Beef price tracker 2

You done very well, is it all heifers you buy? What kind of a price do you think hex and aax heifer Calfs will make this year?

Oh they are lighter... IMHO if u weren't in a hurry to kill let them factories off on their tangent.

UK cattle moved up a notch this week that's the barometer not some procurement manager who's being told to hold tight.

They ways seem to do in in the run up to 4 day weeks, its a stalling tactic

Around the midlands flat prices are harder got now and where they are available they’re back 15-20 cent for the smaller seller.

Base price is only back 5 cent though and if you push hard there’s an extra 5 cent to be got from the hex or aax bonus so anyone with a mix of O= to R- grade hex or aax will still be averaging around the €5.50-€5.55 that the flat prices were achieving the past few weeks.

The poorer quality O- to O=/O+ loads will be taking a hit this week alright.

I hope you are right, but I am a little optimistic on it. I know several people near me that will have stock fit over the next few weeks. Plenty of cattle to come out I'd say over the next month or so, and if not the factory will always pay what they want not what they are worth. Also worth noting supermarkets both here and across Europe are starting to drop prices for the consumer so that may influence prices too. Thankfully cattle this winter have been Abit cheaper to keep than last winter with the cut in meal, fertilizer, diesel prices etc.

There was literally a handful of bullocks in Thurles last week fit to kill. Can't vouch for the heifer or cow ring.

So would you be expecting cows to get a bit of a rise in march when this glut of cows clears?

Unfortunately the processors have used the cows to keep the price down. Will the prices increase in the coming weeks?? I am very much sceptical. Cattle will start coming out from sheds from now on thus allowing the processors to keep prices down unfortunately.

Have a dozen HEX QA bullocks going to Larry next week...

What price should I be looking for...

5.15 base....20c Breed Bonus?

Im actually now hearing of a pull from the factories next week back to €5...

Got 5.10 for continental’s last week. Not sure if it was there this week though

Agent called to the yard yesterday to see had we anything to go. I wasn’t about so got no price. Any further updates on prices? Is there a squeeze coming or it that wishful thinking?

Couple of short kill weeks coming up which helps them keep a lid on it.

Last year was a bit different due to very high meal prices going into the winter and for most of the winter. They were really caught short and the feedlots couldnt fill the hole quick enough from late November 22 to Feb 23.

Very little chose the finish cattle at the start of winter 22 but changed their minds as the winter went on

It’s a point I do be trying to make regularly enough alright, we should be told the kill figures in tons of meat as well as head count. If carcass average weight is down 5% year on year then the 5% increase in head count still only leaves the same amount of meat in the system.

Trying to get cows away the past 2 weeks with no joy, rang agent this morning and they'll be got in no bother, this week, the glut of cows in the system is after running out, are alot keener for stock

Sent 4 heifers today 5.15

Do they need to have two tags for the factory? I have some going soon, but a couple of them are missing one tag...

Need 2 for across the border just.