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Beef
Store cattle prices up €1,000/head in five years
Adam Woods
The latest on this week’s cattle trade including much cattle prices have improved.
15 April 2025 Markets
Watch: cull cows hit €4.52/kg in Kilkenny
Adam Woods reports from Tuesday’s cull cow and calf sale in Kilkenny Mart.
9 April 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: bullocks see biggest rise this week
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
Sheep mart prices: numbers low despite higher prices
While some sales are witnessing more ewe hoggets and cull ewes being attracted to the ring, in general numbers remain tight, with prices continuing to edge upwards.
9 April 2025 Markets
Beef Trends: trade remains very strong
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
9 April 2025 Markets
Spring lambs selling upwards of €9.60/kg
Factories are exhibiting greater demand for lambs to fill niche orders for the Easter trade.
3 April 2025 News
Martbids Database: grass buyers drive the mart trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
2 April 2025 Markets
Watch: suckler outfits hit €7,750 in Carrigallen
Adam Woods reports from Monday night’s special sale of suckler stock in Carrigallen mart.
25 March 2025 Markets
Sheep price update: hogget prices increase by 10c/kg to 20c/kg
Producers also negotiating an extra 0.5kg in the carcase weight paid limit.
24 March 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: forward and finished types in keen demand in Portumna
A mix of store and finished cattle meet with keen interest from farmers, exporters and shippers at Wednesday's general cattle sale.
19 March 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: cull cows up €300/head in three weeks
Adam Woods has the latest in this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
12 March 2025 Markets
Sheep Management: marketing hoggets and ewes and vaccine queries
The marketing of sheep can have a significant difference on the level of competition with a particularly sharp trade for quality cull ewes.
12 March 2025 Management