Sheep News
The first full week of 2025 has got off to a strong start for the sheep trade with factory price offerings increasing by...
Agri-Business
A new appointment has been made to the role of general manager at Headford Mart in Co. Galway with the new appointment...
Headford Co-operative Mart in Co. Galway is looking to hire a general mart manager to oversee all aspects of its day-to-day business.
Beef
Headford Mart in Co. Galway hosted its weekly general cattle and sheep sale on Saturday, July 20 with numbers on offer in the...
Headford Mart hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Saturday, July 1. The trade on the day was described as 'holding its' own'.
Headford Mart, Co. Galway hosted its weekly cattle sale on Saturday, June 17, with "a large entry of cattle for the time of year".
Both livestock and cattle buyer numbers witnessed an increase at Headford Mart's weekly cattle sale on Saturday, August 3.
Sheep
A small sale of sheep at Headford Mart, Co. Galway, on Saturday (April 2) was met with a good solid trade, with hogget prices reaching €166.
Another excellent week of trading was seen at sheep marts last week, with prices at many marts increasing on the previous week.
Headford and Catlerea are the latest marts to announce the postponement of scheduled sales this week.
The sale of cattle and sheep is set to go ahead this Saturday (October 17) at Headford Mart. Last Saturday's sale was cancelled.
On Tuesday, March 24, the news broke that all livestock marts were to suspend trading in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
Although numbers fluctuated in the week gone by, reports all suggest that trade remained strong in cattle marts across the country.
Mart managers across the country reported a strong end of the year trade for all classes of sheep - especially for store lambs.
Mart managers across the country are reporting an increased demand for factory-fit lambs. This has seen lambs breaking past the €100/head mark.
The low base quotes of 330-340c/kg that factories are offering are having a negative impact on the sheep trade.
As expected, the number of cattle presented for sale at marts across the country has increased over the past week.
Starting with the weanling trade, exporters have continued to drive the demand for good-quality bulls at sales over the past week.
A number of exporters are actively sourcing stock from all parts of the country and this is having a positive effect on the weanling trade.
Both exporters and farmers are battling for quality weanlings at the ringside which, in turn, is helping to boost prices.
There is some good news on the mart front, with mart managers reporting improved prices; they have also noted the improved quality of lots.
While beef factory base quotes are unchanged, the cattle mart trade is - for the most part - best described as slow.
Mart managers across the country have noted the number of cattle presented for sale is still on the low side, with prices very much dependent on quality.
