Beef
Average calf prices firmed up in several categories last week after declines in previous weeks,...
Over 50,000 cattle have been exported from Ireland in the first 11 weeks of 2026, latest figures from DAFM have shown.
Calf prices have seen a decline in several categories in the week ending Sunday, March 15, according to latest ICBF figures.
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2,545 calves made there way through the ring in Bandon mart in one of the largest sales the mart has ever.
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Agriland caught up with Joe Clune, manager of Sixmilebridge mart in Co. Clare to see how the...
Agriland caught up with Joe Clune, manager of Sixmilebridge mart in Co. Clare to see how the local trade is holding up.
Kanturk Mart in Co. Cork hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Tuesday, February 10, with calves also going under the hammer.
One of the Ireland's leading calf buyers has said current protocols in place for trading Irish calves to customers in Poland is "unworkable".
Agriland recently caught up with Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow's Eugene Clune to hear how sales have been going at the mart in recent weeks.
Carnaross Mart in Co. Meath hosted its weekly calf and runner sale on Monday, November...
Over 144,000 beef-sired calves have been exported from Ireland this year, figures obtained by Agriland from DAFM have shown.
Market access for Irish calves 'to the Netherlands 'may continue' into 2026 despite previous concerns the market would essentially be closed.
There has been no increase in the number of farmers rearing calves this year - or the number of calves being reared by each farmer.
The unprecedented calf price surge this year has come as a surprise and many are wondering - what has caused this trend?
The average price paid for Angus bull calves from 3-6 weeks of age at marts in the week ending Sunday, May 4, reached a record €402.
Average prices for bull and heifer calves from 3-6 weeks of age in all the main beef-sire breeds are now above €300.
The average calf prices in the week ending Sunday, April 20, declined when compared to the previous week, according to ICBF statistics.
Calf prices paid at marts in the week ending Sunday, April 13, continued to increase, according to the latest ICBF calf price data.
There was a 100% clearance of the 1,880 calves on offer at Castleisland Mart, Co. Kerry on Monday, April 14.
2025 to date has been described as "the best year yet" on trade for both calves and cattle by Cootehill Mart manager Stephen Drury.
The average prices paid for calves remained more stable this week with slight price increases recorded in some categories of calves.
Average calf prices have started to reduce for the second half of March, according to calf price data from the ICBF.
We are coming to the end of March now, and the likelihood is that all the dairy replacement calves are on the ground...
