Gap between steer and heifer factory prices tightens over Easter

The trade in the UK is reported to have picked up further, a trend which should be filtering through to the Irish market

Four April '20 born Simmental cross bullocks with an average weight of 635kg sold for €1,560 each at a sale in Bandon Mart. Picture: O'Gorman Photography.

There was very little change in the prices on offer to producers from the factories for beef animals as the operations returned to normal on Tuesday following the long holiday weekend for Easter.

The exception is a tightening of the difference between steer and heifer prices, with the latter having tightened by a few cents per kilo this week.