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

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.

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