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Does all this big money for heavy cattle translate to a demand for lighter stores at the back end of the year or will ration/fodder price but people off I wonder

I hope you are right

There is probably too big a fear now of costs at present. By my calculations it will cost me about 130/ head extra to finish cattle this year compared to an average over the last 3-4 years.

Beef price is up my 80c/ kg of what I was paid last year on average. That equates to 264 euro on a 330 kg DW carcase.

As I often said ration and diesel can not be too dear for Irish farmers.

an AAX cow made that sort of money in Ennis last Thursday ,

I seen reports of cont. cows making over €3k in a few marts

Is there any value in any cattle at the minute...I was hoping to buy a few light angus or Hereford heifers but they are probably the dearest going!!

I think that is the question that always needs answering before you buy cattle. There is value out there but you need to know what you are doing

Young lad was watching girth a lea last night a 444kg 28 month old HE heifer made 940 euro. If you put 150 kgs on her over the summer at 4.5/kg she would make 1350 euro at the back end of the year

Lads what's yer opinions on weanlings at August September, will prices go back or improve?? Costs have obviously gone up but will the new measures (15000) help the situation

I saw 2 smashing wh yierlings 305 kg make 800 in listowel but the general run is double the weight and 100 euro with it so 250 kg might hit 600 and 300 should make 700 euro .Small enough money in my book

You can watch trade live in the marts with a phone app. Very easy to operate once installed. Anyone in a mart office will fix you up. You will need a 'modern' phone. Posssible also to watch recordings later - from some marts I believe.

Where payments are linked to production it is not in a farmers advantage. Many will produce excess product which reduces prices to consumer and increases the profit of retailers and processor's.

When decoupling came in beef was 85p/lb or 2.38/ kg. Since decoupling the direct payments have reduced to 60% in monetary terms, however indirect payments (GLAS and TAM) have increased.

Beef prices have increased as well. Before this year on a 7-10 year average we were probably @4/ kg or about a 70% increase.

Yes inputs increased but the market is starting to return the difference. As well for those buying dairy calves there price has reduced in real terms since the decoupling.

The 15k will not be given to every farmer. It's a limited percentage of the Pillar2 budget. As well it's will not be paid until October 2023 si I am not exactly getting excited about it.

So much for weight limits.

CHX Bullock 925kilos making a phenomenal €3000 3.24/kg

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The 2 that came in after him were no small bullocks either! Anyone know his age?

How did they fit them all on the scales!?

I dropped into Ennis mart earlier. Anything with weight, regardless of age or gender, is making great money. Where are the weight/age limits now? I hope it continues.