Best demand for younger beef stock

UNDER age heifers continued to be the flavour of the week with processors, who have quoted slightly improved prices for all under age stock.

Demand is not so hot for older animals, with a price penalty of 6 cent/kg (2p/lb) applied at some factories.

The factories are doing a full week’s kill, but are not interested in large supplies of older cattle, focusing instead to younger stock to fill Christmas trade orders from the supermarket outlets.