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SHARING OPTIONS: This pair of spring 2020-born Charolais heifers weighed an average of 378kg and sold for €920 (€2.43/kg). Iveragh Mart hosted its bimonthly sale on Tuesday attracting an entry of nearly 130 cattle. Young stock were most in demand, with buyers eager clearance rate hit 98%. Topping trade on the day was an August born Charolais bull that weighed 195kg and sold for €600 (€3.08/kg). Just behind, this a May 2019-born Shorthorn heifer wei...

However, exports to Northern Ireland remain unchanged. Roughly 20% to 30% of stock at the main breeds society sales on a normal year would go for export. The percentage of these cattle exported to mainland Britain varies greatly among breeds. However, what is common across all is that these are generally many of the top prices of the sales and help set a standard overall. What the societies had to say Peadar Glennon, Irish Simmental Cattle Society “The first thing I’d ask is where is the...

However, exports to Northern Ireland remain unchanged. Roughly 20% to 30% of stock at the main breeds society sales on a normal year would go for export. The percentage of these cattle exported to mainland Britain varies greatly among breeds. However, what is common across all is that these are generally many of the top prices of the sales and help set a standard overall. What the societies had to say Peadar Glennon, Irish Simmental Cattle Society “The first thing I’d ask is where is the...

SHARING OPTIONS: This January 2019-born Limousin heifer weighed 525kg and sold for €1,180 (€2.25/kg). \ Brian Farrell Balla Mart hosted its weekly sale on Saturday, which included a special sale of weanlings. This increase in weanlings saw numbers through the ring rise to nearly 900. While the same bite for cattle seen in January wasn’t as evident, demand remained quite strong, resulting in a clearance rate of over 90%. Speaking after the sale, mart...

January 19, 2021 State, national and international media frequently feature the University of Wyoming and members of its community in stories. Here is a summary of some of the recent coverage: Data compiled by UW political Professor Jim King was used in a Washington Post article noting that President-elect Joe Biden’s transition is far behind schedule compared to his six immediate predecessors, as the Senate proceedings of impeachment of outgoing President Donald Trump could push it back even...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 16January 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid infect...

100% clearance at Kilkenny dairy dispersal 2021-01-18

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This April 2020-born Limousin bull weighed 385kg and sold for €960 (€2.49/kg). Portumna Mart hosted its first sale of the year on Wednesday with buyers eager for cattle. While numbers were small, nearly all of the 65 cattle present found new homes, with an overall average just shy of €2/kg. Factory agents remain eager for fit stock and taking the top price of the sale was a well-fleshed Blue heifer. The April 2019-born heifer weighed in at 605kg and sold for €1,790 or €2.96/kg. Li...

Trade for the first few sales of 2021 has been excellent. \ David Ruffles While data comparison on last week is quite limited due to the small throughput, we can see that mart trade for 2021 is off to a very good start. Factory prices continue to move upwards and with fit cattle light on the ground, it’s leading to a very high base price. Perhaps the biggest increase in factory prices is well-conformed cows, with as high as €3.60/kg being paid. This is reflective in mart trade, with some ...