Beef
The prices paid per kg for plainer cattle have witnessed a noticeable decline at several of the...
Kilkenny mart witnessed another smaller sale this week, with bluetongue now confirmed in Northern Ireland and factories still pulling quotes.
With factories pulling prices back slightly, and suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland, how are cattle sales looking in the marts?
Factories have moved to reduce some of the higher cattle price offers for this week but what...
Mid Tipperary Co-operative Livestock Mart (Thurles Mart) hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Bank Holiday Monday, October 27.
"Have weekly cattle sale numbers in marts peaked or are there larger sales still to come?" asked by Kilkenny Mart auctioneer George Candler
Sheep
This week's sheep trade has seen prices cut by 20c/kg since last Monday, but one has increased its spring lamb carcass-weight limit
Sheep News
This week's sheep trade has seen offers for spring lamb fall below €9.00/kg at all the key sheep factories.
The prices paid were described as "less for heavy cattle but a vibrant trade for store bullocks with up to €6.09/kg paid for four Charolais."
This week's sheep trade has seen processors move to cut prices for ewes and hoggets and hold spring lamb prices for the start of the week.
There were 500 cattle on offer at Kilkenny Mart on Thursday, May 23, with as high as €4.88/kg paid for heavy bullocks at the sale.
This week's sheep trade sees cull ewe prices remain firm while hogget price has been cut and spring lamb price has been cut at one outlet.
There were 600 cattle on offer at Kilkenny Mart on Thursday, May 1, with "an excellent trade all...
Continued strengthening in the beef trade is driving cattle buyer confidence and this was evident in cattle prices paid at recent sales.
The mart trade over the past week has seen further record price statistics with as high as €4,780 paid for a 1,020kg heifer at Kilkenny.
Kilkenny Mart hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Thursday, February 13, with almost 900 head of cattle on offer.
The sheep trade has seen prices continue to strengthen into 2025 with price increases seen again this week for both lambs and cull ewes.
Kilkenny Mart hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Thursday, November 14, with over 800 head of cattle on offer.
This week's sheep trade sees prices as high as €8.00/kg paid for lambs despite price quotes from factories up to 30c/kg below this level.
Cattle prices are continuing on strong footing at marts around the country with relatively settled weather conditions...
Kilkenny Mart's weekly general cattle sale on Thursday, July 25, seen what was described by mart management as "an excellent trade"...
Kilkenny Mart auctioneer George Candler has told Agriland that the trade for spring lambs has gone "belly up".
From different areas across the country, Agriland takes a look at the current sheep trade as it stands in some livestock marts.
