Rain coupled with a supply shortage of yearlings led to dearer prices for all cattle

By Peter Kostos
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:04am, first published June 15 2018 - 12:00pm

Strong processor competition for yearling steers to grain feed set a dearer trend at Pakenham, Thursday. There was a very good selection of steers, weighing from 420 to over 600 kilograms liveweight. Most of these will be grain fed to cover a shortage of finished steers around August and September.

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