Cattle

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Market Analysis

Heifer price holds up

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

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Market Comment

Slaughter still sky high

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

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Market Analysis

Deciphering a herd direction

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

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Market Analysis

Slaughter set to swell?

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

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