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28 March 2025
National steer prices have converged for the first time in months after a cyclone, widespread rainfall and long weekends have impacted regular seasonal programming.

27 March 2025
Ocean-bound freight prices have fallen markedly since the start of the year, continuing the generally unpredictable conditions in international freight markets since 2021.

28 March 2025
Cattle prices improved this week due to widespread rainfall across the east coast. National yardings eased 33% (28,847 head) to a total of 59,708, the smallest yarding since early February. Queensland saleyards saw a dramatic reduction in throughput e.g. a 40% reduction in Tuesday's Roma sales, with stock transported from NSW and SA to a market of regular buyers.

21 March 2025
The cattle market experienced a downturn this week. With a continued dry outlook, producers tried offloading more cattle this week, and yardings lifted by 21,192 to 81,876 head.

21 March 2025
Online sales are an important channel available to producers.

14 March 2025
The cattle market has been generally positive except for the Restocker Yearling Heifer Indicator. Yardings experienced a significant reduction of 31,624 to 43,942 head. This reduction is largely due to the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and New England producers holding onto cattle in the hopes for rainfall.

20 March 2025
In 2023, the livestock market crashed in anticipation of poor seasonal conditions.

16 April 2020
Lamb over-the-hook indicators saw significant shifts this week, as processors adjust grids to reflect the market uncertainty.

19 September 2017
Global cattle prices converge