date:Dec 26, 2012
he south at 395 cents/kg the more general run is 400-405 cents/kg for this week and some producers with quality stock are getting a shade more.
Heifer prices are a shade stronger than the steers and generally at a premium of 20 cents/kg over the males this week.
The strong intake at the factories has continued to undermine the ability of producers to negotiate higher prices. Last weeks kill, at around 32,650 head was only slightly lower than the previous week. Last weeks intake was almost 5,