Due to wintry weather conditions again a smaller entry of 180 beef cattle presented in Ballymena resulted in record prices.

Thursday 16th January 2025: 360 cattle in Ballymena on Thursday resulted in a terrific trade. Beef cows sold to 346p for 680kg at £2352. Friesian cows to 235p 580kg at £1363. Beef heifers to 358p ...

Severe weather conditions reduced the numbers on Saturday 11th January at Clogher Mart however an entry of 807 cattle sold to ...

The Belgian Blue breed came out on top again in the weanling bull section, with lighter 200kg to 300kg Belgian Blue weanling bulls coming in at €4.05/kg, just ahead of Charolais weanling bulls in the ...

U.S. president Donald Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20, and feedlot operators are concerned about potential tariffs on fed cattle and beef products. On Jan. 16, Alberta packers were buying fed cattle ...

Today, everything we read about cattle and beef say prices are going up. This can be attributed to the short supply of cattle and the high demand of consumers, both in America and around the world.

Record-breaking trade was ‘driven from the top down’ at Central Auctions in last year, and mart manager Michael Harty expects that trend to continue.

Looking back, 2024 was mostly a continuation of the story that has been developing since 2022. Tight supplies of cattle pushed cattle and beef prices higher to new record levels during the year.

Cattle producers are taking extra steps to protect livestock from incoming bitter cold. Kansas State University Extension beef specialist Sandy Johnson says having established wind breaks is crucial. ...

In milder cases, productivity losses may occur, which in dairy cattle may be seen as decreased milk yield. If a suspicious bloom is found, farmers should move their stock to an area on the property ...

IT might only be early in the year for the livestock trade but the opening sales of the marts around Galway have continued ...