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22 October 2015
While there has been an increase in the prices paid for feeder and fed cattle in the US, and for beef as part of the Choice and Select cutouts, the grinding beef market has not yet started to arrest its decline.

20 October 2015
With almost 161,000 head processed throughout the eastern states, last week’s kill was the highest it had been since July but remains 8% below year-ago levels.

20 October 2015
Eastern states indicative lamb slaughter increased in most states last week but was lower than the same time last year.

15 October 2015
The US cattle and beef markets remained in a state of flux this week, with the livestock end of the chain reclaiming some of the ground it lost over the past two months, while the wholesale meat end accelerated its decline.

15 October 2015
The return to a full trading week saw lamb supply, reported by MLA, increase 25% week-on-week, to 191,981 head.

15 October 2015
WA cattle supply dropped 6%week-on-week, totalling 4,484 head, as Boyanup continued its large yardings, increasing to 930 head.

15 October 2015
Victorian lamb throughput stayed strong, with a total of 57,060 head yarded in MLA reported saleyards.

15 October 2015
Cattle consignments in NSW increased by 30%, week-on-week, for a total of 29,569 head.

15 October 2015
Despite the recommencement of the full working week, MLA reported saleyards in SA recorded only a jump of 1% in throughput, with 5,429 head yarded.

14 October 2015
Finishing at 542.75¢/kg cwt, at the close of Tuesday markets the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) was 36.25¢/kg cwt behind week-ago levels and 52.50¢/kg cwt below where it peaked a fortnight ago.