Most sales are taking place at a base of €3.85/kg for steers and €3.95/kg for heifers with fewer cattle moving at €3.80/kg for steers and €3.90/kg for heifers. There are reports of sellers of quality cattle getting as much as €3.90/kg for steers and €4/kg for heifers.
Cow trade has also been firming, with P+3 Friesian types making €2.85/kg to €3.00/kg.
Meanwhile, from meeting the Department on clean livestock, the IFA has learned less than 0.16% of producers have problems and over 40% of problem cases were related back to feedlot cattle.
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Most sales are taking place at a base of €3.85/kg for steers and €3.95/kg for heifers with fewer cattle moving at €3.80/kg for steers and €3.90/kg for heifers. There are reports of sellers of quality cattle getting as much as €3.90/kg for steers and €4/kg for heifers.
Cow trade has also been firming, with P+3 Friesian types making €2.85/kg to €3.00/kg.
Meanwhile, from meeting the Department on clean livestock, the IFA has learned less than 0.16% of producers have problems and over 40% of problem cases were related back to feedlot cattle.
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