Weekly Cattle Prices 20th Jan

Prices reported as quoted or paid to IFA Members.

Price up 5/10c/kg. Steer base €3.80- €3.90kg. Heifer base €3.85- €3.95/kg. Higher deals for larger and specalist lots. Young Bulls O/R/U €3.65 – 3.90/kg. Cows €3.00/€3.50/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	380	385	300 – 350
Kepak Athleague	380	385	300 – 350
Moyvalley Meats	380	385	305 – 330
Euro Farm Foods	380	385	300 – 350
ABP Clones	380	385
Liffey Meats	380	385	300 – 350
Slaney Foods	380	385	300 – 350
Kepak Kilbeggan	380	385	300 – 350
Dawn Ballyhaunis	380	385	300 – 350
Foyle Meats *incl 10c 300 – 380kg	395*	400*	300 – 345*
Ashbourne Meats	380	385	300 – 350
Meadowmeats Rathdowney	380	385	300 – 340
Charleville Foods	380	385	300 – 340
Kepak Watergrasshill	380	385	300 – 340
ABP Bandon	380	385	300 – 340
ABP Cahir	380	385	300 – 340
ABP Waterford	380	385	300 – 340
Dawn Grannagh	380	385	300 – 340
ABP Nenagh	380	385	300 – 340

Farmers should insist on payment on the day for their cattle.