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Northern Ireland
No change to base cattle quotes in NI
David Wright
The trade for beef cattle has steadied in NI while hoggets are down slightly on last week
2 April 2025 Northern Ireland
Northern View: no let-up in buoyant beef trade
Base quotes for prime U-3 grading cattle are up again this week at NI factories.
3 March 2025 Markets
Beef Trends: quotes up another 5c to 10c/kg
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory-finished cattle.
Switch to dairy beef working well in Westmeath
Adam Woods visited Cormac and Bernadette Kelly who farm just outside Kilbeggan in Co Westmeath. They went from a suckler and sheep enterprise to dairy beef.
26 February 2025 Breeding & health
Beef Trends: trade keeps on booming
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
26 February 2025 Markets
NI Trends: prime cattle quotes surge to 540p/kg; marts underpin hogget prices
Factory quotes in Northern Ireland have surged to 540p/kg, while marts continue to underpin the hogget trade.
29 January 2025 Markets
NI Trends: prime cattle prices drive above 550p/kg; hogget quotes wobble
Prime cattle prices keep edging up, while factories have made attempts to cut hogget prices in Northern Ireland.
22 January 2025 Markets
Big push to finish in Ballyvadin
Padraig French, Nicky Byrne and Chloe Millar take a look at performance to date on the Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef farm in Tipperary.
22 January 2025 Calves
NI Trends: prime cattle prices rise above 530p/kg; hogget quotes up 20p/kg
The beef trade settles back to normal trading after the Christmas holidays and prices are running above 530p/kg. Hoggets are also on the rise, with quotes up to 700p/kg.
8 January 2025 Markets
585p/kg being paid for beef in Scotland
A growing shortage of slaughter fit cattle in Scotland has seen prices on U grading animals breaking the 580p/kg barrier.
8 January 2025 Northern Ireland
NI Trends: bright outlook for beef and lamb prices in 2025
Beef and lamb prices start 2025 with plenty of positivity, as processing demand is expected to ramp up in early spring.
1 January 2025 Markets
Beef Management: reflecting on 2024, feed costs and completing a profit monitor
Adam Woods takes a look at reflecting back on 2024 and making changes for 2025, feed costs and slaughter dates and making a move on the 2024 profit monitor.
23 December 2024 Management