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28 June 2024
The cattle market was varied this week. Cattle yardings eased 15,960 head to 49,145, with Queensland the only state to see a significant lift in yarding to 18,593 head.

21 June 2024
The market generally moved sideways this week. Yardings dipped by 7,349 to 53,655 head, despite the longer trading week in some states after the King’s Birthday long weekend. This was mostly due to a 9,974 head drop in Queensland yardings to 15,465 head. Yardings were smaller in every Queensland sale except Dalby.

14 June 2024
The cattle market has eased this week, with the exception of the Restocker Yearling Steer Indicator which lifted by 1¢. An easing in yardings by 8,859 to 50,100 head was due to public holidays in NSW and Victoria.

07 June 2024
The cattle market has been generally positive barring the Restocker Yearling Steer Indicator. Yardings have eased by 21,142 head (a 30% reduction) to end the week at 49,996 head.

31 May 2024
The cattle market saw mixed numbers this week, some of which were poor. Yardings eased by 5,774 head (8%) to 63,300 head.

24 May 2024
The cattle market was mixed this week, with younger animals generally overperforming relative to the more finished end of the market.

17 May 2024
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) announcement of a La Niña watch has imbued the cattle market with a positive outlook for a majority of indicators. Yardings eased slightly by 529 to 59,006 head, year-to-date with a 12% decrease in yardings. Yardings have stabilised for the past three weeks from around 60,000 to 65,000 head.

16 May 2024
Year-to-date yardings have increased by approximately 30%, which has largely been driven by a growing number of processors participating at saleyards. Since the end of 2023, a growing number of cattle have been sold to processors, supported by the record weekly slaughter figures averaging 130,000 head per week.