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17 May 2024
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) announcement of a La Niña watch has imbued the cattle market with a positive outlook for a majority of indicators. Yardings eased slightly by 529 to 59,006 head, year-to-date with a 12% decrease in yardings. Yardings have stabilised for the past three weeks from around 60,000 to 65,000 head.

10 May 2024
With Beef Australia this week, the market was generally positive noting yardings easing by 11,672 to 54,236 head, a 34% reduction compared to the previous week. NSW yarding eased by 47% closely followed by Queensland with a 35% decrease in yardings.

03 May 2024
The cattle market has generally trended positively, except the Restocker Yearling Steer Indicator and Feeder Steer Indicator which both eased by 5¢. Yardings have lifted by 19,668 to 58,524 head – a 29% increase in yardings. Market reports indicate that yardings have been mixed, potentially impacting price.

17 May 2024
The latest livestock products data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that last quarter, Australia had the highest lamb slaughter on record at 6,935,700 head.

16 May 2024
Year-to-date yardings have increased by approximately 30%, which has largely been driven by a growing number of processors participating at saleyards. Since the end of 2023, a growing number of cattle have been sold to processors, supported by the record weekly slaughter figures averaging 130,000 head per week.

26 April 2024
Lamb and sheep slaughter achieve the second largest weekly slaughter on record.

19 April 2024
The cattle market eased for all indicators with the Restocker Yearling Heifer indicator performing the strongest. Yardings reached 84,609 head with a notable increase of 15,339 head positioning it as the fourth largest yarding of the year.

15 May 2024
A collaborative and coordinated control and monitoring program aimed at reducing pest animal populations and protecting agricultural assets will ultimately lift beef productivity in Queensland’s Fitzroy Basin.