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Marts contacted by Agriland have confirmed they are planning to continue weanling sales as normal next week.
Carnaross Mart in Co. Meath hosted its weanling and suckler sale on July 29, with approximately 100 lots of heifers, 200 lots of bulls
Ballinrobe Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Wednesday, May 21, with weanling bulls making as high as €6.05/kg.
Balla Mart in Co. Mayo hosted a weanling sale on Tuesday, November 19, with the number of weanlings on offer in the sale...
There is plenty of positivity to report in the mart trade for weanlings around the country as the numbers of weanling on offer generally...
Mayo Sligo Livestock Mart (Ballina Mart) hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Tuesday (August...
Balla Livestock Mart in Co. Mayo hosted a special evening sale of weanlings on Tuesday (August 15), which reportedly saw a "good trade".
Iveragh Co-Op Mart in Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, hosted its first of this year's autumn-born weanling...
Cattle numbers are remaining steady with "the good weanling in great demand", according to Carnaross Mart manager Padraig McElroy.
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Autumn-born weanlings have started appearing at marts and in the coming weeks, the spring 2022 weanlings will be coming out for sale also.
With numbers increasing week-on-week, prices are moving in the same direction at Carnaross Mart's weekly weanling sale.
Weanling Belgian Blue heifers were in strong demand at Enniscorthy Mart on Thursday (September 30), with prices hitting €4.53/kg.
It is little wonder that a weanling heifer or bull is trading comfortably at over €100/head more than last year's prices.
A weanling show and sale is set to take place this week in Ballinakill Mart, Co. Laois, with a "strong showing expected".
Mart managers from around the country are reporting strong trade in both store and weanling cattle around the country this week
The weanling trade has strengthened on previous weeks, according to the Country’s mart managers, with strong demand for weanling bulls.
