Quality not quantity, but prices hold at small sales
Small sales seem to be the norm around the country but prices are holding well especially for quality forward stores and all beef animals. Well fleshed continentals are generally making over €2-2.20/kg. Stores are in the main selling for 20-30c/kg either side of the €2/kg depending on breed and quality. Suckler cows are making €1,000-1,400/unit while dairy cows are selling up to €1,000 with calved dairy heifers making from €1,000 upwards.
There was a small but very good sale at Kilkenny mart. The best of the trade was for forward store bullocks and all beef animals. Heavy continental steers sold for €1.85-2.01/kg with Hereford types selling for up to €1.74/kg. Forward stores made €1.85-2.02/kg. Lighter continental stores made €1.90-2.41/kg. Friesian stores were making €1.50-1.76/kg.
In the heifer section, the beef lots were selling for €2.00-2.21/kg while butcher heifers made €1.70-2.05/kg. Prices for the stores ranged from €1.90-2.32/kg. Suckler cows with a calf at foot sold for €1,050-1,300/unit while in-calf cows made €950-1,150 each.
Ballinakill had their smallest sale of the year to date and reported a full clearance as well as an improvement to prices especially for the nicer quality, lighter type bullock. The cull cow trade was slightly more sluggish than in recent weeks.
Heavy bullocks sold from €1.85-2.15/kg. The forward stores were making €1.77-2.27/kg while light stores made from €1.60-2.35/kg. Beef heifers ranged from €1.85-2.25/kg. Stores sold for €1.60-2.00/kg. Weanling heifers were selling for a range of 5c/kg less with the bulls making €1.75-2.10/kg. Suckler cows with a calf at foot were changing hands for €850-1,270 per unit. Cull cows sold from €50-375 over the weight.
Demand
Cattle numbers were down and quality back at Dowra Mart on Saturday but trade was still very strong for all types on offer. Cull cows continue to be much in demand and they made from €50-550 over for the best of the young cows on offer. Store and weanling heifers made from €200-500 over the €/kg with one or two fancy lots for breeding making up to €700 over. Bullocks and bull weanlings sold from €300-600 over for the better quality lots. A good entry of cows with calves at foot made from €850 for the older cows up to €1,450 for the younger outfits.
There was very good demand for both beef and store animals at Enniscorthy mart with store heifers up by €20-50/hd. Heavy bullocks fit for slaughter sold from €1,060-1,400 or for €380-750 over their weight. Stores made €250-680 over selling for €650-1,050 each.
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Suckler cows with a calf at foot were changing hands for €850-1270 per unit. Cull cows sold from €50-375 over the weight. Cattle numbers were down and quality back at Dowra Mart on Saturday but trade was still very strong for all types on offer.
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When all this started coming to an end there were several things that help keep the industry going which included a good market for recreational cattle (ropers) and commercial cattlemen’s use of Longhorn cattle. Mainly Longhorn bulls to breed first calf heifers of other breeds. This was in part due to a strong national promotional advertising effort made by the association and breeders to appeal to the commercial cattlemen about the benefits of using Longhorn genetics. A good market ($800-$1,200) for the solid colored Longhorn bulls was one of the results. Bull calves had value not just as ropers, but as a first calf heifer bulls. This added to the bull calf’s value as a roper as well because there were fewer bull calves being sold as ropers. This promotional campaign also resulted in a good market for lower end cattle for use in commercial cow/calf operations. With a solid and realistic market price established for ropers, bulls and the lower end the market for the better cattle started to slowly recover. As this started to happen more and more people started to get involved in the Longhorn industry because they could see that the Longhorn could be as profitable or more profitable than any other breed or a commercial cattle operation. This increase in interest help increase prices of Longhorn cattle at all levels of quality but it started at the bottom and worked its way up. In recent years we have seen a dramatic rise in Longhorn cattle prices with high sale averages, but once again, we are seeing the prices start to fall drastically. These recent years have been like a flash back to the 1980’s. Some of the fall in our cattle prices today are out of the control of our industry and are linked to our nation’s economy and the extreme drought that is continuing to affect a large part of the US. We can however work on establishing a base value for our cattle through better marketing of the value of Longhorn genetics to the commercial cattlemen, the benefits of Longhorn Beef to the American Beef Consumer who is becoming even more health conscious. I believe it is once again time to start climbing the ladder. Starting with the bottom end and pushing upward. It worked before and I believe it can again. It will be up to the breeders to help start the climb one step at a time. The commercial cattle market is seeing inferior cattle that should not be in our breed. These are cattle that have genetic defects and are of just overall poor quality.
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Oh, speaking of. I heard something awesome on Leverage. "There are 2 types of ppl in this world. Cattle, & those who love a good steak." :P
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