Cattle

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Tallow
Market Analysis

Nothing off about offal prices

While steaks, silversides and stirfrys are the types of cuts most Aussies look forward to from beef production, there are plenty more parts of the

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Angus Cattle
Market Comment

Heavy cattle charge higher

The Australian cattle markets were upbeat this week with Heavy Steer prices surging ahead 9% to reach new records, and Medium Cow prices have kept

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cattle
Market Comment

Heavy cattle continue sliding

A mixed result on the markets this week, with the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) falling back under the 1,000ȼ/kg mark, led by the key

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Market Analysis

Percentiles – August 2021

Mecardo’s Percentiles update for August 2021. Click below to view the latest report Grains Oilseeds Sheep and lambs Cattle Wool Dairy Fuel Percentiles are an important

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Cows WA
Market Analysis

FSR skewed by price and supply

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have released their quarterly data for March to June, and it may have us rethinking our traditional herd rebuild

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Research: Analysis of the Australian sheep flock

In this report for LiveCorp and MLA, we analysed the historical trends in the demographics of the Australian sheep flock, examining domestic factors that influence farm-level enterprise decision making. 

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