It’s that time of year when the cattle market focus turns to the south of the country for the annual weaner sales. Producers in Victoria have had an ordinary season to say the least, and the costs of production for weaners were no doubt the highest on record. The market doesn’t care about costs of production, but in terms of value, weaner producers are doing better than last year.

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