Heifers the brightest light in trade

WHILE there are some variations in the market for beef cattle this week, price improvement is limited to individual deals for quality lots, comprising mostly of heifers.

The level of supply to beef plants, which continues high relative to market demand, is undermining any prospect of a decent increase in prices for the Christmas trade.

Time is now running out for a pre-Christmas price lift, with most of the cattle required to fill Christmas orders expected to be in the factory lairages within the next week.