Weaners steady as they go

By Angus Brown
Updated January 14 2019 - 12:44pm, first published 12:35pm
FIGURE 1: VIC weaner steer prices and the EYCI - The chart shows the average price of weaners at the January sales and the EYCI over the past 18 years.
FIGURE 1: VIC weaner steer prices and the EYCI - The chart shows the average price of weaners at the January sales and the EYCI over the past 18 years.

PRICES for weaners were at four-year lows in December and not much has changed come January for the Victorian Weaner festival. In 2018, we saw pasture conditions deteriorate and grain prices rise, neither of which are good for young cattle prices. Unfortunately for sellers, the early rain in December didn’t continue through the Christmas and New Year period. But for those who are buying, the lack of rain has been good news for prices.

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