Beef Carcase Classification and Price Reporting - Annual Report 2012
BEEF CARCASE CLASSIFICATION
and
PRICE REPORTING SECTION
ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Draft 2.0
CONTENTS
- CARCASE CLASSIFICATION RESULTS 2012
1.1Steers
1.2Heifers
1.3Cows
1.4Young Bulls
- CLASSIFICATION RESULTS
2.1Steers
2.2Heifers
2.3Cows
2.4Young Bulls
3.ANALYSIS OF PRICE REPORT DATA
3.1Steers
3.2Heifers
3.3 Cows
3.4 Young Bulls
4. SLAUGHTERINGS, OUTPUT, EXPORTS and IMPORTS
4.1 Numbers slaughtered
4.2 Seasonality of slaughtering
4.3Live exports
- INSPECTIONS
5.1 Classification Checks
5.2 Factory price Audits
- PRICE REPORTING BY SUBCLASSES
Annex I Plants classifying Beef Carcases and Price reporting
SUMMARY – 2012
-Total slaughterings at DAFM plants decreased by 167,824 in 2012(1,400,638) compared to 2011(1,568,462)
-The Steer kill declined by 109,381 from the 2011 figure. (P.18)
-The number of Young Bulls killed in 2012 increased by 24,427 on 2011. Young Bull slaughterings now account for almost 30% of the overall male kill.(P.18)
-Steer, Heifer and Young Bull carcase weights continue to increase. (Section 2)
-Veal numbers are down almost 50% on 2011 to 4,480. (P.18)
-Live exports of calves, weanlings, stores decreased significantly in 2012 and exports of finished cattle increased from 2011. (P.21/22)
-Almost 30% of the National Kill took place in Q4 (P20)
1. CARCASE CLASSIFICATION RESULTS 2012
All data is derived from data submitted to DAFM by price reporting abattoirs
1.1 Steers
Table 1.1.1 Average Steer Weights (Kg - cold) within conformation and fat classes 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 432 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 508 / 460 / 495 / 502 / 483 / 501 / 512 / 503 / 516 / 523 / 463 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 469 / 419 / 421 / 441 / 476 / 471 / 480 / 501 / 490 / 512 / 501 / 528 / 0 / 0 / 0
U+ / 358 / 389 / 414 / 425 / 437 / 445 / 454 / 458 / 467 / 472 / 475 / 481 / 486 / 446 / 0
U= / 335 / 367 / 394 / 403 / 415 / 423 / 430 / 438 / 448 / 453 / 461 / 468 / 466 / 473 / 466
U- / 362 / 359 / 382 / 388 / 397 / 405 / 414 / 423 / 431 / 436 / 443 / 448 / 459 / 468 / 595
R+ / 298 / 336 / 360 / 370 / 376 / 386 / 394 / 403 / 412 / 419 / 422 / 427 / 436 / 445 / 447
R= / 274 / 318 / 330 / 348 / 359 / 365 / 375 / 381 / 390 / 394 / 401 / 407 / 414 / 438 / 478
R- / 243 / 300 / 316 / 332 / 338 / 346 / 353 / 361 / 366 / 372 / 379 / 388 / 400 / 414 / 491
O+ / 239 / 283 / 302 / 309 / 319 / 326 / 332 / 339 / 347 / 355 / 364 / 376 / 387 / 401 / 479
O= / 228 / 259 / 281 / 293 / 302 / 310 / 319 / 329 / 339 / 348 / 358 / 369 / 379 / 396 / 477
O- / 227 / 260 / 268 / 284 / 291 / 303 / 314 / 327 / 339 / 349 / 356 / 367 / 376 / 384 / 485
P+ / 212 / 243 / 261 / 274 / 287 / 300 / 311 / 327 / 337 / 349 / 356 / 372 / 383 / 364 / 0
P= / 209 / 246 / 254 / 269 / 284 / 298 / 310 / 323 / 335 / 345 / 356 / 378 / 382 / 379 / 0
P- / 189 / 230 / 256 / 263 / 278 / 297 / 309 / 324 / 340 / 343 / 349 / 352 / 0 / 0 / 0
Table 1.1.2- % of Steers within Conformation and Fat classes 2012
E+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
E= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
E- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.9 / 1.5 / 1.2 / 0.9 / 0.6 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0
R+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 1.3 / 2.4 / 2.4 / 1.9 / 1.3 / 0.5 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0
R= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.8 / 1.7 / 3.4 / 3.0 / 2.8 / 1.9 / 0.8 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0
R- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 2.8 / 3.2 / 2.8 / 2.1 / 0.9 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0
O+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 3.0 / 3.4 / 2.9 / 2.0 / 0.8 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0
O= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.9 / 1.9 / 3.6 / 3.3 / 2.5 / 1.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0
O- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 0.9 / 1.7 / 2.4 / 2.0 / 1.3 / 0.6 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.6 / 1.0 / 1.2 / 0.8 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
1.2 Heifers
Table 1.2.1Average Heifer Weights(Kg - cold) within conformation and fat classes 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 544 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 405 / 343 / 423 / 461 / 447 / 433 / 469 / 460 / 461 / 494 / 550 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 325 / 344 / 379 / 384 / 403 / 403 / 408 / 424 / 417 / 442 / 417 / 440 / 418 / 0 / 0
U+ / 335 / 358 / 356 / 371 / 371 / 379 / 382 / 389 / 397 / 400 / 405 / 413 / 418 / 420 / 405
U= / 299 / 321 / 339 / 340 / 346 / 356 / 362 / 367 / 374 / 379 / 386 / 387 / 395 / 407 / 435
U- / 292 / 306 / 328 / 323 / 333 / 340 / 345 / 351 / 358 / 362 / 366 / 373 / 376 / 381 / 397
R+ / 269 / 288 / 300 / 309 / 314 / 319 / 325 / 330 / 337 / 341 / 345 / 349 / 354 / 361 / 383
R= / 256 / 265 / 282 / 288 / 295 / 300 / 306 / 309 / 316 / 318 / 322 / 326 / 331 / 337 / 354
R- / 234 / 257 / 258 / 271 / 278 / 282 / 286 / 290 / 294 / 297 / 301 / 307 / 314 / 324 / 352
O+ / 213 / 243 / 245 / 254 / 258 / 266 / 268 / 272 / 277 / 281 / 287 / 294 / 303 / 318 / 336
O= / 207 / 217 / 234 / 238 / 244 / 249 / 254 / 260 / 266 / 272 / 281 / 289 / 300 / 314 / 339
O- / 192 / 193 / 225 / 225 / 234 / 242 / 248 / 256 / 265 / 274 / 282 / 293 / 300 / 321 / 336
P+ / 174 / 201 / 212 / 227 / 240 / 249 / 257 / 268 / 279 / 287 / 291 / 303 / 306 / 315 / 405
P= / 168 / 199 / 213 / 233 / 244 / 253 / 265 / 274 / 281 / 293 / 296 / 323 / 321 / 293 / 309
P- / 163 / 194 / 216 / 224 / 237 / 257 / 263 / 272 / 289 / 294 / 280 / 292 / 0 / 0 / 0
Table 1.2.2 % of Heiferswithin Conformation and Fat classes2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
E= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
E- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0
U- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.8 / 1.3 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 1.1 / 0.6 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0
R+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 2.8 / 3.3 / 3.3 / 2.7 / 1.5 / 0.6 / 0.1 / 0.0
R= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 4.3 / 3.0 / 1.8 / 0.6 / 0.2 / 0.0
R- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 1.4 / 2.5 / 3.1 / 3.3 / 3.0 / 1.6 / 0.6 / 0.2 / 0.0
O+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.7 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 1.9 / 1.0 / 0.4 / 0.1 / 0.0
O= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.1 / 2.2 / 2.4 / 2.6 / 1.7 / 0.8 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 0.0
O- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 0.9 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0
P+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P- / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
1.3 Cows
Table 1.3.1Average Cow Weights (Kg - cold) within conformation and fat classes 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 545 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 0 / 0 / 510 / 495 / 495 / 510 / 545 / 549 / 501 / 561 / 0 / 541 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 0 / 434 / 450 / 473 / 516 / 509 / 500 / 527 / 507 / 539 / 544 / 527 / 570 / 0 / 0
U+ / 440 / 404 / 533 / 454 / 466 / 459 / 456 / 479 / 488 / 486 / 496 / 494 / 501 / 483 / 501
U= / 398 / 446 / 399 / 443 / 433 / 429 / 438 / 428 / 454 / 452 / 460 / 462 / 468 / 478 / 472
U- / 387 / 414 / 403 / 399 / 406 / 407 / 406 / 420 / 419 / 429 / 435 / 439 / 443 / 448 / 452
R+ / 359 / 362 / 370 / 381 / 381 / 388 / 388 / 394 / 403 / 407 / 412 / 416 / 418 / 425 / 427
R= / 325 / 343 / 360 / 361 / 355 / 365 / 366 / 362 / 376 / 376 / 387 / 389 / 394 / 397 / 407
R- / 326 / 331 / 324 / 334 / 337 / 342 / 344 / 351 / 355 / 360 / 363 / 366 / 371 / 376 / 387
O+ / 309 / 313 / 304 / 314 / 318 / 324 / 325 / 329 / 334 / 337 / 341 / 347 / 352 / 357 / 364
O= / 274 / 274 / 293 / 293 / 299 / 305 / 305 / 312 / 317 / 323 / 327 / 331 / 338 / 342 / 349
O- / 252 / 263 / 268 / 274 / 281 / 286 / 293 / 302 / 308 / 314 / 320 / 325 / 329 / 332 / 337
P+ / 222 / 238 / 248 / 262 / 270 / 280 / 288 / 297 / 304 / 309 / 314 / 320 / 321 / 330 / 330
P= / 209 / 233 / 244 / 255 / 267 / 277 / 285 / 293 / 301 / 308 / 312 / 314 / 322 / 318 / 359
P- / 214 / 231 / 243 / 256 / 267 / 275 / 284 / 291 / 296 / 304 / 308 / 308 / 304 / 324 / 0
Table 1.3.2 % of Cows within Conformation and Fat classes 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+U= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0
R+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1
R= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.1
R- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.8 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.5 / 0.2
O+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.1 / 0.6 / 0.2
O= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.1 / 1.5 / 1.9 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 1.2 / 0.6 / 0.1
O- / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 1.2 / 2.3 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 3.1 / 2.2 / 1.2 / 0.4 / 0.1
P+ / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6 / 1.1 / 1.6 / 2.8 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 3.5 / 2.7 / 1.5 / 0.6 / 0.2 / 0.0
P= / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 1.3 / 1.4 / 1.9 / 2.4 / 1.7 / 1.2 / 0.7 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0
P- / 3.0 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.9 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
1.4 Young Bulls
Table 1.4.1 Young Bull Weights (Kg - cold) within conformation and fat classes 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0 / 0 / 562 / 0 / 494 / 0 / 520 / 424 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 386 / 408 / 447 / 469 / 476 / 486 / 491 / 501 / 517 / 513 / 525 / 547 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 367 / 391 / 429 / 448 / 454 / 468 / 473 / 482 / 485 / 491 / 496 / 510 / 0 / 0 / 0
U+ / 352 / 390 / 407 / 419 / 430 / 438 / 447 / 452 / 457 / 460 / 466 / 474 / 0 / 0 / 0
U= / 328 / 367 / 380 / 395 / 408 / 416 / 424 / 431 / 435 / 439 / 445 / 443 / 471 / 484 / 0
U- / 301 / 344 / 356 / 376 / 389 / 398 / 407 / 413 / 417 / 422 / 426 / 424 / 417 / 435 / 0
R+ / 298 / 321 / 342 / 351 / 367 / 374 / 385 / 392 / 397 / 401 / 403 / 404 / 407 / 0 / 0
R= / 265 / 310 / 316 / 329 / 343 / 351 / 360 / 368 / 375 / 379 / 384 / 394 / 414 / 465 / 0
R- / 263 / 290 / 296 / 313 / 324 / 333 / 344 / 351 / 358 / 361 / 364 / 392 / 372 / 388 / 0
O+ / 243 / 277 / 289 / 304 / 314 / 322 / 331 / 339 / 346 / 347 / 353 / 336 / 358 / 0 / 0
O= / 216 / 262 / 277 / 291 / 301 / 310 / 318 / 327 / 334 / 340 / 330 / 322 / 0 / 0 / 0
O- / 225 / 251 / 266 / 278 / 289 / 299 / 307 / 314 / 323 / 322 / 306 / 322 / 0 / 0 / 0
P+ / 215 / 241 / 255 / 265 / 276 / 287 / 294 / 302 / 307 / 284 / 300 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
P= / 204 / 231 / 245 / 258 / 267 / 271 / 278 / 281 / 285 / 362 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
P- / 195 / 229 / 248 / 244 / 264 / 250 / 247 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Table 1.4.2 % of Young Bulls within Conformation and Fat classes 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
E= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
E- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U+ / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.6 / 1.6 / 2.8 / 3.1 / 2.4 / 1.1 / 0.4 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U= / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.6 / 1.5 / 2.6 / 3.2 / 2.6 / 1.3 / 0.5 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
U- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 0.6 / 1.6 / 2.9 / 3.6 / 3.2 / 1.7 / 0.6 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
R+ / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.6 / 1.4 / 2.5 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.5 / 0.6 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
R= / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.6 / 1.2 / 1.9 / 2.3 / 2.1 / 1.1 / 0.4 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
R- / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 1.2 / 1.8 / 2.0 / 1.6 / 0.8 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
O+ / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.8 / 1.6 / 2.2 / 2.0 / 1.3 / 0.5 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
O= / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.4 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 2.4 / 1.7 / 1.0 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
O- / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.6 / 1.2 / 1.6 / 1.3 / 0.9 / 0.4 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P+ / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P= / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
P- / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
2. CARCASE CLASSIFICATION RESULTS 2001 to 2012
Note: All figures in this section are compiled from data received from Price Reporting factories only. See annex 1 for complete list of Price Reporting Factories.
2.1STEERS
Carcase weights
Table 2.1.1Average Steer Carcase weights (Kg Cold) 2001 to 2012
Year / Weight (kg)2001 / 339
2002 / 334
2003 / 341
2004 / 338
2005 / 352
2006 / 351
2007 / 358
2008 / 351
2009 / 351
2010 / 354
2011 / 362
2012 / 365
Conformation
Table 2.1.2Steer Conformation (%) 2001 to 2012
E / U / R / O / P /Numbers
2001 / - / 3.3 / 43.4 / 48.3 / 5.0 / 952,3302002 / - / 4.5 / 47.7 / 42.1 / 5.7 / 862,357
2003 / - / 7.7 / 51.0 / 35.5 / 5.9 / 918,794
2004 / - / 7.0 / 50.9 / 36.3 / 5.6 / 807,219
2005 / - / 6.3 / 45.7 / 41.2 / 6.3 / 722,664
2006 / - / 6.2 / 42.9 / 43.5 / 7.5 / 754,408
2007 / - / 6.6 / 45.2 / 41.4 / 6.5 / 749,240
2008 / - / 5.8 / 43.5 / 43.6 / 6.9 / 679,323
2009 / - / 7.3 / 43.8 / 42.2 / 6.6 / 635,654
2010 / - / 8.6 / 42.8 / 42.1 / 6.6 / 649,539
2011 / - / 9.9 / 43.6 / 40.2 / 6.1 / 563,981
2012 / 0.2 / 10.5 / 41.7 / 40.7 / 6.8 / 455,316
Fatness
Table 2.1.3Steer Fatness (%) 2001 to 2012
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 /Numbers
2001 / 0.5 / 2.8 / 17.9 / 70.1 / 8.9 / 952,3302002 / 0.8 / 5.0 / 31.2 / 59.3 / 3.7 / 862,357
2003 / 0.5 / 4.8 / 38.5 / 55.0 / 1.3 / 918,794
2004 / 0.4 / 5.1 / 44.3 / 49.3 / 0.7 / 807,219
2005 / 1.2 / 10.3 / 51.6 / 35.4 / 1.2 / 722,664
2006 / 1.5 / 13.5 / 54.6 / 29.5 / 1.0 / 754,408
2007 / 1.3 / 10.7 / 52.9 / 33.6 / 1.2 / 749,240
2008 / 2.0 / 14.2 / 53.1 / 29.2 / 1.2 / 679,323
2009 / 2.0 / 16.2 / 54.4 / 26.3 / 1.0 / 635,654
2010 / 1.1 / 14.2 / 56.1 / 27.3 / 1.1 / 649,539
2011 / 0.9 / 11.0 / 55.9 / 31.2 / 1.1 / 563,981
2012 / 1.3 / 12.6 / 54.5 / 30.4 / 1.1 / 455,316
2.2HEIFERS
Carcase Weight
Table 2.2.1Heifer carcase weights (Kg Cold) 2001 to 2012
Year / Weight (kg)2001 / 266
2002 / 265
2003 / 272
2004 / 272
2005 / 286
2006 / 288
2007 / 291
2008 / 287
2009 / 287
2010 / 292
2011 / 302
2012 / 306
Conformation
Table 2.2.2Heifer Conformation (%) 2001 to 2012
E / U / R / O / P / Numbers2001 / - / 2.0 / 39.8 / 53.8 / 4.3 / 376,438
2002 / 0.1 / 3.7 / 49.6 / 43.5 / 3.2 / 418,129
2003 / - / 7.1 / 60.0 / 30.7 / 1.9 / 431,939
2004 / - / 7.0 / 58.5 / 32.1 / 2.3 / 409,093
2005 / - / 6.0 / 56.5 / 33.5 / 2.9 / 362,277
2006 / - / 5.7 / 54.7 / 36.0 / 3.4 / 417,783
2007 / - / 5.7 / 55.0 / 36.2 / 3.1 / 425,028
2008 / - / 5.2 / 53.1 / 38.4 / 3.3 / 379,839
2009 / - / 5.6 / 54.5 / 36.5 / 3.1 / 405,484
2010 / - / 7.4 / 55.1 / 34.8 / 2.6 / 431,459
2011 / - / 10.2 / 57.7 / 29.1 / 2.6 / 403,194
2012 / 0.2 / 12.4 / 55.4 / 28.6 / 3.6 / 344,146
Fatness
Table 2.2.3Heifer Fatness (%) 2001 to 2012
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / Numbers2001 / 1.7 / 3.0 / 14.0 / 67.3 / 14.1 / 376,438
2002 / 1.4 / 4.4 / 24.8 / 61.7 / 7.6 / 418,129
2003 / 0.5 / 3.4 / 30.6 / 61.3 / 3.9 / 431,939
2004 / 0.9 / 4.8 / 34.6 / 57.2 / 2.4 / 409,093
2005 / 1.6 / 8.9 / 41.3 / 43.1 / 4.0 / 362,277
2006 / 1.7 / 9.6 / 42.6 / 42.1 / 3.8 / 417,783
2007 / 1.6 / 8.6 / 41.3 / 44.0 / 4.5 / 425,028
2008 / 1.8 / 10.3 / 43.2 / 40.4 / 4.3 / 379,839
2009 / 2.0 / 11.9 / 45.3 / 37.2 / 3.3 / 405,484
2010 / 1.6 / 11.4 / 48.2 / 35.9 / 2.8 / 431,459
2011 / 1.1 / 9.1 / 46.8 / 39.9 / 3.2 / 403,194
2012 / 1.7 / 9.2 / 44.2 / 41.4 / 3.7 / 344,146
2.3COWS
Carcase Weights
Table2.3.1Cow carcase weights (Kg Cold) 2001 to 2012
Year / Weight (kg)2001 / 284
2002 / 284
2003 / 294
2004 / 295
2005 / 304
2006 / 301
2007 / 305
2008 / 301
2009 / 300
2010 / 308
2011 / 315
2012 / 311
Conformation
Table 2.3.2Cow Conformation (%) 2001 to 2012
E / U / R / O / P /Numbers
2001 / - / 0.3 / 6.1 / 47.5 / 46.1 / 365,9782002 / - / 0.4 / 7.3 / 46 / 46.3 / 322,339
2003 / - / 0.6 / 10.5 / 46.4 / 42.2 / 335,000
2004 / - / 0.6 / 11.5 / 47.5 / 40.3 / 345,736
2005 / - / 0.7 / 10.9 / 46.5 / 40.0 / 341,947
2006 / - / 0.7 / 10.5 / 44.5 / 43.9 / 358,698
2007 / - / 0.2 / 11.2 / 43.5 / 44.1 / 356,789
2008 / - / 1.2 / 12.1 / 42.5 / 44.6 / 312,456
2009 / - / 1.3 / 13 / 41.6 / 45.0 / 329,568
2010 / - / 1.6 / 15.3 / 43.3 / 39.9 / 328,387
2011 / - / 1.9 / 15.2 / 40 / 42.7 / 325,389
2012 / - / 1.6 / 13.2 / 37.1 / 48.0 / 315,754
Fatness
Table 2.3.3Cow Fatness (%) 2001 to 2012
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 /Numbers
2001 / 10.1 / 11.6 / 13.5 / 40.3 / 24.4 / 365,9782002 / 12.9 / 12.3 / 16.8 / 39.4 / 18.5 / 322,339
2003 / 10.7 / 10.9 / 19.5 / 45.5 / 13.1 / 335,000
2004 / 9.2 / 10.6 / 24.3 / 47.4 / 8.4 / 345,736
2005 / 8.5 / 11.0 / 30.0 / 38.6 / 9.6 / 341,947
2006 / 9.7 / 13.7 / 33.9 / 34.1 / 8.5 / 358,698
2007 / 9.3 / 12.5 / 32.8 / 35.8 / 9.5 / 356,789
2008 / 11.3 / 13.7 / 33.2 / 33 / 8.9 / 312,456
2009 / 13.1 / 15.6 / 35.2 / 29.1 / 7.0 / 329, 568
2010 / 9.0 / 13.4 / 35.4 / 33.1 / 9.2 / 328,387
2011 / 6.9 / 11.4 / 34.3 / 36.4 / 11.0 / 325,389
2012 / 9.8 / 12.4 / 33.5 / 34.3 / 9.9 / 315,754
2.4 YOUNG BULLS
Carcase Weight
Table 2.4.1 Young Bull carcase weights (Kg Cold) 2001 to 2012
Year / Weight (kg)2001 / 339
2002 / 333
2003 / 327
2004 / 319
2005 / 350
2006 / 361
2007 / 368
2008 / 363
2009 / 362
2010 / 360
2011 / 367
2012 / 372
Conformation
Table 2.4.2Young Bull Conformation (%) 2001 to 2012
Numbers
2001 / 0.3 / 23.9 / 54.6 / 17.7 / 3.4 / 65,4912002 / 0.9 / 33.9 / 42.6 / 17.7 / 4.9 / 39,609
2003 / 0.7 / 41.5 / 39.5 / 15.0 / 3.4 / 53,991
2004 / 0.6 / 33.3 / 40.7 / 21.0 / 4.4 / 94,417
2005 / 1.0 / 38.4 / 39.1 / 18.1 / 2.9 / 94,119
2006 / 1.1 / 40.5 / 39.0 / 16.5 / 2.7 / 78,998
2007 / 0.9 / 43.2 / 42.0 / 12.4 / 1.3 / 105,431
2008 / 0.7 / 39.7 / 44.3 / 13.8 / 1.5 / 107,404
2009 / 0.9 / 38.9 / 43 / 15.3 / 1.9 / 120,227
2010 / 1.0 / 39.3 / 37.2 / 20.1 / 2.7 / 149,191
2011 / 1.4 / 40.1 / 35.7 / 20.5 / 2.2 / 182,417
2012 / 1.7 / 39.6 / 31.3 / 24.3 / 3.1 / 203,669
Fatness
Table2.4.3Young Bull Fatness (%) 2001 to 2012
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 /Numbers
2001 / 4.3 / 22.4 / 41.6 / 31.2 / 0.4 / 65,4912002 / 6.5 / 24.4 / 47.3 / 21.6 / 0.1 / 39,609
2003 / 4.2 / 23.3 / 56 / 16.6 / - / 53,991
2004 / 3.3 / 26.9 / 58.9 / 10.9 / - / 94,417
2005 / 5.4 / 42.5 / 46.3 / 5.3 / - / 94,119
2006 / 5.1 / 41.7 / 48.2 / 4.8 / - / 78,998
2007 / 3.6 / 39.9 / 51.1 / 5.2 / - / 105,431
2008 / 4.2 / 43.1 / 48.4 / 4.3 / - / 107,404
2009 / 5.2 / 45.8 / 45.5 / 3.5 / - / 120,227
2010 / 4.5 / 45.9 / 46.3 / 3.6 / - / 149,191
2011 / 4.2 / 46.3 / 46.2 / 3.2 / - / 182,417
2012 / 4.1 / 43.3 / 48.6 / 4.0 / - / 203,669
3. ANALYSIS OF PRICE REPORT DATA
All price data is based on the average price paid per grade within conformation and fat
scores (including subclasses)
3.1Steers
Table 3.1.1 Average Steer Prices (cent Kg %) 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 404 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 335 / 407 / 422 / 415 / 427 / 418 / 426 / 422 / 423 / 433 / 424 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 413 / 382 / 413 / 418 / 418 / 419 / 427 / 426 / 424 / 426 / 428 / 427 / 0 / 0 / 0
U+ / 357 / 385 / 394 / 410 / 414 / 421 / 423 / 424 / 424 / 424 / 425 / 420 / 408 / 405 / 0
U= / 365 / 364 / 393 / 405 / 411 / 416 / 417 / 418 / 419 / 419 / 420 / 414 / 399 / 400 / 398
U- / 327 / 370 / 390 / 402 / 407 / 411 / 412 / 413 / 413 / 414 / 414 / 409 / 396 / 393 / 355
R+ / 338 / 367 / 380 / 396 / 399 / 404 / 405 / 406 / 407 / 408 / 408 / 402 / 392 / 391 / 389
R= / 311 / 357 / 373 / 390 / 396 / 400 / 400 / 402 / 402 / 403 / 404 / 399 / 388 / 387 / 366
R- / 291 / 353 / 373 / 390 / 395 / 399 / 400 / 401 / 402 / 403 / 403 / 398 / 386 / 389 / 380
O+ / 282 / 337 / 352 / 375 / 381 / 385 / 389 / 390 / 390 / 392 / 392 / 386 / 375 / 376 / 377
O= / 271 / 317 / 346 / 373 / 378 / 380 / 384 / 385 / 385 / 387 / 383 / 383 / 374 / 365 / 369
O- / 259 / 323 / 343 / 370 / 374 / 373 / 376 / 377 / 378 / 379 / 378 / 378 / 368 / 378 / 369
P+ / 250 / 307 / 333 / 355 / 362 / 364 / 368 / 369 / 370 / 372 / 370 / 374 / 364 / 349 / 0
P= / 233 / 287 / 319 / 349 / 355 / 359 / 363 / 365 / 365 / 368 / 371 / 375 / 363 / 364 / 0
P- / 207 / 243 / 300 / 339 / 343 / 355 / 360 / 363 / 360 / 360 / 368 / 376 / 0 / 0 / 0
3.2 Heifers
Table 3.2.1 Average Heifer Prices (cent/Kg %) 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 420 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 422 / 419 / 407 / 413 / 436 / 449 / 452 / 436 / 448 / 438 / 450 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 385 / 396 / 432 / 435 / 435 / 444 / 448 / 446 / 447 / 448 / 447 / 446 / 429 / 0 / 0
U+ / 390 / 405 / 415 / 429 / 433 / 444 / 444 / 444 / 444 / 443 / 443 / 434 / 421 / 420 / 420
U= / 378 / 399 / 407 / 423 / 429 / 436 / 438 / 437 / 439 / 438 / 438 / 429 / 416 / 410 / 402
U- / 380 / 392 / 403 / 416 / 421 / 429 / 431 / 432 / 433 / 433 / 433 / 424 / 411 / 410 / 400
R+ / 354 / 384 / 396 / 408 / 413 / 422 / 423 / 424 / 426 / 426 / 426 / 417 / 403 / 402 / 393
R= / 333 / 370 / 388 / 404 / 409 / 416 / 416 / 417 / 419 / 419 / 420 / 412 / 399 / 396 / 391
R- / 325 / 367 / 379 / 399 / 407 / 413 / 415 / 416 / 418 / 418 / 419 / 411 / 398 / 395 / 382
O+ / 285 / 333 / 361 / 382 / 391 / 398 / 404 / 405 / 407 / 407 / 408 / 401 / 387 / 385 / 371
O= / 273 / 301 / 346 / 375 / 385 / 392 / 399 / 400 / 402 / 402 / 398 / 396 / 383 / 377 / 376
O- / 242 / 261 / 336 / 362 / 377 / 383 / 390 / 392 / 393 / 393 / 390 / 389 / 378 / 373 / 381
P+ / 195 / 256 / 285 / 343 / 362 / 369 / 377 / 379 / 380 / 380 / 378 / 374 / 367 / 377 / 356
P= / 193 / 234 / 273 / 325 / 346 / 359 / 367 / 371 / 370 / 368 / 374 / 364 / 360 / 331 / 353
P- / 172 / 199 / 225 / 297 / 313 / 340 / 352 / 358 / 361 / 380 / 360 / 361 / 0 / 0 / 0
3.3Cows
Table 3.3.1 Average Cow Price (cent/kg incl. %)2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 340 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 0 / 0 / 400 / 389 / 399 / 398 / 402 / 411 / 417 / 380 / 0 / 360 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 0 / 396 / 387 / 383 / 392 / 386 / 418 / 386 / 384 / 403 / 396 / 398 / 375 / 0 / 0
U+ / 391 / 357 / 346 / 382 / 376 / 391 / 389 / 387 / 387 / 389 / 385 / 388 / 386 / 377 / 373
U= / 349 / 355 / 363 / 380 / 382 / 388 / 382 / 381 / 381 / 381 / 380 / 383 / 385 / 381 / 371
U- / 298 / 313 / 358 / 371 / 375 / 370 / 380 / 376 / 380 / 380 / 380 / 380 / 379 / 377 / 380
R+ / 339 / 326 / 321 / 363 / 365 / 365 / 369 / 370 / 371 / 370 / 371 / 371 / 371 / 370 / 365
R= / 311 / 322 / 343 / 361 / 361 / 363 / 364 / 369 / 368 / 371 / 369 / 368 / 368 / 368 / 367
R- / 315 / 320 / 340 / 355 / 358 / 360 / 362 / 364 / 365 / 366 / 367 / 367 / 367 / 366 / 367
O+ / 299 / 309 / 308 / 340 / 343 / 346 / 348 / 350 / 352 / 352 / 353 / 354 / 355 / 355 / 354
O= / 265 / 270 / 300 / 333 / 333 / 340 / 344 / 347 / 349 / 351 / 352 / 353 / 354 / 353 / 352
O- / 236 / 265 / 287 / 321 / 329 / 336 / 342 / 346 / 349 / 351 / 352 / 354 / 354 / 355 / 353
P+ / 200 / 221 / 244 / 302 / 317 / 330 / 340 / 344 / 347 / 349 / 351 / 352 / 353 / 353 / 356
P= / 189 / 210 / 234 / 286 / 307 / 323 / 336 / 340 / 345 / 347 / 349 / 349 / 352 / 348 / 345
P- / 189 / 203 / 223 / 273 / 295 / 315 / 333 / 337 / 341 / 345 / 346 / 347 / 343 / 361 / 0
3.4 Young Bulls
Table 3.4.1 Average Young Bull Price (cent/kg incl. %) 2012
2012 / 1- / 1= / 1+ / 2- / 2= / 2+ / 3- / 3= / 3+ / 4- / 4= / 4+ / 5- / 5= / 5+E+ / 0 / 0 / 409 / 0 / 410 / 0 / 417 / 410 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
E= / 376 / 404 / 404 / 412 / 416 / 415 / 416 / 415 / 414 / 416 / 427 / 420 / 0 / 0 / 0
E- / 383 / 403 / 407 / 415 / 418 / 418 / 418 / 417 / 417 / 414 / 412 / 411 / 0 / 0 / 0
U+ / 380 / 395 / 408 / 413 / 415 / 417 / 417 / 417 / 417 / 416 / 417 / 416 / 0 / 0 / 0
U= / 375 / 398 / 402 / 413 / 415 / 416 / 417 / 417 / 418 / 418 / 417 / 416 / 420 / 405 / 0
U- / 367 / 380 / 395 / 412 / 414 / 415 / 416 / 416 / 417 / 417 / 418 / 415 / 413 / 416 / 0
R+ / 361 / 381 / 390 / 405 / 406 / 408 / 409 / 410 / 411 / 411 / 410 / 410 / 406 / 0 / 0
R= / 337 / 377 / 387 / 402 / 405 / 406 / 407 / 408 / 409 / 409 / 411 / 408 / 413 / 425 / 0
R- / 339 / 364 / 382 / 399 / 402 / 404 / 405 / 406 / 408 / 409 / 409 / 410 / 411 / 415 / 0
O+ / 314 / 353 / 373 / 387 / 391 / 392 / 393 / 395 / 396 / 398 / 400 / 400 / 400 / 0 / 0
O= / 290 / 352 / 371 / 387 / 389 / 391 / 392 / 393 / 394 / 394 / 400 / 404 / 0 / 0 / 0
O- / 311 / 350 / 369 / 385 / 387 / 389 / 391 / 392 / 394 / 392 / 394 / 395 / 0 / 0 / 0
P+ / 284 / 331 / 344 / 369 / 375 / 377 / 378 / 378 / 382 / 374 / 360 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
P= / 268 / 305 / 329 / 363 / 366 / 371 / 373 / 363 / 393 / 390 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
P- / 254 / 288 / 304 / 336 / 365 / 351 / 375 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
4. ANNUAL SLAUGHTERINGS, OUTPUT AND EXPORTS
4.1Numbers Slaughtered at DAFM approved plants*
*Note: List ofDAFM approved factories in Annex I.
Table 4.1.1Numbers Slaughtered at DAFM Approved Plants: 2001 - 2012
Young Bull / Old Bull / Steer / Heifer / Cow / Calf (M) / Calf (F) / Total2001 / 65,491 / 15,266 / 952,330 / 376,438 / 365,978 / 1,640 / 2,168 / 1,779,279
2002 / 39,781 / 18,043 / 866,359 / 421,479 / 323,210 / 2,341 / 3,575 / 1,674,788
2003 / 54,402 / 18,957 / 920,452 / 433,252 / 335,015 / 1,365 / 2,497 / 1,765,940
2004 / 93,552 / 19,753 / 858,992 / 405,301 / 342,876 / 819 / 1,395 / 1,722,688
2005 / 94,119 / 21,198 / 785,438 / 362,320 / 341,947 / 508 / 702 / 1,606,233
2006 / 79,002 / 25,105 / 811,204 / 417,978 / 358,296 / 200 / 189 / 1,691,973
2007 / 105,431 / 25,039 / 779,627 / 425,028 / 356,789 / 200 / 245 / 1,692,359
2008 / 108,882 / 29,592 / 706,336 / 415,059 / 330,192 / 797 / 326 / 1,591,174
2009 / 120,227 / 30,389 / 635,654 / 405,484 / 329,568 / 3072 / 300 / 1,524,694
2010 / 149,686 / 41,741 / 663,506 / 443,866 / 337,294 / 6,356 / 143 / 1,642,592
Young Bull / Old Bull / Steer / Heifer / Cow / Veal
(V) / Veal
(Z) / Total
2011 / 184,315 / 47,282 / 577,320 / 336,398 / 414,945 / 3,095 / 5,107 / 1,568,462
2012 / 208,742 / 35,934 / 467,939 / 353,740 / 329,803 / 978 / 3,502 / 1,400,638
Numbers Slaughtered at Local Authority Approved Plants 2004- 2012
Table 4.1.2
Young Bull / Steers / Heifers / Cows / Total No.2004 / 835 / 3,540 / 84,057 / 431 / 88,863
2005 / 568 / 1,852 / 76,351 / 42 / 78,813
2006 / 697 / 1,798 / 78,923 / 5 / 81,423
2007 / 622 / 1842 / 76,509 / 0 / 78,973
2008 / 941 / 1,983 / 70,857 / 18 / 73,799
2009 / 598 / 1,676 / 73,417 / 6 / 75,697 *
2010 / 60 / 1,794 / 71,973 / 0 / 73,827 *
2011 / 83 / 1,962 / 69,663 / 1,021 / 72,727 *
2012 / 379 / 2,442 / 74,085 / 6,969 / 83,875
*Denotes figures revised from last years report.
4.2 Seasonality of Slaughtering
Table 4.2.1QuarterlySeasonality of slaughtering (%) by Category 2001 to 2012
Steer
Quarter
/ ‘01 / ‘02 / ‘03 / ‘04 / ‘05 / ‘06 / ‘07 / ‘08 / ‘09 / ‘10 / ‘11 / ‘121st / 26 / 23 / 23 / 23 / 21 / 24 / 23 / 22 / 21 / 22 / 21 / 19
2nd / 24 / 23 / 23 / 20 / 23 / 23 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 19
3rd / 24 / 28 / 29 / 29 / 28 / 27 / 27 / 30 / 28 / 28 / 29 / 30
4th / 26 / 26 / 25 / 28 / 28 / 26 / 28 / 26 / 29 / 28 / 27 / 32
Cow
Quarter
/ ‘01 / ‘02 / ‘03 / ‘04 / ‘05 / ‘06 / ‘07 / ‘08 / ‘09 / ‘10 / ‘11 / ‘121st / 18 / 23 / 21 / 20 / 17 / 21 / 24 / 19 / 20 / 23 / 21 / 21
2nd / 17 / 19 / 22 / 20 / 24 / 24 / 24 / 24 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 26
3rd / 29 / 27 / 27 / 27 / 29 / 27 / 26 / 29 / 29 / 26 / 26 / 25
4th / 36 / 31 / 30 / 33 / 30 / 28 / 27 / 28 / 27 / 25 / 26 / 28
Young Bulls
Quarter
/ ‘01 / ‘02 / ‘03 / ‘04 / ‘05 / ‘06 / ‘07 / ‘08 / ‘09 / ‘10 / ‘11 / ‘121st / 20 / 26 / 20 / 19 / 23 / 30 / 31 / 36 / 32 / 32 / 33 / 33
2nd / 41 / 37 / 31 / 35 / 34 / 30 / 30 / 27 / 27 / 25 / 26 / 22
3rd / 22 / 21 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 20 / 18 / 14 / 20 / 19 / 15 / 17
4th / 17 / 16 / 27 / 24 / 21 / 20 / 21 / 23 / 21 / 24 / 26 / 29
Heifer
Quarter
/ ‘01 / ‘02 / ‘03 / ‘04 / ‘05 / ‘06 / ‘07 / ‘08 / ‘09 / ‘10 / ‘11 / ‘121st / 27 / 26 / 27 / 27 / 24 / 28 / 28 / 28 / 25 / 28 / 27 / 27
2nd / 22 / 20 / 21 / 19 / 23 / 23 / 23 / 24 / 23 / 25 / 25 / 23
3rd / 22 / 22 / 22 / 22 / 23 / 23 / 22 / 23 / 26 / 23 / 23 / 23
4th / 29 / 32 / 30 / 32 / 30 / 26 / 27 / 25 / 26 / 24 / 25 / 26
Overall
Quarter
/ ‘01 / ‘02 / ‘03 / ‘04 / ‘05 / ‘06 / ‘07 / ‘08 / ‘09 / ‘10 / ‘11 / ‘121st / 24 / 24 / 23 / 23 / 21 / 25 / 25 / 24 / 22 / 25 / 24 / 24
2nd / 23 / 22 / 23 / 21 / 23 / 24 / 23 / 24 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 23
3rd / 25 / 26 / 27 / 26 / 27 / 25 / 25 / 27 / 27 / 25 / 25 / 25
4th / 28 / 28 / 27 / 30 / 29 / 26 / 27 / 26 / 28 / 26 / 26 / 29
4.3 Live Exports and Imports
Table 4.3.1
Live Exports of Calves and Weanlings from Ireland: 2009 - 2012
No breakdown by country of destination is available from 2008 onwards.
Calf(0-3)Mts / Weanling
(3-12mts)
Male / Female / Total / Male / Female / Total
2009 / 114,345 / 9,106 / 123,451 / 45,125 / 17,438 / 62,563
2010 / 149,586 / 9,410 / 158,996 / 55,908 / 12,678 / 68,586
2011 / 86,830 / 1,223 / 88,053 / 40,888 / 7,206 / 48,094
2012 / 36,961 / 804 / 37,765 / 31,658 / 5,710 / 37,368
Live Exports of Calves from Ireland 2001 - 2008
Year / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008France / 3,672 / 52 / 0 / 274 / 2464 / 10,449 / 9,678 / 2,539
Holland / 1,035 / 4,388 / 33,714 / 30,201 / 43174 / 51,153 / 40,904 / 31,325
Belgium / 0 / 0 / 1,499 / 1,250 / 1093 / 16,618 / 7,485 / 10,101
Italy / 393 / 1075 / 1,313 / 1,746 / 524 / 3,285 / 768 / 557
Spain / 2,857 / 12,126 / 26,462 / 3,330 / 14590 / 22,914 / 27,438 / 16,687
Other / 0 / 165 / 39 / 185 / 177 / 126 / 1,328 / 1,635
Total / 7,957 / 17,806 / 63,027 / 36,986 / 62,022 / 104,545 / 87,601 / 62,844
Table 4.3.2
Live Exports of Stores and Finished Cattle from Ireland: 2009 – 2012
No breakdown by country of destination is available from 2008 onwards.
Stores(12-21mts) / Finished Cattle
(Over 21mts)
Male / Female / Total / Male / Female / Total
2009 / 28,575 / 19,064 / 47,639 / 28,927 / 23,704 / 52,631
2010 / 35,710 / 15,813 / 51,523 / 35,966 / 23,895 / 59,861
2011 / 21,167 / 10,560 / 31,727 / 25,506 / 21,122 / 46,628
2012 / 20,450 / 10,678 / 29,991 / 27,809 / 24,850 / 52,659
Live Cattle Exports from Ireland (excluding calves)
Year / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008N. Ireland / 48,282 / 26,208 / 39,208 / 45,809 / 26362 / 27,162 / 33,488 / 31,884
GB / 0 / 73 / 554 / 1,207 / 1196 / 1,248 / 1,252 / 1,962
EU (excl UK) / 32,212 / 53,599 / 77,891 / 35,790 / 85793 / 116,552 / 84,942 / 61,366
3rd country / 10,361 / 27,900 / 36,762 / 11,687 / 9874 / 424 / 589 / 760
Total / 90,855 / 107,780 / 154,416 / 94,493 / 123,225 / 145,386 / 120,271 / 95,972
Table 4.3.3 Live Imports for slaughter 2012
Cat A, B and C / 1,254Cat D / 2,066
Cat E / 277
Total / 3,597
5. BEEF CARCASE CLASSIFICATION and PRICE REPORTING INSPECTIONS
5.1 Classification Checks
In 2012 there were a total of 1,396,158 carcases of adult cattle classified. There were a total of 433 control visits conducted in these plants during the year and 42,873 carcases were checked for conformation and fat during these visits.
5.2 Classification method
Manual plants / Machine plants / Total% Adult carcases classified / 5 / 95 / 100
5.3 Price reporting
(a)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 lays down detailed rules as regards the recording of market prices of adult bovine animals, on the basis of the Community scale for the classification of carcasses.
(b)In 2012, 25 factories reported prices to The Department – A list of these factories is given in Annex 1
In 2012, staff of the Division carried out 55 audits of these factories examining details of payments / returns to producers and determining the accuracy of weekly returns made to DAFM. During the course of each audit, authorised officers checked the following carcase details:
a.weights,
b.classification,
c.prices
d.origin
6. PRICE REPORTING BY SUBCLASSES
Information on Prices paid by individual factories for steers, cows and heifers is uploaded weekly to the Department website at the following web address:
In addition, the Department publishes on its website, the numbers of carcases in each sub class and the average weights of carcasses in each subclass. These may be found at the same web address:
Annex I
DAFM approved factories 2012* (Formerly known as Export Approved Plants)
Mechanical Classification (23) / Price Reporting(25)
1. / ABP BANDON / /
2. / ABP CAHIR / /
3. / ABP CLONES / /
4. / ABP NENAGH / /
5. / ABP RATHKEALE / /
6. / ABP WATERFORD / /
7. / ASHBOURNE MEATS ROSCREA / /
8. / B&F THOMASTOWN / Manual Classification / Not Reporting Prices
9. / BALLON MEATS / Manual Classification /
10. / CHARLEVILLE FOODS / /
11. / FOYLE DONEGAL / D.M.P. CARRIGANS / /
12. / DAWN BALLYHAUNIS / /
13. / DAWN MEATS GRANNAGH / /
14. / DUNBIA, SLANE / /
15. / EURO FARM FOODS, DULEEK, / /
16. / JENNINGS BALLINROBE / /
17. / KEPAK ATHLEAGUE / /
18. / KEPAK CLONEE / /
19. / KEPAK, KILBEGGAN / /
20. / KEPAK WATERGRASSHILL CORK / /
21. / KILDARE CHILLING COMPANY / /
22. / LIFFEY MEATS BALLYJAMESDUFF / /
23. / LIFFEY MEATS, HACKETSTOWN / Manual Classification /
24. / EDENMORE FARM FOODS, LIFFORD / Manual Classification / Not Reporting Prices
25. / MEADOW MEATS, RATHDOWNEY / /
26. / MOYVALLEY MEATS,BROADFORD / /
27. / SLANEY MEATS BUNCLODY / /
28. / DUNLEAVY’S BALLINA / Manual Classification / Not Reporting Prices
= Yes
*Under the Hygiene Package, both DAFM and LAVI approved plants may export. DAFM approve those plants over a certain throughput for species, and LAVI approve the plants less than the DAFF throughput. SI 432/2009 outlines the throughput differences.
Annual report prepared by:
Beef Carcase Classification and Price Reporting Division.
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Dublin Road.
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