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Farmers question how long beef's bull run can be sustained

Beef prices have remained strong and stable during 2025, but the question on every producers’ lips is: will they remain so, especially given the prospect of more cull dairy cows coming onto the market and a weakening in sales

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Farmers question how long beef's bull run can be sustained

The average AHDB deadweight steer price has traded in a tight band of 633p/kg and 645p/kg deadweight (DW) since mid-June. While that is below the all-time highs of more than 700p/kg DW seen in May 2025,...

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