Cash cow market heats up | Market Murmurs

KB
February 26 2021 - 5:00am
Ben Rix, Silent Dale, Bogan Gate, with 10 Angus steers weighing an average 266kg that sold at $1685 a head at Forbes last Friday. He and wife, Wendy, had to destock some leased land which forced the sale. Their 10 heifers sold for $1260 a head. Photo: Mark Griggs
Ben Rix, Silent Dale, Bogan Gate, with 10 Angus steers weighing an average 266kg that sold at $1685 a head at Forbes last Friday. He and wife, Wendy, had to destock some leased land which forced the sale. Their 10 heifers sold for $1260 a head. Photo: Mark Griggs

THE heat in the cow and calf market shows little sign of cooling as red-hot prices continue to boost the bank balances of those cattle producers lucky enough to have breeders to sell.

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Karen Bailey

Market analyst

Agricultural markets analyst and journalist for The Land newspaper. Former national cattle and lamb/sheep market analyst with Meat and Livestock Australia.

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