Beef price tracker 2

This and next week are tricky. White meat has the market the week before and during Christmas. Factories have limited demand. Marts close the end of next week. My own opinion with cattle this time of year is hold until over Christmas, the processors need supply and have limited slaughter days. Hauliers are not interested in carrying cattle from one end of the country to another to help a procurement manager that has not got numbers because he is penny pinching.

Definitely, if you’re QA’d and they’re factory fit then it’s only a very rare occasion that the factory isn’t the best option.

Getting 430/5 blks and heifers. I'm letting them off as fit because I think meal too dear to hold out for 5cents rise.

Next few weeks should see new tax year cattle appear and wholesalers etc sizing up market/restrictions so it will be end of January before any major changes I am thinking.

90 days on 10-12kg a day. Big bulls, were over 600kg when housed. Will probably let them off sooner rather than later.

If meal was cheaper I’d probably chance them on for another month.

It is a dose alright for steers and heifers but bulls will keep piling on the weight and no fear of going over fat.

Hearing 410 for Os.

Any better than 435 for heifers?

Would you try this?

https://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/friesan-bulls-250-700-kgs-wanted-for-export-/29489253

€4.5 flat for an r= is equivalent to €4.42 base price for an over 30 month bullock. They must be keen.

I’ve a good share of these type coming fit in the next month, would gladly take that.

It’s not a friesan , is it ?

AFAIK McDonalds use only U 30 months beef. That cow could well be killed as a heifer in NI. Even if not her front quarters will go to burgers in ordinary chippers or accross restaurant in the Mediterranean.

Her steaks will be used in catering in restaurants in Europe or the UK. The rest of the back quarters will be used in the catering trader in the UK or Europe.

The white offal will be in demand especially in Japan. As you there is plenty of margin on her even at 2k.

McDonald's use the front quarters of Friesian P grade bullocks. They are well undervalued trading at 4/ kg or less

Agree with you into UK market or hind quarter into France, where cow beef is premium product, the likes of Kepak are killing the Fr bullock for the good cuts to he super market trade and the rest into the burger factory. That cow beef left to hang and set well and up on the boning table. It would take a fair person to tell the difference between it and heifer beef.

Yes the factories like those big continental cows, especially the younger ones where the Cow can have a lot of prime beef.

My point was that even with the Cow making €2k it is still well undervalued. If the same Cow made €3k it wouldn't add 30 cent onto the price of a Mcdonalds

A cull ewe could be twice the weight of a lamb, a lot of meat on her

Any lad producing anything depending on ration to finish is on a very tight margin budget. Early season meal fed lamb is a very tender but virtually tasteless product.

Jj is right hogget lamb is a superb product, even those hoggets that fail to go in lamb at 18 months are superb if finished and cooked right. I kept a few mountain lambs a few years. I used to buy at 18-25kgs in September and kill end of March. Carry them to 50+kgs real chops and a nice bit of fat on the leg.