Cattle supplies are not meeting market demand – have a look at what the factories are paying this week.
- Factories paying 5c/kg above quotes
- Steer base €4.15/kg. Heifers €4.25/kg
- Young Bulls R/U €4.10/4.25/kg
- Cows €3.30/3.80
- In-spec bonus 12c/kg above base price.
| FACTORY BASE QUOTES C/KG | |||
| Steers | Heifers | Cows | |
| Dunbia | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Kepak Athleague | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Moyvalley Meats | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Euro Farm Foods | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| ABP Clones | 410/415 | 420/425 | |
| Slaney Foods | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Kepak Kilbeggan | 410/415 | 420/425 | |
| Liffey Meats | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Kildare Chilling | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Dawn Ballyhaunis | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Foyle Meats *+10c additional bonus 320/380kgs | 410/415* | 420/425* | |
| Ashbourne Meats | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Meadowmeats Rathdowney | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Charleville Foods | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Kepak Watergrasshill | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| ABP Bandon | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| ABP Cahir | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| ABP Waterford | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Dawn Grannagh | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| ABP Nenagh | 410/415 | 420/425 | 330 – 380 |
| Farmers should insist on payment on the day for their cattle | |||
