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GB prime cattle prices make marginal gains
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
For the week ending 27 August, the average GB all-prime deadweight cattle price made a small gain for the second week, up 0.1p to 433.5p/kg. Despite being back on the higher prices of June, the latest average price was almost 24p above that seen last year.
The different cattle categories saw varying price movements. Overall, heifers eased 0.7p to 433.6p/kg, and young bulls depreciated 1.5p to 423.9p/kg. Overall steers rose 0.7p to average 435.2p/kg. The overall average cow price slipped 1.9p to 344.8p/kg.
An estimated 30,200 prime cattle were slaughtered during the week, back 0.8% on the previous week but running in line with the number seen during the same week last year. Cull cow numbers rose once again, with 10,300 processed during the week, 2% up on the previous week. For the year to date, total estimated GB prime cattle slaughter is back 3% on the same period in 2021, and 4% below the five-year average.
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