Factories quoting €6.60/kg for bullocks with heifers on a base of €6.70/kg
12-month-old Aubrac bullocks being fattened. Photo: Roger Jones
Winter finishing prices continue to take a battering at the hands of the factories with this week seeing yet again another cut of 10c/kg to quotes for bullocks and heifers. As of the weekend reports from across the country now see factories quoting €6.60/kg for bullocks with heifers on a base of €6.70/kg.
To put some context to what is happening in the market the Farming Independent contacted Bord Bia. In their reply Joe Burke Beef and Livestock Sector Manager noted that sales data for January “Show a 9pc improvement in the value of Irish beef exports (compared to January 2025) to €256 million, which coincided with an 11pc decline in the volume of product exported, to 34,053 tonnes (carcass weight equivalent). Therefore, the average value per tonne exported increase by more than 20pc to €7,500.”