Up to 299 c/kg (107p/lb) quoted

The improvement in cattle prices paid by factories has continued, with bigger gains in areas where the supply of cattle is tighter.

With the exception of some parts of the south, where supplies of cattle were most plentiful, quoted prices were generally improved by 3 cents/kg (1p/lb) for R and O grade cattle at the processors. In the south, the general quote for R grade stock was 289 and back to 286 cents/kg (103p or 102p/lb), with prices offered for O grade at 283 and back to 280 cents/kg (101p or 100p/lb).

In the east, 291 cents/kg (104p/lb) was on offer, and in the midlands, up to 294 cents/kg (105p/lb) was being quoted to cattle farmers.