The number of cattle being finished on grain in Australia continues to rise according to the June quarter lotfeeding survey from MLA and ALFA. Feeder
Buyers don’t have to stretch far to find volumes of cattle at the moment. While patches of the east have either received or are due
As we move through spring and the pace of grass growth picks up, at least for those that have moisture, thoughts turn to utilizing growth.
Supply dipped by 15% week on week for the cattle market, leading to a slight rise in prices off the back of the supply shortage.
The female slaughter rate (FSR) is one of the key figures used to demonstrate what is happening with the Australian beef cattle herd. There has
The search for weight continues as buyers bid strongly for heavier cattle. With the supply agenda set by Meat & Livestock Australia last week, confidence
The Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) Cattle Projections released last week have confirmed the theory that we are seeing peak cattle herd now, and supply
The BOM declared August as the hottest on record, for Northern East Coast producers it created ideal fattening conditions and allowed unimpaired movement of stock.
Meat and Livestock Australia’s latest industry projections have Australia’s beef cattle herd having reached its maturity, with numbers now back on the decline. This assumption
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator jumped 7 cents to 686c/kg cwt this week, following a 6% week on week increase in yardings. Restockers and feeders
We knew cattle slaughter was on the rise, and the official numbers released last week showed an interesting breakdown of what is being slaughtered. We
Following heavy rain in northern NSW and southern Queensland last week, the cattle market generally built on the recent July price rally, with four indicators
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