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22 September 2015
Over-the-hook export goat indicators have moved into uncharted territory, reaching 500¢/kg cwt this week (MLA’s NLRS).

06 December 2016
New Zealand’s lowest spring lamb crop since 1953

28 July 2023
The cattle market was mixed this week, with processor and dairy cow prices rising. Feeder steer prices improved whereas heavy steers to processors eased slightly. Restocker prices continue to ease.

05 May 2023
Cattle supply kicked back into gear strongly this week with total national yardings reaching their highest level since late November 2020 at 60,254 head. This volume is 58% or 22,000 head above the weekly average for 2023.

10 March 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) fell to start the week due to softer yardings driven by widespread rainfall and flooding in NSW and Queensland. The indicator then recovered 8c on Wednesday by a return to traditional seasonal yardings for Dalby in Queensland. Less affected areas also have reduced yardings as they maintain restocker intentions off the back of favourable rain events over the past week.

25 September 2018
Intensifying poor conditions across many of Australia’s key sheep production areas have seen a significant upward revision of sheep slaughter forecasts for 2018 in Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Sheep Industry Projections September update.

29 July 2021
EYCI broke the 1,000¢/kg barrier National Trade Lamb Indicator cracks the 900¢/kg mark National Medium Cow Indicator hits record Young...

08 December 2022
The sheep and lamb market has seen some ups and downs in 2022. As the year draws to a close, we take a look at the prices, yardings and slaughter over the past 12 months.

15 December 2023
The cattle market eased this week, with the nearing Christmas shutdowns causing a slight dip in the number of buyers and processors attending sales compared to the previous week. Cattle yardings fell by 20,615 to 77,881 head, but despite the significant week-on-week drop, this was the second largest week of the year in terms of yardings.

16 December 2021
The end of 2021 has delivered promising results for both the lamb and cattle markets