Beef kill

More leeway in quotes as agents actively look for cattle

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest prices being paid for finished cattle.

MARKETS 26 January 2026

More leeway in quotes as agents actively look for cattle

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Drop in beef kill leads Kepak to review deboning operations in Clonee

Drop in beef kill leads Kepak to review deboning operations in Clonee

NEWS 13 January 2026

Beef Trends: national kill drops 12% in 2025

Beef Trends: national kill drops 12% in 2025

MARKETS 7 January 2026

NI sheep kill lowest since 2011

NI sheep kill lowest since 2011

NI sheep kill lowest since 2011

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

Falling cattle and sheep supply will squeeze factories

NEWS 5 December 2025

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Ratio of dairy to suckler cows in beef kill unchanged

Ratio of dairy to suckler cows in beef kill unchanged

The reduction in the cull cow kill of over 74,000 head has been evenly made up by fewer dairy cows and suckler cows.

NEWS 20 August 2025

National cattle herd down 130,000 head

National cattle herd down 130,000 head

Contraction in the national cattle herd continues with over 28,000 fewer suckler cows on farms, 60,000 fewer dairy replacement heifers and 47,000 less Friesian males compared to October 2024

NEWS 20 August 2025

Beef quotes come under pressure this week

Beef quotes come under pressure this week

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Cattle sales in the marts exceeding expectations

Cattle sales in the marts exceeding expectations

Sale entries during October and at the start of November have been higher than anticipated, with reports indicating that higher prices are attracting numbers forward.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Beef Trends: quotes jump for second week

Beef Trends: quotes jump for second week

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished stock.

MARKETS 20 August 2025

Scope to grow organic beef kill to over 30,000 head

Scope to grow organic beef kill to over 30,000 head

At last week’s Growing Prospects for Organic Livestock event, Good Herdsmen’s John Purcell that a deficit in beef production across Europe provides opportunities for Irish beef

SCHEMES 20 August 2025

Beef trends: 10-year low for mid-year beef kill

Beef trends: 10-year low for mid-year beef kill

Throughput since the start of July is running over 50,000 head lower than the corresponding period in 2025, with last week’s kill running 6,556 head behind 2024 levels

MARKETS 20 August 2025

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