GB prime cattle prices make marginal gains

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.