Beef price tracker 2

Last week grid was 7.60 approx yet if you look at the rag tonight you will see large numbers of even o grade steers and heifers were paid out over 8 euro that's the real paid prices, this week under 30 steers and heifers stores are after going up rapidly in price in some marts i suspect for feb/March finish the numbers are not there no matter how much spin is being put out by all media outlets

The only figures printed that i believe to be true in the rag is the date and the price of it

When the rag is published next week I suspect we'll still see lots of o grades avg payment still at 8 or above imo large numbers of factory owned cattle being processed which were purchased in September they are only operating 3/4 days as the cattle are not there, I suspect they are only getting small numbers at official grid quotes

Any quotes for next week?

You must be one of the soft sellers we hear so much about !!

Local lad got 7.90 flat for aa heifers booked in for next week in the south .

I think it's your buddy that sold softly considering he should have also gotten aa bonus.

I kill 40 or so cattle a year...usually in 2s or 3s. I take what the best price I can get and kill when they are fit. I don't go around like Johnny big balls thinking I can hold the factories to ransom with my few cattle. Soft you call me...realist I like to call myself.

750 +20qa+30aa=8

I can't get any processor to take cattle.

They are telling me they paying from 730-750 base but call end of week and we will see about next week. All only killing 4 days claiming no market for extra cattle.

If any agent reading and wants a load of cattle message me. Have cattle will travel.

Policing the thread...grow up.

I'll give you the number of the 3 nearest factories to me

Give them a ring Mr Mitty, tell them to **** off with what they quote you and then decide which of the 3 you go back to next week with you tail between you legs and 10 cent less

BTW out of interest how many do you kill a year ?

I'm guessing you have to replace when you decide to kill these. It's the replacement cost that will put profit in you pocket. Stores are back at least 25 cent a kg the past 2 / 3 weeks. My decision was to kill ( they were fit for killing ) and replace while the stores were back. If I held on for another 4 weeks replacement cattle would not be there. I would then have to buy cattle at end Jan / Feb 40 - 50 kgs more than the relacements I have bought probably costing me 200 - 240 a head more than what I have bought at. Penny wise pound foolish imo

What price per kg is the bitter end out of interest ?

Cent

No clouding my judgement. Contenintals stores are back in all marts in the West . And thats U Grade Contenintals. Don't know about Angus or WHs as I only buy Cont