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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

Watch: bullocks sharper but heifers back in Ennis

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Watch: steady trade for Limousin and Angus bulls in Raphoe

Watch: steady trade for Limousin and Angus bulls in Raphoe

PEDIGREE 13 March 2026

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

What’s on in the pedigree cattle world this week

PEDIGREE 11 March 2026

MartBids analysis: bullock price recovers as heifers fall

MartBids analysis: bullock price recovers as heifers fall

MartBids analysis: bullock price recovers as heifers fall

MARKETS 11 March 2026

Weanling numbers and prices hold firm in Balla

Weanling numbers and prices hold firm in Balla

Weanling numbers and prices hold firm in Balla

MARKETS 11 March 2026

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Ballymahon Mart moves to Martbids

Ballymahon Mart moves to Martbids

Adam Woods has news of another mart joining the Irish Farmers Journal online bidding platform last week.

NEWS 4 March 2026

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 4 March 2026

Watch: Limousin bulls peak tough trade in Carrick

Watch: Limousin bulls peak tough trade in Carrick

It was a difficult day's trading at the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's March show and sale of pedigree bulls on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 4 March 2026

Watch: hoggets sell to €205/head in Ballinasloe Mart

Watch: hoggets sell to €205/head in Ballinasloe Mart

A pen of ewe hoggets topped the €200 mark with slaughter-fit hoggets weighing from 48kg to 58kg selling in a quick trade from €180 to upwards of €190 per head

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Watch: weanling bulls sell to €3,500 in Elphin

Watch: weanling bulls sell to €3,500 in Elphin

Overall champion of the show and top price of the day was a Limousin-cross bull born April 2025 weighing 535kg that sold for €3,500 (€6.54/kg).

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Martbids Database: live trade holding despite slippage in factory prices

Martbids Database: live trade holding despite slippage in factory prices

Despite the ban on non-slaughter exports to the North and a slippage in beef price in factories, the live trade has stayed relatively firm again this week.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: steer trade solid in Rathfriland

Camera at the Mart: steer trade solid in Rathfriland

A strong trade was seen overall in Rathfriland’s general cattle sale on Thursday last, with good demand for all lots.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

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