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05 August 2021
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has retreated below the 1,000¢/kg barrier after hitting 1,003¢/kg two weeks ago. However, the price remains high at 998¢/kg this week, with 12,000 cattle going through the indicator.

01 November 2016
After taking a breather in the June quarter, retail beef prices edged higher in the three months ending September, partly...

01 August 2017
Red meat prices reflecting supply

04 May 2022
The Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) hit a new record this week at 1,222.66¢/kg cwt after strong April rainfall in WA improved restocker sentiments. This beat the previous record from 22 April by 3¢, with the indicator increasing 73¢ on Tuesday after the Muchea sale. However, while prices are stronger, yardings are still seasonally softer.

01 July 2021
Young cattle  The EYCI has once again broken a record, achieving 941.50¢/kg cwt on Wednesday 30 June, 10¢ higher week-on-week....

05 August 2015
While lamb prices are tracking well above the long term average, the recent surge in cattle the market has seen some indicators average above their lamb counterparts.

04 April 2019
After remaining remarkably steady for the majority of March, the national trade lamb indicator (NTLI) has risen sharply.

26 May 2016
The late autumn surge in Australian lamb prices continued again this week, with the eastern states trade lamb indicator closing at 586¢/kg cwt...

10 November 2023
The online selling of sheep and cattle has been growing in popularity in recent years. In response to this growing online marketplace, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched the first publicly available online indicators.

18 April 2019
Lamb prices have been steadily rising for the past fortnight. Last week the National Trade Lamb Indicator rose above 700¢/kg for the first time this year. In previous articles we have considered the potential supply shortage of lambs over the next three months. Here, we look back at how prices have tracked heading into the winter period when dry conditions have been prevalent.