We round up the prices reported as quoted or paid for cattle at factories around the country this week.
- Supplies tight.
- Very strong demand.
- Base price up 5c/kg.
- Steer base €4.05/4.10kg.
- Heifers €4.15/4.20/kg.
- Young Bulls €3.90/4.05/4.15/4.20/kg.
- Cows €3.40/3.85.
- In-spec bonus 12c/kg above base price.
| FACTORY BASE QUOTES C/KG | |||
| Steers | Heifers | Cows | |
| Dunbia | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Kepak Athleague | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Moyvalley Meats | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Euro Farm Foods | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| ABP Clones | 405 | 415 | – |
| Slaney Foods | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Kepak Kilbeggan | 405 | 415 | – |
| Liffey Meats | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Kildare Chilling | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Dawn Ballyhaunis | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Ashbourne Meats | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Meadowmeats Rathdowney | 405 | 415 | 330 – 380 |
| Charleville Foods | 405 | 415 | 330 – 370 |
| Kepak Watergrasshill | 405 | 415 | 330 – 370 |
| ABP Bandon | 405 | 415 | 330 – 370 |
| ABP Cahir | 405 | 415 | 330 – 370 |
| ABP Waterford | 405 | 415 | 330 – 370 |
| Dawn Grannagh | 405 | 415 | 330 – 370 |
| ABP Nenagh | 405 | 415 | 330 – 370 |
| Farmers should insist on payment on the day for their cattle | |||
