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Watch: Northern buyers light up Elphin heifer trade
Adam Woods
Adam Woods has the latest from Elphin mart’s special beef heifer sale which took place on Wednesday 5 February.
7 February 2025 Markets
Watch: clearance sale of 180 in-lamb ewes average €265 in Roscrea Mart
Prices ranged in the main from €235 to €300, with a couple of lots of Scottish Blackface ewes selling back to €160/head.
5 February 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: farmers and exporters clash in battle for cattle
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
Camera at the Mart: top third of heifers average over €4/kg in Carnew
While a record-breaking price of €6,040 for a 458kg Belgian Blue-cross heifer set the main headline, the trade for quality heifers was described as phenomenal, ranging from €3.50/kg to €4.50/kg.
5 February 2025 Markets
In pictures: 1,020kg cow sells for €2,990 in Castlerea Mart
The trade for quality weanlings was vibrant with live export buyers driving the trade for bulls and pushing prices to upwards of €3.80/kg to €4/kg.
31 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: red-hot trade for beef in Ballinasloe
When it came to beef cattle, flesh cover and quality were paramount, with little notice taken of age and moves once the cattle were right.
29 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: fleshed Angus- and Hereford-crosses top €3/kg in Templemore
Keen demand for any slaughter-fit and forward stores resulted in a vibrant trade with prices ranging in the main from €3.05/kg to €3.30/kg.
26 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: electric trade for slaughter-fit stock in Kilkenny
The high levels of competition ringside and vibrant trade is encouraging more farmers to market slaughter-fit cattle live and let agents fight it out for them.
22 January 2025 News
Martbids Database: strong start to 2025 mart trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
15 January 2025 Markets
Camera at the Mart: heifers and cows on fire in Roscrea
Heifers weighing over 600kg recorded a fine average of €3.76/kg on Saturday, while an entry of over 320 cows averaged just shy of €3/kg on Monday.
15 January 2025 Markets
Watch: frosty conditions fail to cool trade in Balla
Inclement weather did nothing to cool prices in Balla on Saturday last, as prices remained similar if not higher than the pre-Christmas trade.
14 January 2025 Markets
Martbids report: Cows average €3/kg at Roscrea fatstock sale
The trade picked up on Saturday’s vibrant heifer sale, with over 22% of cows selling in excess of €2,500 and the sale entry of over 320 cows averaging €3/kg.
13 January 2025 Markets