DIRECT consignment slaughter cattle prices across eastern and southern Australia have retracted further this week, in the face of difficult export meat trading conditions and other factors.
Competitive processors in southern Queensland on Monday lowered their grid offers by anywhere from 10-20c/kg dressed weight.
It means there is a bit of spread evident in offers seen this morning, included heavy cows 665-685c/kg, and 725-745c/kg on four-tooth export ox (some of those higher steer offers HGP-free only), depending on location.
Those rates are now back as much as 70-75c/kg on heavy cows,…
