Take a Look at What the Factories Are Paying for Cattle This Week

IFA National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods said the cattle trade remains buoyant with strong demand for cattle from the factories, as well as from live exporters and at the marts.

  • Buoyant trade, strong demand
  • Factories paying 5/10c above quotes
  • Steer base €4.05/4.10kg
  • Heifers €4.15/4.20kg
  • Young Bulls R/U €4.05/4.15/kg
  • Cows O/R €3.35/3.70
  • In-spec bonus 12c/kg above base price.
FACTORY BASE QUOTES C/KG
Steers Heifers Cows
Dunbia 405 415/420 330 – 375
Kepak Athleague 405/410 415/420 330 – 375
Moyvalley Meats 405 415 330 – 375
Euro Farm Foods 405 420 330 – 375
ABP Clones 405 415/420
Slaney Foods 405 415/420 330 – 370
Kepak Kilbeggan 405/410 415/420
Liffey Meats 405 415 330 – 370
Kildare Chilling 405 415 320 – 370
Dawn Ballyhaunis 405 415 330 – 370
Ashbourne Meats 405 415 330 – 370
Meadowmeats Rathdowney 405 415 330 – 370
Charleville Foods 405 415 320 – 370
Kepak Watergrasshill 405 415 320 – 370
ABP Bandon 405 415 320 – 370
ABP Waterford 405 415 320 – 370
Dawn Grannagh 405 415 320 – 370
ABP Nenagh 405 415 320 – 370
Farmers should insist on payment on the day for their cattle

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