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14 April 2022
According to ABARES, there are 50,365 broadacre farms in Australia. Many of these producers operate mixed farming systems and so must make decisions around what ratio of sheep to crop they should produce each year.

24 October 2018
Understanding the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator

17 February 2023
National cattle yardings improved by 7,351 head, especially in Queensland and NSW. Throughput in the feeder steer indicator improved by 36% week-on-week. This has placed pricing pressures on the indicator which reached 384.83¢/kg live weight (lwt).

15 July 2021
Cattle prices have been climbing to new heights on an almost week-to-week basis recently. This week, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) reached a new record of 988¢/kg, closing in on the 1,000¢/kg mark.

07 November 2019
Despite no significant change in conditions, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator has continued to rise, with interest from restockers and northern processors the major drivers.

17 September 2015
The supply of stock at MLA reported saleyards in Queensland varied slightly either way from the previous week’s level.

24 February 2023
Cattle prices remained firm across most categories this week, while buoyant sheep supply did little to dampen prices as slaughter reaches two-year highs.

09 February 2024
The cattle market was mixed this week with lifts to feeder and restocker steers, and easing in all other indicators. Yardings lifted week-to-week by 20,304 head to 74,172. A 38% lift to last week, and 98% year-on-year.

15 July 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has softened a further 28c week-on-week, falling to below year-ago levels. This is off the back of Dalby sales, which traded at the national average price of 927.16c/kg cwt, easing 33c week-on-week. Dalby saw a strengthening in yardings of 2,277 head, with most sales going to restockers.

08 July 2021
Weekly market wrap Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) breaks the 950¢/kg mark. Nationally, most sheep indicators continue rising, except for...