Sheep
With over 2,100 sheep on offer, the most recent sale at Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow saw improved prices for lambs and cast ewes.
Prize winning lambs at the Easter lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart in Co. Donegal fetched a price...
Agri-Business
Spring lamb has returned to the ring at Loughrea Mart in Co. Galway, where a 48kg lamb made €190 (€3.96/kg).
Marts across the country since the new year have been in full swing with sheep sales returning...
Raphoe Mart's Christmas Lamb Show and Sale has continued to improve its trade year in year out, as seen yesterday (Monday, December 4).
Variation was seen in the size of recent sales across the country, but good prices were reported from sheep marts, keen to get finished lambs
Sheep sales in recent days have shown there is a significant demand for heavy, fat lambs that are being sold at marts across the country.
A cafe premises at a livestock mart in Co. Donegal was one of seven food business to receive closure orders in May.
On Monday, April 11, Raphoe Mart held its Easter spring lamb sale which saw prices reach a high of...
Raphoe Mart's Christmas lamb show and sale took place on Monday (December 6) and saw prices reach a high of €280/head for Texel-cross lambs.
Sheep sales held yesterday (Monday, June 5) witnessed some exceptional prices for cull ewes, which also saw lamb prices improve to the tune of €2-5/head.
Beef Technical
From speaking with mart managers over the past week, this set back in growth is having somewhat of an impact on the store cattle trade.
Beef
Online mart trading has certainly seen some of the age old traditions being re-modelled and given an upgrade since the Covid-19 pandemic begun
Anne Harkin of Raphoe Mart reported a super trade for spring lambs, with prices topping €282/head for 50kg.
Over the weekend, Raphoe and Cork Marts announced that their weekly sales for this coming week are cancelled due to rising cases of Covid-19.
An excellent show of quality stock was on offer at the Christmas lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart on Monday, according to Anne Harkin.
The trade in most marts across the country last week was provided with a major boost by Northern buyer activity.
In this weekly mart report, we take a look at the trade last week for cattle in Carnew, Tullamore and Raphoe Marts.
We bring you a round up of some of the weekly sales in Raphoe Mart, Kilkenny Mart and Castlerea Mart, which took place last week.
We speak with Raphoe Mart manager, Ann Harkin, as to how the mart is preparing for the differences in trading arrangements.
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.
Raphoe Mart reopened its doors to facilitate the weekly cattle sale which, under normal circumstances, takes place every Thursday.
While some marts have closed their doors until further notice, others continue to hold their weekly cattle sales.
