Beef price tracker 2

Weights well back here and locally, hard to keep grass ahead of them this July and August.

I had the same

If cattle are scarce you should get away with the moves

Weighed heavier and got them away quicker this year but are there not more factors to consider why mine weighed heavier than saying it was because I am on heavier ground? How accurate it is to say they weighed better or worse especially when buying in.

They are not the same cattle every year. Cattle can winter better or worse every year. Into the shed a few weeks earlier or let out of the shed in early March rather than early April. Better or worse silage from one winter to the next.

It takes little to keep cattle going when it’s hot. Threw a bale with cattle that were running low during the summer and they barely touched it after the first couple of hours.

Watching Gortnalea tonight. prices stock are making indicates that a lot are heading for slaughter. really hot enough trade in cattle that are QA and especially if under 30 months. 598kg Friesians with a bit of flesh made 1480. There was three P's in the bunch of seven.

That bunch of Friesians made 2.45/ kg to put it into context. Another bunch 560 made about 2.3/ kg you they had a bit of flesh as well but we're 30/31 months

Cattle with a bit of flesh are selling well. There may be dips. AA cattle that will kill 300 ISH 1700 euro. AA 20 months 570 kgs 1740.

I see on Agriland that there was a particular go on Angus alright. Have some hefiers on good silage and about 3 kgs off good quality beef finisher. Do you think 3 kg is enough. I don't want them to get over fat as they have a habit to.They be spring 21 born. Hopefully be able to start getting them off from February on next. Fingers crossed prices will be good in the new year. PS keep up the good work on the channel.

That's the plan. I might up to 4kgs in the new year but will see how they will do for the next few weeks. They only went to 3 kg/day at the weekend. Once they are ready get them off as you will be screwed on price then.

They were on about 1 kg/day for 3 weeks before that. There is Herefords in it too but I reckon some of them will be ready sooner. Have one picked for the freezer also. We have a preference for the blk Hereford over the Angus. We like the bit of fat for that prefect flavor.

Was thinking the same but probably not well up on the flesh.

Have a few heavy underage bullocks ready to move on. 4.90 base on offer - midlands.

Anything better to be got?

Pushing for 4.95.

Last few lm heifers gone here r grade at 5.20 flat. A few cows went at 4.50 and 4.60 both r's

Yeah price in April 20 was cat due to Covid.

You have hit the nail on the head. The 30 months is just a means to massage the supply. It's a bit of a double edge sword. If it's removed would the price drop be more sharp as weather would flush grass cattle out. Remember this was a side deal done with Mii and a certain farm org around 2009.

@Siamsa Sessions a nice correlation to do would be to compare average carcase weight.

The holy grail would be if we could see the number of feedlot cattle being killed on a weekly basis.