Market buoyancy continues past the point of pre-Christmas orders as steers make 430 cents/kg

The best efforts of the processors to keep a tight rein on upward movement in prices has come under intense pressure

Two Angus cross bullocks born October 2019 average weight 488kg sold for €980 each at a sale in Bandon Mart. Photo O'Gorman Photography.

The buoyancy in the marketplace for beef is continuing to deliver for producers in their returns from the factories this week.

Prices paid for heifers, in particular, have strengthened by at least five cents/kg, while producers of Angus-cross animals are benefiting from an enhanced breed bonus of up to 25 cents/kg from the processors.