The ball remains in the farmers’ court, with the base price for steers now hovering around €3.70-€3.75/kg with between €3.70-€3.80/kg on the table for heifers.
It has been reported that deals between beef processors and regular customers are being sealed at 5c/kg more than the above quotes.
Quotes for P+ grade cows are in the region of €2.85-€2.90/kg, with €3.10/kg for O grade types and between €3.20-€3.30/kg for R grade culls.
In terms of young bulls, €3.70/kg is being reported for Us, followed by €3.60/kg for Rs and for €3.50/kg for O grades.
Throughput
The national beef kill for the week commencing July 13th stood at 35,367 head (including 65 calves), according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s database.
- Young bulls: 1,869;
- Bulls: 818;
- Steers: 15,119;
- Cows: 8,544;
- Heifers: 8,952;
- Calves: 65.
Corresponding week in 2019:
- Young bulls: 4,001;
- Bulls: 806;
- Steers: 13,147;
- Cows: 7,687;
- Heifers: 9,142;
- Calves: 23.
Cumulative (does not include this week’s figures):
- Young bulls: 95,759;
- Bulls: 18,865;
- Steers: 346,485;
- Cows: 196,806;
- Heifers: 292,015;
- Calves: 27,369
