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Beef
Camera at the Mart: keen demand from grass buyers and agents in Ballina
Martin Merrick
Factory agents were active for forward store cattle and finished cull cows, while grass buyers had to dig deep for yearling dairy-beef stock in Ballina Mart this week.
16 April 2025 Markets
Store cattle prices up €1,000/head in five years
The latest on this week’s cattle trade including much cattle prices have improved.
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Outstanding trade for cattle at Kilrea
David Clarke reports from the weekly sale of beef cattle at Kilrea Mart on Wednesday 9 April 2025
Letter from a farmer with a lifetime of dry stock farming experience
"After a very long life in dry stock farming, in my wildest dreams I could never imagine what cattle are making today. Long may it last." - Frank Mockler, Thurles, Co Tipperary.
16 April 2025 Letters
Top beef claimant gets over £230,000
There is no upper limit applied to the Beef Carbon Reduction scheme in NI
16 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Camera at the Mart: over €3/kg going rate for cull cows in Bandon
Demand for beef has seen the price of dry dairy cows hit heights not seen before lately. This and rising weekly prices have been the story of the trade in Bandon Mart this spring.
2 April 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: weanling exports double for first months of 2025
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including what’s happening on live exports this week.
26 March 2025 Markets
Best not to dwell on January beef sales
John Egerton decided to sell some store cattle in the mart at the end of January.
26 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Watch: seven-year-old suckler cow tops €5,000 in Castlerea Mart
The sale on Thursday also recorded a new top average price point for weanlings and store cattle.
21 March 2025 News
Friesian bull calf prices quadruple on 2024
Friesian bull calf prices have hit new heights as demand has seen their price become unrecognisable compared to other years. Mart managers are also reporting stronger interest in calves this year.
12 March 2025 News
Watch: dry cows hit €4.43/kg in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart, where dry cows met an exceptional demand at Monday night’s sale.
11 March 2025 Markets
Store cattle in high demand at Dungannon
David Clarke reports from the weekly cattle sale held at Dungannon Farmers Mart.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland