As expected, the latest weaner calf price has increased slightly over the past week and currently stands at R32.57 per kilogram, which is about 6.2% lower than the same time last year. The price in Mpumalanga has dropped to R34, while the average price in the North West has increased slightly to R31.57. I believe the price may trend upwards …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 24 July 2024
The latest weaner calf price dropped by almost 1% last week and currently stands at R32.06 per kilogram, which is about 6% lower than the same time last year. The price in the Northwest dropped to R31.53, while the average price in the Central Free State is now trading at R30.50. It looks like the price should find support around …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 17 July 2024
Last week, the latest weaner calf price rose to R32.30 per kilogram and is now only 1% lower than a year ago. The price in Mpumalanga rises to R35 while the average price in Natal trades at R34. I still feel that we may expect further upward movements in the calf price, maintaining high levels until mid-August. From there, the …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 10 July 2024
The latest weaner calf price remains sideways at R31.84 per kilogram and is now about 5% lower than a year ago. We have seen that the price in the Eastern Free State has risen to R31.69, with lower prices reported in the Northern Cape and Natal. If we follow the 2018 trend, it seems that prices could rise to around …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 2 July 2024
The latest weaner calf price increased last week by 2% to R31.84 per kilogram, which is about 1.6% lower than a year ago. As mentioned last week, we expect the weaner calf price might peak around mid-August, and so we might start seeing these prices move in an upward trend in about two weeks. The price in Mpumalanga also increased …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 26 June 2024
The latest weaner calf price dropped sharply last week by 2.5% to R31.29 per kilogram, and is now roughly at the same level as a year ago, maintaining the trend we saw in 2018. This year, the price is about 7% lower than what we saw in 2018. Unfortunately, this puts a lot of pressure on the profitability of the …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 19 June 2024
The latest weaner calf price increased by 1.5% to R32.07 per kilogram and is now about 5% higher than a year ago. The price in Mpumalanga rose to R33 while the price in Natal is already at R34.50. The A2/3 carcass price increased to R55.26 with the C-grade price decreasing to R43.42 per kilogram. I think the A-grade price can …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 12 June 2024
The latest weaner calf price fell last week by almost 1% to R31.60 per kilogram and is now about 5% higher than a year ago when we were just above the R30 mark. The price in the Western Cape remains at R30.50 while the price in Natal has risen to R32.50, which was also the only price that increased. However, …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 29 May 2024
The latest average weaner calf price dropped further last week to R31.96 per kilogram, now about 7% higher than a year ago. Last year, prices traded at R29.82, which was the lowest point. We can expect higher prices from now as we move deeper into winter. Prices in the Eastern Free State rose to R32.66, while prices in the Eastern …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 22 May 2024
In this week’s Livestock Price Overview, it seems we might see slightly lower slaughter prices for beef in the short term, while pork prices are rising. The latest average weaner calf price dropped by 1% to R32.15 per kilogram, which is now almost 4% higher than a year ago. The price in Mpumalanga fell to R33, while the price in …
Showing 21–30 of 51 results