The mart trade has seen yet another increase in demand for weanlings and stores, with Martwatch showing strong rises in price.
Heifers have not been met with quite as strong of demand and prices are running slightly behind the same time last year as a result.
Where forward store bullocks and heifers are on offer, prices have increased on last week and where aged cattle are on offer, this is tending not to have much of a negative effect on prices.
In the south of the country, the number of cull cows on offer is well up on December’s levels and the trade is better than expected.
Heifers have not been met with quite as strong of demand and prices are running slightly behind the same time last year
Farmer buyers and feeders are very active, with the majority of Friesian store cows selling from €1.00/kg to €1.10/kg, while some cows carrying more flesh are selling from €1.15/kg to €1.25/kg.
Poor-quality Jersey-cross cows are selling mainly from €0.70/kg to €0.90/kg. Continental cows are a strong trade, with some sales seeing young fleshed cows selling for up to €2.00/kg and higher. The majority of good-quality fleshed continental cows are selling from €1.75/kg to €1.90/kg.
Steers
Heavy bullocks over 600kg are being met with strong demand from feeders and factory agents. Where special fatstock sales have been taking place, prices of over €2.30/kg are being recorded for better quality types. Average-quality fleshed bullocks are from €2.00/kg to €2.10/kg for continentals. Forward stores from 500kg to 600kg have seen prices improve by up to €50/head in the last week, with the average 550kg steer at €1,115/head. Lighter stores from 400kg to 500kg have seen prices improve by €25 to €30/head.
Demand for weanling bulls has improved, with some mart managers saying that feeding bulls suitable for finishing under 16 months has also improved
Heifers
Heavy heifers over 600kg are a strong trade with plenty of demand, particularly for better-quality types. Prices for these are averaging at over €2.00/kg, with the top third making over €2.25/kg, up 6c/kg on last week. Forward store heifers from 500kg to 600kg are a variable trade depending on quality. In stronger suckler areas, they are selling from €2.05/kg to €2.10/kg, with U grades making over €2.40/kg at some sales. Lighter store heifers are a reasonably steady trade on last week with the average 450kg heifer making €930/head.
Weanlings
Demand for weanling bulls has improved, with some mart managers saying that feeding bulls suitable for finishing under 16 months has also improved. The average 450kg bull is making €2.25/kg, up 7c/kg on the same time last year. Bulls from 300kg to 400kg are running almost €30 to €40/head above the same time last year. The average 350kg bull sold for €833/head last week. Weanling heifers from 300kg to 400kg have seen prices improve slightly also, and are selling for about 10c/kg less than the equivalent bull.
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Camera at the Mart: beef and heavy bulls up €50 to €100 at Carnew fatstock
Camera at the Mart: flying cull cow trade at Gortatlea anniversary sale
Camera at the Mart: prices up again at Kingscourt Mart
Camera at the Mart: Holstein heifers sell to 2,600gns at Dungannon
NI trends: beef quotes steady as supplies increase; hoggets prices unchanged
The mart trade has seen yet another increase in demand for weanlings and stores, with Martwatch showing strong rises in price.
Heifers have not been met with quite as strong of demand and prices are running slightly behind the same time last year as a result.
Where forward store bullocks and heifers are on offer, prices have increased on last week and where aged cattle are on offer, this is tending not to have much of a negative effect on prices.
In the south of the country, the number of cull cows on offer is well up on December’s levels and the trade is better than expected.
Heifers have not been met with quite as strong of demand and prices are running slightly behind the same time last year
Farmer buyers and feeders are very active, with the majority of Friesian store cows selling from €1.00/kg to €1.10/kg, while some cows carrying more flesh are selling from €1.15/kg to €1.25/kg.
Poor-quality Jersey-cross cows are selling mainly from €0.70/kg to €0.90/kg. Continental cows are a strong trade, with some sales seeing young fleshed cows selling for up to €2.00/kg and higher. The majority of good-quality fleshed continental cows are selling from €1.75/kg to €1.90/kg.
Steers
Heavy bullocks over 600kg are being met with strong demand from feeders and factory agents. Where special fatstock sales have been taking place, prices of over €2.30/kg are being recorded for better quality types. Average-quality fleshed bullocks are from €2.00/kg to €2.10/kg for continentals. Forward stores from 500kg to 600kg have seen prices improve by up to €50/head in the last week, with the average 550kg steer at €1,115/head. Lighter stores from 400kg to 500kg have seen prices improve by €25 to €30/head.
Demand for weanling bulls has improved, with some mart managers saying that feeding bulls suitable for finishing under 16 months has also improved
Heifers
Heavy heifers over 600kg are a strong trade with plenty of demand, particularly for better-quality types. Prices for these are averaging at over €2.00/kg, with the top third making over €2.25/kg, up 6c/kg on last week. Forward store heifers from 500kg to 600kg are a variable trade depending on quality. In stronger suckler areas, they are selling from €2.05/kg to €2.10/kg, with U grades making over €2.40/kg at some sales. Lighter store heifers are a reasonably steady trade on last week with the average 450kg heifer making €930/head.
Weanlings
Demand for weanling bulls has improved, with some mart managers saying that feeding bulls suitable for finishing under 16 months has also improved. The average 450kg bull is making €2.25/kg, up 7c/kg on the same time last year. Bulls from 300kg to 400kg are running almost €30 to €40/head above the same time last year. The average 350kg bull sold for €833/head last week. Weanling heifers from 300kg to 400kg have seen prices improve slightly also, and are selling for about 10c/kg less than the equivalent bull.
Read more
Camera at the Mart: beef and heavy bulls up €50 to €100 at Carnew fatstock
Camera at the Mart: flying cull cow trade at Gortatlea anniversary sale
Camera at the Mart: prices up again at Kingscourt Mart
Camera at the Mart: Holstein heifers sell to 2,600gns at Dungannon
NI trends: beef quotes steady as supplies increase; hoggets prices unchanged
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