Weanling trade

Camera at the Mart: bounce in bucket-fed weanling price at Corrin

An improved store cattle price of late appears to be feeding back into bucket-fed weanling prices, with a 100% clearance rate and close to €5.50/kg on offer in Corrin.

MARKETS 4 September 2026

Camera at the Mart: bounce in bucket-fed weanling price at Corrin

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Camera at the Mart: above €5/kg average for tops of trade in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: above €5/kg average for tops of trade in Skibbereen

MARKETS 31 August 2026

MartBids Database: more positive tone for heavier cattle

MartBids Database: more positive tone for heavier cattle

MARKETS 26 August 2026

MartBids Database: exporters underpin weanling trade

MartBids Database: exporters underpin weanling trade

MartBids Database: exporters underpin weanling trade

MARKETS 20 August 2026

Rains wash away fears of sluggish cattle trade

Rains wash away fears of sluggish cattle trade

Rains wash away fears of sluggish cattle trade

NEWS 19 August 2026

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Export outlet continues to underpin weanling trade

Export outlet continues to underpin weanling trade

Continued demand from abroad is helping to maintain the prices of weanling bulls at a solid level. As a result the number of weanlings is at a similar level to 12 months ago.

MARKETS 11 July 2026

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

With 120 bull weanlings on offer in this week's special autumn-born weanling sale in Ballymote Mart, top bulls were crossing the €5/kg mark – with shippers buying over half the bulls on the day.

FA - CAMERA AT THE MART 11 July 2026

MartBids Database: weanlings hold firm but heavy cattle tougher trade

MartBids Database: weanlings hold firm but heavy cattle tougher trade

More factory cuts have weakened the heavy and store cattle trade, while exporters are holding up the weanling trade.

MARKETS 11 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

Demand from shippers drove the weanling trade in Skibbereen Mart at the west Cork venue's recent weanling show and sale. Prices were back on last year, but a good few still exceeded €2,000.

MARKETS 11 July 2026

Weaning exports edge ahead of 2025 levels

Weaning exports edge ahead of 2025 levels

By mid-July the number of weanlings shipped from the country had just passed the figures from the same period in 2025 with a wider spread of markets active this year. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 11 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: over 40% of bull weanlings exceed €1,800 in Kenmare

Camera at the Mart: over 40% of bull weanlings exceed €1,800 in Kenmare

Demand was solid from both farmers and shippers at the weanling sale in Kenmare Mart this week, where 300kg to 400kg bulls averaged over €5/kg. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 11 July 2026

Camera at the Mart: show heifers sizzle and steal the show in Gortatlea

Camera at the Mart: show heifers sizzle and steal the show in Gortatlea

The sun shone and prices sizzled for top-quality suckler-bred heifers in Gortatlea Mart during the week. Tommy Moyles reports from a red-hot sale at the Co Kerry venue.

MARKETS 11 July 2026

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