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Steadier trade for cull cows

Marts: Cull cow prices were steadier at the factories for last week’s kill and the scale of decline in prices for bullocks and heifers has eased.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2005

Factories pay average of 1p/lb more for beef

Marts: Beef prices paid by the factories improved by an average of 1p/lb last week, an increase of more than 1.5p/lb recorded at individual factories for both bullocks and heifers.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Bullock prices continue to decline

Marts: Fewer factories paid over 94p/lb for R3 bullocks while most of the factories maintained the price for O grade bullocks over 90p/lb for last week’s kill with overall average prices continuing a gradual decline.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Heifers breach 90p/lb benchmark

Marts: Factory prices for O grade heifers have breached the 90p/lb benchmark , the trigger point at which producer reaction is likely to be sparked, resisting the latest cut in price.

Thu, 19 Aug, 2004

Downward price slide easing

THE downward slide in beef prices has eased at the factories, with quality heifers showing a marginal recovery for last week, and the average fall in bullock prices easing to the smallest weekly decline in more than a month.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2004

Factories paying less to beef producers

Marts: Factories reduced the prices paid to producers for beef by 1p-2p/lb, ending weeks of speculation as to when the upward spiral on returns to beef farmers would come to an end.

Thu, 08 Jul, 2004

Spiral in beef prices slowing down

Martin Ryan

Thu, 27 May, 2004

Prices improve for R3 bullocks

Marts: Thirteen factories paid an average of 99p/lb or better for their supply of R3 bullocks last week, of which three topped the 100p/lb, as prices overall improved by a further 0.5p/lb.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

Beef prices fall for second week

Marts: Beef prices at the factories have fallen for the second consecutive week, the official farmer pay sheet returns for last week have confirmed.

Wed, 17 Mar, 2004

Beef prices steady for quality grades

BEEF prices at the factories held steady last week for the quality grades, but the poorer grading bullocks were weaker by an average of 1p/lb.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2004

Prices’ soft landing continues

BEEF prices at the factories are continuing a pattern of soft landings with a further slight easing in returns to producers this past week.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

Beef prices trend eases in returns

Marts: The trend in beef prices at the factories was for a slight easing in returns to producers last week according to the farmer pay sheet analysis.

Thu, 14 Aug, 2003

Bullock prices easing slightly

Marts - The average price for heifers was 3 cents/kg (1p/lb) ahead of bullocks at the factories last week as bullock prices eased back very slightly compared to the previous week.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2003

Cow prices on seasonal high

Marts: Cow prices have reached a seasonal high with up to 75p/lb factory average being paid in the midlands for good cows over the past week, while beef prices have lifted

Thu, 29 May, 2003

Marginal drop in price of bullocks

Marts: Producers’ pay-sheet prices at the factories for last week show the drop in quoted prices was only marginally reflected in the actual prices paid for bullocks.

Thu, 24 Apr, 2003

Slight slippage in factory prices

THERE was further slight slippage in the prices paid by factories to producers for beef last week with the averages down by around 0.5p/lb to 1p/lb and the fall registering across the scale of grades and factories from the highest paying to the weakest payers.

Thu, 27 Mar, 2003