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07 October 2022
Total cattle yardings have softened 31% week-on-week after the strong yardings seen last week. This, along with the recent public holidays and rain events, has impacted the numbers moving through the yards.

14 October 2022
Despite NSW feeder steer supply rising by 55% this week, its price by Thursday evening registered an increase of 23¢ or 4% to finish at 554¢/kg lwt. As mentioned in previous weekly wraps, NSW feedlot demand has continued to remain robust over the last month and its price and buyer performance will be an important dynamic to watch as the end of the year approaches.

03 February 2022
Processors dominated cattle sales at Wodonga this week as Dorpers and Merinos were the standouts of Dubbo’s Monday sale. Meanwhile, rain in goat-producing regions may impact slaughter.

23 September 2021
Weekly cattle and sheep market wrap

08 July 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) eased 8.17¢ week-on-week after hitting 999.09¢/kg cwt on Tuesday on the back of Dalby, which traded at 959.16¢/kg cwt. This was the lowest price since September last year and was due to the easing in yardings by 800 head with stock coming from as far as South Australia. The EYCI bounced back on Wednesday with a strong sale at Roma and Wagga trading at 5¢ and 27¢ above the national average respectively.

09 August 2019
Expanding Australian beef’s market opportunities

07 February 2018
Red meat producers now have access to in-depth insights into what is driving demand for Australian product in global markets and domestically with the release of Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) new online market snapshots.

09 July 2015
Imported beef prices in the US moved up again this week, with lower supplies and more interest from buyers.

22 January 2018
Price rise in US imported beef market

05 July 2016
It was a wet start to winter for most of the country, with southwest WA and the northernmost regions of Australia the only exceptions (Bureau of Meteorology – BOM). The widespread rain saw both the sheep and cattle markets rally on the back of strong restocker competition, and prices pushed higher into uncharted territories.