Carcass Prices - Red Meat Producers Organization

2026

	BEEF				MUTTON
Date	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Weaner Calf	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Feeder Lamb
29/05/2026 week ended 22/05/2026	62.85	58.34	57.11	42.89 (bulls)	108.67	79.30	77.35	51.42
22/05/2026 week ended 15/05/2026	62.38	57.69	57.14	42.96 (bulls)	108.21	77.20	76.18	52.65
15/05/2026 week ended 08/05/2026	62.20	57.66	56.99	42.85 (bulls)	101.99	77.29	76.93	51.40
08/05/2026 week ended 01/05/2026	61.01	57.67	56.92	43.41 (bulls)	99.70	72.42	72.29	51.94
24/04/2026 week ended 17/04/2026	60.90	57.87	57.29	44.51 (bulls)	98.14	76.24	75.74	51.22
17/04/2026 week ended 10/04/2026	61.25	58.06	57.53	43.09 (bulls)	98.99	75.33	74.73	46.40
10/04/2026 week ended 02/04/2026	62.28	58.76	58.28	43.41 (bulls)	96.69	75.44	76.21	46.39
27/03/2026 week ended 20/03/2026	61.41	58.90	57.90	42.26 (bulls)	98.64	79.59	78.78	44.28
20/03/2026 week ended 13/03/2026	62.55	58.99	58.24	41.18 (bulls)	100.26	84.94	81.23	45.32
13/03/2026 week ended 06/03/2026	62.57	58.03	56.89	40.50 (bulls)	100.03	79.04	77.53	45.81
06/03/2026 week ended 27/02/2026	62.70	56.97	55.88	40.41 (bulls)	101.44	82.01	81.46	47.41
27/02/2026 week ended 20/02/2026	62.23	57.00	56.17	40.28 (bulls)	100.86	81.46	80.75	46.41
20/02/2026 week ended 13/02/2026	63.24	57.21	56.46	41.26 (bulls)	100.82	80.53	81.00	46.86
13/02/2026 week ended 06/02/2026	64.73	58.84	57.01	41.00 (bulls)	101.66	81.23	81.22	49.54
06/02/2026	65.51	59.94	59.05	40.13 (bulls)	103.27	85.13	83.53	48.39
30/01/2026	65.71	60.69	59.69	40.29 (bulls)	107.42	84.63	83.53	51.15
23/01/2026	65.52	60.97	60.66	42.30 (bulls)	109.98	84.79	83.14	49.88
16/01/2026	67.05	62.93	62.22	41.69 (bulls)	113.38	83.66	83.45	48.19

2025
2024
2023
2022

ABSA Carcass Prices 2025

	BEEF				MUTTON
Week Ending	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Weaner Calf	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Feeder Lamb
19/12/2025	71.45	63.71	62.90	40.55(bulls)	109.85	84.77	84.06	48.09
12/12/2025	74.05	64.53	63.86	41.34(bulls)	108.49	83.40	83.19	48.04
05/12/2025	74.15	66.18	64.70	42.68(bulls)	107.72	83.13	82.76	48.18
28/11/2025	73.70	66.92	64.95	42.72(bulls)	108.10	82.50	81.80	49.17
21/11/2025	72.90	67.47	65.39	41.73(bulls)	108.75	85.32	83.85	49.68
14/11/2025	73.05	67.30	65.64	41.69(bulls)	107.84	84.29	83.71	50.73
07/11/2025	73.45	66.74	64.84	41.00(bulls)	108.31	85.03	83.99	50.02
31/10/2025	73.10	66.75	64.30	40.15(bulls)	108.71	85.33	83.49	49.75
24/10/2025	72.42	62.73	61.12	40.26(bulls)	106.65	82.75	81.54	50.77
17/10/2025	72.05	62.59	61.21	38.48(bulls)	107.55	85.20	81.53	50.66
10/10/2025	72.12	62.33	61.04	37.72(bulls)	107.38	84.60	80.95	50.49
03/10/2025	72.22	61.76	60.69	37.73(bulls)	107.37	85.48	82.16	50.68
26/09/2025	70.70	61.73	60.25	37.20(bulls)	107.77	82.93	78.96	50.35
19/09/2025	70.27	60.60	59.50	37.92(bulls)	109.23	83.89	82.10	50.35
12/09/2025	72.77	61.03	59.77	38.08(bulls)	109.72	86.54	83.84	51.94
05/09/2025	74.23	61.09	60.00	38.79(bulls)	112.38	89.24	83.68	52.33
29/08/2025	72.73	60.30	59.80	37.88(bulls)	108.98	86.78	84.32	50.67
22/08/2025	72.07	60.93	60.73	38.62(bulls)	106.74	83.55	82.78	51.36
15/08/2025	74.20	61.17	59.62	37.82(bulls)	106.31	82.08	80.72	51.80
08/08/2025	77.56	59.93	59.48	37.51(bulls)	106.11	80.41	79.50	49.73
01/08/2025	80.80	60.74	59.95	36.95(bulls)	106.10	84.18	81.84	49.73
25/07/2025	74.43	58.68	57.59	36.15(bulls)	104.52	75.86	74.93	49.95
18/07/2025	70.97	58.15	56.74	36.35(bulls)	102.52	73.86	71.96	47.54
11/07/2025	76.45	57.83	57.00	36.65(bulls)	102.34	73.24	71.00	47.54
04/07/2025	79.90	59.80	58.60	36.36(bulls)	103.60	72.36	72.38	47.74
20/06/2025	83.33	92.92	62.49	36.73(bulls)	101.33	72.64	70.50	46.77
13/06/2025	76.07	60.81	54.57	36.54(bulls)	98.96	74.03	64.97	46.77
06/06/2025	73.51	62.84	53.44	36.84(bulls)	97.84	73.97	64.28	46.77
30/05/2025	67.08	61.26	52.00	36.94(bulls)	96.16	72.78	62.35	46.77
23/05/2025	64.36	61.41	49.84	36.81(bulls)	95.40	75.61	61.72	45.80
16/05/2025	66.10	56.71	50.29	32.18(bulls)	95.55	70.48	61.16	45.80
09/05/2025	64.07	56.15	50.16	36.95(bulls)	95.55	69.02	60.71	45.30
02/05/2025	64.00	54.96	49.75	36.66(bulls)	95.03	67.90	60.95	45.30
25/04/2025	64.02	54.59	49.08	36.26(bulls)	95.20	67.76	61.12	45.30
18/04/2025	64.42	53.61	49.06	36.04(bulls)	96.72	67.16	60.88	45.07
11/04/2025	63.39	53.10	48.45	35.97(bulls)	94.79	67.23	60.37	45.07
04/04/2025	60.43	50.65	47.38	35.54(bulls)	93.37	70.45	60.81	45.07
28/03/2025	56.66	50.30	47.16	34.96(bulls)	94.69	77.21	60.29	45.17
21/03/2025	56.30	50.05	46.57	34.96(bulls)	95.50	72.07	60.29	43.17
14/03/2025	54.88	49.46	46.44	34.11(bulls)	91.75	71.44	61.17	42.20
07/03/2025	54.39	49.65	46.19	34.18(bulls)	92.03	68.81	61.05	42.17
28/02/2025	53.90	48.80	46.83	34.18(bulls)	91.05	69.20	61.23	41.33
21/02/2025	53.97	50.10	46.67	34.38(bulls)	90.78	70.59	61.48	41.33
14/02/2025	54.07	51.00	46.97	34.73(bulls)	90.73	70.52	62.62	41.35
07/02/2025	54.17	49.70	47.13	34.58 (bulls)	90.15	69.36	61.88	40.53
31/01/2025	54.13	52.20	47.40	34.55 (bulls)	89.52	70.88	61.75	40.53
24/01/2025	54.07	48.50	47.30	34.57 (bulls)	89.68	67.09	60.73	40.77
17/01/2025	54.33	48.90	47.30	32.56 (bulls)	90.04	68.70	63.18	40.53

ABSA Carcass Prices 2024

	BEES				SKAAP
Weekeinde	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Speenkalf	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Voerlam
20/12/2024	54.80	50.70	49.20	32.45 (bulls)	87.35	71.37	62.54	40.53
13/12/2024	54.57	50.60	48.50	32.31 (bulls)	87.15	71.07	61.99	40.53
06/12/2024	53.90	49.30	43.90	32.42 (bulls)	86.79	68.52	61.75	40.73
28/11/2024	53.47	49.50	47.60	32.31 (bulls)	87.09	72.26	64.31	40.83
22/11/2024	53.40	47.80	47.60	32.37 (bulls)	87.73	67.83	62.07	41.18
15/11/2024	53.23	48.10	47.40	32.51 (bulls)	87.06	69.29	61.91	41.27
08/11/2024	53.27	46.00	45.90	32.45 (bulls)	87.13	68.21	62.41	41.31
01/11/2024	53.08	45.14	44.60	32.43 (bulls)	87.57	67.07	62.15	40.76
25/10/2024	53.03	47.50	44.87	32.27 (bulls)	87.74	67.88	62.09	40.76
18/10/2024	52.83	45.60	44.73	31.42 (bulls)	87.89	68.04	62.01	40.86
11/10/2024	52.80	45.10	44.43	31.31 (bulls)	89.81	67.58	62.07	40.96
04/10/2024	52.80	44.20	44.40	31.60 (bulls)	90.53	69.88	63.52	40.33
27/09/2024	52.60	43.80	44.40	30.75 (bulls)	89.64	66.48	61.98	40.38
20/09/2024	53.30	44.50	44.30	30.90 (bulls)	89.68	66.36	61.99	40.38
13/09/2024	53.60	45.20	43.87	31.24 (bulls)	89.66	68.02	62.45	40.94
06/09/2024	54.00	45.40	44.47	31.76 (bulls)	89.84	67.57	61.57	41.32
30/08/2024	54.60	46.10	44.87	31.74 (bulls)	89.26	68.28	62.50	41.32
23/08/2024	54.67	46.90	44.43	31.80 (bulls)	89.36	78.38	62.67	41.57
16/08/2024	54.73	47.20	44.50	32.46 (bulls)	89.73	71.97	62.61	41.37
09/08/2024	54.73	47.70	44.33	32.48	89.33	73.76	62.79	41.37
02/08/2024	55.70	47.80	43.50	32.76	85.92	75.48	60.97	43.00
26/07/2024	55.70	47.80	43.50	32.95	85.92	75.48	60.97	42.67
19/07/2024	55.70	47.80	43.50	31.92	85.92	75.48	60.97	42.90
12/07/2024	55.70	47.80	43.50	31.98	85.92	75.48	60.97	42.10
05/07/2024	55.70	47.80	43.50	32.21	85.92	75.48	60.97	42.10
28/06/2024	54.35	46.20	43.15	31.30	85.55	70.25	57.53	42.28
21/06/2024	54.30	46.20	42.85	31.56	85.29	69.70	56.96	42.28
07/06/2024	54.10	48.40	43.45	31.81	85.33	63.65	55.44	42.90
31/05/2024	54.27	47.06	43.39	31.87	84.88	65.54	56.03	42.00
24/05/2024	54.15	45.60	43.10	31.76	84.61	63.98	55.32	42.00
17/05/2024	54.15	46.90	43.35	29.28	84.51	62.06	54.98	42.09
10/05/2024	53.95	47.50	43.30	32.49	84.79	63.57	53.60	40.58
03/05/2024	53.95	44.90	42.95	32.49	84.20	64.94	54.39	40.58
26/04/2024	53.95	42.50	43.05	32.04	84.40	62.03	55.26	40.56
19/04/2024	54.25	45.90	42.90	32.11	84.99	63.45	56.20	40.50
12/04/2024	53.98	46.30	42.35	30.24	83.73	63.98	53.71	40.53
04/04/2024	54.98	47.23	42.52	30.49	81.60	64.69	54.58	38.13
08/03/2024	57.00	48.00	47.40	35.00	83.21	69.75	52.76	39.08
01/03/2024	56.80	48.20	47.30	36.11	82.92	70.56	56.61	38.28
23/02/2024	56.90	54.80	47.83	36.11	83.40	57.28	57.37	38.28
16/02/2024	57.00	53.30	48.00	36.11	82.91	60.63	59.07	38.28
09/02/2024	57.00	47.93	47.40	36.11	83.36	62.49	59.42	38.28
02/02/2024	56.80	48.10	48.07	36.11	83.76	60.12	58.97	38.28
29/01/2024	56.80	48.90	48.13	36.11	83.71	62.68	59.01	38.28
19/01/2024	57.05	48.20	48.07	36.34	83.83	61.26	59.91	39.63
12/01/2024	56.65	49.40	47.63	35.87	84.45	63.51	60.54	39.06

ABSA Carcass Prices 2023

	BEES				SKAAP
Weekeinde	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Speenkalf	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Voerlam
08/12/2023	55.80	52.30	48.37	36.01	81.94	60.98	57.79	40.10
01/12/2023	54.52	51.75	48.41	36.26	82.98	64.28	58.80	41.60
24/11/2023	54.55	52.10	47.93	35.68	82.10	65.64	59.46	40.00
17/11/2023	55.25	52.20	48.27	35.66	83.10	64.80	60.75	40.40
10/11/2021	53.55	51.90	47.23	35.35	84.08	59.40	59.67	40.30
03/11/2023	53.50	52.50	46.83	34.74	84.43	62.63	60.35	40.06
27/10/2023	53.30	52.20	46.20	33.89	83.15	58.03	59.78	40.80
20/10/2023	53.50	52.30	45.80	33.75	85.56	60.32	56.73	40.02
13/10/2023	53.50	51.70	47.53	33.37	82.78	60.36	59.17	39.82
06/10/2023	53.45	52.00	47.20	33.37	82.97	62.58	59.52	39.82
29/09/2023	53.20	51.30	47.27	33.98	83.28	60.41	58.77	39.89
15/09/2023	53.35	51.80	47.57	34.20	85.10	61.66	60.22	37.90
08/09/2023	53.03	52.20	47.90	34.01	86.33	62.71	60.18	42.39
01/09/2023	52.93	50.90	47.20	34.03	86.21	65.07	60.36	42.07
25/08/2023	52.30	50.40	48.30	34.86	87.60	65.38	61.45	43.27
18/08/2023	–	52.60	48.30	34.87	87.60	65.28	61.45	43.95
11/08/2023	52.70	52.90	47.93	34.76	88.31	66.10	62.34	43.27
04/08/2023	52.63	51.00	48.10	34.92	89.07	67.64	61.75	42.75
8/07/2023	52.10	50.70	47.93	34.94	88.43	64.14	60.87	43.27
21/07/2023	50.87	48.80	46.80	33.37	88.62	65.78	59.54	43.19
14/07/2023	50.63	48.60	46.67	32.91	89.71	61.10	58.81	43.01
07/07/2023	51.07	49.40	45.83	31.80	88.97	59.89	57.92	42.85
30/06/2023	52.57	49.00	45.07	31.27	89.47	71.77	56.83	48.58
23/06/2023	52.67	50.10	45.13	29.86	87.93	63.85	61.52	41.93
15/06/2023	52.80	50.40	45.10	29.84	87.22	–	56.18	39.08
09/06/2023	53.73	51.20	45.27	29.41	87.47	–	56.07	42.27
02/06/2023	53.83	51.80	45.50	29.34	86.28	–	54.08	42.29
26/05/2023	54.03	51.80	45.43	30.50	84.26	–	53.87	39.72
19/05/2023	54.67	52.40	45.40	30.63	84.14	–	54.08	38.60
05/05/2023	55.17	54.40	47.40	33.22	84.13	–	58.27	41.19
28/04/2023	55.50	54.80	48.33	35.62	84.85	–	61.06	41.27
21/04/2023	55.50	54.20	47.57	35.40	84.89	–	59.97	41.48
14/04/2023	55.20	53.80	47.77	35.28	85.59	–	59.40	36.58
31/03/2023	55.24	50.11	47.79	34.52	82.40	61.60	58.60	39.12
24/03/2023	54.30	50.86	47.36	35.45	82.29	–	62.96	40.29
17/03/2023	54.17	52.94	47.57	35.45	83.51	69.48	63.88	40.29
13/03/2023	53.95	49.72	48.17	33.57	84.23	66.76	62.79	39.40
03/03/2023	53.47	49.06	48.23	33.87	84.98	68.83	64.73	37.20
24/02/2023	53.60	50.20	48.23	34.14	83.91	68.88	64.03	34.50
17/02/2023	55.67	51.50	48.74	35.49	84.16	68.07	65.23	36.55
10/02/2023	56.23	54.60	48.57	35.88	84.00	67.93	65.17	35.50
03/02/2023	56.60	54.78	49.47	36.83	85.39	67.09	65.54	36.52
27/01/2023	58.42	55.25	50.79	37.50	87.40	69.49	65.00	37.28
20/01/2023	59.45	58.50	51.15	37.21	87.95	71.37	65.48	37.73
13/01/2023	60.38	58.15	51.73	37.73	90.30	71.82	67.26	38.90

ABSA Carcass Prices 2022

	BEES				SKAAP
Weekeinde	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Speenkalf	A2/3	B2/3	C2/3	Voerlam
19/12/2022	60.10	52.60	50.55	37.72	92.80	72.80	70.30	41.80
09/12/2022	61.30	53.90	51.43	37.59	92.42	74.75	72.43	41.00
02/12/2022	61.37	53.10	51.57	37.34	92.57	71.10	69.85	41.46
25/11/2022	61.20	51.70	51.33	37.34	92.36	73.66	69.93	41.46
18/11/2022	61.10	50.31	50.60	36.80	90.05	76.16	70.53	41.42
11/11/2022	61.10	51.90	50.90	37.20	90.20	72.00	69.55	42.20
04/11/2022	61.90	51.80	49.30	36.40	84.10	73.00	70.30	42.60
28/10/2022	60.40		50.80	36.90	83.70		68.10	42.20
21/10/2022	61.30	54.55	51.40	37.60	84.30		67.65	42.30
14/10/2022	62.90	54.40	51.00	37.10	86.30		68.30	42.80
07/10/2022	62.90	54.70	51.25	37.60	89.70	76.90	74.50	42.50
30/09/2022	63.60	55.70	51.90	37.60	93.60		74.30	43.00
23/09/2022	64.10	55.70	51.50	37.70	90.10	79.65	75.20	44.30
16/09/2022	63.05		52.70	37.80	91.80	79.80	75.10	45.30
09/09/2022	64.75	53.40	50.85	35.95	101.10		75.20	48.70
02/09/2022	63.20	55.90	50.90	35.90	101.60	78.30	74.80	48.70
26/08/2022	62.10	54.60	50.40	35.90	102.00	80.75	75.20	48.70
19/08/2022	62.75	55.60	50.10	35.80	100.00	80.85	73.45	48.90
12/08/2022	63.20	55.40	51.10	36.10	100.10	82.15	74.20	49.50
29/07/2022	63.16	55.08	49.98	36.50	100.93	81.44	74.49	50.45
22/07/2022	62.80	54.90	50.40	36.50	105.75	82.00	75.40	51.60
15/07/2022	63.25	56.30	50.90	35.40	106.30	78.00	–	52.10
08/07/2022	61.35	53.60	49.90	37.10	106.50	78.00	73.00	56.80
01/07/2022	61.60	53.80	50.10	36.80	106.40	–	–	53.00
27/06/2022	61.60	53.50	50.50	36.90	105.70	–	–	52.10
17/06/2022	62.00	53.00	50.10	37.35	104.70	79.60	74.90	52.70
10/06/2020	62.00	53.70	50.70	37.60	104.80	78.30	74.30	51.80
03/06/2022	62.10	53.90	50.70	38.00	102.30	79.00	73.90	51.80
27/05/2022	62.20	55.00	50.40	38.20	99.20	76.30	72.50	48.20
20/05/2022	61.90	56.10	49.90	38.80	96.70	77.00	71.40	48.85
13/05/2022	62.40	55.40	51.00	38.50	95.80	74.00	70.70	47.70
06/05/2022	61.80	52.30	50.50	38.70	94.30	75.80	70.44	43.70
29/04/2022	61.65		49.20	38.80	94.50	75.40	69.40	43.00
22/04/2022	62.30	57.30	51.40	36.70	95.80	75.40	69.90	43.10
14/04/2022	61.50			36.70	92.70	74.00	69.20	43.10
08/04/2022	62.50		51.40	39.00	91.10	74.00	69.80	44.70
01/04/2022	60.10	55.30	51.00	39.10	86.60	74.40	70.70	43.60
28/03/2022	59.30	55.00	50.80	39.70	85.60	73.20	68.10	43.80
18/03/2022	58.30	53.80	51.20	40.00	87.00	75.20	69.70	43.20
11/03/2022	58.00	54.30	51.20	40.40	86.10	76.70	70.40	43.90
07/03/2022	57.80	56.40	51.00	39.60	87.10	74.90	71.70	43.80
25/02/2022	58.20	55.40	51.90	41.00	85.90	74.40	71.80	43.50
18/02/2022	58.10	55.40	52.40	39.90	85.70	72.00	71.50	42.30
11/02/2022	57.50	55.00	52.40	40.00	85.30	74.40	73.00	41.40
04/02/2022	56.60	53.30	51.40	39.70	84.80	73.80	72.10	41.60
28/01/2022	56.30	53.50	52.10	40.00	84.20	72.20	71.10	42.40
21/01/2022	56.10	53.20	50.60	40.50	81.70	72.50	69.70	42.70
14/01/2022	56.70	54.90	51.00	39.90	86.30	74.50	72.30	42.00
7/01/2022	57.00	54.90	51.70	40.00	89.30	75.40	70.90	45.50

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