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SHARING OPTIONS: This aged Parthenaise bullock was born March 2013, weighed 920kg and sold for €2,040 (€2.22/kg). Last Friday, the Irish Farmers Journal was in Tullow Mart for its weekly general cattle sale, which was one of the last fully online sales before bidders returned ringside on Monday. Speaking after the sale, Tullow manager Eric Driver said: “We had a good lively trade this week. It’s a final farewell to fully online bidding and that br...

May 8, 2021, 3:00 pm We have seen in some marts over the past week, that some categories of store cattle have received a slight push back in prices due to the poor grass growth easing their demand. Although, speaking to Agriland after Friday’s (May 7) sale at Tullow Mart, manager Eric Driver stated that he would be more positive about the store cattle trade this week than he would have been at last week’s sale – with a lower attendance of stock boosting competition for cattle. He stated:...

April 17, 2021, 4:00 pm Tullow Mart, Co. Carlow, held its monthly dairy sale on Wednesday (April 14), with the strong demand for dairy females in milk continuing on from Carnew Mart, which saw record prices of €3,600 last week. After the sale, Agriland spoke to the mart’s manager Eric Driver, to gain an insight into the dairy sale at the Co. Carlow-based mart. The sale consisted of over 70 head of dairy females, including cows and heifers in milk, in-calf cows, maiden heifers and heifer c...

Advertisement The spring lamb trade at the Carlow-based mart moved up a gear the week before, with prices on the previous Tuesday topping €190/head. Many of the spring lambs last Tuesday at Tullow moved at €185-205/head. Spring lambs at sales elsewhere Not all marts saw prices breach the €200 mark, with other mart managers reporting top prices of €180-190/head during the week, while marts which had mainly lighter spring lambs saw prices top €165-170/head. The lightest spring lambs at ...

April 3, 2021 3:00 pm Another super trade was seen for the spring lamb trade at Tullow Mart once again this week at the mart’s weekly sale, with prices topping €214/head for 43kg. Prices for spring lambs last week hit €190/head, however this week, the trade moved up another couple of notches, with other notable prices such as €200/head for 39kg lambs also being seen. A very strong trade was also seen for cull ewes, with heavy lots, over 100kg, making up to €195. Speaking about the tr...

Calf trade: Calf exporters return to action With the weather settling down and conditions becoming more favourable for exporters, the levels of export activity at online calf sales for this week is expected to rise again. In terms of prices this week, we are seeing some mixed reports – but due to exporters being back in action, managers are stating that the lighter-type of Friesian bulls have received a slight lift in price in some marts. This week  Kilkenny Mart There was close to 480 calve...

SHARING OPTIONS: Jamie and Lorraine Kealys herd is a spring-calving system with an emphasis on high fertility underpinning high EBI figures. / Philip Doyle Tullow Mart in Co Carlow held their first dedicated dairy sale on Wednesday last. The highlight of the trade was a special entry of 30 spring 2020-born maiden dairy heifers offered for sale by local farmers Jamie and Lorraine Kealy. The heifers had Economic Breeding Index (EBI) figures in excess of €18...

Watch: Tullow Mart completes the Jerusalema challenge 2021-02-17

A dairy sale - which will include two special entries of maiden heifers - is set to be held online by Tullow Mart, in Co. Carlow next week.

A snapshot of the Cheviot ewes offered for sale next Tuesday in Tullow mart. A rare opportunity presents itself next Tuesday in Tullow Mart, with 120 top-quality three- and four-year-old Cheviot ewes going under the hammer in a flock clearance sale. The flock is offered for sale by David and Dylan Leybourne and is well known in the region, with progeny each year placed among the prize-winning lineup at the Tullow Sheep Breeders Association annual breeding sales. Ewes are being sold due to a c...