U3 U4 R3 R4 O3 O4 P+3
403.0 402.0 392.0 391.0 375.0 375.0 344.0
409.0 409.0 399.0 398.0 386.0 385.0 344.0385.0 385.0 375.0 373.0 359.0 359.0 355.0
327.0 326.0 306.0 306.0 291.0
*Bull Calf Average Price €162.8 per head (Excluding VAT)
**Young Store Average Price €214.0 per 100kg (Excluding VAT)
***Yearling (male & female) Price €191.5 per 100kg (Excluding VAT)
* Aged 8-28 days ** Aged 180-364 days, Male & Female ***age 365-730 days
34,400 cattle slaughtered this week, of which steers were 11,878 (35%),
heifers 10,772 (31%), young bulls 3,155 (9%) and cows 8,050 (23%). Total
YTD slaughter is 1,659,506 compared to 1,640,725 a 1.1% increase.
2,625 cattle were exported in the week commencing 30/11/2020, 1,049 to
EU (Except NI). Live exports for 2020 amount to 255,848 compared
to 292,064 in 2019.
CONTENTS:
Page 10: Beef Export InfoPage 3: Market Summary Other Meats Page 11: Pig Price and slaughter graphPage 4: Beef Price and Slaughter Summary Page 12: Sheepmeat Prices and SlaughterPage 5: Comparitive Beef Prices Page 13: Sheepmeat price and slaughter graphs
Page 14 : Sheep Slaughter Pie ChartPage 7: Heifer and Cow Graphs Page 15 : Sheep Imports 8 months
Page 16 : Live sheep exports
Page 9: Beef Export Maps
Page 8: Price and Slaughter Graphs
*This data is provisional and subject to revision.
Page 2: Market Summary Beef
Page 6: Steer and Young Bull Price
Steers
HeifersYoung Bulls
Cows
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Grade E Pig price Week Commencing 30/11/2020 was €155.57
per 100Kg compared to €189.31 the same week last year,
which represents a 17.8% decrease.
75,138 pigs were slaughtered in Week 49 of which 2,053 were sows. The
Cumulative figure for pig slaughterings in 2020 is 3,288,402.
The National average price Week commencing 30/11/2020 was
€525.78 per 100Kg, an increase of 17% on the same week last year.the same week last year.
54,220 sheep were slaughtered at Sheep export premises Week
commencing 30/11/2020 compared to 64,994 in the same week 2019.
Sheep slaughterings for 2020 are 3% up on 2019 at 2,692,637 head.
Cumulative Poultry slaughterings for 2020* stand at 101,614,947 birds as at
the end of Week 48, up 3.5% compared to the same period last year.
*Latest Figures are provisional and subject to change
Total live exports stood at 24,807 head to the 01 October 2020.
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Dead Weight Prices W/C W/C Same week 2019
30/11/20 23/11/20 02/12/19
Steers (R3) (c/kg) 372.2 366.7 341.5 1.5% 9.0%
Heifers (R3) (c/kg) 378.2 371.8 350.4 1.7% 8.0%
Young Bulls (U3) (c/kg) 365.2 361.0 332.1 1.2% 10.0%
Cows (04) (c/kg) 290.1 283.1 259.7 2.5% 11.7%
Live Weight Prices W/C W/C Same week 2019
30/11/20 23/11/20 02/12/19
Yearlings (Male) (Aged 365 -
730 days) - (€/100Kg)188 187 173 0.5% 8.7%
Yearlings (Female) (Aged 365 -
730 days) - (€/100Kg)195 196 177 -0.5% 10.2%
Young Stores (Male & Female)
(Aged 180 - 364 days) -
(€/100Kg)
214 224 211 -4.5% 1.4%
Bull Calf (€/head) Dairy 114.0 101.8 85.9 12.0% 32.8%
Bull Calf (€/head) Beef 211.5 238.2 205.9 -11.2% 2.7%
Bull Calf (€/head) Average 162.8 170.0 145.9 -4.3% 11.6%
W/C
30-Nov-20 2020 2019 Head %
Steers 34.5% 11,878 14,863 662,662 599,281 63,381 10.6%
Cows 23.4% 8,050 8,381 345,086 331,319 13,767 4.2%
Heifers 31.3% 10,772 11,419 489,389 479,190 10,199 2.1%
Young Bulls 9.2% 3,155 4,617 130,815 197,578 -66,763 -33.8%
Mature Bulls 1.6% 545 592 31,554 33,357 -1,803 -5.4%
Total 100% 34,400 39,872 1,659,506 1,640,725 18,781 1.1%
W/C W/C
30-Nov-20 23-Nov-20 2020 2019 Head %
Northern Ireland 1,475 893 1,433 60,406 31,598 28,808 91%
EU Except NI 1,049 1,803 1,001 171,635 238,301 -66,666 -28%
Third Countries 101 2,526 0 23,807 22,165 1,642 _
Total 2,625 5,222 2,434 255,848 292,064 -36,216 -12%
Calves YTD: 143,144 109,794
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Slaughter Figures
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Ireland NI Britain EU 14 Average France Germany
23/11/2020 367 418 426 355 360 372
Irish Deadweight Cattle Prices vs Selected Other Markets, 2020
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September 2020 Beef exports, €000 (CSO figures)
Cumulative beef exports to Dec 2019, €000 (CSO figures)
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Cumulative cattle export figures, 2020
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Average Grade E Pig Price per 100kgs
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NOTE: EU PRICES
ARE PROVISIONAL
AT THE TIME OF
PUBLICATION &
MAY NOT BE
REFLECTIVE OF THE
CURRENT PERIOD
Heavy Lambs
Belgium 518.9
Denmark 512.7
Germany 643.9
Spain 591.7
France 721.0
Croatia 728.9
Ireland 525.8Italy 547.0
Cyprus 556.0
Latvia 408.6
Lithuania 363.0
Netherlands 570.3
Austria 562.0
Poland 415.9
Romania 277.9Finland 393.8
Sweden 443.8
Community 605.4
Northern Ireland 493.8
Great Britain 531.9
United Kingdom 529.2
Community +UK 557.5
CATEGORY 2020 2019 DIFFERENCE
Weekly Cumulative Weekly Cumulative Weekly Cumulative
Lambs/Hoggets 312 791,823 66 752,153 246 39,670
Spring Lambs 46,668 1,535,321 55,794 1,481,405 -9,126 53,916
Ewes and Rams 7,240 365,429 9,129 388,170 -1,889 22,741-
Light Lambs 64 5 576 -5 512-
TOTAL 54,220 2,692,637 64,994 2,622,304 -10,774 70,333
WEEK 49 (W/C 30th Nov)
National Ave Price 525.78 448.09 17.3
SLAUGHTERINGS AT SHEEP EXPORT PREMISES
YTD Ave 518.18 460.33 12.6
Slaughterings 2020 2019 Change
Weekly 54,220
Ave Factory Price 525.43 469.93 11.8
Ave Mart Price 471.38 397.14 18.7
Sheepmeat Information Week 49 (w/c 30th Nov)
Irish Prices €/100 kg 2020 2019 Change €/100kg
64,994 -16.6
YTD 2,692,637 2,622,304 2.7
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Average Irish Price €/100 kg for Sheepmeat 2018-2020
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791,823
1,535,321
365,429
Sheep Slaughter Total 2,692,637
Lambs/Hoggets Spring Lambs Ewes/Rams
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