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  • Table: Latest official weekly average calf sale price data
  • Table: Latest average calf prices paid at marts
  • Table: Calf prices drop by near €100/head in 6 weeks in cases

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Table: Latest official weekly average calf sale price data

Weekly average calf prices are trending below the average prices for the year to date, according to the latest figures from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). 2026 starte...

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agriland.ie /12 hours ago

Table: Latest average calf prices paid at marts

Average calf prices in the week ending Sunday, May 24 are trending slightly behind the average year-to-date calf prices in several categories, according to the Irish Cattle Breedin...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Table: Calf prices drop by near €100/head in 6 weeks in cases

Average calf prices have continued in a general declining trend in the week ending Sunday, April 12. According to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) calf price data for da...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Table: Drop in average calf prices paid in most categories last week

Average calf prices declined in most categories last week, according to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation’s (ICBF’s) calf price database. In the week ending Sunday, March 29, An...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Table: Average calf prices fall for some breeds and rise for others

The average prices paid for Belgian Blue-sired calves bred off dairy cows held more firm than traditional sire breeds such as Angus and Hereford last week, according to the Irish C...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Table: Lift in calf demand echoed in average price increase last week

Mart managers around the country have been reporting a rise in demand for all types of calves over the past week, which is being reflected in the average prices paid for calves by...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

Calf trade: A look at how calf prices are faring into early May

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. Broadly speaking, 2026 calf prices peaked e...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Breeding the ideal dairy-beef calf this season

Considering the way calf prices are this spring, dairy farmers must be aware of what buyers are looking for in dairy-beef calves. With breeding only around the corner and calf sale...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Number of suckler calves registered this year surpasses 200,000

The total figure for calves registered to beef dams has now surpassed the 200,000 mark, according to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) database. 29,573 calves were regist...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Calf registrations enroute to 1.5 million

Despite spring calving now starting to wind down, the total number of Irish calves registered in 2026 is barrelling towards 1.5 million. According to data from the Irish Cattle Bre...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

1.3 million dairy calves registered 12 weeks on from February 1

According to data from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), over 1.3 million calves have been registered to dairy dams over the 12 weeks since February 1. The breeding seas...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

2026 calf registrations set to surpass 1.6 million

The total number of Irish calves registered in 2026 is set to surpass the 1.6 million mark this week. According to data from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), 1,595,375...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Calf registrations running 21,000 head above 2025 figures

The total number of Irish calves registered in 2026 is running more 21,000 head above last year’s figures as of Friday, April 17. 1,517,397 calves have been registered to date this...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Mart report: Cattle and calf prices paid at Ballinrobe Mart

Aurivo Co-op Livestock Mart in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, hosted its weanling sale on Friday, March 27, and its weekly general cattle and calf sale on Thursday, March 26. Speaking to Ag...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Irish composite beef price 40c/kg below export benchmark price

The Irish composite beef price is running 40c/kg below the export benchmark price, latest figures from Bord Bia have shown. The Bord Bia beef market tracker indicates that as of Ma...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Mart report: Calf and cattle prices at Carnew

Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Saturday, April 25, with over 1,000 head of cattle, while the calf sale on Friday, April 24 had almost 900 calve...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Turning every calf into value: The NCBC dairy-beef advantage

In today’s dairy systems, every calf must add value to the herd. At Beechfield Farm in Mallow, Co. Cork, John Fitzgerald, his daughter Orla and son-in-law Vincent Hennessy have bui...

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agriland.ie /4 weeks ago

2026 Irish calf exports surpass 110,000 head to date – down 15%

Over 110,000 calves have been exported from Ireland in the first 16 weeks of 2026, according to latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Irish...

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agriland.ie /4 weeks ago

Average Hereford bull price nears €5,000 at Kilmallock society sale

The Irish Hereford Breed Society hosted a show and sale of Hereford bulls at GVM Kilmallock Mart, Co. Limerick, on Friday, April 24. There were 24 bulls present on the day, 17 of w...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

2026 Irish calf export numbers down 20% on last year

Irish calf export numbers to date this year are running 20% or 17,000 head below last year, according to the latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Dairy Trade: Top price of €3,600 at Carnew Mart

The dairy trade is continuing to hold strong across the marts of Ireland this week, with prices up to €3,600 being paid. The demand remains strong for good quality milking cows, wh...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

High attrition rates remain in numbers of farmers rearing calves

High attrition rates remain in the number of farmers rearing calves annually, according to Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) data. Agriland asked DAFM for data...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Top price of €8,000 at Emerald Expo online sale

A top price of €8,000 was given for a September-2025-born heifer during the Emerald Expo online sale which took place at the weekend. The sale – which was run by Denis Barrett Auct...

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beefmagazine.com /1 month ago

Calf basis levels

Price increases have resulted in widening basis levels.

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