Prices reported as quoted or paid to IFA Members.
Price up. Factories paying 5c/kg above quotes. Demand strong. Steer base €4.15/4.30/kg. Heifer base €4.20/4.35/kg. Higher deals for larger and specalised lots. Young Bulls R/U €4.10/4.30/kg. Cows €3.50/€3.90/kg. In-spec bonus 20c/kg for under 30 months and 8c/kg for 30 to 36 months. 12c/kg bonus for under 30 month steers and heifers grading O- and those with a fat class of 4+ that meet all other in spec criteria.
FACTORY BASE QUOTES C/KG
| Steers | Heifers | Cows | |
| Dawn Slane | 415 | 420 | 350-400 |
| Kepak Athleague | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Moyvalley Meats | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Euro Farm Foods | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| ABP Clones | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Liffey Meats | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Slaney Foods | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Kepak Kilbeggan | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Dawn Ballyhaunis *incl 5c 270 – 380kg | 415 | 420 | 340-380 |
| Foyle Meats *incl 10c 300 – 400kg | 430* | 435* | 340-385* |
| Ashbourne Meats | 415 | 420 | 350-400 |
| Meadowmeats Rathdowney | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Charleville Foods | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Kepak Watergrasshill | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| ABP Bandon | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| ABP Cahir | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| ABP Waterford | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| Dawn Grannagh | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
| ABP Nenagh | 415 | 420 | 350-390 |
Farmers should insist on payment on the day for their cattle.
