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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.

14 June 2024
For the last three months, prices for all steer indicators – the Restocker Steer Indicator, Feeder Steer Indicator and Heavy Steer Indicator – have been operating along the lines of long-term market trends, remaining relatively flat in comparison to the volatility seen over the last three years.

17 June 2024
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released the preliminary estimates for the 2023 Farm Data Portal. It provides insights into the financial performance of broadacre, beef, cropping, dairy, sheep and sheep-beef farms.

21 March 2018
Changing market dynamics in both Australia and the US has seen a lift in finished cattle prices, whereas prices in Brazil have remained largely unchanged.

20 June 2019
For the week ending Tuesday, the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) improved 10¢ on the week prior, to average 488¢/kg carcase weight (cwt), back 1% on year-ago levels.

25 June 2020
The Western Young Cattle Indicator is performing strongly, up 230¢ from the same period last year. It is now closely trailing its eastern counterpart.

21 July 2016
Weaker Brazilian Real offsets high cattle prices

29 July 2021
July was a milestone month for cattle prices. As such, a month in review was deemed necessary. Below is a...

14 March 2019
The EYCI dropped to 392.75¢/kg carcase weight on Wednesday, down 172¢/kg cwt year-on-year and its lowest point since December 2014, as restocker buyers continue to fall away.

18 July 2017
Declining US cattle prices and a stronger Australian dollar, now at 78US¢, has seen markets on both sides of the...