Beef price tracker 2

Farmer Dan

Can everyone just remember what price we were TAKING this time last year..... the current price is good. If you cattle to sell, sell them & take the price or hold onto them, it's your choice. We ard price takers unfortunately.

None of us are fortune tellers. What will be the price next April, 6, 7, 8 , 9 euro a kg? Who knows...Price goes up and down, the way it always has & no one can predict.

Fighting & oneupmanship with one another is no good for anyone.

KAMG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856219#Comment_123856219

Exactly. Enjoy the good times while it lasts. Cos, it more than likely won't.

I posted a few days ago about how profitable the last 12 months were and some people didn't like it. Buts it's true.

Maybe some guys who still have to buy in replacements mightnt be doing as well, but if this forecasted 9e a kilo in January/February is accurate, then surely then, they will admit to making serious money. God forbid.

HHH

I sold cattle at 8 flat on the 1st September. Was lucky to get 7.20 on the grid last Monday. That's some drop in 3 weeks. Fingers crossed the weather holds and the price goes back up. A lot of talk of heavy cattle being scarce around here and another pull coming on Monday morning. All factories around only killing 3 days a week still. Makes no sense to me.

Water John

Very intersting article on the USA meat market. Two key points, farmers are not breeding more animals because of the high price, they are selling off heifers to pay debt and the high price has not depressed the retail market.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/sep/27/beef-and-cattle-prices-record-highs

Siamsa Sessions

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856346#Comment_123856346

You’d have to wonder if the lads being cut to 3 days’ work a week will get fed up and move on to something more reliable?

Or do the factories have some type of hold over them with visas?

893bet

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856413#Comment_123856413

I had heard they will be paid for 5 if on certain visas. Don’t know if true.

KAMG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856346#Comment_123856346

Yes, your right. My trusty spreadsheet of weekly prices, has had 4 weekly 10 cent drops up to this week. 7.60 down to 7.20. Now, I'd be surprised if its showing at 7.10 on Wednesday based on what I'm hearing from neighbours and clients. They were quoting that price this week but I don't think many bullocks were sold to the factories at that price.

Dunedin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856418#Comment_123856418

I would say most would be on the general employment work permit which has a minimum salary of €34,000. The General Employment Permit allows you to work in occupations where there is a labour shortage in Ireland and is issued by the dept of enterprise trade and employment (DETE).
Max of 5 years on this permit and you can only change job 3 times.

They are supposed to earn the full €34k to meet compliance with the permit but I don’t know how much the DETE would police the actual earnings given that the DETE wouldn’t have access to revenue records and different government agencies tend not to speak with each other.

Other options would be spouses visa with no salary minimum but spouse/dependent would have to be on the critical skills visa.

kk.man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123855611#Comment_123855611

Calling a poster a liar is where the issue is at. If he was a newbe or troll I get that.

Dunedin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856554#Comment_123856554

I think you need to re read the thread. I didn’t call anyone a liar.

kk.man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856660#Comment_123856660

I never said it was you.

50HX

Reading the last few pages of this thread be like.

Price drop in beef, who dear? Me dear?

kk.man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123856413#Comment_123856413

I asked that question a number of years ago and was told that the on off work suits the people working there as they like the social welfare side of things.

You would wounder that if they did leave in numbers it would create a skilled shortage in the plants, it's not something you can easily train up in terms of speed on the production line and it's all about speed.

Dunedin

for employers recruiting non EU workers on a general work permit, they have to have at least 50% Irish and/or EEA workers.

I’d imagine there’s a lot of non nationals working in the factories

Water John

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123857057#Comment_123857057

Brazil and East Timor I think mainly.

bogman_bass

yep with some Romanians mixed in which would cover the eU part of it. Any Irish are in the lairage, managing the line or in the offices

Robson99

I'm guessing prices are holding in the factories this week. Feedlots flat out filling there sheds with cheap 30 month old cattle to kill in 90 - 120 days. There could be a dip in the spring

Dunedin

everyone must be afraid to post 🤣🤣

HHH

Ive been told by 2 agents to hold tight if you don't need to sell. Big rise coming.

weatherbyfoxer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123864978#Comment_123864978

Same as that here.

nearlybreak

7.30/40 in the local bullocks and heifers I’m holding out anyways not panicked either about selling

nearlybreak

though was told if I change my mind to come back

MfMan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123864978#Comment_123864978

Like Godot, any idea when this will arrive??!

Coolcormack1979

Weanlings in Ennis today were making extraordinary prices for the 10 minutes I saw.long may it continue

Farmer Dan

You could be holding for this supposedly rise to come & in a couple of weeks it could go the opposite way. Shorter days, grass quality reduced, worse weather, need to sell.

Im Not saying it wouldn't happen, but are agents now having the farmers best interst at heart all in a sudden? After getting caught to pay big money during the year when they got caught out.

If the cattle aren't there, paying 10 a kg wouldn't make them appear out of the woodwork and they know what cattle are out there.

locha

I was quoted 7.50 flat for bullocks to be killed this week. The factories are short right now

kk.man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123865546#Comment_123865546

What breeds if you don't mind me asking?

locha

AAX,LMX mainly

nearlybreak

cattle must be up at least a 100 in Kilkenny today some trade

morphy87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123869954#Comment_123869954

Yeah definitely, serious trade today