Dairy News
A new weekly calf sale located in Co. Laois, kicked off on Saturday, March 8, with over 100 calves on offer in the initial sale.
Beef
Carnaross Mart in Co. Meath hosted its weekly calf and bullock sale on Monday, April 8, with over 800 calves and 550 bullocks on offer.
Dairy Technical
After a somewhat slower start the calf trade has very much taken off as it hits peak calf sales, with stronger well-fed calves continuing to be in the highest demand.
The demand for strong well-fed calves is continuing to grow with calf trade and sales in marts very much in peak season.
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (March 20), with 863 calves on offer at the Model county-based mart.
Gortatlea Mart manager Maurice Brosnan described the calf sale on Monday, March 12 at Co. Kerry based mart as 'a game of two halves'.
There was over 1,000 calves on offer at Castleisland Mart’s calf sale on Monday (March 5), with a strong trade in particular for the older...
Peak calf sale season is now underway across the country, to get an understanding of the calf trade Agriland spoke with mart manager at...
Calving season is well underway across the country, and reports suggest that numbers for the calf trade are down on previous years...
Carrigallen Mart hosted its weekly calf sale on Saturday, February 10 with a total of 90 calves and runners on offer at the Co. Leitrim...
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (November 29), with 120 calves on offer at this weeks sale.
Castleisland Mart held it's calf sale on Monday (November 20), with an extremely lively trade for Autumn born calves.
Castleisland Mart held its weekly calf sale on Monday (June 19) with a large entry of calves on offer at the Co. Kerry-based mart.
Enniscorthy Mart held it's weekly calf sale on Wednesday, May 5 with 320 calves on offer at the Model county based mart.
Carnaross Mart, Co. Meath, hosted its weekly sale of calves on Monday, May 1, with over 800 calves and runners on offer at the sale.
Carnew Mart held it's weekly calf sale on Friday, April 21 with over 700 calves on offer at the Garden county mart.
Waterford Ross Mart held it's weekly calf sale on Saturday, March 11, with 820 calves on offer at the New Ross based mart.
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (March 8), with 850 calves on offer at the Model county-based mart.
There was 852 calves on offer at Carnew Mart on Friday (February 24) for it's weekly calf sale, with prices peaking at €550.
Carrigallen Mart held it's weekly calf sale on Saturday, February 18, with over 170 calves on offer at the Co. Leitrim based mart.
There has been and will continue to be an increased focus on the quality of non-replacement calves from dairy herds.
