date:Mar 14, 2014
igures at 9,338. Although the steer throughput tightened in recent weeks, a high kill over the early weeks of 2014 means that the steer kill is cumulatively still seven per cent up on 2013 at this stage.
Heifer throughput at factories was up noticeably last week some 10 per cent above the same week last year at 8,584. In parallel to the steer kill the heifer kill has been high since the start of the year now up 11 per cent at the same week last year.
Cows have been a key contributor to the inc