Beef
Factory quotes: Final full week of 2024 sees beef prices rise
This week’s factory quotes sees beef price offerings on the rise again as the last full-week beef kill of the...
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Beef
Factory quotes: Beef prices rise another 10c/kg in cases
This week’s factory quotes have seen as much as 10c/kg in some cases added to beef price, with strong demand...
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Beef
Factory quotes: Beef price offerings hit all-time highs
This week’s factory quotes (Monday, November 18) see many beef processors across the country put forward their highest price quotes...
Beef
Store cattle prices rising faster than beef prices
Prices being paid for store cattle are rising at a faster pace than beef cattle prices, according to Mid Tipperary...
Beef
Beef kill: Good trade drawing out big numbers of fit cattle
The positivity in the beef trade seen throughout this autumn has managed to draw out large numbers of factory cattle...
Beef
Reminder: Upcoming sales of interest to dairy and suckler farmers
There are a number of upcoming sales taking place around the country that will be of interest to pedigree breeders,...
Beef
Factory quotes: Pre-ploughing week sees steady trade again
This week’s factory quotes sees a steady trade again for beef cattle, with most outlets holding their price offerings at...
N.Ireland
New NI record price set for Limousin heifer at auction
A new record price has been set for a Limousin heifer sold at an official auction in Northern Ireland. The...
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Beef
Factory quotes: Steady start to beef trade for short week
This week’s factory quotes sees most processors start the short post bank holiday week off at the same beef price...
Beef
Average Irish beef carcass weights in 2023 hit 10-year low
Average carcass weights in 2023 hit the lowest levels in the past decade, according to figures published by the Department...
Beef
Number of cattle in Ireland varies by over 1m head/year
Figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM’s) 2023 Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) report shows that...
Beef
Factory quotes: Beef prices remain firm this week
After a number of weeks of price cuts across the board for beef cattle, this week’s factory quotes sees prices...
Beef
980kg dry cow sells for €3,620 at Balla Mart
Balla Livestock Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Saturday, May 11, with what was described...
Beef
Factory quotes: Will beef trade see sheep-like price surges?
The past two months have seen an explosive trade for finished store lambs, with prices rising on a weekly basis...
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Beef
Factory quotes: Beef price edges up again this week
This week’s factory beef price quotes have seen price offerings increase again, with an additional 5c/kg on offer at the...
Beef
Beef kill: Over 10,000 more cows slaughtered to date
Just under 40,000 head of cattle were slaughtered last week (ending Sunday, March 3), according to the Department of Agriculture,...
Dairy
Mart report: Monday calf and bullock sales at Carnaross
Carnaross Mart in Co. Meath hosted its weekly sale of calves and bullocks on Monday, January 22. While numbers were...
Beef
8-year-old dry cow sells for €4,020 or €4.10/kg at Dowra Mart
A September-2015-born Limousin cow took the top price at the weekly general cattle sale at Dowra Mart on Saturday, January...