date:Apr 01, 2014
Australia's cattle price yard stick - the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator - closed higher last week, finishing on A$321.75/kg.
There were 67 per cent fewer cattle yarded at Dubbo this week, with 710 head consigned, Meat and Livestock Australia analysts report.
Cows were well-supplied, with good drafts of well-finished trade cattle, while grown steers and cattle suitable to feed were in short supply.
Medium C3 yearling steers to slaughter orders averaged higher week-on-week, selling between 200