Slaughter cattle prices near yearly peaks

With a marked increase in demand, the livestock market maintained its upward trend, and prices are approaching the year’s highs, when males for slaughter reached US$ 4.15 per kilo carcass weight in early May. This week, the industry was buying regular slaughter males in a range of US$ 4.05–4.10 per kilo carcass weight and cows at US$ 3.80.