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Cull cow mart trade buoyant this week

High prices for cull cows is also helping underpin in-calf heifer values.

6 November 2024 NEWS
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In pictures: super trade for freshly dairy heifers

The monthly dairy sale from Taaffe Auctions at Dungannon Mart saw a superb trade for freshly calved heifers.

30 October 2024 MARKETS
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Slatabogie heifer calves sell to 5,500gns

An on-farm production sale of breeding heifers from Slatabogie Holsteins saw heifer calves top the trade at 5,500 guineas

23 October 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND

National cattle herd over 170,000 head lower on 1 August 2024

The number of dairy and dairy-cross animals was almost 160,000 head lower with dairy cow or replacement heifer numbers falling by 80,000 head and dairy males by a similar figure.

28 September 2024 NEWS
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New life in trade for dairy heifers

Markethill, Kilrea and Ballymena Marts are all reporting an uplift in prices paid for dairy stock.

18 September 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Suckler outfits hit £3,200 in Downpatrick

Suckler cows were in demand during a recent dispersal sale, while rising milk prices are boosting demand for freshly calved dairy stock.

18 September 2024 NORTHERN IRELAND