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Cattle price tightens on supply lag

Marts: With signs that the supply of cattle has begun to tighten, in some regions of the country at least, there were indications of a corresponding hardening in prices at the factories yesterday.

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Stronger supply — higher prices

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Beef prices return to gains

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Factories tightening grips on prices

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Narrow range in beef prices

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Almost 110p/lb for heifers

Good recovery in supply to factories

Marts: A strong improvement in the prices being paid by processors for cattle has brought about a good recovery in the supply to the factories.

Thu, 16 Nov, 2006

Factories to tighten upward trend

Marts: The indications that the factories were anxious to tighten the upward price trend for beef has been confirmed in the farmer pay sheet returns for last week’s kill.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2006

Record for consecutive price rises

Marts: Beef prices gained 2c/kg at the factories last week, setting an autumn record of rising prices for eight consecutive weeks which brought the average R-grade price to almost 105p/lb.

Thu, 05 Oct, 2006

Beef-price decline at factories halts

Marts: A turnaround in beef prices at the factories has been confirmed with a majority of processing centres paying more for cattle last week.

Thu, 17 Aug, 2006

Worst may be over for beef prices

Marts: Beef prices have fallen 20 cent/kg (7p/lb) over the past four weeks — the largest one-month slide in years — following a drop of 5 cent/kg (2p/lb) in the average paid for R4L grade at the factories last week.

Thu, 03 Aug, 2006

Beef price loses up to 2p/lb

Marts: A sharp decline in prices paid for beef animals has been the processors’ response to an increase in the supply, which hit a four-year high last week.

Thu, 13 Jul, 2006

Bullock prices reflect tight supply

Marts: Euro Farm Foods took over the lead on prices for R grade bullocks in last week’s kill as the supply of cattle to the factories tightened further.

Thu, 15 Jun, 2006

Beef prices maintain momentum

Marts: Continuation of the gradual rise in beef prices delivered a top return of 112p/lb for bullocks and heifers at the factories last week, while a new record of 102p/lb was paid for cows.

Thu, 04 May, 2006

Bullock prices continue to rise

Marts: The upward move in the average paid for R4L bullocks continued with a gain of 1c/kg, with a meagre half of 1c/kg gain in the overall average for R4L heifers last week.

Thu, 30 Mar, 2006

Poor grades hardest hit as prices drop

Marts: There was a slight drop in prices paid by factories for cattle last week, with the poorer graders being the hardest hit, but the average was up to 6 cent/kg (2p/lb) above the quoted prices for the week by the processors.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2006

Factories stalling price hike

Marts: The rising trend in beef prices at the factories was stalled by the processors last week.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2006

Beef showing gains

MARTS: Beef prices gained an average of 1-2 cents/kg (approx. 0.5p/lb) at the factories as supplies continued to increase, according to the farmer pay-sheet returns for last week’s kill.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2006

Strong start to 2006 for beef prices

Marts: There has been a very strong start to the year on beef prices with an average of over 104p/lb being paid by the factories for R-grade animals - and almost 110p/lb for U-grade - for the first week of operation in 2006.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2006

Factory prices remain stable

Marts: Beef prices remained stable at the factories over the past week as supplies eased back after a record-breaking run since mid-November.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2005

Beef price increase slows as kill peaks

Marts: Having reached the benchmark of 100p/lb for R grade cattle, beef prices at the factories achieved very little gain last week as the kill reached a seasonal peak.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2005

Strong demand beefs up factory prices

Marts: The average price for beef showed a gain of 2.5p/lb at the factories last week, with increases of up to 4p/lb paid for cattle at individual plants in a push to get stronger supplies.

Thu, 01 Dec, 2005

Beef prices continue to rise

Marts: Although the intake at the factories increased by over 5,000 head, it was not sufficient to damped the upward trend in prices which gained a further 2-4 cents/kg (1p/lb) on last week’s kill at the processors.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2005

Beef price rises despite supply hike

Marts: The average price paid for beef increased by a further 6 cent/kg (2p/lb) at the factories last week despite a strong increase in cattle supplies.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2005

Beef prices increase 9 cent/kg

Marts: Beef prices increased sharply with returns to producers for bullocks and heifers rising an average of 9 cent/kg (3p/lb) last week as intake slumped to a monthly low.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2005

Average rise of 2 cent/kg at marts

Marts: Although the supply of cattle dropped sharply, the average improvement in price achieved was limited to an average of 2 cent/kg (less than 1p/lb) last week.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2005

Factories pay 3 cent less for beef

Marts: Factories paid up to 3 cent/kg (1p/lb) less for beef for last week’s kill as the margin over-quoted prices paid by the processors were tightened further.

Sat, 24 Sep, 2005

Decline in beef prices bottoms out

THE decline in beef prices at factories has eased to its lowest level in almost three months, confirming prices have struck base line, while the cull cow trade improves.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2005

Lower return on strong supply

Marts: As supplies of cattle to the factories continues strong, prices paid for O grade animals have dropped by an average of almost 1.5p/lb, according to official factory returns issued yesterday, while the decline in R’s cut an average of 0.5p/lb off prices for the week.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2005

Strong supply of beef hit prices

Marts: Strong supplies of beef to the factories led to a weakening of 2 cent/kg (0.7p/lb) in the average prices paid to producers for last week’s kill.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

Wide margin in cow prices

Marts: There was no movement in the average price paid for R grade bullocks and heifers at the factories last week, while a margin of 40c/kg (14p/lb) opened up between factories for cull cows as prices came under downward pressure.

Thu, 09 Jun, 2005

Beef trade stays steady at factories

Marts: Apart from a top price of almost 110p/lb paid for R grade heifers at one factory, the beef trade at the factories remained steady with only a fractional downward change in the average prices paid to producers for last week.

Thu, 12 May, 2005

Average prices remain stable at marts

Marts: Average prices at the factories have remained stable for the second consecutive week with neither the processors nor producers prepared to concede to a cent more or less for beef.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2005

Factory prices remain stable

Marts: Average prices for beef at the factories remained stable last week, retaining the slight gain from the previous week, but the highest individual factory price for bullocks was slightly lower.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Shortage of beef animals underpins prices

A hard sell by producers of beef animals maintained the average price at the factories, while individual factories paid up to 1p/lb more for R grade bullocks in a tight supply situation for the post-Easter trade.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Shortage of beef animals underpins prices

Marts: A hard sell by producers of beef animals maintained the average price at the factories, while individual factories paid up to 1p/lb more for R grade bullocks in a tight supply situation for the post-Easter trade.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Record 97p/lb paid for cull cows

A record was set for cow prices at almost 97p/lb, while the average price paid for beef remained stable at the factories for the second consecutive week, during which slightly lower prices at some factories was compensated for by a slight improvement at other plants.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2005

Slight drop in prices for cull cows

Cull cow prices slipped slightly at the factories this week, but strong competition between processors for cows and tighter supplies maintains a firm base under the trade.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2005

Supply of cattle to factories strong

Marts: The supply of cattle to the factories was slightly stronger, but the producers were strongly resisting any attempts by the processors to use this measure as a means of bringing about a weakening in prices on offer yesterday.

Tue, 22 Mar, 2005

Increase in beef prices tapers off

Marts: The rise in beef prices at the factories has tapered off for all grades, with average prices paid over the past week showing the first marginal decline in several weeks.

Thu, 17 Mar, 2005