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28 April 2022
This week Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has released a new indicator, the Live Export Price Indicator (LEPI), which is based on sampled feeder male cattle prices for Indonesia live export cattle from Darwin.

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.

14 April 2022
The Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) reached a record high of 1,102.34c/kg cwt this week

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.

07 April 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) softened by 8c at the end of last week, falling to 1,082.37c/kg cwt to reach its lowest level since mid-November last year. This drop in the indicator is due to reduced restocker demand and an increase in feeder buyer activity.

07 April 2022
COVID-19 cases have been relatively low in WA for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic but recently there has been a spike in cases in the state. Just under 9,000 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in WA on Friday 1 April alone.

07 April 2022
Smaller national yardings and reduced processing capacity can be expected this month due to a number of public holidays, with slaughter volumes set to drop to rates typical of the April period

04 April 2022
RESPECTED veterinarian and agricultural research manager, Dr Scott Williams, will draw on insights and experience, and a commitment to innovation, built over 30 years in agriculture to his new role as Chair of the Sheep Sustainability Framework’s (SSF) Sustainability Steering Group (SSG).

31 March 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has softened 18.34c from Friday last week, with nearly 7,000 less head reporting to 1,090c/kg – down 8% since the highs of early January. This could be an indication of easing restocker demand and is the lowest the EYCI has been since November last year, when it was operating at 1,099.9c/kg cwt. Feeders now make up 60% of buyers for EYCI-eligible cattle.

24 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.