Brian Reidy: Optimising profit from winter-fed stock

Maximise beef profits: navigate fluctuating mart and factory prices, optimise finishing diets, and make smart decisions on when to sell your cattle, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

The prices being paid for advanced cattle in the marts continue to be very attractive and have given beef producers some decisions to make: sell now or continue to slaughter?

There are many cattle in sheds that are close to being finished after winter feeding. Most are now looking at the price of cattle in both the mart and the factories. 

The prices being paid for advanced cattle in the marts continue to be very attractive and have given beef producers some decisions to make: sell now or continue to slaughter?