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MartBids Database: positivity in heavy cattle trade

Martin Merrick looks at the MartBids data this week, which shows heavy and forward cattle taking another jump in price, while the first of the specialist weanling sales shows keen exporter demand.

MARKETS 8 July 2026

MartBids Database: positivity in heavy cattle trade

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Beef Trends: more positivity in the trade

Beef Trends: more positivity in the trade

MARKETS 17 June 2026

Heifers meet a sharper trade than bullocks in Roscrea Mart

Heifers meet a sharper trade than bullocks in Roscrea Mart

MARKETS 9 June 2026

Suckler lots sought after in Kilcullen Mart reduction sale

Suckler lots sought after in Kilcullen Mart reduction sale

Suckler lots sought after in Kilcullen Mart reduction sale

MARKETS 5 June 2026

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

NEWS 3 June 2026

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Hope for World Cup beef bounce

Hope for World Cup beef bounce

The latest on this week’s beef trade, including hopes of a World Cup bounce for burger sales.

NEWS 22 April 2026

MartBids analysis: further price cuts across the board

MartBids analysis: further price cuts across the board

Weanlings have taken a drastic hit this week, with store and finished cattle also feeling the effects of a fall in factory prices, but how do they compare to 2025 prices?

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Beef Trends: lowest cow kill in 2026

Beef Trends: lowest cow kill in 2026

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Pressure on beef trade continues

Pressure on beef trade continues

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

Farmer Writes: spring arrives at last in Donegal

If conditions hold, James Strain should be able to push on and get the reseeding done in good time.

FARMER WRITES 22 April 2026

Grass buyers out in force in Ballymote Mart with over €6/kg for cattle

Grass buyers out in force in Ballymote Mart with over €6/kg for cattle

Manager David Faughnan reported a sharp trade in Thursday's sale, where store cattle crossed €5/kg and weanling bulls to €6/kg, writes Cathal Gormley.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

Martbids Database: positive price lift in bulls and bullocks

Martbids Database: positive price lift in bulls and bullocks

While both bull weanlings and bullocks have recorded a lift nearly across the board this week, their female comrades have seen price slip back again, in some cases significantly.

MARKETS 22 April 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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