Weanling prices

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 11 March 2026

Weanling numbers and prices hold firm in Balla

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Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand remains in Ballina

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand remains in Ballina

MARKETS 4 March 2026

Martbids Database: grass buyers shore up light cattle prices

Martbids Database: grass buyers shore up light cattle prices

MARKETS 25 February 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

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

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

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

MARKETS 28 January 2026

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Martbids Database: numbers and prices rise across the board

Martbids Database: numbers and prices rise across the board

Martin Merrick reports on the weekly Martbids analysis, which shows positives in the form of increased cattle numbers paired with an increase in prices.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Weanling prices surge by €1,000/hd

Weanling prices surge by €1,000/hd

Adam Woods reveals by how much the weanling trade finished up in 2025.

MARKETS 29 October 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 29 October 2025

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler incomes on track to hit €30,000

Suckler farmer incomes look set to exceed those seen in the usually higher income sector of cattle finishing.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: buoyant trade for bulls in Kingscourt

Camera at the Mart: buoyant trade for bulls in Kingscourt

Positive weanling prices were recorded in Kingscourt Mart on Saturday last for bulls in particular, with 120 weanling bulls passing through the ring.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Weanling prices in a ‘different league’

Weanling prices in a ‘different league’

Farmers advised to have a good dosing and vaccination programme in place for weanlings.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: prices soar in Skibbereen weanling sale

Camera at the Mart: prices soar in Skibbereen weanling sale

Prices for weanlings kicked on another notch in Skibeereen for the west Cork mart's sale last week, as exporters and farmers drove demand.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

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