Weanlings

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

With 120 bull weanlings on offer in this week's special autumn-born weanling sale in Ballymote Mart, top bulls were crossing the €5/kg mark – with shippers buying over half the bulls on the day.

FA - CAMERA AT THE MART 14 August 2026

Shippers drive the weanling trade in Ballymote Mart

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Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

Camera at the Mart: shippers steal the show in Skibbereen

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Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

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MARKETS 22 July 2026

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Poor pneumonia protocols on suckler farms could put the valuable north African market for weanlings at risk and result in exporters steering clear of unvaccinated stock, a Cork Marts event heard.

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Watch: Maxwell Livestock load 1,900 bulls for Morocco

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MartBids Database: no great rise in ring prices

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