Beef
Factory quotes: Beef price continues steady this week
Despite many signals indicating that a rise in factory quotes was imminent, processors have held their quotes for beef cattle...
Heifer Prices
Beef
Factory quotes: Heifer price edges up as further rises imminent
Factory quotes for the second week of 2022 are in a good position from a beef farmer’s perspective. Some procurement...
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Beef Technical
Factory quotes: Beef prices for the first week of 2022
With last year’s beef trade wrapping up on a more positive note than had been seen in the sector in...
Beef
Factory quotes: Prime Angus cattle remain out in front
Cattle quotes remain in a good position this week, but despite much optimism among farmers of another factory price rise...
Beef
Factory quotes: Difference in pricing strategies this week
It’s no secret at this stage that factory-fit cattle continue to be in short supply, as demand continues to surge...
Agri-Business
Factory quotes: Cattle price rises 5c/kg as supply tightens
Factory quotes for beef cattle are on the move in an upwardly direction after remaining steady for approximately 15 weeks....
Beef
Factory quotes: Here's what's on offer for cattle this week
Factory quotes seem to have steadied this week following downward pressure coming on cow price over the past two weeks....
Beef
Beef price: Factory quotes hold for short week's kill
Factory quotes for beef cattle this week seem to have held across the board for this week’s kill which will...
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Beef
Beef kill: Steers drop, cows rise but numbers stay steady
While last week’s beef kill saw very little change in the overall throughput, a few noticeable changes in the composition...
Beef
Beef price: 'Stand on' is the line from factories this week
Factory quotes for beef cattle this week seem to be in a firm position from the farmer’s perspective, with procurement...
Beef
Beef kill: Numbers dip slightly as cattle price edges up
The number of beef cattle processed in factories approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) last...
Beef Technical
Beef kill: Weekly numbers dip slightly driving price rise
Last week’s overall beef kill witnessed a slight dip in the number of cattle processed when compared to the previous...
Beef
Beef trade: Prices begin to move with heifers out in front
Factory beef quotes have slowly begun to move upwards this week with at least one processor moving quotes forward by...
Beef
Buyer activity reflects trade confidence at Kingscourt Mart
Cattle-buyer activity at Kingscourt Mart’s weekly cattle sale (Thursday, September 9) suggests that the general consensus among farmers is that...
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Beef
Buyers spend big at Elphin Mart's special heifer sale
Trade was hot and demand was strong from buyers for high end R and U-grade heifers, at the annual special...
Beef Technical
Factory quotes: Mild upward pressure stirring on beef price
Factory quotes for this week have started on par with last week, with demand remaining strong and no deluge of...
Beef
Heifer price: British farmers received €141/head more than Irish beef producers
Meat processors in Ireland have come under increased pressure from Irish beef farmers and farm organisations. Protests have taken place...
Beef
Irish heifer prices well behind UK returns
The latest report from the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) indicates that Irish heifer prices have witnessed the largest increase...