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08 December 2023
The cattle market generally lifted this week, as producer confidence improved ahead of the looming Christmas holiday season. Cattle yardings increased 31,926 to 86,857 head, the largest weekly yarding since November 2019.

08 December 2023
This week’s cattle yardings reached 82,587, a 59% or 30,639 head increase to last week’s yarding figures. These numbers haven’t been seen through saleyards since November 2019.

08 December 2023
Change, confidence and cyclicity will be remembered as the hallmarks of the Australian cattle industry in 2023.

05 December 2023
Doug and Sue Campbell run a 5,000 hectare cattle property at Gaeta, near Gin Gin, Queensland. The property has been in the family for three generations, since 1923. Connection to the land and to the local community has been important to the Campbell family since those early days. There are regular BBQ catch-ups and an annual 22km cattle walk that people in the area get involved in.

01 December 2023
Recent rainfall on the east coast over the last week ranging from 25mm to 150mm has improved market sentiment, pushing up prices for all cattle indicators. The performance of each state is closely linked to the amount of rainfall over the past two months.

01 December 2023
The cattle market continued to lift this week as rain across the country continues to boost market confidence.

24 November 2023
Widespread rain in eastern and central Australia had a positive effect on demand, and prices generally rose.

23 November 2023
The release of livestock production and slaughter statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) each quarter is important for understanding how the market is operating, and what we might be able to expect over the coming months and years.

22 November 2023
Managing livestock in the variable environment of the NSW rangelands presents unique challenges for producers. One of the greatest hurdles is making strategic decisions about how and when to destock, especially in the lead-up to dry periods.

17 November 2023
On Tuesday, the Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA) and MLA released the September lot feeding brief, which monitors trends and provides an overview in the lotfeeding sector.