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Sheep
High demand for all grades of sheep in Ballinasloe
Rachel Gallagher
Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballinasloe livestock mart for the weekly sheep sale.
9 October 2024 Markets
Bulls in high demand in Templemore
Rachel Gallagher reports from Templemore livestock mart for the cattle sale.
9 October 2024 Markets
Sheep mart comment: Greater bite for finished lambs
Mart managers report a sharper tone to the trade, with numbers of fleshed lambs tightening further, and generating greater competition among agents.
In pictures: breeding heifers grab the limelight in Roscrea
The highest-quality breeding and show-type heifers sold from upwards of €4/kg while there was a solid trade for quality continental bulls which traded from €3/kg to €4/kg.
7 October 2024 Markets
Sheep mart comment: demand for store lambs remains solid
Mart managers report farmers who fared well in finishing store lambs last season are returning with a keen appetite for lambs.
2 October 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: prices up €40 at Mayo Blackface Group sale
There was a 100% clearance of over 550 hoggets, which averaged just shy of €200/head, while in excess of 900 ewe lambs recorded an average price of approximately €123/head.
2 October 2024 Markets
Added financial incentive needed for dairy calf-to-beef farmers
Extra demand for land and uncertainty in the Netherlands for future calf exports are reasons why incentives are needed for dairy calf to beef farmers according to Bandon Mart manager Sean Dennehy.
30 September 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: no shortage of demand at Bandon Mart store sale
Factory and feedlot buyers ensured a solid trade at the store cattle show and sale at the west Cork mart on Monday, reports Tommy Moyles.
25 September 2024 Markets
Sheep mart comment: hogget entries falling much faster
The knock-on effects of higher numbers of ewe hoggets slaughtered at higher prices in spring are now evident, with breeding sale entries reducing fast.
25 September 2024 Markets
In pictures: Positive start to weanling sales in Kilrea
Autumn weanlings sales are up and running, with a positive start to the trade in Kilrea Mart.
25 September 2024 Markets
In pictures: forward cattle in demand at Bandon Mart
Factory and feedlot buyers ensured a solid trade at the store cattle show and sale at the west Cork mart on Monday, reports Tommy Moyles.
23 September 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: Mule hoggets average €255/head in Tuam
The entry of just shy of 600 hoggets averaged €255/head, while over 1,000 Mule ewe lambs recorded an average price of €152.50/head, writes Shaun Diver.
18 September 2024 Markets