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Beef prices steady, with no cuts to quotes this week

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 2 November 2026

Beef prices steady, with no cuts to quotes this week

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'Dig in and sell hard' - IFA tells farmers to resist beef price pressure

'Dig in and sell hard' - IFA tells farmers to resist beef price pressure

NEWS 2 November 2026

Higher-CBV cattle result in carcases 25kg heavier

Higher-CBV cattle result in carcases 25kg heavier

NEWS 14 October 2026

Beef finishers need close to €8/kg to make a margin on cattle bought now

Beef finishers need close to €8/kg to make a margin on cattle bought now

Beef finishers need close to €8/kg to make a margin on cattle bought now

MARKETS 7 October 2026

MartBids analysis: gap narrows between marts and factories

MartBids analysis: gap narrows between marts and factories

MartBids analysis: gap narrows between marts and factories

MARKETS 30 September 2026

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Higher CBV animals eating less and killing into heavier weights in ICBF centre

Higher CBV animals eating less and killing into heavier weights in ICBF centre

Data collected on both suckler-beef and dairy-beef animals have shown that the EuroStar rating associated with CBV is closely aligned to overall profitability.

NEWS 10 September 2026

Tight margins in finishing store lambs

Tight margins in finishing store lambs

As an example store lamb budget, let's consider a farmer who buys 50 crossbred lambs for £115 at an average liveweight of 37kg.

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 September 2026

Finishing off forage and market specifications key focus of organic farm walk

Finishing off forage and market specifications key focus of organic farm walk

The organic farm walk held on the farm of Michael Holmes in Mulranney saw drafting of lambs to hit market demands a key topic on the night.

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

Cuts put NI lamb price at 2025 levels

Cuts put NI lamb price at 2025 levels

ThroughPut at NI factories is up 13% so far this year, with 238,839 sheep slaughtered up to the start of August.

NORTHERN IRELAND 12 August 2026

Sheep Trends: prices ease as numbers increase

Sheep Trends: prices ease as numbers increase

An increase of 4,500 head of sheep slaughtered last week has resulted in further cuts of 10c/kg, with more power now sitting with factories.

MARKETS 29 July 2026

Latest: cattle euthanised on farm in west of Ireland

Latest: cattle euthanised on farm in west of Ireland

It is not clear how many cattle were euthanised or how they were euthanised.

NEWS 10 July 2026

Top suckler farms deliver net margin of €1,580/ha

Top suckler farms deliver net margin of €1,580/ha

The top third of farms were in a position to capitalise on the increase in beef price of €2/kg and generate a net margin which was seven times higher than the bottom third of farmers.

NEWS 1 July 2026

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