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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 25 December 2025

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

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ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

MARKETS 24 December 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

MARKETS 23 December 2025

November prices back 27% on 2024

November prices back 27% on 2024

November prices back 27% on 2024

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

Camera at the Mart: Kenmare Mart rounds out successful year of sales

MARKETS 23 December 2025

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Camera at the Mart: little change in pre-Christmas Dowra sale prices

Camera at the Mart: little change in pre-Christmas Dowra sale prices

Prices were much the same as the week previous, with light stores still a tougher trade.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: quality store cattle hold firm in Kilkenny

Camera at the Mart: quality store cattle hold firm in Kilkenny

While quality cattle held firm in price, plainer stock were a tougher sell, especially Friesian bullocks.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Martbids: battle of the breeds 2025

Adam Woods takes a look at what breeds fared best in the store rings in 2025.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

Dairy Trends: a bad ending to a great year

Aidan Brennan looks back at the dairy market for 2025 and says that it will be remembered as a great year for prices, but with a bad back-end.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Sheep Trends: year ending on lower throughput

Sheep Trends: year ending on lower throughput

Low throughput has dominated the sheep kill throughout 2025 and this is persisting right up until the end of the year.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

Beef Trends: sour end to super 2025 for beef trade

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s beef trade and looks back at 2025 in terms of beef prices achieved over the last 12 months.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Adam Woods has the latest on the 12-month analysis of the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database.

MARKETS 23 December 2025

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