Cattle price tightens on supply lag

Marts: With signs that the supply of cattle has begun to tighten, in some regions of the country at least, there were indications of a corresponding hardening in prices at the factories yesterday.

Last week’s kill at the factories amounting to around 39,500 head was similar to the previous week with the supply of bullocks remaining strong at 19,600 head.

Yesterday, some of the processors were finding the supply a bit tighter, while others appeared to satisfied that the intake for the week will hold up.