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Watch: beef calves dominate Castlerea weekly calf sale

Numbers of beef calves on offer increased in Caslterea Mart in the last number of weeks. Cathal Gormley reports on this week's sale.

MARKETS 10 April 2026

Watch: beef calves dominate Castlerea weekly calf sale

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Zeus powers his way to €6,600 in Kilmallock

Zeus powers his way to €6,600 in Kilmallock

PEDIGREE 8 April 2026

Maxwell livestock loads shipment of weanling bulls

Maxwell livestock loads shipment of weanling bulls

MARKETS 8 April 2026

Heifer weanlings sell to top call of €4,220 in Elphin

Heifer weanlings sell to top call of €4,220 in Elphin

Heifer weanlings sell to top call of €4,220 in Elphin

MARKETS 7 April 2026

Beef quotes remains stable

Beef quotes remains stable

Beef quotes remains stable

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Angus bulls hit €5,800 in Munster

Angus bulls hit €5,800 in Munster

Munster Angus Breeders delivered a record average at their Premier show and sale in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, on Saturday 4 April, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 30 March 2026

Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

Cavan man receives €24,800 for three Angus bulls

Demand for top-quality Angus bulls at the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's show and sale on Saturday was booming, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 30 March 2026

Roscommon Farmer Michael Cunniffe feeding over 160 continental in-calf heifers

Roscommon Farmer Michael Cunniffe feeding over 160 continental in-calf heifers

As part of the beef breeding focus, Cathal Gormley caught up with Michael Cunniffe who sells 160 incalf heifers each year all from home.

BEEF BREEDING 30 March 2026

Irish Salers prepare for a bank holiday bonanza

Irish Salers prepare for a bank holiday bonanza

The Irish Salers Cattle Society has launched a new online timed auction of pedigree bulls and heifers this Spring.

PEDIGREE 30 March 2026

Ranger makes history in Dungannon

Ranger makes history in Dungannon

Gillview Ranger was the first Simmental bull to sell for five figures at a Northern Ireland Society sale, when he sold for 10,000gns in Dungannon Mart on Friday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 30 March 2026

Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

Over €8/kg needed for winter finishers to break even on young bulls - Teagasc

In the current market, a winter finisher with young bulls will lose an average margin of €512/head, according to estimated budgets from Teagasc.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Hammer falls at €22,000 for Simmental bull

Hammer falls at €22,000 for Simmental bull

Leading the Premier Simmental sale on Saturday at €22,000, was a young bull bred in Co Sligo, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 30 March 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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