Mart reports

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

A high percentage of lambs weighing upwards of 50kg are trading from €162 to €170/head, with top prices rising in cases above €170/head.

MARKETS 29 October 2025

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Camera at the Mart: demand high in Clogher for store cattle

Camera at the Mart: demand high in Clogher for store cattle

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: prices soar in Skibbereen weanling sale

Camera at the Mart: prices soar in Skibbereen weanling sale

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Beef price update: agents adding more life to mart sales

Beef price update: agents adding more life to mart sales

Beef price update: agents adding more life to mart sales

MARKETS 26 October 2025

New record prices set at suckler sales

New record prices set at suckler sales

New record prices set at suckler sales

NEWS 22 October 2025

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Sheep mart prices: factory cuts having variable effect

Sheep mart prices: factory cuts having variable effect

Many mart managers report no real change in the trade, while others point to an easing of €1 to €2/head.

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: weanlings average €3/kg over 2024 prices in Iveragh

Camera at the Mart: weanlings average €3/kg over 2024 prices in Iveragh

Demand for weanlings of all classes was extremely strong in Cahersiveen, as both farmers and exporters competed for stock in south Kerry, reports Tommy Moyles.

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Sheep price update: factories try to reduce quotes by 10c/kg

Sheep price update: factories try to reduce quotes by 10c/kg

Base quotes for Tuesday have reduced to €7.50/kg to €7.60/kg or a range from €7.60/kg to €7.70/kg for quality assured lambs.

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Watch: cow-and-calf unit sells for €18,000 in Tuam

Watch: cow-and-calf unit sells for €18,000 in Tuam

A special sale of almost 70 in-calf heifers saw prices average at over €6,400 for strong heifers weighing 750kg at an average age of 33 months old.

NEWS 15 October 2025

Martbids Database: normal service resumes in marts

Martbids Database: normal service resumes in marts

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Camera at the Mart: farmer demand drives Dungarvan sale

Camera at the Mart: farmer demand drives Dungarvan sale

Farmer buyers stepped into the gap left due to the exporters' boycott of weanling sales last week at Dungarvan Mart, as there was close to a full clearance at the west Waterford venue.

MARKETS 15 October 2025

Mart analysis: cattle sales up 53,226 head to end of September

Mart analysis: cattle sales up 53,226 head to end of September

Overall throughput is only running 16,301 head higher, but the number of cattle returning home from marts unsold has more than halved to just 32,718.

NEWS 15 October 2025

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