Lotfeeding

Feeder cattle market: Grids covered in red as Angus spread narrows

Feeder cattle prices are facing some downward pressure as numbers start to come forward in the south and the north waits for some early rain…Read More

Eric Barker, 28/09/2026

BeefEx 2026: Envisioning the feedlot of 2040

What will an Australian feedlot look like in 2040? That question was posed to attendees during one of the most thought-provoking sessions at BeefEx 2026…Read More

Finn Pickering, 28/09/2026

Feedgrain Focus: North gets nervous over freight, dry

A shrinking production outlook and expensive fuel have seen northern values jump this week, but southern prices have dropped in response to consolidating crop prospects and softer global wheat values…Read More

Liz Wells, 28/09/2026

Innovation packed into massive new 200,000 head Nebraska feedyard

Imagine a 200,000 head cattle feedyard processing more than 500,000t of corn each year, where the heavily-automated feedmill is manned by just a single employee. It sounds like a piece of fiction speculating about the grainfed industry’s distant future, but in reality its already exists, on the sweeping plains of Nebraska in the US, as explained by project co-founder Kee Jim…Read More

Jon Condon, 25/09/2026

Christopher Pyne’s two tried and true methods for surviving a crisis

‘Complacency is poison’: the beef industry has a good story to tell, invest in that reputation and get out there and sell it, former Federal minister Chris Pyne tells BeefEx 2026. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 25/09/2026

BeefEx 2026: The serious worry Canberra is struggling to understand

Feedlot operators received the shock their lives earlier this year, when the Strait of Hormuz was shut and fuel distributors told them they were unable to fill their tanks…Read More

Eric Barker, 25/09/2026

Politics shoots down any chance of Aussie live cattle imports into the US – despite its beef herd at 70-year lows 

Politics is the biggest hurdle ahead of any prospect of Australian feeder or breeder cattle being live exported to the US to help fill the void left by a US beef herd at 70-year lows, a speaker at yesterday’s BeefEx conference says. ..Read More

Jon Condon, 24/09/2026

2026 Young Lot Feeder of the Year and Australian Feedlot’s of the Year winners named

The individuals and operations leading the industry forward to shape its future were honoured at the BeefEx Gala Dinner with the prestigious Australian Feedlot of the Year and the ALFA Young Lot Feeder of the Year award winners announced. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 24/09/2026

ALFA awards new Life Membership at BeefEx 2026

A new Life Membership was awarded at last night’s BeefEx Gala Dinner, recognising an industry leader for his exceptional, significant and sustained contribution to the Australian feedlot industry and ALFA…Read More

Beef Central, 24/09/2026

Lotfeeders focus on productivity, innovation at record-setting BeefEx event + PICTURES

More than 1200 grainfed beef industry stakeholders from across Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia will focus attention on opportunities in fields like productivity, innovation and market access during a major industry event being staged on the Gold Coast this week.     ..Read More

Beef Central, 23/09/2026

Don’t be over-reliant on China market for future beef demand, warns economist

Australian agriculture needs to be careful not to assume that the Chinese market will solve all of our future demand problems – whether that be for chilled and frozen beef, or other commodity exports…Read More

Jon Condon, 23/09/2026

Losses top $170 in latest 100-day grainfed trading budget

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

Jon Condon, 21/09/2026

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