Beef
Over 1.86 million cattle were sold at Irish marts in 2025, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Beef News
The recent cold snap and subsequent frosty conditions have impacted livestock sales across both the...
Weanling exporters have been urged to keep "cool heads" by the Roscommon-Galway TD, Michael Fitzmaurice, as tensions mount over mart sales.
The overall number of cattle slaughtered within one week of being presented at a mart from January to July has fallen this year
While cattle sale numbers at Irish marts were up for the first four months of the year, mart sales in May and June declined
Agri-Business
Over 1.88 million cattle were sold at Irish marts in 2024, an increase of 340,000 from the 1.54 million cattle sold...
Dairy
Latest feedback from calf sales suggest that in many instances "well-fed and stronger-types" are currently in demand throughout the country.
