Weanling prices

Top weanlings up €175/head

Strong demand for well-muscled weanlings from overseas outlets has helped get the 2026 autumn weanling sales off to a flyer, but heavier and plainer stock have met a tougher trade.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Top weanlings up €175/head

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Camera at the Mart: shippers light up Iveragh weanling sale

Camera at the Mart: shippers light up Iveragh weanling sale

MARKETS 8 July 2026

Feeding plans to maximise sale value

Feeding plans to maximise sale value

SUCKLERS 13 June 2026

MartBids Database: bulls take heavy price cuts

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

Camera at the Mart: shippers drive weanling sale in Gortatlea

MARKETS 16 May 2026

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Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Demand from shippers for weanling bulls compensated for a tougher domestic trade in south Kerry, as factory price cuts impact farmer confidence, according to Iveragh Mart manager, Mike Kissane.

MARKETS 4 March 2026

US suckler slide could underpin Irish price

US suckler slide could underpin Irish price

Meat sector analyst Rupert Claxton said any short-term reduction in Irish store or weanling prices would not be significant.

NEWS 4 March 2026

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 4 March 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 4 March 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 4 March 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 4 March 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 4 March 2026

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