Livestock price data

Organic Livestock Prices

October 2025

	£/kg deadweight
Prime cattle - Finished stock (Average R4L organic UTM in spec)	£7.35
Cull cow - Finished stock (Average R4L organic OTM in spec)	£5.75
Lamb - Finished stock (Average R3L organic NSL in spec)	£6.75

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.

OLMC Finished Stock Marketing Report October 2025

Prime Cattle

While not too significant, the organic prime beef trade seems to have slipped a little. Abattoirs are reporting a slight weakening in consumer demand currently. This is causing a slight delay in getting stock moved in some cases. However, in the next breath the abattoirs are actively looking to find stocks of beef cattle as we move into the later autumn and early winter months. Concerns abound of possible short supplies to meet the increased demand they would expect for the Christmas period

Average R4L organic UTM in spec @ 735p/kg deadweight.

Cull Cow

Numbers are on the short side and would look that way for the foreseeable future. The cow price has steadied a little after slipping a bit through August. Generally, we see a push in demand for processing beef into the autumn, which if cows remain short in supply, could push prices further up.

Average R4L organic OTM cow in spec @ 575p/kg deadweight.

Lamb

The lamb trade has eased back a little in the past few weeks. Abattoirs are reporting slight oversupplies of organic lambs hitting the market. Abattoir demand and increasing sales should start to be seen as we get nearer November, but it is likely we will see a flatter trade until then.

Average R3L organic NSL in spec @ 675p/kg deadweight.

For more information, please contact Tim Leigh on 07850 366404.

OLMC Store Report October 2025

Despite a lack of conserved forage in some areas demand for store cattle remains high. The main flush of Autumn store cattle is largely over with only the 2025 crop of spring born suckled calves yet to hit the market, this will occur in the next month or so. Prices have reflected the high demand with confidence being at an all-time high amongst finishers and producers scouring cattle to turn out next spring. The quality and condition of the cattle traded through the co-operative has also generally been good despite the dry conditions with only one or two groups showing signs of poor growth rates due to the lack of grass. There could be young cattle still in the pipeline that may not have grown as well as expected due to cows being short of milk. Going forward I don't predict any let up in demand and price of store cattle.

Peter Jones

Phone: 01829 730580

Mobile: 07720 892922

E-mail: p.jones@peterjoneslivestock.co.uk