Breeders frustrated as beef prices stay low despite ‘supply glut’ failing to materialise

I took a few cattle to the mart at the start of the week — purely for research purposes, of course. Honestly, sometimes I wonder do I take my job of giving you an accurate account of the mart trade far too seriously?

Anyway, what I discovered most of all this week is that I am now very nervous about the whole process of selling cattle.

Back in 2015, I was a much more devil-may-care sort of fellow about my prospects (that possibly had something to do with the price). Back in 2015, I used to go to the mart in a calm and serene manner. And in the darkened seller’s box, I could well doze off, only to be woken by the auctioneer as he informed me of the wonderful price my Friesian bullocks had made. 2015 was a delightful year to be a seller of cattle at the mart.