Beef price tracker 2

where did you get r grades on whitehead heifers? We’re they out of friesian cows?

You’re a very stubborn man Jameson . Everyone is telling you there is more going . Do not take any less than 5 euro base out of any factory . You would be a fool to do so. You don’t have to take any less at the present times . And beef will not be worth any less in the first month of 24 either . When times like this arrive with factories tight and looking stock and pinching cattle of each other you fight hard for every penny . You even ring another factory you don’t deal with . The one you normally deal with will think more of you next time you have stock to sell if you do jump ship this time

Couldn't agree more.

The grading machine is owned and calibrated by the factory. The department periodically checks the accuracy. I’m not disputing the existence of flat rate pricing. I often avail of it but it’s nothing like as described here.

You get a sheet with an o grade Angus steer at 5.40/5.50 a kg and post it up and as they say I’ll show you my sheet.

Lads going with 4 or 5 cattle will always get less than the lad with the load. Some lads jump ship to another factory for 5 cent.... personally I wouldnt..... the day you have one that doesnt grade the way you felt it would and you have your tail between your legs

You are a very stubborn person. I don't like being doubted so I'm going to ring my neighbour at lunchtime to see how he fared yesterday. I'll tell him some doubting Thomas on the internet thinks he isn't telling me the truth.

The were out of British Friesians I would say. Fr was the breed of the Dam on the card. Now they graded R- so nothing special but qualified for base price. They killed out fierce well at 54%

What moneys should 4 x AA animals be getting approx that graded

O+2+. KO 309kg

0=2= KO 315kg

0-3= KO 301kg

0+3+ KO 342kg

Awaiting the cheque but haven't prices yet. Base price at €4.90.

Thanks

You should be getting a flat price of €5.40 at least😉

The o+s should be €5.2O

the o- €5.08

the O= wasnt fat enough so your at their mercy and discretion but €5.08 would be what I’d ask for.

6+ 2=7

Or 8 ?or did he sell 9.? What was the average price per head he surely told you that?

What are you on about now? I asked him how did ye come to get the flat price. He said it was nearly the first thing they said when he called to enquire last Friday. They offered him the usual grid based system with 4.95 as base price or a flat price of 5.40 as it was all AAX he was sending.

If you look at the IFA website, the price up today for this week, is indeed 4.95 in the factory in midlands he went to.

No flat pricing locally for the average Joe. ABP and Dawn plants. Certain supplier that are killing 200+ a year get a bit more. Quoted base this week for local suppliers is 4.85/kg, I got 4.9 base for a single bullock going overag. 4.95 is probably available for a load. Sorry I did not hold him as he was FS 3+ he was a plain ch bullock grading O=.

If you are up in the Midlands and are between 3-4 processors ya you can price around and they will compete. But traveling a serious distance with cattle is not worth a hat of crabs.

Transport is now 25++/ head and you will definitely be loaded the evening before if not late afternoon. I see Sunday loading @ 11am for cattle to go to Slaney for Monday morning.

I have seen lads caught when the market changes. Know a lad locally that was an agent for a midlands plant that is carrying his cattle to Gortalea. He burnt his bridges with the local plants. He was amazed that myself and another lad were always getting the HE bonus all our HE 18 months ago as he could not get it where he was going to at the time.

Between transport and extra DW I would need 14-18 c/ kg to break even if travelling. 5c/ kg above that is 17-18 euro.

I saw it after the strike irregular suppliers struggled to get cattle killed and a large percentage went overrage and as well AA and HE bonuses disappeared for a lot of these lads.

There is 6-8 weeks during the year when you can really bargain but if you are supplying outside these times I do not want it to be costing me 14-18c/kg.

15c/ kg is the AA bonus locally I rang thevAA society and was told that was the standard bonus agreed with ABP. Bugbear but I cannot change it. I seldom have much more than 3-4 of them.

On the other hand I buy cattle out of Kerry at 50-100/ head cheaper than the Midlands so I cannot have it every way. Buying now to hang in 2025. Bought 4 Friesians and two SI last week. The Friesians are middle of the road O- average I would say.

Factories don't reward guys sending in Angus with fat scores of 2 . That an animal that's not finished.

Your not with the programme. If you have a load of them you just ring around(midlands in particular)and you’ll get a flat price 20cent better than good correct fat score r grade continentals…