Taking a look around the 100-odd commercial trade displays at the grainfed industry’s BeefEX conference held recently, and it was clearly evident that permanent shade structures are now big business across the feedlot sector…Read More
Jon Condon and Eric Barker, 05/11/2026
Technology that monitors cattle health and performance in a feedlot is currently being developed on two Queensland feedlots, to help pen riders identify sick animals earlier…Read More
Lydia Burton, 04/11/2026
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
Feeder cattle prices across the north have surged in the past week as widespread rain and supply disruptions send buyers to the saleyards – with some Hereford steers this morning going above 590c/kg and Angus cattle heading from south to north…Read More
Eric Barker, 26/10/2026
Cereal crops in southern Qld and northern NSW are losing weight and quality every day as rain settles in over the region…Read More
Liz Wells, 26/10/2026
Prices have firmed in the north and eased in the south amid more patchy rain, and concerns about locusts in Vic’s Mallee region…Read More
Liz Wells, 19/10/2026
Northern feeder cattle grids have risen slightly in the north, with one of the first signs of widespread Spring rain starting to appear…Read More
Eric Barker, 12/10/2026
Patchy rain is bringing mixed blessings, with a yield top-up, some hay damage in the south, and a slowing of harvest but improved hopes for sorghum planting in the north…Read More
Liz Wells, 12/10/2026
As the season dries out in parts of Queensland and cattle keep trickling into saleyards, it is worth taking a look at the supply of hay and other roughages…Read More
Eric Barker and Lydia Burton, 07/10/2026
Arnel Corpuz, one of the first Filipino workers to join an Australian feedlot, shares what a career in the lotfeeding sector has provided him and his family. ..Read More
Barley has dropped by up to $10/t as modest new-crop volume starts to filter into the hungry northern market, and patchy rain helps to underpin yield prospects in the south…Read More
Liz Wells, 05/10/2026
The Australian Lot Feeders Association has joined the list of industry groups undertaking a review of the compulsory $5 transaction levy – with growing numbers of cattle on feed driving an ever-larger levy pool going under the microscope…Read More
Eric Barker, 01/10/2026