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07 July 2023
Rainfall continues to drive market dynamics and has supported improved prices across most categories this week. National yardings fell by 38% or 16,600 head week-on-week.

30 June 2023
Slaughter has picked up across cattle, sheep and lambs due to some processors coming back online after maintenance shutdowns.

23 June 2023
Cattle indicators held relatively firm this week – yardings increased 44% week-on-week to 43,442 head.

21 June 2023
In a previous article published in late March, MLA’s Market Information team forecast that cattle slaughter rates in April would decline sharply (April 2023 being the shortest working month since 2017). The team also predicted that slaughter rates would rebound strongly in May.

16 June 2023
Most cattle indicators remained firm, with a steady yarding week-on-week.

09 June 2023
The cattle market continued to soften this week, despite rain tightening yardings across parts of the country. NSW and SA yardings remained firm, yet softened significantly in Victoria, Queensland and WA. The overall national volume ended the week below the weekly average for the year.

02 June 2023
May total yardings for cattle are up 51% from May 2022 with continued supply from the herd rebuild. The total yarding of 247,232 head is the highest monthly total since March 2020, when there was still some carryover supply in the north from the drought.

26 May 2023
Slaughter levels remain elevated across lambs, sheep and cattle, leading to the highest combined eastern states slaughter since 2002 at 642,500 head.