Cattle slaughter and prime prices see-saw

Jamie-Lee Oldfield
Updated February 20 2019 - 8:38am, first published February 7 2019 - 6:00am
Interstate drive: Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson's Hayden Lambert, with pilot Paddy Ward and Phil Harding, Condobolin, NSW, who sold 29, 14-month-old Hereford steers to a top of $840, or 252c/kg, and av $778 at Mount Gambier store sale last week.
Interstate drive: Thomas DeGaris & Clarkson's Hayden Lambert, with pilot Paddy Ward and Phil Harding, Condobolin, NSW, who sold 29, 14-month-old Hereford steers to a top of $840, or 252c/kg, and av $778 at Mount Gambier store sale last week.

PRIME cattle prices dropped again in early trading this week, despite likely future supply restrictions and a rising global market.

Jamie-Lee Oldfield

Livestock editor for The Land.

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