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Mart throughput running 12% lower in 2026

The reduction in throughput ranges from 9% lower in marts in Munster to 18.5% lower in marts in Connacht.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Mart throughput running 12% lower in 2026

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MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: great demand for younger heifers in Iveragh

Camera at the Mart: great demand for younger heifers in Iveragh

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: big numbers continue in Bandon as prices ease

Camera at the Mart: big numbers continue in Bandon as prices ease

Camera at the Mart: big numbers continue in Bandon as prices ease

MARKETS 30 March 2026

Clearance sale of 230 young ewes on point of lambing

Clearance sale of 230 young ewes on point of lambing

Clearance sale of 230 young ewes on point of lambing

MARKETS 27 March 2026

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MartBids Database: big lift in throughput as sale entries peak

MartBids Database: big lift in throughput as sale entries peak

The trade for slaughter-fit and forward stores weakened, while, in contrast, prices for light stores and weanlings are firm and in cases have strengthened.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance at Birr calf sale

Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance at Birr calf sale

Live export buyers were active for Friesian bulls, with farmers and exporters competing for Angus, Hereford and Belgian Blue-cross calves.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Farmers drive calf trade in Drumcollogher

Farmers drive calf trade in Drumcollogher

There was no shortage of demand for calves at GVM's mart in Dromcollogher, Co Limerick, for its weekly calf sale, writes Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Prices soften as calf numbers remain over 2,400 in Bandon

Prices soften as calf numbers remain over 2,400 in Bandon

Calf prices continue to soften as supply has a firm upper hand, with over 2,400 calves going through the ring in Bandon. Strong demand from shippers has helped to underpin trade, reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: exceptional demand for weanlings in Gortatlea

Camera at the Mart: exceptional demand for weanlings in Gortatlea

Whether it was from a suckler or dairy dam, there was serious demand for bull weanlings in Gortatlea Mart on Wednesday evening last. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: over 1,800 calves on offer in Cahir Mart

Camera at the Mart: over 1,800 calves on offer in Cahir Mart

There was super demand for calves right though the sale in Cahir Mart on Friday night last, reports Tommy Moyles. Numbers have been over 1,800 for the last two sales in the Co Tipperary mart.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: grass buyers active in Raphoe Mart

Camera at the Mart: grass buyers active in Raphoe Mart

The presence of grass buyers helped to keep a floor under prices for lighter cattle, but slaughter-fit and forward stores were €30 to €50/head easier on price.

MARKETS 18 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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