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Lotfeeders developing best practise guidelines for managing extra cattle during drought

Australian feedlots have prided themselves for decades on providing a vital drought mitigation tool during tough seasons, but they now operate permanently near capacity. What happens the next time seasons turn? Lotfeeders have been working on this topic behind the scenes. ..Read More

Jon Condon, 30/06/2025

News

Anna Speer to depart Woolies’ Greenstock business, as part of broader company restructure

Prominent agribusiness executive Anna Speer is to depart her role as head of Woolworths’ Greenstock red meat supply chain division, as part of a broader company restructure…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

Property

Gina Rinehart outlays about $70m adding Wirribilla to her New England portfolio

Gine Rinehart has added to her already enormous New England grazing footprint with a $70 million purchase of 5000ha Wirribilla, southwest of Walcha…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 30/06/2025

News

Will Evans to take over as Cattle Australia CEO

Cattle Australia is commencing a leadership transition, with former Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) Chief Executive Will Evans appointed as its next CEO…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

News

AgForce joins calls to withdraw ACF’s tax-free status

Queensland’s peak representative body for rural producers has condemned the Australian Conservation Foundation for its latest campaign against Australian cattle producers…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

Lotfeeding

Feedgrain Focus: Cautious optimism builds in south

Amid ongoing drought-feeding demand, bright prospects for the northern crop and cautious optimism for the south, prices are largely unchanged this week…Read More

Liz Wells, 30/06/2025

Genetics

New Brisbane Valley Donor Centre to support cattle IVF customers

The seedstock cattle industry in Southern Queensland is set to benefit from a new, purpose-built bovine IVF donor centre near Toogoolawah in the Brisbane Valley…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

Markets

Big falls in listing numbers and clearance on AuctionsPlus

There were substantial falls in both listing numbers and clearance rate in online trading on AuctionsPlus last week. Cattle listings fell 17pc to 12,723 head, while the clearance also declined by 17pc to just 62pc…Read More

Beef Central, 29/06/2025

Markets

Wagga sale 30 June: Numbers drop with rain

Leann Dax, 30/06/2025

News

Opinion: Big conservation now bullying family farmers

Eric Barker, 27/06/2025

News

Pork industry condemns light sentence for illegal meat importation

Beef Central, 27/06/2025

News

Former employee charged with stealing wagyu cattle, semen and embryos

Beef Central, 27/06/2025

The Weekly Grill

S5 Ep20: June market update with Matthew Dalgleish & Chris Howie

Beef Central, 27/06/2025

Processing

Processing industry a world leader in animal welfare best practice

Beef Central, 27/06/2025

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

35.45

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6531

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

30 Jun 2025 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

Beef Kill

Eastern States, weekly

Last Week

153442

Source: MLA's NLRS

EYCI

Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, c/kg

Today

703.7

Source: MLA's NLRS

90CL Cow

Imported 90CL cow beef price. Landed US, Ac/kg CIF

Today

1050

Source: Steiner Consulting, MLA

Live Export

Live export feeder steer prices ex Darwin (c/kg liveweight)

Today

335

Source: Trade contacts

SOI

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

3.62

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Feeder Steer

NLRS-reported yards (feedlot buyers only); 0-600kg, 0-2T, c/kg LW

Today

394

Source: Feeder Steer

What readers are saying

Opinion: Big conservation now bullying family farmers

Well put Eric Barker and thanks for a much needed defence argument. Particularly galling is the Charity Status allowed to ACF and their well paid staff, who obviously have....

Dixie Nott

Channel Country bursting back to life after the floods + PICTURES

Thanks for a great overview of what's happening in the channel country, the opportunities, risks and ongoing work to be done for recovery.....

Tammie Saunders

Sun sets on PCAS pasturefed cattle assurance era

Congratulations to Greg Brown and all the members who established PCAS - it was a wonderful start to grassfed product that led to all the works recognising the importance....

mick alexander

Is the $5 cattle levy still fit-for-purpose?

Can the industry continue under the current levy rules. Surely Cattle Australia can't continue to be beholden to MLA for funds, quite simply a ludicrous situation. The whole system....

Mike Introvigne

Anna Speer to depart Woolies’ Greenstock business, as part of broader company restructure

Prominent agribusiness executive Anna Speer is to depart her role as head of Woolworths’ Greenstock red meat supply chain division, as part of a broader company restructure…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

Will Evans to take over as Cattle Australia CEO

Cattle Australia is commencing a leadership transition, with former Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA) Chief Executive Will Evans appointed as its next CEO…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

AgForce joins calls to withdraw ACF’s tax-free status

Queensland’s peak representative body for rural producers has condemned the Australian Conservation Foundation for its latest campaign against Australian cattle producers…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

Opinion: Big conservation now bullying family farmers

The Australian Conservation Foundation last week launched its latest attack on Australian beef producers, with several media outlets quickly turning around the conservation giant’s allegations of illegal land clearing with little scrutiny – forcing the industry to defend itself. But with a quick online search and thorough read of the report, more scrutiny was warranted…Read More

Eric Barker, 27/06/2025

Markets

Big falls in listing numbers and clearance on AuctionsPlus

Beef Central, 29/06/2025

Wagga sale 30 June: Numbers drop with rain

While the usual buying group was present at the sale, the anticipated orders from restockers and feedlots were noticeably absent this week, leading to fluctuations in the market based on breed…Read More

Leann Dax, 30/06/2025

Dubbo sale 26 June 2025: Cows reach new level

With useful falls of rain earlier in the week numbers were back by 600 for a yarding of 3260…Read More

David Monk, 27/06/2025

Dalby sale 25 June 2025: Southern exporters boost competition

Heavy grown steers and bullocks sold to strong demand. Around 1,300 cows were penned and buyers were able to absorb the large supply plus lift prices by a further 8c to 12c/kg…Read More

Beef Central, 26/06/2025

From complete devastation to the best season in decades – the flood recovery is mixed for the Channel Country. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 25/06/2025

Women in Ag conference to explore leadership, innovation, sustainability

The Australian Women in Agriculture national conference is back in August, bringing together women to explore leadership, innovation, sustainability, and advocacy. ..Read More

Beef Central, 23/06/2025

Farm to Feed Forum: NT digs into cropping and cattle solutions for the north + PICTURES

Northern Australia’s growing potential to diversify and strengthen cattle operations through integrated feed and fibre production was highlighted during an industry gathering in Katherine yesterday…Read More

Bel Carlson, 20/06/2025

Processing

Processing industry a world leader in animal welfare best practice

A recently completed research project aimed at helping the red meat processing industry understand and adapt to changing animal welfare regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance, enhancing industry capability, and maintaining community..Read More

Beef Central, 27/06/2025

Weekly kill: Southern processors remain active in northern procurement

Despite a few slaughter cattle now being held back by vendors until July delivery for tax reasons, last week’s national beef kill hit another five-year record at 153,442 head…Read More

Beef Central, 24/06/2025

Weekly kill: Southern processors making their presence felt in Qld

With only a fortnight left in the 2024-25 financial year, tax considerations are coming into play for some cattle producers, with some electing to push slaughter cattle back until after June 30 on accountants’ advice. The same thing happens every year, but the impact is amplified in years like this when kill space becomes tight in some areas. ..Read More

Jon Condon, 17/06/2025

Weekly kill: Some Qld grids lift as ‘phantom’ numbers appear; rain impacts southern market

Export processors in the southern regions of Queensland have lifted direct consignment slaughter grid offers 10-20c/kg this week, after a period of relative price stability. So-called ‘phantom’ bookings have been a factor, with cattle kill spaces booked at two or more plants meaning slaughter stock failing to materialise..Read More

Jon Condon, 10/06/2025

Lotfeeding

Lotfeeders developing best practise guidelines for managing extra cattle during drought

Jon Condon, 30/06/2025

Feedgrain Focus: Cautious optimism builds in south

Amid ongoing drought-feeding demand, bright prospects for the northern crop and cautious optimism for the south, prices are largely unchanged this week…Read More

Liz Wells, 30/06/2025

Feeder cattle market: Tight supply driving southern feedlots to lighter cattle

Two speeds have emerged in Australia’s feeder cattle market, with prices increasing in the south pushing some lotfeeders towards lighter cattle to fill pens and a steady flow of cattle contiuing in the north…Read More

Eric Barker and Lydia Burton, 23/06/2025

Grainfed beef showcase reflects industry’s surging momentum

The first of a series of grainfed beef showcases held at a top Brisbane restaurant last week underlined the momentum in grainfed beef production and export that’s happened in recent times. Here’s what people at the event had to say ..Read More

Jon Condon, 23/06/2025

Live Export

Indonesia lifts quota restrictions on live cattle imports

After issuing two cattle import permit allocations so far in 2025, the Indonesian Government has made the surprise move of lifting quota restrictions on live cattle imports altogether…Read More

James Nason, 17/06/2025

SE Asia Report: Indonesia’s next permit move front of mind for exporters

China’s domestic cattle prices improving, but Australian live exports remain well below previous levels | Indonesia’s live cattle imports hesitate momentarily amid import permit uncertainty; positive government signals yet to translate into renewed buying | Vietnam’s weakening currency adds cost pressure on cattle imports as competition from boxed beef continues to weigh on demand…Read More

Dr Michael Patching, 13/06/2025

May live cattle exports to year high

Overall cattle exports totalled 87,080 head, 21 percent above the five-year-average for May…Read More

Beef Central, 11/06/2025

Setback for cattle industry in livex class action

A Federal Court judge has delivered a blow to plaintiffs in the long-running class action over the Gillard Government’s 2011 suspension of cattle exports to Indonesia…Read More

James Nason, 10/06/2025

Trade

Australia ranked world’s best destination for steak restaurants, with Sydney the top city

An attempt to rank the best destinations in the world for steak restaurants has placed Australia, and the city of Sydney, on top of the pile…Read More

Jon Condon, 20/06/2025

Brazil surges past Australia as largest US imported beef supplier

In another reflection of the rapidly tightening supply of domestic beef in the United States this year, Brazil has for the first time surged past Australia as the largest supplier of imported beef to the US. Should Australia be concerned?..Read More

Jon Condon, 11/06/2025

May beef exports surge to third highest on record

Australia’s beef exports in May surged to their third highest volume level on record, reaching 129,478t. The big question on everybody’s minds in latest trade data is how much impact the recent tariff wars, especially those between the US and China, have had on Australia’s recent export beef performance…Read More

Beef Central, 06/06/2025

OECD’s weaker global economic growth forecast not good news for beef

Global economic prospects are weakening, with substantial barriers to trade, tighter financial conditions, diminishing confidence and heightened policy uncertainty projected to have adverse impacts on growth, according to OECD’s latest Economic Outlook…Read More

Beef Central, 04/06/2025

Genetics

New Brisbane Valley Donor Centre to support cattle IVF customers

The seedstock cattle industry in Southern Queensland is set to benefit from a new, purpose-built bovine IVF donor centre near Toogoolawah in the Brisbane Valley…Read More

Beef Central, 30/06/2025

Weekly genetics review: Lifting heifer productivity – lessons from GirlPower

The four-year GirlPower project reinforces the importance of clear structured management for heifers supported by timely and effective phosphorus in rangelands and northern areas. The value can accumulate to around $29/AE, and if genetic selection improvement is going to be worthwhile, we need to get the base performance sorted first…Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 24/06/2025

Weekly genetics review: Gauging maternal productivity in the rangelands

Given much of Australia’s grazing land is technically classified as rangelands – much of it in arid and semi-arid landscapes where it is harder to manage the environmental impact on production, genetic selection becomes even more important. A paper delivered during the recent Rangelands Congress in Adelaide provided a neat summary of some learnings on this, and how they apply…Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 17/06/2025

Beware of bull breakdown this sale season

With this year’s winter-spring bull sales underway, as with any investment, it’s important to consider how to best protect assets and maximise productivity. When it comes to bulls, particularly virgin bulls, one of the largest threats is balanoposthitis – or inflammation of the penis and prepuce…Read More

Beef Central, 17/06/2025