Sheep
The hogget and lamb trade at Kilkenny Mart has reached new heights at recent sales, according to the mart manager.
The sheep trade in marts is in a good position across the country, as sheep ranging from butcher-type hoggets to ram lambs are in demand.
Marts across the country since the new year have been in full swing with sheep sales returning...
Taking a look at recent sheep sales at marts in the west of Ireland, the demand for finished and heavy lambs continues to be the trend.
Rural Life
A judge has been asked to dismiss an Ennis Mart assault charge against the farmer son of a previous Euromillions winner.
A farmer son of Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara is to “fully contest” assault and 'breach of the peace' charges arising from an alleged incident at Ennis Mart.
Beef
A Charolais-cross heifer born in August 2021, weighing 450kg, sold for €3,200 or €7.11/kg at Ennis Mart on Tuesday (July 26).
A farmer son of Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara is facing an assault charge arising from an alleged incident at Ennis Mart last August.
A strong entry of 750 head of sheep, and nearly 500 spring lambs, at Ennis Mart on Monday (May 9), was met with a solid trade all round.
A mart operator has been ordered in court to pay €10,000 in personal damages to a young female Limerick dairy farmer
Mart managers reported a steady trade for lambs at sales held yesterday (Monday, July 26) - while an improved trade was seen for cull ewes.
A good strong trade was seen at sheep sales held on Monday (May 24), in line with firm factory prices, in particular for lambs and cull ewes.
Calf trade: There is impact seen in price over the past week in marts, in fact the prices for some classes of beef calves received a boost.
Beef Technical
With cull cow factory prices rising week-on-week, the dry cow trade in marts in an even better position than where it was two weeks ago.
Ennis Mart's manager, Martin McNamara, reported a very super trade at Monday's (April 12) sheep sale, which saw hoggets make up to €186.
Beef News
In recent sales over the past few days it has been noted that the levels of Friesian bull calves passing through marts are slightly back.
There were plenty of forward-type bullocks on offer last Friday (March 19) in Ennis Mart, according the mart's manager Martin McNamara.
Martin McNamara of Ennis Mart reported another very strong sale of sheep at Monday's sale (March 8).
It was a good time for farmers selling store cattle last week, with reports of weekly prices rising by '€30-40/head' in some marts.
The mart trade has got off a flying start, with top prices of €167-175/head being seen at sales today (Monday, March 1).
Reports from mart managers last week concluded there was an ease back in the demand for dry cows as prices of €2.00/kg were harder come by.
On Monday (February 1), AgriLand made the trip to Ennis Mart to check out the trade at the Clare-based mart's weekly sheep sale.
With factories cutting base prices for hoggets, AgriLand took a look at what the mart trade was like yesterday and the reports were mixed.
