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THE proportion of female cattle involved in weekly national slaughter has exceeded 47 percent for the first time in almost three years – the theoretical ‘tipping point’ between beef herd expansion and contraction.
Last week’s national kill reported by NLRS showed a female slaughter ratio of 48.5pc – easily the largest seen this year, and the biggest proportional female kill seen since the drought ended (southern Australia first, followed by Queensland) in August 2020.
The trend is captured in the graph published above (disregard the spikes…
