Beef trade holds strong with support at auction marts
Tighter supplies of prime cattle and some early festive demand reported among industry from butchers and abattoirs have been supporting both liveweight
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Tighter supplies of prime cattle and some early festive demand reported among industry from butchers and abattoirs have been supporting both liveweight
Cull cows rise 25p/kg with numbers at 100-year low >More in © Tim Scrivener Factory and farmer demand has fuelled a six-week rally in the barren cow ring that has buoyed a trade already flying as a result of historically low supplies. National liveweight averages are up 25p/kg on the year as some major processors have looked to secure orders for clean cattle and cows, often at values ahead of deadweight pricing. Cow numbers are incredibly tight, with Defra data showing the national herd at 3.307 million head, possibly its lowest le...