Rapidly elevating fuel prices are now having a significant effect on slaughter cattle buying patterns, with the sharply rising transport cost keeping some southern Australian buyers out of the Queensland market…Read More
Jon Condon, 22/09/2026
Australia’s cattle industry is producing more beef from an increasingly productive herd, with national beef and veal production set to exceed three million tonnes for the first time in 2026 despite cattle numbers beginning to ease…Read More
Beef Central, 22/09/2026
The Cattle Australia’s 2026 Board election processed has commenced, with five nominees for two vacancies to bring new representation to the Cattle Australia Board…Read More
Beef Central, 22/09/2026
A new transport pathway for MSA will now allow more grassfed cattle to access the world-leading grading system, with eligible cattle still MSA-compliant after journeys of up to five days…Read More
Lydia Burton, 22/09/2026
NSW Rural Crime Investigators are appealing for information from the public after more than 200 cattle were reported missing from a station in the state’s far west earlier this month…Read More
Beef Central, 22/09/2026
Penalties for stock theft across Australia include maximum prison sentences of 10–14 years and substantial fines, but modern-day cattle rustlers can still be thankful some ancient penalties no longer apply…Read More
Beef Central, 22/09/2026
Grain marketing advisory firm Market Check has launched a new education platform aimed at demystifying grain markets for anyone involved in the ag industry, from growers through to bankers, agronomists, feedlotters and graduates just starting out in agribusiness…Read More
Sponsored Content, 21/09/2026
A COLD front and associated trough brought scattered rain and showers to parts of the south-east on the 15th. Later in the week, another cold front brought showers to..Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, 22/09/2026
It was a fair quality yarding of predominately yearling and feeder type cattle however all grades were represented. All major buyers were in attendance for an overall much softer market…Read More
Beef Central, 22/09/2026
There’s an old saying that for lotfeeders to make a buck, they need two of the three key variables – feeder steer price, ration price and finished grainfed slaughter cattle price – to be working in their favour. Unfortunately in Beef Central’s latest 100-day grainfed trading budget calculated on Friday, all three appear to be working somewhat against them…Read More
With the biennial BeefEx feedlot conference about to start, the benefit of the feedlot industry for all of us is it rewards both ways – continuity of product and supply to the processor and supply chain orders from weaners onwards for the producer. Understanding livestock performance is now essential at all levels, and is not just a quirky innovation. Genetic and paddock/feedlot performance will be held to account more and more in the coming years…Read More
Chris Howie , 21/09/2026
Australia’s peak farmer body has rejected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s assertion that the Federal Government had struck the right balance between limiting immigration and the economic impact of visa restrictions…Read More
Terry Sim, 21/09/2026