Sheep
Sheep marts: Cast ewes hit €294 at Carnew Mart
With over 2,100 sheep on offer, the most recent sale at Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow saw improved prices for...
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Sheep
Sheep marts: Factory hoggets hit €193/head at Dowra Mart
With prices improving in factories recently for hoggets, recent mart sales across the country are ensuring the trade is still...
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8-year-old dry cow sells for €4,020 or €4.10/kg at Dowra Mart
A September-2015-born Limousin cow took the top price at the weekly general cattle sale at Dowra Mart on Saturday, January...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Heavy lambs hit €179 at Ennis Mart
Marts across the country since the new year have been in full swing with sheep sales returning after a short...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Strong demand for finished lambs continues
Variation was seen in the size of many recent sales across the country, but good clearances and prices were reported...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Factory and butcher lambs in 'good demand'
Sheep sales in recent days have shown there is a significant demand for heavy, fat lambs that are being sold...
Sheep
Dowra Mart set to host sale of 80 'outstanding' in-lamb ewes this Friday
Dowra Mart is set to be the host of a special entry of ‘outstanding’ in-lamb ewes this coming Friday (February...
Beef
Quality weanlings 'in high demand' at Dowra Mart
A total of 830 cattle went under the hammer at Dowra Mart, Co. Cavan, last Saturday, October 4. On the...
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Sheep
Sheep marts: Improved factory prices filter down into the mart trade
Improved factory prices for lambs last week saw prices at marts rise up to as much as €4/head, according to...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Trade for cull ewes ramps up at many sales, as prices breach €200/head
Many mart managers Agriland spoke to last week were quick to note the blistering cull ewe trade, particularly in the...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Lamb prices back €4-8/head at sales last week
Marts last week witnessed a drop in lamb prices of €4-8/head on average, with some mart managers going as far...
Beef Technical
Cattle Marts: Delayed grass growth takes its toll on the store trade
In the past few weeks, it has been clear that grass growth is well behind desired levels. From speaking with...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Spring lamb prices suffer, cull ewes and hoggets hold firm
Last week at marts, prices for spring lambs took a hit of €5-10/head at sales, as factories moved to pull...
Agri-Business
Dowra Mart cancels all sales for this week
Dowra Mart has announced that it has cancelled all sales over the coming seven days as a precautionary measure “in...
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Beef News
Cattle marts: Dry cow trade moves up a gear in Carnew and Dowra
The improvement in factory price quotes for dry cows is really gaining an edge on prices paid at marts over...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Hogget prices top €180/head at some sales
Hogget prices were once again on the rise last week, with top prices for good-quality hoggets hitting highs of €180/head....
Beef
Cattle marts: Managers signal to a strengthening of the store trade
Last week proved to be a good period for selling store cattle, as a strengthening demand from farmers was noted...
Sheep
Sheep marts: First sales of the new year start with a bang
Despite some marts deferring sales last week due to rising Covid-19 cases, the marts which did go ahead saw a...