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Martbids Database: weanling exports double for first months of 2025
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including what’s happening on live exports this week.
26 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Best not to dwell on January beef sales
John Egerton decided to sell some store cattle in the mart at the end of January.
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.
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Friesian bull calf prices quadruple on 2024
Friesian bull calf prices have hit new heights as demand has seen their price become unrecognisable compared to other years. Mart managers are also reporting stronger interest in calves this year.
12 March 2025 News
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.
11 March 2025 Markets
Store cattle in high demand at Dungannon
David Clarke reports from the weekly cattle sale held at Dungannon Farmers Mart.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland
Martbids Database: heavy bullocks take massive jump in marts
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
26 February 2025 Markets
Home Farm: Spring plans delayed
The beans are going into fields that had a terrible crop of winter barley, a bad crop of winter wheat and a reasonable crop of late sown spring barley.
26 February 2025 Viewpoints
Weanlings up £1/kg at NI livestock marts
Data compiled by the LMC confirms that prices for weanlings in marts across Northern Ireland are running £1/kg of this time last year.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
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
Weanlings break the €4.50/kg barrier
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade including the latest on what’s happening in the country’s marts.
19 February 2025 Markets
Live cattle exports to Spain and Italy booming
There were over 2,300 more cattle exported to Spain in January 2024, while exports to Italy increased by 800 head and exports to Northern Ireland rose by over 400 head.
16 February 2025 News