date:Dec 26, 2012
, with R4L grade steers averaging Stg 362.3 pence/kgted which was equivalent to 469 cent/kg (167p/lb).
On the Continent, trade has firmed across most of the key markets, with prices reflecting this pattern.
Trade is being helped by increased activity in the run up to Christmas.
There is no change in the prices being offered for cows at the Irish factories where O/P grade cows are ranging 305-345 cents/kg and R grades up to 370 cents/kg.