Organisation: Blessington Mart

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Prices rise by up to €30/head

Marts: Trade for the heavy and forward animals continued with a sharper tone to the demand pushing prices upwards by up to €30/head at yesterday’s live sales at the marts.

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Fancy prices for continentals

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Scarce supply sends prices surging

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Strong demand for quality

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Producers optimistic on beef trade

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Firm trade for heavy bullocks

Fewer cattle at the marts sales

Marts: There was a drop in the number of cattle on offer at the mart sales yesterday — particularly for the heavy cattle — with a slightly sharper trade reported for beef animals.

Fri, 19 Oct, 2007

Improved trade for quality bullocks

BIGGER sales of cattle met with steady or improved trading for quality bullocks and heifers, but prices for plainer lots were not maintained at the marts yesterday.

Fri, 21 Sep, 2007

Numbers stable at mart sales

Marts: Numbers of cattle on offer were stable at the marts where the trade varied from steady to easier at yesterday’s sales.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2007

Seasonal drop marks smaller sales

The seasonal drop in the number of cattle being marketed, coinciding with summer work on farms, became evident at the mart sales around the country yesterday.

Fri, 15 Jun, 2007

Fall off in beef animals for sale

There was a noticeable fall off in the number of beef animals on offer at the mart sales yesterday — which may help to restore stability to beef prices — and a good selling trade for the quality bullocks.

Fri, 01 Jun, 2007

Increase in prices for quality stores

There was a sharper tone to the trade for store cattle — both bullocks and heifers — at the marts where prices for the quality stores were stronger by up to €25/head yesterday.

Fri, 25 May, 2007

High prices paid for heavy bullocks

Marts: The number of cattle on offer rose at all centres, with demand robust for the quality lots, but the plainer cattle were a tougher trade at yesterday’s mart sales.

Fri, 06 Apr, 2007

Firm store trade in marts

The live trade continued on a very firm tone for forward cattle and all quality lots at the marts, where numbers of cattle on offer continued to increase yesterday.

Fri, 23 Feb, 2007

Firm trade but fewer buying

Marts: The live trade was unchanged at the marts where larger numbers of cattle were on offer at yesterday’s sales.

Fri, 19 Jan, 2007

Easier tone in store trade

Marts: The buoyancy which gripped the cattle trade earlier in the week was short lived, with a quieter tone to yesterday’s mart sales. Strong supplies were on offer at all centres.

Fri, 28 Apr, 2006

Plain bullocks a hard sell

Marts: There was an improved trade for forward heifers, but plain and light bullocks were difficult to sell at yesterday’s mart sales.

Fri, 14 Apr, 2006

Prices ease for store cattle at mart

Marts: Prices for store cattle eased slightly at the mart sales yesterday, but strong prices continued to be paid for some choice lots of forward animals.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2006

Strong trade at mart sales

Marts: Beef and store animals showed further gains at the mart sales yesterday with light stores gaining up to €50/head and an excellent trade for good heifers.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2006

Improved trade at mart sales

Marts: An improved trade for bullocks and heifers and a flying trade for cull cows was the trend at the mart sales yesterday where the number of cattle on offer showed further increases.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2006

Trade improves for beef heifers

Marts: There was an improved trade for beef heifers at the marts yesterday with gains of up to €40/head with the quality forward bullocks showing small gains.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2005

Improved trade for quality cattle

Marts: There was good demand at steady or improved prices for both forward quality bullocks over 500kg and good stores, while plain cattle were back up to €20/head at yesterday’s mart sales.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2005

Beef bullocks drop €35/head

Marts: Cattle prices dropped by up to €35/head at mart sales around the country yesterday as the live trade adjusted to the reduction in beef prices at the factories.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2005

Stronger trade for store bullocks

Marts: There was an improved trade for store bullocks at yesterdays sales at the marts.

Fri, 17 Jun, 2005

Shortage of grass affects trade

Marts: The shortage of grass affected trade yesterday with fewer farmer buyers and, with weaker demand, prices slipped by up to €25/head, with plain stores a difficult trade.

Fri, 27 May, 2005

Ennis and Blessington tops

STORE cattle prices strengthened further at the marts with larger supplies on offer yesterday, with some record prices being paid for beef animals.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2005

Record bullock prices driven by strong trade

Marts: There was a strong trade in the marts for all bullocks but heifers met with a mixed trade across the country at yesterday’s sales.

Fri, 19 Nov, 2004

Demand for double-punched bullocks

Marts: There was very strong demand for double punched bullocks in the marts yesterday where prices were improved by up to €30/head as competition increased.

Fri, 22 Oct, 2004

Autumn store trade builds at marts

Marts: There was a firmer tone to cattle prices at yesterday’s mart sales, with supplies increased at most centres as the autumn store trade builds.

Fri, 03 Sep, 2004

Live trade continues strongly

Marts: The live trade for cattle is continuing very strongly in the marts this week, where the prices are holding strong for smaller supplies of cattle.

Wed, 23 Jun, 2004

Steady week isn’t conclusive evidence

Thu, 22 Aug, 2002