
Big moves on and off the kill floor
Temperatures are dropping, but supply and slaughter continue to trek higher as big news on and off the kill floor stole the show after minimal
Temperatures are dropping, but supply and slaughter continue to trek higher as big news on and off the kill floor stole the show after minimal
The national restocker price has held fairly firm for the second quarter of 2025, sitting at a premium of around 10% year-on-year, as well as
The cattle market regained most of the ground lost over the past month this week, as saleyard throughput fell by 6%, likely due to rainfall
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) quarterly slaughter and beef production data dropped last week. The end of is a March a distant memory for
The dry conditions in the south and lush conditions in the north currently look like providing balance to the seesaw of saleyard cattle supply and
The lotfeeding sector in Australia has had a strong start to the year, with its importance in the industry being again highlighted by the varying
The market was only headed in one direction this week, and that was down. Last week ended up being a record for yardings, so numbers
There are a myriad of weather forecasts out there, and most farmers will know you can usually find one with some rain on it. At
The week started with a record number of cattle yarded at Wagga Wagga, with 8731 put through the ring on Monday. This followed on from
Winter is right around the corner, and historically, we start to see an increase in weekly cattle slaughter figures from here on out. Domestic seasonal
A swag of public holidays means we haven’t recapped the cattle market for three weeks, but there has been limited movement across most indicators in
After all the talk and conjecture regarding the US tariffs on imports, we have seen very little in the way of price volatility on export
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