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10 June 2022
Heavy and medium steer prices have bounced back week-on-week trading at 460.34¢/kg lwt and 463.99¢/kg lwt on average respectively. Casino and Emerald, which both had quite a large contribution in the heavy steer indicator, were trading 47¢ and 19¢ below the national average. This was offset by Carcoar and Dubbo, which contributed 46% collectively and traded between 12¢ and 22¢ above the national average.

09 June 2022
This week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates 0.5% to 0.85% to combat high inflation, which sits above 5%. This rate rise on Tuesday followed a rate rise of 0.25% in May. These two rate rises mark the first time interest rates have increased in Australia in over 12 years.

25 May 2022
The Australian lot feeding sector has had a strong start to 2022, outperforming the previous December 2021 quarter in nearly every metric measured by the Australian Lot Feeders Association (ALFA) Lot feeding brief released by ALFA and MLA this Monday.

25 May 2022
For New England beef producers Lock and Liz Rogers, prior preparation is everything when it comes to ensuring their cattle arrive in top condition for their buyer.

19 May 2022
The performance of the beef industry against key markers of sustainability and the leadership role Australia is playing in the global discussion surrounding sustainable agriculture will come into focus at the launch of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) Annual Update in Sydney on Thursday, 16 June 2022.

19 May 2022
The heavy steer indicator has softened by 21c week-on-week, with only half the throughput seen last week. Casino has 18% of the contribution but was paying 29c under the national average. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) throughput has also softened this week, dropping below 8,000 head. This is due to rain events in Queensland preventing larger sales going ahead, including Roma.

12 May 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has softened 27¢/kg cwt week-on-week with yardings back to numbers regularly seen in full weeks. Larger saleyards like Singleton, Casino and Dubbo were fetching a premium on the national average with prices between 1,131¢/kg cwt and 1,135¢/kg cwt.

12 May 2022
So far, 2022 has been a challenging year for exporters around the world, and these challenges have been felt in the Australian red meat industry. However, Australian exporters have found ways to deliver product and take advantage of record high prices.

28 April 2022
This week Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has released a new indicator, the Live Export Price Indicator (LEPI), which is based on sampled feeder male cattle prices for Indonesia live export cattle from Darwin.