This week, heifers are generally being quoted at €5.60-5.70/kg on the grid and steers (bullocks) are at €5.50-€5.60/kg on the ...

Furthermore, increased demand for Aberdeen Angus beef has seen the premium rise as much as 20p per kg, with many abattoirs in Scotland paying £5.00 per kg this week. Prices are also firming in ...

The WFB steer, 10.5 months old and weighing 380kg, was the among the first drop of calves by WD Quicksilver, the walking sire for the Red Angus stud owned by 12-year-old Max White.

The opportunity for cattle traders to buy and sell at close to cents-a-kilogram price parity is swiftly leaving the industry as the market shifts to favour the breeding sector supplying store calves.

All weaning is done at housing into straw bedded courts. All Angus steers and heifers not retained for breeding are finished at 18-23 months at 380kg and 340kg, respectively, with the Charolais cross ...

Mr Hugill has built up a network of local butchers whom he supplies with turkeys, lambs and finished Angus cattle. "I tried one of those butchers with a Shorthorn steer.