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Martbids Database: confusion around TB changes in mart rings

Some confusion exists around recent changes to TB testing of cows selling live in marts, while overall cattle trade remains steady.

MARKETS 15 April 2026

Martbids Database: confusion around TB changes in mart rings

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Camera at the Mart: sharp trade for heifers in Roscommon

Camera at the Mart: sharp trade for heifers in Roscommon

MARKETS 15 April 2026

Nine-month-old Belgian Blue-cross heifer sells for €7,700 in Carrigallen

Nine-month-old Belgian Blue-cross heifer sells for €7,700 in Carrigallen

MARTS 14 April 2026

Watch: beef calves dominate Castlerea weekly calf sale

Watch: beef calves dominate Castlerea weekly calf sale

Watch: beef calves dominate Castlerea weekly calf sale

MARKETS 10 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: solid trade for stores in Inishowen Mart

Camera at the Mart: solid trade for stores in Inishowen Mart

Camera at the Mart: solid trade for stores in Inishowen Mart

MARKETS 8 April 2026

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MartBids Database: greater bite for heavier cattle

MartBids Database: greater bite for heavier cattle

Martin Merrick reports on the latest trends in live cattle sales, with a greater bite seen for finished and forward store cattle over the last week.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

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

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

Cathal Gormley reports from Elphin Mart, where a special sale of weanlings met strong demand, with heifers selling to €4,220, while bulls topped at €2,950.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

Agents are more active for slaughter-fit and forward stores in recent days, with more bite in the trade for cull cows.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

Spring lambs sell to €375 in Raphoe

Spring lambs sell to €375 in Raphoe

Cathal Gormley reports from Raphoe's Easter lamb show and sale where lambs sold to a top price of €375.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

Worrying drop in mart numbers seen in the west

Worrying drop in mart numbers seen in the west

Adam Woods takes a look at mart throughput figures for the first 10 weeks of 2026.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

MartBids Database: big lift in throughput as sale entries peak

MartBids Database: big lift in throughput as sale entries peak

The trade for slaughter-fit and forward stores weakened, while, in contrast, prices for light stores and weanlings are firm and in cases have strengthened.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance at Birr calf sale

Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance at Birr calf sale

Live export buyers were active for Friesian bulls, with farmers and exporters competing for Angus, Hereford and Belgian Blue-cross calves.

MARKETS 25 March 2026

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Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

James O’Reilly is a tillage farmer based in north Kilkenny, near a village called Ballyragget.

Why this Kilkenny farmer switched to a 45m Amazone self-propelled sprayer

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