How animals are delivered for slaughter can affect the look and composition of meat. Any bruising will always reduce carcase value and may have to be trimmed.

Serve the beef with steamed rice or boiled noodles and stir-fried vegetables. If you are using pre-cut beef, it will probably be in small chunks, so reduce the cooking time by about 1 hour.

The base quotes for steers have increased by up to 10c/kg this week, with processors offering 515-525c/kg. A surge by the ...