Market reduces gap between steer and heifer at the beginning of the year

The movement occurs because the females presented more significant adjustments than the males, in a scenario associated with the greater demand for heifers in periods of shortened slaughter scales. Based on partial data from January, up to the 26th, the appreciation of males in relation to heifers was R$ 12.6 per arroba. In the comparison between males and cows, the differential reached R$ 20.62 per arroba, maintaining the price advantage for males in both categories. In the historical series between January 2020 and January 2026, the average price ...