Records fall as 4000 NT backgrounder Brahmans sell in single online offering, to domestic buyer

In a transaction worth around $6.6 million, a record 4000 NT-bred Brahman steers and spayed heifers were sold in a single line in Friday’s AuctionsPlus online sale. It’s the single largest lot offering ever seen in the online platform’s 40-years of operation, and sent a signal that on the current rising market, domestic operators are prepared to tackle live export buyers for good Top End cattle. ..Read More

Jon Condon, 02/11/2026

Long range forecasts in question as some areas receive wettest Spring on record

Long range forecasts have again been called into question after a forecasted dry spring across the Eastern Seaboard has finished with record breaking rainfall…Read More

Eric Barker, 02/11/2026

ALEC CEO to step down

The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) has announced that CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton will step down after eight years at the helm, leaving a significant legacy of effective advocacy, industry leadership and collaboration across Australia’s livestock export sector…Read More

Beef Central, 02/11/2026

AgForce backs proposed $1 cattle transaction levy increase

In this contributed article, AgForce cattle board chair Lloyd Hick explains why the organisation has chosen to throw its support behind a $1 increase to the cattle transaction levy…Read More

AgForce cattle board chair Lloyd Hick, 02/11/2026

Farm safety matters: All day, every day

Australian agtech company AirAgri believes that every person deserves to go home safely at the end of the day. This simple objective is what is driving its latest approach of farm safety integration of the familiar WhatsApp platform with its established safety and compliance platform, with the potential to extend access through emerging satellite-to-mobile services. ..Read More

Sponsored Content, 02/11/2026

Feedgrain Focus: Big year for barley blending expected

A finish of contrasts in south-western NSW vs northern NSW and southern Qld is pushing lightweight barley into the feed market as a blending option for growers and consumers…Read More

Liz Wells, 02/11/2026

Zoetis raises another $100,000 for Beyond Blue’s rural mental health effort

Following a fundraising tradition stretching backed 11 years, animal health company Zoetis has raised another $100,000 this year for mental health organisation Beyond Blue through its annual Helping Rural Australians Start The Conversation campaign. This year’s contribution brings the total raised to $1.1 million since the partnership was struck in 2016…Read More

Beef Central, 02/11/2026

Restockers drive stronger online market

Following recent rain, restockers were operating strongly in AuctionsPlus on Friday, where cattle listings surged 47 percent to 18,054 head…Read More

Beef Central, 02/11/2026

Wagga sale 2 Nov 2026: Yarding lifts with higher prices

Feeder steers led a solid market, particularly vendor-bred Angus steers and heifers. Light cattle were scarce, with most sold remaining in the local area..Read More

Leann Dax, 02/11/2026

Industry can’t become complacent on fuel security, new RMAC chair

While it seems like months ago that concerns about Australia’s fuel supply was leading every news bulletin, the structural problems that led to the shortage still remain and industry cannot afford to get complacent…Read More

Eric Barker, 30/10/2026

Another cattle tick outbreak renews calls for tougher biosecurity measures

Queensland cattle producers are being urged to look out for cattle ticks and signs of tick fever, following another outbreak in the tick-free zone. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 30/10/2026

Is Australia’s cattle industry investing enough in its national voice?

On Monday a headline on Beef Central read “Cattle industry too big to rely on too few volunteers”. Yesterday, those words summarising an address from Cattle Australia chair Garry Edwards took on added resonance as events unfolded at the Woolworths annual general meeting in Sydney…Read More

James Nason, 30/10/2026

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