As expected, the national average weaner calf price has risen, with prices for calves between 200 and 250 kg now at R33.22 per kilogram. Private sales traded at R33.06 per kg last week for this specific weight class, which is now about 6% lower than a year ago when it was at R35.34 per kilogram. Lighter calves under 200 kg …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 13 November 2024
In the beef industry, we’ve seen the national average weaner calf price increase, with the price for calves between 200 and 250kg now at R31.80 per kilogram. Direct sales traded at R32.82 per kg last week for this specific weight class, still over 8% lower than a year ago when it was at R34.62 per kg. Lighter calves …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 06 November 2024
The national average weaner calf price remains stable, with the price for calves between 200 and 250 kg now at R31.21 per kilogram. Direct sales traded at R32.60 per kg last week for this weight class, which is about 8% higher than a year ago when it was R34.08 per kilogram. Lighter calves under 200 kg have risen to …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 30 October 2024
The national average weaner calf price rose by 1.8% to R31.30 per kilogram for calves weighing between 200 and 250 kg. Hand-to-hand sales traded at R31.73 per kg last week for this weight class, almost 8% higher than a year ago when it traded at R33.87 per kilogram. Lighter calves under 200 kg increased to R31.19, while heavier calves …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 23 October 2024
The national average weaner calf price increased by 0.8% to R30.74 per kilogram for calves between 200 and 250kg. Direct sales were about R1 higher than auctions at R31.79 per kg last week for this specific weight class. Last year, prices traded at R33.67 at this time. Lighter calves under 200kg dropped to R30.08, while heavier calves over 250kg traded …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 14 October 2024
The national average weaner calf price increased by 2.7% to R30.48 per kilogram for calves weighing between 200 and 250 kg. The price is still nearly 9% lower than what we saw a year ago. Last week, the spot sale price was R30.35 per kg for this weight class. Lighter calves under 200 kg rose to R31.52, while heavier calves …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 7 October 2024
The national average weaner calf price traded last week at R29.69 per kilogram for calves between 200 and 250kg. The price is much lower than last week’s, but we have also considered auction prices throughout the week to get a true average price from all sales. Direct sales, which we usually report on, were R30.99 per kg last week for …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 30 September 2024
Good news is that the weaner calf price has increased by more than 1% in the past week, with the national average price now at R31.34 per kilogram. At this time last year, the price was trading about 7% higher at R33.71. Regional prices are rising, with the price in Limpopo now at R32, while the average price in the …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 11 September 2024
This past week, we saw that weaner calf prices dropped further, with the national average price now at R31.20 per kilogram. Last year at this time, the price traded 8.5% higher at R34.10. Regional prices also moved downward, with the price in the Eastern Cape now at R31.25, while the average price in the Northern Cape dropped to R30.82. The …
Weekly Livestock Market Overview | 04 September 2024
In the beef industry, we see that the latest weaner calf price continued to decline over the past week, with the national average price currently at R31.45 per kilogram. Last year at this time, the price was almost 9% higher, trading at R34.47. The price in the Eastern Free State is now at R32.10, while the average price in the …
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