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Camera at the Mart: ewe and lambs top Stranorlar sale at €400
Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballybofey and Stranorlar Livestock Mart for the final sheep sale of 2024.
18 December 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: light weanlings break €4/kg barrier
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
18 December 2024 Markets
Sheep mart watch: sales drawing to close on strong note
Mart throughput in recent weeks has benefitted from a vibrant live trade encouraging producers struggling to negotiate higher prices with factories to sell live.
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
Sheep mart report: agents anxious for lambs and ewes
Sale reports vary somewhat, depending on the level of competition between buyers, but a noticeable trend is agents looking to source higher numbers.
11 December 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Raphoe fatstock sale tops at €6,400
Rachel Gallagher reports from Raphoe Livestock Mart for the annual fatstock show and sale.
11 December 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: feedlot demand keeps mart trade very firm
Adam Woods reports on this week’s mart trade, including the latest information on live exports.
11 December 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: high milk solids driver of dairy sale
In-calf heifers from dams with high percentages of milk solids were making a premium at the annual dairy sale in Corrin Mart last week.
9 December 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: shooting the lights out at Skibbereen fatstock sale
Trade was red hot in Skibbereen for the annual fatstock show and sale at the west Cork mart. Demand for show-standard breeding heifers helped drive trade to higher levels.
9 December 2024 Markets
Elphin Mart sales cancelled due to storm Darragh
The evening mart cattle and sheep sales have been cancelled due to storm Darragh, with the mart’s power, phone lines and internet connection still down.
9 December 2024 News
In pictures: Friesian bullocks sell to €2.79/kg in Nenagh
There was a sharp trade for any short-keep and slaughter-fit stock, with cull cows also a vibrant trade and witnessing fleshed Friesian cows selling to €2.25/kg.
5 December 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: cattle trade hits new highs
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s cattle trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
4 December 2024 Markets