25 Mar 2024
Ireland: Weekly Cattle Prices 20th March
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Prices reported as quoted or paid to IFA Members.
Strong demand. Factories paying above quotes. Steer base €5.15/5.25/kg. Heifer base €5.20/5.30kg. Young Bulls R/U €5.10/5.50/kg. Higher prices for larger and specialised lots. Cows €4.10/€4.90/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 | 515 | 520 | 420-480 |
| Kepak Athleague | 515 | 520 | 430-460 |
| Moyvalley Meats | 510 | 515 | 410-450 |
| Euro Farm Foods | 515 | 520 | 420-480 |
| Liffey Meats | 515 | 520 | 420-480 |
| Slaney Foods | 515 | 520 | 420-470 |
| Kepak Kilbeggan | 515 | 520 | 420-480 |
| Dawn Ballyhaunis | 505/510 | 515/520 | 390-470 |
| Foyle Meats *incl 10c 300 – 400kg | 525 | 530 | 410-450 |
| Ashbourne Meats | 515 | 520 | 420-480 |
| Meadowmeats Rathdowney | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
| Charleville Foods | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
| Kepak Watergrasshill | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
| ABP Bandon | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
| ABP Cahir | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
| ABP Waterford | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
| Dawn Grannagh | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
| ABP Nenagh | 510/515 | 515/520 | 420-460 |
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