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03 November 2023
Markets lifted slightly this week off the back of slightly lower yardings and improved competition in sales but remained mostly unchanged from previous weeks. Yardings eased by 4,771 to 43,012 head, slightly below the four-week average but almost identical for the average for 2023.

27 February 2020
Heavy lambs are trading at a premium as processor competition intensifies, underpinning record prices seen at a number of saleyards.

10 October 2019
National lamb slaughter edged higher in August, as new season lambs started to enter the market

13 May 2016
Lamb throughput at Wagga declined 18% week-on-week, to 34,500 head, with the reduced supply supporting prices for well-finished lines.

30 June 2022
FY22 was a strong year for the red meat industry, with many records being broken. Here’s a look at the performance of the livestock markets over the last 12 months.

10 February 2023
With the uptick in supply, prices have eased since the end of last year but held relatively steady in 2023. The new Processor Cow Indicator (previously the Medium Cow) shows that, due to current pressure of higher prices on the processors, buyers met with solid demand this week. This caused a stabilisation to occur in the market.

30 July 2015
Prime trade and heavy lamb numbers remain limited with most trade weight lambs again secondary, tail end drafts.

19 January 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its annual 2021–22 Value of Agricultural Commodities data this week, highlighting the crucial role the Australian red meat industry plays in national commodities.

15 February 2024
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI), which is used to measure the performance of the Australian wool market,easing by 17% over the past 12 months. The sheep and wool market saw some major price movements over the past couple of months with the tide turning towards sheepmeat.

28 February 2019
Despite elevated slaughter levels, the eastern states mutton indicator increased 16% over the past fortnight, reaching 420¢/kg cwt on Monday 25 February. Here’s the latest on market supply and prices.