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...
Raphoe Mart
Sheep
Raphoe Mart Easter lamb show and sale tops €360/head
Prize winning lambs at the Easter lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart in Co. Donegal fetched a price of...
Agri-Business
Sheep marts: First spring lamb of the year makes €190 at Loughrea
Spring lamb has returned to the ring at Loughrea Mart in Co. Galway, where a 48kg lamb made €190 (€3.96/kg)....
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
Raphoe Mart Christmas lamb show and sale sees prices top €285/head
Raphoe Mart’s Christmas lamb show and sale has continued to improve its trade year in, year out, as seen on...
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...
Agri-Business
Mart cafe among premises receiving closure orders in May
A cafe premises at a livestock mart in Co. Donegal was one of seven food business to receive closure orders...
Sheep
Raphoe Mart's Easter spring lamb sale sees prices reach €200
On Monday, April 11, Raphoe Mart held its Easter spring lamb sale which saw prices reach a high of €200....
Sheep
Prices reach €280 at Raphoe Mart's Christmas lamb show and sale
Raphoe Mart’s Christmas lamb show and sale took place on Monday (December 6) and saw prices reach a high of...
Sheep
Cull ewe prices top €226/head at sales on Monday, as lamb prices also improve
Sheep sales held yesterday (Monday, July 5) witnessed some exceptional prices for cull ewes, with prices breaching the €200/head mark,...
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...
Beef
One year on: How has online mart trading performed?
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the way farmers have been trading cattle at online marts over the past year has...
Sheep
Spring lamb show and sale sees prices reach €282 at Raphoe Mart
Anne Harkin of Raphoe Mart reported a super trade for spring lambs, with prices topping €282/head for 50kg. The Donegal-based...
Beef
Raphoe and Cork Marts cancel scheduled sales for this coming week
Over the weekend, Raphoe and Cork Marts announced that their weekly sales for this coming week are cancelled due to...
Sheep
Video: Lambs hit €215/head at Raphoe's Christmas lamb show and sale
An excellent show of quality stock was on offer at the Christmas lamb show and sale at Raphoe Mart on...
Beef
Mart report: Northern activity increased across marts last week
The trade in most marts across the country last week was provided with a major boost in northern buyer activity....
Beef
Mart report: Cattle numbers down in some marts
In this week’s mart report, we take a look at last week’s trade for cattle in Carnew, Tullamore and Raphoe...