charolais0153 wrote: » I'm hearing 3.65 for ballyhaunis on monday
charolais0153 wrote: » An agent
blue5000 wrote: » I reckon it is to try encourage winter finishers to go out and buy a few when the bfp lands next week. Larry and the big boys don't want to be left finishing ALL the cattle for the winter.
barnaman wrote: » €3.65 price heard from a couple of agents and Bord Bia price and IMO heading to €3.60. Sterling making Irish beef expensive also its expensive compared to lots of EU countries.http://www.bordbia.ie/industry/farmers/pricetracking/cattle/pages/default.aspxhttp://www.bordbia.ie/industry/farmers/pricetracking/cattle/pages/eucountries.aspx?country=Czechhttp://www.bordbia.ie/industry/farmers/pricetracking/cattle/pages/eucountries.aspx?country=Belgium
restive wrote: » I killed an overage friesian today in Nepal. Only got docked 5cents rather than the usual 10 cents. Base 3.65.
dryan wrote: » Anyone have any update on Steer factory prices?
CHOPS01 wrote: » Talking to agent an hour ago who I want to look at a few I have. Talking about 3.70
Bass Reeves wrote: » I suspect taht cattle prices will eise over next 15 days yhen hold as white meat takes over until the week before Christmass. Not a lot of cattle were put inside during Sept/Oct so it could be good over from Christmas to late January. Hard to know yet though.
rangler1 wrote: » Most factories have their own cattle for December, there hasn't been a decent price rise in Deceber in a while
Bass Reeves wrote: » With the exception of last year and 2013 always got a good price rise Christmas week. Generally factory's only chug along with what they get the weeks before Christmas. Cattle killed Christmas week are for the new year when red meat is back on the plate. Last year loads of lads put in cattle in September it did not happen this year. In 2013 Larry and co filled there sheds of Herefords and killed them for December and early January. It ruined the Bull trade. Every year is different but cattle prices rising at present which augars good for Christmas week and January
rangler1 wrote: » Has there been any december that they made €4/kg for ordinary farmers, isn't that always the time that farmers start complaining......I should know
Bass Reeves wrote: » Got a base of 4/kg if I remember right for cattle Christmas week 2014. Got 4.2/kg of a base in January. Christmass Week 2012 got either 3.9 or 4Kg for O grade bulls they were killed as bullocks on the sheets lot of that went on before the horse meat saga. They used to take bulls up to 30 months of age. Used to do 15-20 every year from 2010-2013. I would buy them as weanlings previous autumn 12 months, 6-10 would go 2-4 days before Christmas rest before end of January. 2013 killed it processors were killing the HEx bullocks that all the store men cleaned up with in September selling to Larry's feedlots. He used them to depress price of cattle from before Christmas all winter long.
rangler1 wrote: » I got severely criticised on here when I told people here that I knew farmers that were getting €4/kg in 2014......you must be one of their pets . As i said I should remember......unreal the hassle i got over it
Bass Reeves wrote: » It was the rest of 2014 that was a disaster Rangler all the other 50 weeks. Base was 3.5 from August -November slight climb after that and a jump the week before Christmas. 3.4/kg for O grade bulls in February, 3.7 base for March/April, Base of 3.9 in May/June dropped start of July. Not sure did it bottom out below 3.5/kg at 3.4 or 3.3 in November. Had some Friesian Bullocks and housed them in early October ( weather was very wet) and sold them week before Christmas. IF a price rise comes during the winter finishing period you see it the week before Christmas.
rangler1 wrote: » As I say €4 It wasn't available to ordinary farmers, but it was available to a few. I used to always have a load of heifers ready before christmas from the suckler herd and used to get a really good price from them, but then they rented a feedlot and didn't care whether they got them or not. That was around late 90s and they used to be actively looking for cattle in December
CloughCasey1 wrote: » Larry is trying to to get lads to panic sell!!http://www.farmersjournal.ie/cattle-to-sell-beef-prices-on-the-increase-236121 On Saturday, a number of factories paid farmers 5c/kg to 10c/kg above quoted prices. At the top end of the market a base of €3.85/kg was paid for steers, increasing to €3.95/kg base for heifers. Tighter supplies are as a result of the transition from grass-finished to shed-finished cattle. An unseasonably dry October has slowed down the housing of stock and this has resulted in a lower number of shed cattle coming for fit for slaughter. With Christmas orders to fill, factory agents are very keen to secure stock for the weeks ahead. Currency volatility After a six weeks of downward pressure, farmers now have an opportunity to drive the trade. Most agents are predicting that the supply and demand situation will see prices break the €4/kg barrier before Christmas. Of course, much will depend on currency volatility. There has been positive movement in this regard over the past 48 hours, with sterling having strengthened against the euro by just over 3%.
