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Record mart trade for cattle in 2024
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 mart trade, including an in depth analysis of the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database.
23 December 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: suckler pairs soar to €5,050 in Ballinrobe
Martin Merrick reports from Cathal Kelly’s in-calf heifer sale in Ballinrobe, where the year’s trading finished on a high.
23 December 2024 Markets
Martbids Database: Charolais crowned king of the ring in 2024
Adam Woods compares different breeds and how they performed in the bullock and heifer rings in marts in 2024.
Analysis: cattle trade kicks on in 2024
Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2024 cattle trade and what categories of animals saw the most improvement in 2024.
23 December 2024 Markets
Five things to be positive about beef farming in 2025
Adam Woods takes a look ahead to 2025 and what could for in store for beef farmers.
23 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
Belgian Blue calf sells for €900 in Carrigallen
The dealer did a double take last Saturday when a Belgian Blue sucky calf hit €900 in Carrigallen.
18 December 2024 Dealer
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
Mart prices unique to the Irish Farmers Journal
The Irish Farmers Journal has access through our Martbids online selling tool to between 20,000 and 30,000 individual animal sales information from across the country on a weekly basis.
9 December 2024 l2
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
Martbids Database: mart trade keeps moving on up
Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and what weanlings are making for export.
27 November 2024 Markets