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Camera at the Mart: butchers out in force at Swatragh fatstock sale
Adam Woods
Shaun Diver reports from Swatragh Mart's annual Christmas fatstock show and sale of cattle and sheep which took place last weekend.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Bullocks to £3,650 at Markethill Christmas sale
The Christmas show and sale saw prices reaching a top price of £3,650 in Markethill Mart
13 November 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: heifers the highlight of mart trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
In pictures: flying trade for fat cows in Draperstown
The weekly cattle sale in Draperstown saw a flying trade for fat cows across suckler and dairy cross animals.
13 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Camera at the Mart: 100% clearance at Dingle fat stock sale
A 100% clearance and a roaring trade are always a good combination and that's how things played out in west Kerry for Dingle Mart's 49th annual fatstock show and sale last weekend.
6 November 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: springers soar to €6,600 in Tuam
Martin Merrick reports from Norman Connolly’s annual in-calf heifer sale, where online demand heavily competed against ringside buyers.
23 October 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: tops of €4,600 for elite Ballina sale
Records were broken in Mayo-Sligo Mart, Ballina, when €4,600 was paid for a Belgian Blue-cross heifer calf.
16 October 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: average of €3.75/kg in Carrigallen for heifers
The weanling heifer show and sale brought with it a host of quality cattle, with buyers in attendance happy to pay for such.
16 October 2024 Markets
Finding a niche market in Fermanagh
Adam Woods visits Davy Boles who farms a suckler herd just outside Lisbellaw in Co Fermanagh.
2 October 2024 Breeding & health
Camera at the Mart: highs of €11.92/kg for weanling heifers in Ballinrobe
Martin Merrick reports from Ballinrobe Mart’s weanling heifer sale, where a show of exceptional heifers met with equally high demand.
2 October 2024 Markets
Watch: heifer weanlings sell to over €11/kg in Ballinrobe
The autumn heifer show and sale brought quality out in force at Ballinrobe Mart.
1 October 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Mableview heifers meet big demand in Elphin
Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart, which held a special sale of in-calf heifers last Friday night.
25 September 2024 Markets