Beef
Mart managers have been reporting a rise in demand for all types of calves over the past week, as well as the average prices paid.
Gortatlea Mart in Co. Kerry hosted its weekly calf sale on Monday, May 11, with approximately 1,100 calves on offer.
Peak calf sale season has now well passed but large numbers continue to be traded both at marts and from farm-to-farm on a weekly basis.
Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Saturday, April 25, and the calf sale on Friday, April 24.
Weekly average calf prices are trending below the average prices for the year to date, according to the latest ICBF figures.
Calf Trade
Just over 126,000 cattle have been exported from Ireland as of the week ending Sunday, April 12, latest DAFM figures have shown.
Average calf prices have continued in a general declining trend in the week ending Sunday, April 12, according to ICBF data.
High attrition rates remain in the number of farmers rearing calves annually, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine data has shown.
Average calf prices declined in most categories last week, according to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation's calf price database.
Irish calf export numbers to date this year are running 20% or 17,000 head below last year, according to the latest DAFM figures.
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.
Dairy
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.
