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Beef
Camera at the Mart: cows set the headlines in Headford
Darren Carty
Heavy U grading cows exceeded the €3/kg mark, with a selection of excellent-quality cows weighing in excess of 800kg selling from €2,500 to a top of €2,980.
1 January 2025 News
Live exporters drive weanlings to record prices
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 weanling trade a record trade for weanling bulls.
1 January 2025 Markets
Martbids Database: Belgian Blue hits top spot in weanling rings
Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2024 weanling trade and what breed fared best when it came to 2024 prices.
Watch: the top videos from Herbies in-calf heifer sale in Carrigallen
Adam Woods reports from Saturday’s special in-calf heifer sale where over 50 went under the hammer.
29 December 2024 Markets
Record mart trade for cattle in 2024
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 News
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.
23 December 2024 Markets
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