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Producers face a critical choice as weaning approaches. The decision hinges on market prices, available resources, and individual farm operations.
Clare Marts in Ennis, Co. Clare hosted its suckler and weanling sale on Tuesday (September 29), with 874 head on offer. A report issued by the mart said this week saw a “fine size...
Carnew Mart in Co. Wicklow hosted its annual Belgian Blue-bred weanling bull and heifer show and sale on Wednesday, September 9. Speaking to Agriland after the sale, Carnew Mart’s...
Clare Marts in Ennis, Co. Clare hosted its suckler and weanling sale on Tuesday (September 22), with almost 800 head on offer in the sale. Speaking to Agriland after the sale, mart...
Losing young bulls to breakdown was once a major cost for an Esperance (WA) cattle producing family - but 20 years of vaccinating virgin bulls before joining has helped them reduce...
More suckler-bred weanlings were sold at marts in 2023 and 2024 than than calves under six weeks-of-age. However, 2025 bucked this trend with the number of calves under six weeks-o...
With next year's calves now on the ground for many commercial cattle and seedstock producers, this week's column looks at what sits behind a weaning weight, how much comes from the...
Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg does not happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie Sheehy, it starts with meticulous calf management, high-quality nutrition and invest...
There were approximately 550 weanlings on offer at Clare Mart’s weanling sale in Ennis, Co. Clare on Tuesday (September 8). Speaking to Agriland after the sale, mart manager Martin...
Clare Co-Operative Marts held its annual weanling show and sale in Ennis on Tuesday (August 25), with some very high prices from a “super yard”. The top call of the day was for a B...
Clare Co-operative Marts in Ennis, Co. Clare hosted its weekly weanling sale on Tuesday, September 1. With over 400 head of cattle on offer in the sale, mart manager Martin McNamar...
Keeping an eye on young stock performance in the final few weeks of grazing is important to ensure 2026-born cattle achieve their target housing weights. Where cattle weights are b...
Balla Livestock Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its third weanling sale of the autumn 2026 season on Tuesday (September 8). Speaking to Agriland after the sale, mart manager Michael Nolan...
Clare Co-Operative Marts held its weekly weanlings stock sale on Tuesday (October 13) at Ennis Mart, with 1,100 head on offer. A report issued after the sale noted that weanling he...
Preconditioning programs, strategic marketing, and postweaning growth can boost returns. Retained ownership reveals true genetic potential.
Teagasc will host a series of beef mart events this autumn at marts across the country, focusing on breeding top quality weanlings. They will also cover practical management strate...
Clare Co-Operative Marts held its weekly weanling stock sale on Tuesday (October 20) at Ennis Mart, with 1,018 head on offer. According to mart management, trade for weanling bulls...
For farmer Fergal Hanrahan, successful calf rearing comes down to getting the basics right from day one. Farming outside Charleville while working full-time off-farm, he purchases...
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has released its September evaluations, leading to another re-ranking of the active bull list. The current evaluations is what many wint...
A buyer from Kazakhstan is expected to arrive in Ireland early next month with the intention of purchasing up to 300 pedigree-registered Hereford heifers. It is understood the buye...
Strong demand from feeder operators continued for a quality offering of yearling heifers with average prices increasing by up to 40c/kg from the previous sale.
This week's genetic review considers how to build an effective bull team by matching the genetic merit, physical suitability and composition of each working draft to the females, j...
A significant number of heifers weighing between 400-500kg, carried substantial fat cover, attracting processors but ultimately a fair portion were snapped up by feedlots.
Price recovery was evident in most heifer and some steer categories in online trading this week, where the offering lifted 14 percent on last week to 11,846 head. Restockers were a...
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