Prime market fully firm for feeders but down for export cattle as processors fill orders ahead of Christmas

By Jamie Brown
November 25 2020 - 4:00pm
Auctioneer Chris Dobie, Nutrien, knocks down this pen of 400kg yearlings for $1634 during Tuesday's prime sale at Scone Regional Livestock Exchange. Photo: Brett Peel
Auctioneer Chris Dobie, Nutrien, knocks down this pen of 400kg yearlings for $1634 during Tuesday's prime sale at Scone Regional Livestock Exchange. Photo: Brett Peel

It's that time of year again, with slaughter bookings filling up ahead of the Christmas break and meat processors less keen to bid - in some cases failing to show at sales. Cows were the indicator, dropping back 25 to 30 cents a kilogram at Tamworth on Monday while on Tuesday Inverell and Grafton cow prices fell 30c/kg.

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