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Camera at the Mart: heavy bullocks and light heifers sought after in Portumna

At Portumna Mart's recent Fat Stock Show and Sale, heavy bullocks crossed €4/kg, with store heifers selling to €4.70/kg. Cathal Gormley reports

MARKETS 18 August 2026

Camera at the Mart: heavy bullocks and light heifers sought after in Portumna

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PEDIGREE 13 August 2026

Most factories leave quotes unchanged

Most factories leave quotes unchanged

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

Cull cows to £2,460 at Rathfriland Mart

Cull cows to £2,460 at Rathfriland Mart

Cull cows to £2,460 at Rathfriland Mart

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

How a 176-cow dairy farm is aiming for a Monday-to-Friday routine

How a 176-cow dairy farm is aiming for a Monday-to-Friday routine

How a 176-cow dairy farm is aiming for a Monday-to-Friday routine

MILK QUALITY 12 August 2026

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Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

Camera at the Mart: Solid demand at show and sale in Tuam Mart

Cathal Gormley reports from Monday's sale in Tuam Mart, where top lots of weanlings sold just shy of €6/kg, with farmers and shippers paying over €5/kg regularly.

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Watch: farmers opting for the mart to sell finished cattle

Watch: farmers opting for the mart to sell finished cattle

Oliver McCrystal caught up with Granard Mart manager Joseph Reilly following Wednesday's general cattle sale of bullocks, heifers and dry cows.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Beef cattle sought after in Elphin

Beef cattle sought after in Elphin

Oliver McCrystal caught up with Elphin Mart manager Ciaran Lynch at this week's bullock and heifer sale.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Northern View: quotes steady amid talk of price pull

Northern View: quotes steady amid talk of price pull

Prices paid for prime beef cattle in NI are generally similar to last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 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 29 July 2026

Castleview offers cream of the crop

Castleview offers cream of the crop

Hosting its biennial sale of pedigree Limousin heifers this weekend is the Castleview herd in Co Kerry.

PEDIGREE 29 July 2026

Beef Trends: rising numbers favour factories

Beef Trends: rising numbers favour factories

With the factory kill increasing last week, factories have been able to reduce quotes for cattle.

NEWS 29 July 2026

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