Weanling prices

Feeding plans to maximise sale value

Feeding higher quantities to E- and U-grading type weanlings can enhance their selling points, while overfeeding plainer types can make them less saleable.

SUCKLERS 13 June 2026

Feeding plans to maximise sale value

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MartBids Database: bulls take heavy price cuts

MartBids Database: bulls take heavy price cuts

MARKETS 27 May 2026

Camera at the Mart: shippers drive weanling sale in Gortatlea

Camera at the Mart: shippers drive weanling sale in Gortatlea

MARKETS 16 May 2026

Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

MARKETS 13 May 2026

US suckler slide could underpin Irish price

US suckler slide could underpin Irish price

US suckler slide could underpin Irish price

NEWS 6 May 2026

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MartBids Database: big boost for weanling prices

MartBids Database: big boost for weanling prices

Weanling prices have jumped significantly this week, as farmers remain hungry for numbers amid improved weather conditions.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Editorial: suckler cow numbers

Editorial: suckler cow numbers

Industry experts had predicted that suckler cow numbers would drop as low as 600,000 head by 2030.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: exceptional demand for weanlings in Gortatlea

Camera at the Mart: exceptional demand for weanlings in Gortatlea

Whether it was from a suckler or dairy dam, there was serious demand for bull weanlings in Gortatlea Mart on Wednesday evening last. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

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

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand remains in Ballina

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand remains in Ballina

Martin Merrick reports from Mayo-Sligo Mart’s general cattle sale, where trade remains buoyant despite a recent slippage in beef price.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Martbids Database: grass buyers shore up light cattle prices

Martbids Database: grass buyers shore up light cattle prices

Martin Merrick looks at where cattle prices are this week in marts, with a slippage seen in heavy cattle prices yet again.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

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.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

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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.

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

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