Weanling bulls

Camera at the Mart: suckler pairings sell to €4,650 in Ballinasloe

Martin Merrick reports from Ballinasloe Mart, where demand at the Saturday sale remained firm for all types of cattle.

MARKETS 4 February 2026

Camera at the Mart: suckler pairings sell to €4,650 in Ballinasloe

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Camera at the Mart: bullocks sell up to €3,400 in Baltinglass

Camera at the Mart: bullocks sell up to €3,400 in Baltinglass

MARKETS 4 February 2026

Martbids Database: heifer trade leapfrogs bullocks

Martbids Database: heifer trade leapfrogs bullocks

MARKETS 4 February 2026

In pictures: super seasonal sale at Rathriland Mart

In pictures: super seasonal sale at Rathriland Mart

In pictures: super seasonal sale at Rathriland Mart

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: weanling prices hold firm in Granard

Camera at the Mart: weanling prices hold firm in Granard

Camera at the Mart: weanling prices hold firm in Granard

MARKETS 28 January 2026

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Camera at the Mart: exporters dominate bull weanling trade in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: exporters dominate bull weanling trade in Skibbereen

Exporters dominated the trade in Skibbereen when it came to weanling bulls. Held before any news of bluetongue in the country broke, it showed how strong the appetite is for suckler-bred stock.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Martbids Database: bluetongue cases fail to affect live trade

Martbids Database: bluetongue cases fail to affect live trade

Martin Merrick gives the latest Martbids analysis following on from the first case of bluetongue having been discovered in the Republic of Ireland.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Camera at the Mart: springers to €5,800 in Roscommon

Camera at the Mart: springers to €5,800 in Roscommon

Martin Merrick reports from Roscommon Mart’s Tuesday evening springer and weanling sale, where in-calf heifers peaked at €5,800.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Martbids Analysis: Belgian Blue claims title in the weanling ring

Martbids Analysis: Belgian Blue claims title in the weanling ring

Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2025 weanling trade and what breed fared best when it came to 2025 prices.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Martbids Database: record increases in cattle prices in 2025

Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2025 cattle trade and what categories of animals saw the biggest increase over the last 12 months.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Store bullocks up over €1000/head in 2025

Adam Woods has the latest on the 12-month analysis of the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Martbids Database: weanling trade continues to ease

Martbids Database: weanling trade continues to ease

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and what’s happening in the country’s marts.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

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Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.

Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs

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