The beef trade remains in a steady position this week, with quotes relatively unchanged from last week. Bullocks are working off a base price of €7.40/kg, with heifers coming in at €7.50/kg this week.

Some processors in the south of the country did try to drop quotes by 10c/kg earlier this week, but got very few cattle bought at the lower quote.

Those with numbers are still working off quotes 20-30c/kg ahead of standard quotes. Finished cattle remain in short supply, with some finishers holding back cattle until 2026 for tax reasons.

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P+3 cows are coming in at €6.50/kg to €6.70/kg. Good O grades with flesh are still making €6.80/kg to 6.90/kg, with quality R-grading cows coming in at €6.90/kg to €7.00/kg and a little above it in some locations.