A COMBINATION of drier conditions in some areas, plus cattle weights that are ‘months heavier’ than normal have pushed more direct consignment cattle to market during the closing stages of February, resulting in some big adjustments to processor grid prices this week.
Some Queensland offers have fallen as much as 20-30c/kg this week, while others are back 10c/kg.
Two large Queensland processing establishments are currently recording carcase weights 20-30kg above the average for grass ox at this time of year – such has been the impact of favourable seasonal conditions through…
