Prices reported as quoted or paid to IFA Members.
Supplies tight. Factories paying 10-20c/kg above quotes. Steer base €7.50/7.70/kg. Heifer base €7.60/7.80/kg. Young Bulls R/U €7.60/7.80/kg. Higher deals and flat prices up to €8.30/kg for larger and specialised lots. Cows €6.90/€7.60/kg. In-spec bonus 20c/kg for under 30 months and 8c/kg for 30 to 36 months. 12c/kg bonus for under 30 month steers and heifers grading O- and those with a fat class of 4+ that meet all other in spec criteria.
FACTORY BASE QUOTES C/KG
| Steers | Heifers | Cows | |
| Dawn Slane | 760 | 770 | 690/750 |
| Kepak Athleague | 760 | 770 | 690/740 |
| Moyvalley Meats | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
| Euro Farm Foods | 760 | 770 | 690/750 |
| Liffey Meats | 760 | 770 | 680/750 |
| Slaney Foods | 760 | 770 | 690/740 |
| Kepak Kilbeggan | 760 | 770 | 680/740 |
| Dawn Ballyhaunis | 750 | 750/760 | 690/740 |
| Foyle Meats *incl 10c 300 – 400kg | 750 | 755 | 680/720 |
| Ashbourne Meats | 760 | 770 | 680/750 |
| Meadowmeats Rathdowney | 750 | 760 | 680/750 |
| Charleville Foods | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
| Kepak Watergrasshill | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
| ABP Bandon | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
| ABP Cahir | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
| ABP Waterford | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
| Dawn Grannagh | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
| ABP Nenagh | 750 | 760 | 680/740 |
Farmers should insist on payment on the day for their cattle.
