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Calf price update: prices steady as supply gets a bounce
Tommy Moyles
A bump in calf supply resulted in most categories of calves seeing marginal changes to their price compared to last week reports Tommy Moyles.
23 April 2025 Markets
Camera at the mart: traditional breeds takeover Templemore calf sale
Tradtional beef breed crosses dominated the calf sale in Templemore Mart for the weekly calf sale at the Co Tipperary mart on Thursday last reports Tommy Moyles.
21 April 2025 Markets
Demand continues to drive calf trade in Bandon
Trade ramps up a notch in Bandon Mart as almost 1,700 calves go through the ring, reports Tommy Moyles.
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Demand from continent sees almost 20,000 extra calves being shipped out of the state compared to same time last year. The Netherlands and Spain remain the biggest markets.
19 April 2025 Markets
No let up in calf prices as supply begins to slip
Calf prices continue to move in an upward trajectory as the peak calving season has passed. Prices for the main categories of calves on offer have all increased by double digits over the past week.
16 April 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: a spring like no other for Carlow Mart
There was close to 400 calves on offer in Carlow Mart this week and trade has been on fire, much like it has all spring.
16 April 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: demand drives all prices in Kanturk
After weather hindered early sales at the north cork venue, Kanturk Mart has experienced a super spring, with trade on fire across all types of stock, reports Tommy Moyles.
16 April 2025 Markets
Calf price update: onwards and upwards for prices as supply eases
There's been no let-up in demand for calves and with supply starting to slip a little, prices are continuing to rise. All the main categories of calves were up by double-digit figures over the week.
16 April 2025 Markets
Farmer Writes: every farm gets a run of bad luck
A super spring and straightforward calving season ran into a stumbling block over the last week for Tommy Moyles' on his farm in west Cork but at least the sun was shining.
16 April 2025 Farmer Writes
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.
14 April 2025 Markets
Mart buyers light up calf trade
At a time when the supply of beef calves is increasing and prices usually steady or taper off, the 2025 calf trade is defying norms as prices continue in an upward trajectory reports Tommy Moyles
9 April 2025 News
Calf update: demand for beef-cross calves drives on prices
There's been no let-up in calf price over the last week, with prices up across the board for all the breeds that make up 90% of those sold in marts, reports Tommy Moyles.
9 April 2025 Markets