Take a look at what the factories are paying for cattle this week.
- Supplies tight with very strong factory demand
- Prices continue to rise
- Steer base €4.20kg
- Heifers €4.30/kg
- Young Bulls R/U €4.20/4.30/kg
- Cows €3.50/4.00
- In-spec bonus 12c/kg above base price.
| FACTORY BASE QUOTES C/KG | |||
| Steers | Heifers | Cows | |
| Dunbia | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Kepak Athleague | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Moyvalley Meats | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Euro Farm Foods | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| ABP Clones | 420 | 430 | – |
| Slaney Foods | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Kepak Kilbeggan | 420 | 430 | – |
| Liffey Meats | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Kildare Chilling | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Dawn Ballyhaunis | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Ashbourne Meats | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Meadowmeats Rathdowney | 420 | 430 | 350 – 400 |
| Charleville Foods | 420 | 430 | 350 – 390 |
| Kepak Watergrasshill | 420 | 430 | 350 – 390 |
| ABP Bandon | 420 | 430 | 350 – 390 |
| ABP Cahir | 420 | 430 | 350 – 390 |
| ABP Waterford | 420 | 430 | 350 – 390 |
| Dawn Grannagh | 420 | 430 | 350 – 390 |
| ABP Nenagh | 420 | 430 | 350 – 390 |
| Farmers should insist on payment on the day for their cattle | |||