beef price tracker

mahoney_j

dryan wrote: »

Factory agent on the phone to me last night quoting 3:90 base for steers that i have ready to go.
Guess the effects of the Brexit vote are starting to hit home.

That's what he wants u to think in the hope you'll soft sell to him .id of hung up and tell him go away and think about it .factory agents still paying big bucks for finished and short keep cattle ,what does that tell u

Willfarman

mahoney_j wrote: »

That's what he wants u to think in the hope you'll soft sell to him .id of hung up and tell him go away and think about it .factory agents still paying big bucks for finished and short keep cattle ,what does that tell u

Trade is back for heavy cattle everywhere.. If you have cattle fit sell them. If they are not don't.

It's not shares in stock market you are trading.

The Cuban

Whats the trade for cull bulls at the moment like? How much could I expect to get for a 900kg CH Bull 7 years old?

mahoney_j

Willfarman wrote: »

Trade is back for heavy cattle everywhere.. If you have cattle fit sell them. If they are not don't.

It's not shares in stock market you are trading.

Not what I'm hearing anyway from a few friends I have at that game and covering 3/4 marts a week .maby ur buying forclarry though!!!!!!

locha

I have 4 base for a load on Friday. Steers U/A. They are anxious but agents are talking them down hard.

Willfarman

locha wrote: »

I have 4 base for a load on Friday. Steers U/A. They are anxious but agents are talking them down hard.

They are still buying them but anxious is stretching the truth. Dig in lads. Sell hard. You might get 3.80 next week.....

nhg

Have a quote for €3.90 for finished FR steers, were to go yesterday evening to Waterford now not going until next week - oldest one not 30 mths until 17/7 so 2 weeks to play with....

dryan

Rang a different agent and he quoted me this weeks prices - 4 base - west midlands..
Couldnt give me a quote for next week, he will ring me saturday with one.

White Clover

nhg wrote: »

Have a quote for €3.90 for finished FR steers, were to go yesterday evening to Waterford now not going until next week - oldest one not 30 mths until 17/7 so 2 weeks to play with....

Flat price?

tatoo

locha wrote: »

I have 4 base for a load on Friday. Steers U/A. They are anxious but agents are talking them down hard.

I'd be anxious as well if I was an underage steer with a lorry on the way

barnaman

Anyone get quotes in Tipp area rang Cahir, Nenagh and Roscrea all not quoting for next week.

Never wrestle with pigs

Did you try dawn in rathdowney? The kill has gone up this week.

patsy_mccabe

Worth remembering too that even though the value of Sterling has gone down, the UK outlets still have to source their beef. It's not like we are gone dear compared to everyone else. We (as in all other countries) have all gone dear together, and Irish Beef is still the cheapest in Europe, if you know what I mean.
The UK stores still have to fill their shelves and I think they would still rather source from Ireland than go outside the EU.

blue5000

barnaman wrote: »

Anyone get quotes in Tipp area rang Cahir, Nenagh and Roscrea all not quoting for next week.

Try them again this afternoon around 4pm;)

mf240

The brexit won't make much difference to the factorys, but the will use it to talk down price. There's every chance that it will work for them too.

barnaman

Its cull suckler cows trying to offload; will head to the mart with them if not get them in. Not sure brexit seems sterling/euro is more part of it factories reckon will go lower so holding quotes. So lad who supplies Roscrea told me. But who knows.

Willfarman

Sterling went to 83 against the euro this morning as opposed to 77 last Wednesday week. That doesn't do the processers any good at all but as usual it whips straight down the wire to the farmer. I would not be surprised to hear 3.80 quoted next week.

dryan

i squeezed 3.95 base for steers out of one agent for next week - midlands, earlier in the week he was quoting me 3.90.

Second agent ringing me on saturday with a price - west midlands.

will decide then what to go with

Willfarman

dryan wrote: »

i squeezed 3.95 base for steers out of one agent for next week - midlands, earlier in the week he was quoting me 3.90.

Second agent ringing me on saturday with a price - west midlands.

will decide then what to go with

Go with the one that you are happy with grades.. There's an agent here on the south east that buys for a couple of Midlands plants.

Oh top price ,, free Lorry ,,

and then the cattle kill out and grade like Mongolian donkeys!

simx

Willfarman wrote: »

Go with the one that you are happy with grades.. There's an agent here on the south east that buys for a couple of Midlands plants.

Oh top price ,, free Lorry ,,

and then the cattle kill out and grade like Mongolian donkeys!

oh yes i know him, a true gent

dryan

Any quotes for steers this week?

Willfarman

dryan wrote: »

Any quotes for steers this week?

3.80 say Slaney.

blue5000

Will are you related to David Mcwilliams or what? You've been predicting doom and gloom here the whole spring.

charolais0153

3.8 over 360 kg, 3.9 under 360kg

Willfarman

blue5000 wrote: »

Will are you related to David Mcwilliams or what? You've been predicting doom and gloom here the whole spring.

Winter is coming...

CloughCasey1

Willfarman wrote: »

Winter is coming...

You mean it's already landed! They are taking the piss with their prices. at least 30c dearer this wk last yr.

Bass Reeves

I just wonder have they done the same deal as last year have they guaranteed a price of above 4/kg to some finishers to keep cattle coming for the next few weeks.

CloughCasey1

Bass Reeves wrote: »

I just wonder have they done the same deal as last year have they guaranteed a price of above 4/kg to some finishers to keep cattle coming for the next few weeks.

Don't ya know well they have. That's why the mart won't die a death for another month. Once feedlots/bigger finishing farms stocked for autumn finishing are almost full I can see another 100-150 drop per head.

cute geoge

o/p cows back to €3 .Any forward cows are on fire in the mart ,does not make much sense.Good cows out of parlour only making €350/400.Lads in the know reckon there will be a bounce in cows in august

Bass Reeves

cute geoge wrote: »

o/p cows back to €3 .Any forward cows are on fire in the mart ,does not make much sense.Good cows out of parlour only making €350/400.Lads in the know reckon there will be a bounce in cows in august

IMO at some stage there will be a bounce back in cattle for 4-8 weeks. But it will be very limited. Numbers of cattle will be tight at some stage this year between when 2014 cattle end and 2015 cattle come on stream. AS well I think there will be no overhang of older cattle at end of year.