Weanling heifers

Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

With all the recent pressure on beef, it filtered down into the weanling ring where there were four consecutive weeks of weanling bulls dropping. But Elphin Mart turned the tide in Monday's sale.

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Weanlings cross €7/kg in Elphin Mart

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Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

Camera at the Mart: over €6/kg for weanling bulls in Granard Mart

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Nine-month-old Belgian Blue-cross heifer sells for €7,700 in Carrigallen

Nine-month-old Belgian Blue-cross heifer sells for €7,700 in Carrigallen

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Weanling numbers and prices hold firm in Balla

Weanling numbers and prices hold firm in Balla

Martin Merrick reports from Balla mart’s weanling show and sale on Tuesday evening, where big numbers failed to match demand from buyers on the night.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Heifer weanlings average €6.45/kg in Gort

Heifer weanlings average €6.45/kg in Gort

Martin Merrick reports from Gort mart’s weanling show and slae, where high end stock met with high end prices.

MARKETS 28 January 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 28 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: huge demand for heifers at Mohill’s Monaghan day sale

Camera at the Mart: huge demand for heifers at Mohill’s Monaghan day sale

Heifer weanlings were a hot commodity, with farmer buyers most active for top-end heifers, Martin Merrick reports.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Martbids Database: averages hold steady across the board

Martbids Database: averages hold steady across the board

Martin Merrick has the latest on where cattle prices are at, with trade steady across the board, with just some stock types seeing a minor slippage in price.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

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

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.

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Camera at the Mart: weanling prices hold firm in Granard

Camera at the Mart: weanling prices hold firm in Granard

Despite a slight dip in heifer prices, bull weanlings actually saw an increase in Granard on Monday evening last.

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

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