With Darling Downs feed wheat prices at $322/t – the lowest since 2021 – and the current feeder steer indicator at 350¢/kg, the relationship between grain prices and feeder cattle prices are in uncharted territory, MLA suggests in this report..Read More
Beef Central, 10/10/2024
Time is running out for much of southern Australia’s winter crop to receive a yield-building rain, and markets have reacted this week with a lift in values for wheat for prompt delivery…Read More
Liz Wells, 08/10/2024
Automated bunk management for feedlot operations of all sizes and locations is becoming a reality thanks to an innovation which can be used with or without a bunk scanner to increase lot feeding capability…Read More
Beef Central, 02/10/2024
Feeder cattle prices are relatively similar across the country with this week, with big numbers of cattle on feed in the north and southern yards having to search other areas for heavy steers…Read More
A high-yielding barley harvest is gathering pace in the northern region, while production prospects in the southern region are down by around 10pc as frost and dry conditions bite…Read More
Liz Wells, 30/09/2024
Quoted paddock-sale prices for 400kg plus flatback steers in Southern Qld/northern NSW have wound back in recent weeks in response to good seasonal supplies of cattle and last week’s reduction in slaughter grid prices…Read More
James Nason and Jon Condon, 16/09/2024
Southern new-crop wheat and barley prices have firmed on a continued lack of grower selling in what for some is an alarmingly dry start to spring…Read More
Liz Wells, 16/09/2024
More than 270 people people from across the Australian feedlot sector gathered in Toowoomba on Saturday night for the 2024 Women of Lot Feeding Beef, Bling, and Bowtie Ball…Read More
Beef Central, 13/09/2024
A bounce in US wheat values has fed through to eastern Australian prices for feed wheat and barley, with forward rates for road freight a further bullish factor in the north…Read More
Liz Wells, 09/09/2024
The festive season is more than three months away but is likely to be front-of-mind for buyers of feeder cattle this week…Read More
James Nason, 02/09/2024
Unconfirmed news that China is halting imports of barley and sorghum has fed into the stockfeed market as new-crop barley gets closer, and sorghum planting starts…Read More
Liz Wells, 02/09/2024
With cattle numbers on feed hitting a record 1.4 million head in the June quarter, the Australian grainfed beef industry now accounts for more than 1.5 million tonnes of feedgrain each year. In this deep dive, Elders chief analyst Richard Koch looks at the changing structure of global wheat market and implications for Australian grain users……Read More
Richard Koch, Elders analyst, 29/08/2024