THE RUN into Christmas is showing no signs of any easing in young cattle prices as even tighter supply coincides with plentiful feed to put a rocket under demand.
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator this week jumped a phenomenal 23 cents a kilogram carcase weight to sit today at yet another new record of 1135c.
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It's now 344c above the year-ago level, having risen 74c in the past four weeks as rain fell across much of the country's cattle growing area.
Feedlots are now taking a massive 60 per cent of the EYCI-eligible offering but restockers continue to pay premiums of close to 150c.
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