Beef price tracker 2

And just in case people did ot notice that is per lb no kg. Multipy by 2.2 to convert. That means that the steaks that are 40 ish a lb and allowing for 1.08 conversion rate those steaks are retailing at 95/kg

TBH, if you really need to feel you need a rasher or a pint on one of the two Catholic religious fast days in the year, it's says more about you than you think.

At the young lads foundations and subfloor last 3-4 weeks he decided to go for a Irish breakfast with a couple of lads giving a hand tomorrow morning. I told him not for me. I could have gone for a cheese omelette or hope they served smoked salmon & eggs etc, but now and again I wish people would respect other people's beliefs/ feelings

Its quality looking in fairness.....Im imagining those short ribs cooked low and slow too!

I killed cattle last week and one was a 23 month old 740kg yard weight U grade limousine. She killed out 434kgs and made €2,421. That’s €3.27/kg liveweight based on her yard weight.

Had I brought her to the mart she could have had anything up to 8% weight loss by the time she’d stand on the scales in the mart. Even allowing for half that at 4% loss she’d have been 710kgs in the mart. Now I’d need €3.41/kg just to match the factory price.

I’m not saying the mart isn’t an option, and for anyone that’s non QA’d it’s probably the best option, but lads need to know how to calculate their figures before selling stock for €3/kg live weight and thinking they done well.

Yep a U= at €5.20 base price. Her killout was exactly what I’d expect from a U= and it’s what the factory men buying in the marts would expect too. She was a good animal and if they were all like her there’d be money to be made out of cattle! She was bought in the back end of 2022 for €800.

I’d R grade limousines and O grade whiteheads on the same docket. When I get a chance later I’ll sit down and work out the live weight prices they came into as well just out of interest now.

My opinion on the factories buying fat cattle in the mart is that it’s a disaster for the farmer really. If them stock aren’t being brought to the marts then it forces the factories to rise the base price to entice them out. Whereas when they’re in the mart they’re happy to pay a little bit more for an odd one because they’ll be getting the majority at a lot less than they’d have to give in the factory so it keeps a floor on the price.

How would ye go about getting your eye in out of curiosity

For my own situation Im going to get a decent scales so I know what weight im dealing with but beyond that how do ye go about judging what grade they are, fat score etc

I always sold potential in the mart and done well but Im thinking I could do better and might see about finishing more than the odd one

Ill do a bit of further research so..

The best way to learn is grade the cattle before they go to the factory and then see them hang on the line it can be an eye opener how different types of cattle kill out and grade, the Lim heifer above must have being getting close to an E grade with that sort of kill out and very little gut, a very wise cow dealer one day in the factory told me a wise words, a animal that has seen hunger in its life never kills well. A true fact.

Big difference between hunger and hungry.

Hunger past tense has happened lasting effects will always be visible.

Hungry present tense happening no damages yet can be cured with food .

Well buying hungry stores is different than buying cattle that have seen lots of hardship and are way behind weight for age, also a lot has to do with time on farm, weight for age etc, well everyone has different systems that suits their farm, but if this man has the best system why isn’t there a rush for everyone to go at it. Not running the man down but everyone if outstanding in their own field.

And your competition ring side are not the factory buyers, contracted feed lots and large scale finishers.