Beef
Cattle marts: Increased grass growth generating more buyer activity
With the recent mild weather, grass growth has increased and this has led to more farmer activity at cattle marts...
Tullow Mart
Beef
Mart trade: Large numbers and strong demand for store cattle
In recent weeks, various marts have confirmed that they will be restricting the access of those attending sales to areas...
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Beef
Mart trade: Increased buyer activity generates higher returns
Mart managers have noted increased activity at the ringside in recent days. However, poor grass growth is still having a...
Beef
Mart trade: 'Grass' buyers starting to emerge at the ringside
Grass buyers are beginning to emerge in certain regions across the country and are playing a vital role in boosting...
Beef
Pics and prices: Store heifers and bullocks in demand at Tullow Mart
Tullow mart’s weekly cattle sale was held on Friday last (February 23). The monthly weanling sale was also held in...
Beef
Cattle marts: Continental calves trade for €250-435/head at Tullow Mart
Beef cattle prices have remained under pressure in factories in recent days. This week, beef processors are offering 390c/kg for...
Beef
Cattle marts: Feedlot agents and farmers compete for cattle ringside
Mart managers have reported increased activity around the ring in recent days. Both farmers and agents have been busy sourcing stock....
Beef
Spring trade kicks into gear as buyers source quality store lots
This week, mart managers have reported an improved trade at various venues across the country. Farmers and factory agents have...
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Beef
Increased activity from all buyers as trade improves ringside
This week, mart managers have reported an improved trade at various venues across the country. Farmers, factory agents and exporters...
Beef
Cattle marts: Exporters focus on continental stock
Despite a high level of throughput over recent days, exporters have remained busy sourcing continental cattle for Turkish and Italian...
Beef
Cattle marts: Deteriorating weather fails to dampen mart trade
Despite deteriorating weather conditions in some areas, the cattle trade has remained very strong for all stock in recent days....
Sheep
Top-quality breeding hoggets hit €212/head
The trade for breeding stock – especially ewes and hoggets – has improved at marts in recent days. According to...
Beef
Cattle marts: The latest prices from across the country
Cattle marts across the country have all reported good clearances in recent days. Again, large numbers were recorded at various...
Sheep
Ewe lambs reach €180 at this year's Tullow show and sale
Some 1,170 sheep were on offer at this year’s Tullow Sheep Breeders Association Show and Sale in Tullow Mart last...
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Beef
Cattle marts: Factory agents make their presence felt at the ringside
Factory buyers have made their presence felt at the ringside in recent days and have been travelling to marts to...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Spring lambs meet a mixed trade
There has been some uplift in the heavy lamb trade at marts in recent days, as price increases of €3-7/head...
Sheep
Sheep marts: Factory price cuts take hold of the ringside trade
Factories have moved to knock spring lamb quotes by up to 60c/kg over the past three weeks and, slowly but...
Sheep
'Highly prolific flock' of 200 ewes to be sold in dispersal sale
A flock of 200 Texel Belclare cross ewes is set to go under the hammer in a dispersal sale in...