Steady reduction in the return to finishers
Five Angus bullocks born March '21 average weight 456 kilos sold for €1,050 each in Cashel Mart. Photo O'Gorman Photography.
The quoted prices for beef at the factories are unchanged in a continuation of the pattern over recent weeks while throughput is gradually increasing.
The base for steers is 480 cents/kg with agents having less scope for a top-up, and heifers are trading on a base of 485 cents/kg. The cow prices are firm at 475-480 cents/kg for R grade and prices for the young bulls are generally on par with the steers.
