Beef
Weekly beef kill numbers are continuing just below 30,000 head, latest Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) figures show
Just over 30,000 head of cattle (excluding veal) were slaughtered at DAFM-approved factories in the week ending Sep 28
Latest beef kill figures show that the weekly factory cattle supplies are remaining below 30,000 head, well below 2024 figures
Latest beef kill figures show factory cattle supplies in the first week of September this year were...
Latest beef kill figures show just under 25,500 head of cattle (excluding veal) were slaughtered in...
25,400 cattle were slaughtered at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine-approved factories in the week ending Sunday, August 3
The latest average cold carcass weight figures from DAFM show the average steer carcass weight in the first half of 2025 was 339kg.
According to Bord Bia, this trend is "stemming from a notable reduction in slaughter-age (factory-fit) cattle currently on farms."
The beef kill in week 29 at DAFM-approved factories stood at just under 23,800 head (excluding veal), latest figures show
The beef kill in week 28 has been the lowest-recorded kill to date this year with just over 24,200 head of cattle slaughtered.
This year's beef kill-to-date has seen strong heifer and bullock (steer) supplies with a reduction in the cow and young bull kills.
The number of steers (bullocks) slaughtered last week was over 200 head above the same week of last year, according to beef kill figures.
Agri-Business
The drop off in weekly beef kill supplies is coming predominantly from fewer cows and young bulls, latest DAFM figures indicate.
The beef kill figures for the week ending Sunday, May 18, show the forecast decline in cattle supplies this year has started to materialise.
Beef News
The first four months of the year have seen a general trend of strong weekly beef kill numbers, with supplies above 2024 figures
Factory cattle supplies remained above 33,000 head (excluding veal) in the week ending Sunday, April 27, according to DAFM beef kill figures.
Weekly beef kill numbers have been in a gradual decline since mid-February but are still remaining at a reasonably high level.
Supplies of cattle dropped 6,000 head in the week ending Sunday, March 23, due to St. Patrick's Day and subsequent four-day beef kill.
Farmers attending a recent information event in Athlone, Co. Westmeath, were told "there is a significant shortage of cattle in Europe...
Supplies of factory cattle to date this year are remaining relatively on par with last year, latest beef kill figures from DAFM show.
The beef kill numbers totalled just over 37,200 head in the week ending Sunday, January 19 after 4 weeks below 35,000 head.
The Irish factory cattle supply is forecast to fall by approximately 87,000 head this year according to Bord Bia projections.
Weekly beef kills in June varied in numbers from approximately 28,500 to 31,800 cattle/week but the...
