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Three key pillars in processing sector’s 2025-2030 strategic plan

Australia’s red meat processing industry will focus on three key pillars in its 2025-2030 five year strategic plan released this week. The strategic plan aligns with similar documents released by MLA and RMAC over the past week. ..Read More

Beef Central, 03/07/2025

Property

Weekly property review: Recently completed sales

Two NQ cattle stations change hands for $20m | Local expands with New England’s Eulabah Aggregation | NT Government secures Silkwood | Toowoomba’s impressive Stanton sells under the hammer | North Burnett’s Lochaber passes-in at auction..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 02/07/2025

Property

Movement at the Station: Recent QLD property listings

Desert uplands breeder block runs 1500 breeders | NQ floodplain grazing country well grassed | FNQ portfolio could make $9m-$10m | $10.5m for fully exclusion fenced grazing ..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 02/07/2025

Property

Properties for sale – NSW and WA

$50m+ for WA’s The Oaks | Picturesque New England grazing country has development potential | Historic Mylora lists as two separate assets..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 02/07/2025

Markets

Angus feeder prices on par with Wagyu F1s, as mid-tier market strengthens

The market for Angus feeder steers is now level-pegging with F1 Wagyu, as the southern drought creates a shortage of Angus cattle while tough conditions for the Wagyu market persist…Read More

Eric Barker, 02/07/2025

Property

Millungera EOI will test market for corporate-scale cattle holdings, could make $200-$250m

One of Northwest Queensland’s showcase breeding and backgrounding properties will test the property market during an upcoming expressions of interest campaign, and could fetch north of $200m, if a buyer can be found…Read More

Jon Condon, 02/07/2025

News

Q&A with Michael Crowley: New MLA five-year plan, Value Based Marketing, changing tack on CN30 and elevating the industry’s story

The barriers standing in the way of plans to shift Australia’s red meat industry to a Value Based Marketing payment model, what’s next after CN30 was abandoned last week, and MLA’s plans to elevate industry communication efforts with consumers and the community are among the big ticket items Beef Central discussed with the MLA MD following the release of the new five-year strategic plan yesterday…Read More

James Nason, 02/07/2025

Ag Tech

AI is coming for agriculture, but farmers aren’t convinced

What do the people working the land make of articificial intelligence? We interviewed dozens of Australian farmers about AI and digital technology, and found they had a sophisticated understanding of their own needs and how technology might help – as well as a wariness of tech companies’ utopian promises…Read More

Tom Lee, University of Technology Sydney, 02/07/2025

Production

Research reinforces importance of spelling, managing stocking rate

Beef Central, 25/06/2025

Production

What is the New World Screwworm and what can be done about it?

The Conversation, 20/06/2025

Markets

Roma sale 1 July 2025: Prices heat up

Beef Central, 02/07/2025

Genetics

Weekly genetics review: Overcoming ‘optimism bias’ at sale time

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 01/07/2025

Genetics

Can your cattle vet reduce your bull cost?

Beef Central, 01/07/2025

Processing

Weekly kill: NZ industry in trouble; Aussie processors chasing cattle with weight

Jon Condon, 01/07/2025

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

0.6583

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

03 Jul 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

719.1

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

0.73

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Feeder Steer

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

Today

410

Source: Feeder Steer

What readers are saying

What is the New World Screwworm and what can be done about it?

Thankfully Australia prepared for an incursion of SWF from our North back in 1991. Our modelling program could predict the direction and rate of spread of any outbreak, ....

John Andre

New Strategic Plan sets out MLA priorities for next five years

I am delighted to hear MLA are focusing on value base marketing, which hopefully will reward the breeder that can produce heavier and higher yielding....

Andrew cabassi

Weekly genetics review: Overcoming ‘optimism bias’ at sale time

An excellent article. When listening to, or reading the results of stud cattle sales in the media, there is seldom any mention of objective assessment of bulls & cows....

Bob Shepherd

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

Q&A with Michael Crowley: New MLA five-year plan, Value Based Marketing, changing tack on CN30 and elevating the industry’s story

James Nason, 02/07/2025

New Strategic Plan sets out MLA priorities for next five years

Meat and Livestock Australia has today unveiled its new-five year Strategic Plan, confirming the end of the Carbon Neutral by 2030 target, while also reinforcing the industry’s focus on Value-Based Marketing and elevating communications effort to tell the Australian red meat industry’s “fantastic story”…Read More

Beef Central, 01/07/2025

Debate flares over livestock methane calculations

A climate metric developed by Oxford University to correct substantial flaws in how the warming effect of emissions is widely calculated has been dismissed as “not credible” science by the Farmers for Climate Action lobby group…Read More

James Nason, 01/07/2025

Should DAFF be urged to challenge light court sentence in illegal meat importation case?

Calls are emerging for an appeal to be lodged over the lightness of the court sentence in a case where a woman convicted of illegally importing 62 tonnes of pork and other animal protein from Thailand, received only a non-custodial sentence and community service…Read More

Beef Central, 01/07/2025

Markets

Angus feeder prices on par with Wagyu F1s, as mid-tier market strengthens

The market for Angus feeder steers is now level-pegging with F1 Wagyu, as the southern drought creates a shortage of Angus cattle while tough conditions for the Wagyu market persist…Read More

Eric Barker, 02/07/2025

Roma sale 1 July 2025: Prices heat up

The market dearer for most steer and bullocks categories heifers were dependent on quality and type and weight and cows marginally dearer…Read More

Beef Central, 02/07/2025

Gunnedah sale 1 July 2025: Agents yard 2300 head

The regular buyers attended and operated along with a Southern cow and feeder buyer. Trends improved through most categories with that extra competition…Read More

Beef Central, 01/07/2025

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

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, but this parasite is not picky – it will infest a wide range of hosts, including humans and their pets…Read More

The Conversation, 20/06/2025

More oats than Uncle Tobys: How producers are using the winter forage workhorse this year

Forage oats plantings have been fairly popular in sub-tropical regions of eastern Australia this year following good rain events in February and March in southern Queensland and northern NSW…Read More

James Nason and Eric Barker, 26/06/2025

Channel Country bursting back to life after the floods + PICTURES

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

Processing

Three key pillars in processing sector’s 2025-2030 strategic plan

Beef Central, 03/07/2025

Weekly kill: NZ industry in trouble; Aussie processors chasing cattle with weight

As the industry reaches the winter mid-point, what’s emerging is particularly high demand for slaughter cattle (especially cows) with weight. That’s especially evident in saleyards procurement, where some heavy tussles have been occurring between southern processors, and those further north. Thursday’s Dubbo sale saw heavy cows hit a new yards record of 360c/kg liveweight, while other centres like Gunnedah and Wodonga this morning were not far behind…Read More

Jon Condon, 01/07/2025

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

Lotfeeding

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

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

AAM moves further down value chain, launching new wholesaling & export business

Fund-based corporate beef and lamb producer AAM has moved further down the red meat value chain, launching the Australian Beef & Lamb Co dedicated wholesale, export and distribution business…Read More

Jon Condon, 01/07/2025

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

Genetics

Weekly genetics review: Overcoming ‘optimism bias’ at sale time

Although it may be subtle, one of the factors at play during bull sales is the influence of ‘Optimism Bias’ among both bull breeders and purchasers. The phenomenon has been the subject of some interesting recent research in the United States..Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 01/07/2025

Can your cattle vet reduce your bull cost?

Agribusiness consultant Ian Mclean crunches some numbers on the value of using a Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluation (BBSE), coming up with some interesting conclusions. ..Read More

Beef Central, 01/07/2025

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