130p/lb for mixes of U and R steers
Prices being paid have hardened by 3 to 6 cents/kg (1p or 2p/lb) at the plants this week, as processors and their agents compete vigorously for the supply of finished cattle, which still remains tight relative to demand.
Prices being paid by processors in the southern counties — who usually trail the rest of the country — have advanced most in recent weeks, many of them increasing prices to parity with some of the best paying processors in the country.
