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28 October 2022
This week, yardings came back 33% for cattle and 10% for lambs. Getting stock to sales is becoming more difficult due to flooded roads, so producers are prioritising moving stock to high ground or preferencing direct sales from the paddock.

21 October 2022
Yardings have increased this week for cattle, with predicted further wet conditions to come. At some sheep sales, the yarding improved dramatically as producers look to move livestock off their properties before the wet potentially prevents any transport to saleyards. 

14 October 2022
Large increases in new season lamb supply across most states this week as well as intense processor demand has seen prices for the influx of 2022 lambs perform extremely well.

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.

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.

06 October 2022
There are multiple factors weighing on supply performance at the saleyard level for spring 2022

30 September 2022
Variability within market indicators is expected to continue. With indicators calculated on a seven-day rolling average and so many markets not running last week, this easing in supply will impact throughput and volatility.

23 September 2022
The national public holiday on Thursday and the Victorian public holiday on Friday put a hold on some key markets this week. As yardings ease and throughput for indicators is reduced, the market will strengthen.