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27 October 2023
Looking at the past four weeks, all lamb indicators have felt some form of relief as weekly prices have increased over the month.

27 October 2023
The cattle market was varied this week, as prices diverged based on category and location. In general, prices in Victoria and NSW held firm or improved, while prices in Queensland, South Australia and WA eased.

20 October 2023
At the time of writing (Thursday 19 October), several market reports from this week have not been uploaded to the NLRS database due to technical issues, impacting the current presentation of yardings, indicator prices and the market reports themselves.

19 October 2023
MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) compiles three indicators for steers: the restocker yearling steer indicator, the feeder steer indicator, and the heavy steer indicator. Each differs by spec and buyer, and the relationship between the different indicators is helpful in understanding the market as a whole.

13 October 2023
Cattle yardings lifted by 8,243 from last week to 34,299 head, as several sales in NSW and Queensland that did not run in the previous week due to public holidays ran this week.

06 October 2023
Rain fell across much of southern Australia last week, with some parts of Victoria and NSW receiving more rain in the past week than over the entire month of September. Elsewhere, rain was more limited but large parts of southeast Queensland, South Australia, and southwest WA had at least some rain, in contrast to a relatively dry winter.

29 September 2023
Prices and Market

22 September 2023
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) declared that El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are underway. This suggests that spring and summer this year are likely to be hotter and drier than average, which aligns with previous forecasts from the BOM.

15 September 2023
Cattle yardings rose by 6,383 to 44,533 head. The market eased this week, with price movements consistent between saleyards compared to previous weeks.

08 September 2023
Cattle yardings were their lowest in nine weeks this week, tightening by 11,108 to 38,150 head. Yardings in NSW and Victoria eased marginally due to fortnightly sales not running this week, while yardings in Queensland tightened by 10,778 head. Numbers in Queensland eased in every sale, with sales an average of 29% smaller than the week before.