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Beef
Five tips to prepare store cattle for sale
Kieran Mailey
Cattle that are well presented in the sale ring will attract greater buying interest. Here are some tips to prepare animals for selling live.
20 March 2024 Markets
NI trends: finished cattle prices on steady footing, hoggets hit record highs
The beef trade is holding firm in Northern Ireland, but hoggets have soared to record prices.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Sucklers out-perform dairy crosses at slaughter
Suckler-bred beef finished faster and delivered more weight at slaughter in 2023.
Beef price gap to Britain widens to 30p/kg
Cuts to NI beef prices has seen the gap to finished cattle in Britain widening to 30p/kg.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
NI Trends: factories move to cut beef price; hogget prices surge to 650p/kg
There are mixed fortunes in the beef and sheep trade at NI plants, with cattle prices easing, but hoggets rising in value.
21 February 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: trade steady as prices static
Strong demand for beef, particularly from the UK, continues to drive Irish prices.
31 January 2024 Markets
2023: a year of two halves for the beef trade
Adam Woods takes a look back at the 2023 beef trade and looks forward to what 2024 could hold in store for Irish beef finishers.
24 January 2024 News
NI Trends: solid beef trade, with prices unchanged; sheep trade steady
There is little change to factory prices for prime cattle in Northern Ireland.
17 January 2024 Markets
NI Trends: prime cattle prices push on to 480p/kg; hogget quotes up 5p/kg
There is strong processing demand within the beef trade, pushing prices upwards week on week. Hoggets have also seen a rise in base quotes.
10 January 2024 Markets
Flat deals of €5.50/kg on the table
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including a look to 2024 on what way the trade is headed.
27 December 2023 Markets
Tight supplies buoys beef price
There is more life in the beef trade this week as supplies coming onto the market are extremely tight.
13 December 2023 Northern Ireland
Prime cattle prices 44p/kg ahead in 2023
Analysis of NI beef prices shows a significant increase in the year-to-date average across all classes of stock.
13 December 2023 Northern Ireland