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Sheep
In pictures: cull ewes top €3/kg in Athenry Mart
Darren Carty
The trade for cull ewes remained buoyant in Monday’s sale and, with top prices exceeding €3/kg, overshadowed prices paid for both lambs and hoggets.
14 April 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: over 1,000 Angus-cross calves in Bandon
Traditional beef breed calves accounted for three quarters of the calves on offer in Bandon Mart this week. Supply is holding and prices are too, as demand continues to be strong reports Tommy Moyles.
10 April 2025 Markets
Large number of heavy hoggets hit the ring in Tullamore
Rachel Gallagher reports from GVM Tullamore for the weekly sheep sale.
Camera at the Mart: spring lambs hit a high of €6/kg in Raphoe
Rachel Gallagher reports from Raphoe Livestock Mart for the weekly sheep sale.
9 April 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: lively trade leads to 100% clearance for weanlings
Rachel Gallagher reports from Carnew Livestock Mart for the weekly weanling sale.
9 April 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: big numbers, hot prices and plenty of customers in Macroom
There was a full clearance and no shortage of buyers in Macroom Mart for the weekly calf sale on Saturday last, with almost 1,000 calves going through the ring, writes Tommy Moyles.
9 April 2025 Markets
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
In pictures: insatiable demand as cows average over €3,050 in New Ross
The 130 freshly calved heifers and cows from the high-performing Battlestown herd generated interest from all corners of Ireland.
9 April 2025 News
Sheep price update: ICM increases quotes by another 10c/kg
The move sees the plant offering a base price of €9/kg plus 20c/kg QA for hoggets and €9.50/kg plus 20c/kg QA for spring lambs.
7 April 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: beef calf bonanza in Bandon
This week's calf sale in Bandon Mart was one to remember for all the right reasons, as demand drove prices skywards in a sale that was described as "bananas".
7 April 2025 Markets
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
Camera at the Mart: 'these prices are the new norm' - manager
Castleisland Mart rounded out a busier than usual March and one which saw average calf prices reach levels not seen before. Mart manager Neilus McAuliffe believes this is the new normal.
2 April 2025 Markets