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Beef quotes come under pressure this week

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

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Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure to trade

Beef Trends: factories try to apply pressure to trade

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Winter fair celebrating Irish suckler genetics

Winter fair celebrating Irish suckler genetics

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Camera at the Mart: smaller numbers and easier prices in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: smaller numbers and easier prices in Ballinrobe

Camera at the Mart: smaller numbers and easier prices in Ballinrobe

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Martbids Database: mart trade eases back

Martbids Database: mart trade eases back

Martbids Database: mart trade eases back

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Camera at the Mart: cow numbers on the up in Kilmallock

Camera at the Mart: cow numbers on the up in Kilmallock

As rain hastens the end of the 2025 grazing season, more dry cows are beginning to appear in marts. Trade for them remains strong and this was the case in Kilmallock for its weekly sale.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Camera at the Mart: high demand for in-calf heifers in Dowra

Camera at the Mart: high demand for in-calf heifers in Dowra

A special sale of in-calf heifers saw a packed ringside and a new record of €6,300 paid for a springing heifer at Dowra Mart.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Beef quotes steady as numbers remains tight

Beef quotes steady as numbers remains tight

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

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Watch: cull cows a sharper trade in Ennis

Watch: cull cows a sharper trade in Ennis

The price for the top third of the entry of 250 cull cows increased by 13c/kg lifting the average price above €4/kg including a 1,100kg cow selling for €4,710.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Cattle sales in the marts exceeding expectations

Cattle sales in the marts exceeding expectations

Sale entries during October and at the start of November have been higher than anticipated, with reports indicating that higher prices are attracting numbers forward.

MARKETS 5 November 2025

Beef Trends: cattle shortage pushing prices upwards

Beef Trends: cattle shortage pushing prices upwards

Another week with factory kill below 30,000 means that factories are having to chase whatever cattle supplies are available.

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Beef prices dent cattle exports

Beef prices dent cattle exports

Record Irish beef prices have resulted in a fall off in live exports of older cattle compared to last year according to recent data from Bord Bia reports Tommy Moyles.

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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