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Beef calves account for 63% of births on dairy farms - Teagasc

In 2020, just 47% of dairy calf births were registered to a beef bull.

NEWS 17 February 2026

Beef calves account for 63% of births on dairy farms - Teagasc

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Goldies run riot in Carlisle as demand for Limousin erupts

Goldies run riot in Carlisle as demand for Limousin erupts

PEDIGREE 17 February 2026

Exporters are outbid for calves

Exporters are outbid for calves

NEWS 11 February 2026

Master Plan from Drumhill in Dungannon Mart

Master Plan from Drumhill in Dungannon Mart

Master Plan from Drumhill in Dungannon Mart

PEDIGREE 11 February 2026

Camera at the Mart: weanlings and forward stores in keen demand in Headford

Camera at the Mart: weanlings and forward stores in keen demand in Headford

Camera at the Mart: weanlings and forward stores in keen demand in Headford

MARKETS 11 February 2026

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Beef prices: quotes remain unchanged

Beef prices: quotes remain unchanged

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes on finished cattle.

MARKETS 28 January 2026

Manhattan maxes out at 38,000gns in HW Netherton Angus sale

Manhattan maxes out at 38,000gns in HW Netherton Angus sale

Angus bulls sold for as high as 38,000gns in the HW Netherton Angus bull sale in Scotland on Saturday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 28 January 2026

Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

Angus bulls average €4,100 in Carrick opener

Trade was swift at the Midland and Western Livestock Improvement Society's opening sale of 2026 at the Showgrounds in Carrick-on-Shannon, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 28 January 2026

Stirling on fire as demand for Angus and Shorthorn rockets

Stirling on fire as demand for Angus and Shorthorn rockets

Records were broken at United Auctions, Stirling, on Monday 2 February, as both the Angus and Shorthorn breeds produced their best sales in recent history.

PEDIGREE 28 January 2026

Hartley family marks 30 years of breeding with a sale topper in Carlisle

Hartley family marks 30 years of breeding with a sale topper in Carlisle

British Blue bulls sold to a high of 17,000gns at the British Blue Cattle Society's special show and sale in Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on last Wednesday, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 28 January 2026

Preparing pedigree bulls and heifers for spring sales

Preparing pedigree bulls and heifers for spring sales

Nevan McKiernan outlines the steps involved in preparing young pedigree bulls and heifers for spring sales.

PEDIGREE 28 January 2026

Charolais bull sells for five-figure sum in private deal

Charolais bull sells for five-figure sum in private deal

Leitrim breeder Jon Regan has confirmed the sale of the Charolais bull Liscally Abracadabra for €20,000 to a herd in the UK, Nevan McKiernan reports.

PEDIGREE 28 January 2026

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

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