Weanlings

Weanling prices 11% lower than 2025 levels

While average prices are considerably back on 2025 levels, they are still far ahead of that experienced in 2024.

NEWS 11 November 2026

Weanling prices 11% lower than 2025 levels

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Weanlings making up to €350 less a head as export demand falls, ICSA says

Weanlings making up to €350 less a head as export demand falls, ICSA says

NEWS 5 November 2026

Farmer Writes: I knew our twin bulls were good, but I didn't expect those prices

Farmer Writes: I knew our twin bulls were good, but I didn't expect those prices

FARMER WRITES 4 November 2026

Beef management: feeding weanlings, batching cows and autumn breeding

Beef management: feeding weanlings, batching cows and autumn breeding

Beef management: feeding weanlings, batching cows and autumn breeding

MANAGEMENT 4 November 2026

Camera at the Mart: Limousin-cross roan heifers top Ballymote sale

Camera at the Mart: Limousin-cross roan heifers top Ballymote sale

Camera at the Mart: Limousin-cross roan heifers top Ballymote sale

MARKETS 2 November 2026

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MartBids Database: prices fall across all types

MartBids Database: prices fall across all types

Martin Merrick looks at a trickier week for live cattle sales, with factory prices pushing down the live trade for finished cattle.

MARKETS 28 October 2026

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand seen in Ballymahon

Camera at the Mart: keen farmer demand seen in Ballymahon

Farmer buyers were active in Ballymahon Mart last week, with solid prices still being paid for quality weanlings.

MARKETS 28 October 2026

Camera at the Mart: Skibbereen sale sees over 1,000 cattle on offer

Camera at the Mart: Skibbereen sale sees over 1,000 cattle on offer

Heavy rain outside did little to dampen the trade at the ringside in Skibbereen Mart for the west Cork mart's weanling show and sale on Friday last, with farmers really making their presence felt.

MARKETS 28 October 2026

Watch: weanling bull tops Elphin Mart show and sale at €2,700

Watch: weanling bull tops Elphin Mart show and sale at €2,700

Charolais-cross bull weanlings saw the best demand in Elphin on Monday, with over €8/kg paid for the best calves, with the top third weighing between 300kg and 400kg averaging €6.24/kg.

MARKETS 27 October 2026

Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test

Farmer Writes: the dreaded herd test

Autumn brings the dreaded herd test, and while we’ve now been running a clear herd since mandatory testing began in 1962, there’s always an underlying fear that TB will pop up.

FARMER WRITES 21 October 2026

MartBids Database: weanling export numbers down on 2025 levels

MartBids Database: weanling export numbers down on 2025 levels

Martin Merrick looks at where the major outlets for Irish weanlings are and what prices farmers are getting for these calves.

MARKETS 21 October 2026

Camera at the Mart: numbers continue to flow to Macroom

Camera at the Mart: numbers continue to flow to Macroom

The addition of a Thursday evening weanling sale has complemented the Saturday sale in Macroom and it has been a busier than usual autumn in the mid-Cork Mart. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 21 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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