beef price tracker

locha

Getting quoted 3.65 base this week. Will hold to next week to see if there is another 5c... but afraid to say I see a drop in 3/4 weeks... neighbour of mine finishes about 1,500+ serious operation. But a few years ago he said the risk for the return was way out of kilter.. leases the operation to a factory now but he is still out buying land!

ruwithme

€3.65 base price for heifers this week in liffey meats cavan

Bass Reeves

ruwithme wrote: »

€3.65 base price for heifers this week in liffey meats cavan

3.65 becoming common all over the place.

Anto_Meath

Seen LM heifers sold in Carnaross today
710 Kgs €1,510
685 Kgs €1,590
630 Kgs €1,610
615 Kgs €1,630
Serious heifers and a credit to the farmer who owned them but them prices would suggest a that more than €3:65 is available somewhere.
€2:20 per kg was available free and ready for any heifer near fit

FarmerDougal

ruwithme wrote: »

€3.65 base price for heifers this week in liffey meats cavan

Getting more for bullocks at start of this weej

Bass Reeves

Anto_Meath wrote: »

Seen LM heifers sold in Carnaross today
710 Kgs €1,510
685 Kgs €1,590
630 Kgs €1,610
615 Kgs €1,630
Serious heifers and a credit to the farmer who owned them but them prices would suggest a that more than €3:65 is available somewhere.
€2:20 per kg was available free and ready for any heifer near fit

That looks like there was a falling out around the ring in the lighter the heifer the more they made

bogman_bass

Anto_Meath wrote: »

Seen LM heifers sold in Carnaross today
710 Kgs €1,510
685 Kgs €1,590
630 Kgs €1,610
615 Kgs €1,630
Serious heifers and a credit to the farmer who owned them but them prices would suggest a that more than €3:65 is available somewhere.
€2:20 per kg was available free and ready for any heifer near fit

Lads with yellow reg’s doing the buying i’d Say

Cavanjack

Anto_Meath wrote: »

Seen LM heifers sold in Carnaross today
710 Kgs €1,510
685 Kgs €1,590
630 Kgs €1,610
615 Kgs €1,630
Serious heifers and a credit to the farmer who owned them but them prices would suggest a that more than €3:65 is available somewhere.
€2:20 per kg was available free and ready for any heifer near fit

We’d be fools to send heifers to the factory at that rate of going.

CHOPS01

Bass Reeves wrote: »

3.65 becoming common all over the place.

Have 2 bullocks just coming up on the age. Lad that takes them for me rang me earlier, so booked in for next Wednesday 3.65 and possibly 3.70

Anto_Meath

bogman_bass wrote: »

Lads with yellow reg’s doing the buying i’d Say

Carnaross would be a good spot for the yellow regs. But if they can give a good price there is no reason why the factories can't give a bit more too.

Anto_Meath

Bass Reeves wrote: »

That looks like there was a falling out around the ring in the lighter the heifer the more they made

Think that was on line, but just might have been a lad sitting up the back...

Dunedin

British prices seems to around €4.20-30 at the moment.

Can anyone remember what it was last year at the time of the strike?

wrangler

Dunedin wrote: »

British prices seems to around €4.20-30 at the moment.

Can anyone remember what it was last year at the time of the strike?

England and Ireland were similar prices, it was one of the reasons that the strike was pointless

richie123

wrangler wrote: »

England and Ireland were similar prices, it was one of the reasons that the strike was pointless

Brexit was the excuse that time

morphy87

FarmerDougal wrote: »

Getting more for bullocks at start of this weej

Where they agnus? How long more will they stay rising and where do lads think they will settle price wise?

wrangler

Jjameson wrote: »

It stopped further cuts and it drew a line in the sand. It’s the lowest price cheapest beef that sets the price not the dearest. Our inaction dragged uk farmers into the gutter with us.

Where are the ifa led protests now that you claim are a prerequisite requirement for justified protest or what’s the magic differential ?

I’m glad to see the challenge on the competition authority and that in itself makes your bluster look very silly.

If you attended as many pointless protests as I have you wouldn't be looking for another one.
Did you not learn last year that processors only laugh at you at the gates, and they definitely won't give in to the farmers at the gate.
But sure I told you that last year

wrangler

Jjameson wrote: »

The mistake was not recognising the game changer that was there.
When the court injunction can’t be served on an organisation, only an individual and you have “who will take my place” scanario a total full blockade can run for a sustained period. Mistakes were made no doubt and with all the chaos some headbangers got soapboxes to stand and represent us that I wouldn’t even like to share oxygen with.

In terms of My participation ever again.. No chance. Beef farming is simply divided into two categories. The Haves, and the Have nots. I’m in the latter group and beef price inconsequential while sfp payments and pensions are my competition at the sales ring.

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Beef farming is the easy life farming and as such will be the enterprise of choice by those so inclined.
The winter finishers now going for the same easy life and changing to selling July to October will only make it worse, cattle that should be gone out of sheds now turning up at the factories in August will surely aggravate the situation.

Danzy

wrangler wrote: »

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Beef farming is the easy life farming and as such will be the enterprise of choice by those so inclined.
The winter finishers now going for the same easy life and changing to selling July to October will only make it worse, cattle that should be gone out of sheds now turning up at the factories in August will surely aggravate the situation.

Economics or business planning not really relevant to you?

wrangler

Danzy wrote: »

Economics or business planning not really relevant to you?

I Presume that's a question, Economics of beef farming isn't relevant here since 2005.
I was agreeing with the previous post in thet the pension and BPS and even parttimers was distorting trade and extra cattle for killing in August wasn't going to help.
Demand is improving so you wouldn't know this year, lambs are a flying trade despite there being a higher national kill. Lamb factories don't have an axe to grind with sheep farmers though, no revenge being sought.:D

Water John

So now you're agreeing that the factory beef price is being kept artificially low.
If we go back a small while you were telling us price was low because that was all was in the market.
BTW if price is being kept artificially low, then this can only be the result of a cartel.

wrangler

Water John wrote: »

So now you're agreeing that the factory beef price is being kept artificially low.
If we go back a small while you were telling us price was low because that was all was in the market.
BTW if price is being kept artificially low, then this can only be the result of a cartel.

If,you look back to last year, the english price was only 10c over the Irish price, there's supposedly 40c/kg in it now so they could rise the price a bit
Isn't it obvious that there's a difference in attitude to farmers of lamb processors and beef processors and we're supplying lambs to one of Larrys' factories. .........€115 yesterday for 42kg lambs

Danzy

wrangler wrote: »

If,you look back to last year, the english price was only 10c over the Irish price, there's supposedly 40c/kg in it now so they could rise the price a bit
Isn't it obvious that there's a difference in attitude to farmers of lamb processors and beef processors and we're supplying lambs to one of Larrys' factories. .........€115 yesterday for 42kg lambs

I know you said economics don't matter, a unique take, comparing Lamb to Beef is like comparing beef to Potatoes.

The demand difference, supply differences, are that different.

wrangler

Danzy wrote: »

I know you said economics don't matter, a unique take, comparing Lamb to Beef is like comparing beef to Potatoes.

The demand difference, supply differences, are that different.

Read the post again, I said it's not relevant HERE since 2005 because there's no cattle here since then

Good loser

Danzy wrote: »

I know you said economics don't matter, a unique take, comparing Lamb to Beef is like comparing beef to Potatoes.

The demand difference, supply differences, are that different.

Not so. There are some differences but substantially the same. Many suppliers and small number of factories buying a perishable product.
If anything, lamb suppliers have lesser latitude when selling stock.


I do think factories are being stingy with the beef price at the moment.
It has shifted up though and I would expect further moves up in the next few weeks.

wrangler

Good loser wrote: »

Not so. There are some differences but substantially the same. Many suppliers and small number of factories buying a perishable product.
If anything, lamb suppliers have lesser latitude when selling stock.


I do think factories are being stingy with the beef price at the moment.
It has shifted up though and I would expect further moves up in the next few weeks.

There's definitely more good will in the lamb processors in that it tracks the English prices

locha

3.70 base this weeks steers

morphy87

locha wrote: »

3.70 base this weeks steers

That’s good to hear, hopefully they might rise another bit in the coming weeks, I wonder what’s the reason for the rise, a shortage?

jd06

morphy87 wrote: »

That’s good to hear, hopefully they might rise another bit in the coming weeks, I wonder what’s the reason for the rise, a shortage?

Was quoted 3.65 for bullocks
3.70 heifers

bogman_bass

*walks in door

I haven’t been here in a while what have I missed?......

*leaves

Dunedin

bogman_bass wrote: »

*walks in door

I haven’t been here in a while what have I missed?......

*leaves

Cattle hit an all time low of €2.90 prompting Wrangler into swift action. An all-our strike of the factories coupled with a tractor and bike protest in Dublin City resulted in rise to €4.50 base - all thanks to Wrangler.