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12 April 2024
The cattle market was relatively mixed this week. Yardings lifted slightly, up 3,866 head (or 7%) to 58,596, though still below the numbers seen earlier in the year. Despite the short week last week, yardings fell in NSW and Tasmania due to several store sales. Queensland yardings lifted slightly 13,485 head, as the Queensland Monday sale was not covered this week.

13 October 2023
Cattle yardings lifted by 8,243 from last week to 34,299 head, as several sales in NSW and Queensland that did not run in the previous week due to public holidays ran this week.

21 March 2017
Lamb yardings higher in 2017

21 April 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has softened 14¢ week-on-week to 1,072.49¢/kg cwt. This is after a 61% reduction from last week in the number of head reporting due to Good Friday and Easter Monday, which limited saleyard throughput.

20 January 2022
Weekly cattle and sheep market wrap

02 July 2015
Both WA yardings were slightly larger, with secondary and store lamb supplies dominating.

23 February 2024
The cattle market experienced a general easing across most indicators this week. Yardings decreased by 40,673 to 50,731 head. The heavy steer indicator remained stable at 283¢/kg live weight (lwt), with throughput easing by 484 head to 2,333 head. The dairy cow indicator was the only other cattle indicator to improve this week – rising 6%.

19 October 2016
sheep

02 June 2020
Lamb production to fall as restocker demand lifts

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.