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Camera at the Mart: over €3/kg going rate for cull cows in Bandon
Tommy Moyles
Demand for beef has seen the price of dry dairy cows hit heights not seen before lately. This and rising weekly prices have been the story of the trade in Bandon Mart this spring.
21 March 2025 News
Watch: seven-year-old suckler cow tops €5,000 in Castlerea Mart
The sale on Thursday also recorded a new top average price point for weanlings and store cattle.
11 March 2025 Markets
Watch: dry cows hit €4.43/kg in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart, where dry cows met an exceptional demand at Monday night’s sale.
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Camera at the Mart: massive dry cow demand in Mohill
Adam Woods reports from the annual Monaghan Day dry cow sale in Mohill, Co Leitrim, last Saturday.
26 February 2025 Markets
Mohill’s Monaghan day sales moves up the dials
Adam Woods reports from Mohill mart’s special Monaghan day sale of weanling heifers.
19 February 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: dry cow dream sale in Gortatlea
Dry cow prices resembled weanling prices on a €/kg basis at the recent anniversary sale in Gortatlea Mart, Co Kerry.
28 January 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: strong start to 2025 mart trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
15 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: early calving heifers in demand in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart’s special sale of in-calf heifers last Friday night.
15 January 2025 Markets
Watch: frosty conditions fail to cool trade in Balla
Inclement weather did nothing to cool prices in Balla on Saturday last, as prices remained similar if not higher than the pre-Christmas trade.
14 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: dry cows holding firm in Dowra
Dowra Mart saw fierce demand from customers for fleshed and forward type cattle from finishers seeking numbers.
8 January 2025 Markets
Food for thought on fodder on Tullamore Farm
Shaun Diver has a round-up of what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
18 December 2024 Management
Camera at the Mart: Kingscourt Mart ends 2024 on a high
Adam Woods reports from Kingscourt Mart’s general cattle sale, which took place last Thursday.
18 December 2024 Markets