Livestock price data

Organic livestock prices

January 2025

	£ / kg deadweight Data courtesy of OLMC
Prime cattle - Finished stock (Average R4L UTM in spec)	£6.50
Cull cow - Finished stock (Average R4L OTM in spec)	£4.55
Lamb - Finished stock (Average R3L OSL in spec)	£7.45

N.B. Prices serve as a guide only and are averaged from information collected from key producers and traders. Accurate at time of writing but may alter due to market volatility.

Finished Stock Market Report

Prime Cattle

The UK beef trade is breaking records currently, with all-time highs for conventional and Organic finished cattle being made as supplies continue to be short. The Demand remains fairly good which helps fuel the high prices.

The outlook is difficult to surmise, prices may well strengthen more , but how much more before they begin to stifle sales as consumers see beef as too expensive.

General quality of stock coming though OLMC is very good, many are finishing cattle at good weights. Those not feeding stock well enough are failing to maximize their returns and the profitability seen by many who are getting nutrition right.

Average R4L Organic UTM in spec @650p/kg deadweight

Cull Cow

The cull cow trade firmed up over Christmas, quite often we see a little more trade in January, however the prices have got stronger week on Week. The supply of cows coming on to the market is very slow currently, this has pushed prices forward. The short term outlook would be continued strength in cow trade as abattoirs compete for the slow volumes coming forward.

Average R4L Organic OTM Cow in spec @ 455/kg deadweight

Lamb

A continued strengthening in prices through the Christmas period and into January has slowed marginally. The likelihood is that it will continue to increase as we go through to the spring. A comfortable UK sourced organic supply of lamb looks to be in short supply as the store lambs were scares in the first place, so we could see record price highs as we get towards April.

Average R3L organic OSL in spec @ 745p/kg

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