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Watch: beef calves dominate Castlerea weekly calf sale

Numbers of beef calves on offer increased in Caslterea Mart in the last number of weeks. Cathal Gormley reports on this week's sale.

MARKETS 10 April 2026

Watch: beef calves dominate Castlerea weekly calf sale

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Camera at the Mart: solid trade for stores in Inishowen Mart

Camera at the Mart: solid trade for stores in Inishowen Mart

MARKETS 8 April 2026

MartBids Database: greater bite for heavier cattle

MartBids Database: greater bite for heavier cattle

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Heifer weanlings sell to top call of €4,220 in Elphin

Heifer weanlings sell to top call of €4,220 in Elphin

Heifer weanlings sell to top call of €4,220 in Elphin

MARKETS 7 April 2026

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MARKETS 1 April 2026

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Spring lambs sell to €375 in Raphoe

Spring lambs sell to €375 in Raphoe

Cathal Gormley reports from Raphoe's Easter lamb show and sale where lambs sold to a top price of €375.

MARKETS 13 March 2026

Worrying drop in mart numbers seen in the west

Worrying drop in mart numbers seen in the west

Adam Woods takes a look at mart throughput figures for the first 10 weeks of 2026.

MARKETS 13 March 2026

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 13 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 13 March 2026

Martbids Database: price drops across the board

Martbids Database: price drops across the board

Very few stock types have been immune to price cuts over the last week, with light heifers, heavy bullocks and all weights and sexes of weanlings seeing a slashing of price.

MARKETS 13 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 13 March 2026

Watch: bullocks sharper but heifers back in Ennis

Watch: bullocks sharper but heifers back in Ennis

Bullocks were reported as 5c/kg dearer despite factory price pressure and inclement weather - but heifers were easier and reduced on price by an average of 10c/kg.

MARKETS 13 March 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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