The gap between Angus and flatback feeder steer prices has continued to widen this week, with most grids now showing an 80c premium for Angus cattle…Read More
Eric Barker and Lydia Burton, 09/06/2025
Prices have moved little ahead of the much-anticipated opening rain for SA and Vic, and with the stronger dollar limiting interest in new export business…Read More
Liz Wells, 09/06/2025
ALFA will host its inaugural Future Feeders Network Forum in September aimed to inspire and empower the next generation…Read More
Beef Central, 06/06/2025
Prices paid for wheat and barley have dropped by up to $10/t in the past week on softer offshore markets, and rain in dry parts of southern NSW. ..Read More
Liz Wells, 02/06/2025
Rain in Southern New South Wales has put some optimism into the feeder market after record selloffs in recent weeks…Read More
Eric Barker and Jon Condon, 26/05/2025
Corn, hay, and straw are being sought in southern markets as rain starts to push into southern NSW, and export demand for all grains eases in the north and south…Read More
Liz Wells, 26/05/2025
A reduction in longer fed cattle in Australian feedlots (particularly Wagyu) over the last few quarters has seen the average days on feed continue to ease down from 172 days in 2023 to 164 days in 2024. As at Q1, 2025 the average number of days on feed has dropped further to sit at 159 days…Read More
Matt Dalgleish, Ep3, 22/05/2025
Livestock producers are being warned to strictly follow withholding periods for stock feed from crops treated with Victrato to avoid maximum residue levels being exceeded and market access threatened. ..Read More
Lydia Burton, 21/05/2025
Local demand for wheat and barley has lifted values this week as soaking rain continues to elude the forecast for south-eastern Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, 19/05/2025
The grainfed beef industry has gone within a whisker of topping 1.5 million head on feed for the first time, with March quarter cattle on feed numbers released this morning. The official number at the end of March was 1.497m head, setting a new industry record. Southern drought, and strong international grainfed demand in the face of lower US supply are factors…Read More
Beef Central, 15/05/2025
The southern dry is influencing feeder cattle trade dynamics this month as another delayed autumn break forces more producers to offload ahead of winter…Read More
James Nason, 12/05/2025
Growers across Australia are busy planting winter crops into soils ranging from those with ideal moisture in the north to bone dry in south, and traded volume has entered its annual lull…Read More
Liz Wells, 12/05/2025