The last of the 2018-born progeny on Newford Farm were slaughtered on 30 December 2019. The batch of 18 steers included some of the best-quality animals drafted in 2019, with one U+ grading steer, four U- grades, six R+ grades and seven R= grading animals. The batch averaged 365.21kg carcase weight and, with a base price of €3.60/kg, returned a sale value of €1,410.32. The higher carcase weight helped lift the average carcase weight of the 51 steers born in 2018 to 350kg. As detailed in Table 1, the steers achieved an average kill-out of 55%, with the average conformation of R+ marginally ahead of previous years.