table, including for the federation's vice chair.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Number of first-time suckler calvers is up 9%

Number of first-time suckler calvers is up 9%

The hike in the numbers of first-time calving beef heifers this spring is a reflection of the increased profit and greater positivity around the suckler sector.

NEWS 13 May 2026

Calf price update: prices falling in line with 2025 levels

Calf price update: prices falling in line with 2025 levels

Heifer calf prices looks to have improved over the last week but overall, fewer categories of calves are continuing to sell for prices over the same time in 2025.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

€117/head price gap on calf CBV in marts

€117/head price gap on calf CBV in marts

ICBF analysis of calf sales shows that there is up to €117/head of a difference paid between the top and bottom third of calves with CBVs sold in marts so far in 2026.

MARKETS 13 May 2026

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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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