The mart trade of the last week has seen further improvements in prices across virtually all classes of stock as farmers continue to invest on the back of excellent factory prices, tightness in numbers, improved weather and improving grass supplies.

BEEF prices have dropped by an average of 1c-2c/kg at the factories as the supply of cattle is maintained well above average for August. However, but the actual price paid held 3c-6c/kg (1p-2p/lb) higher than the officially quoted rates by the processors.