Demand for the quality lines of cattle saw prices increase in isolated patches, however overall prices for steers were down from the previous week, while lightweight yearling heifers rose…Read More
Beef Central, May 21, 2019
Cheaper prices last week kept a lid on cattle numbers with Wagga agents yarding a smaller offering of 2440. Falling quality across store categories meant prices varied widely…Read More
Leann Dax, May 21, 2019
Desperately dry conditions across the Northern Territory’s Barkly Tableland region saw the Australian Agricultural Co push another large line of young cattle from its Northern Territory properties to market late last week…Read More
Jon Condon, May 20, 2019
Prices in most young cattle weight categories eased in AuctionsPlus trading this week, in line with saleyards trends. April was an all-time in-month record for turnover on AuctionsPlus for both sheep and cattle, with 244,000 sheep and lambs and more than 45,000 cattle listed.
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Thomas Foods International has lifted its offer to goat producers to a record $10/kg for heavier carcase weight goats, as part of a value-adding initiative and strong demand for goatmeat in the US. The record price is an 80c/kg lift on TFI’s previous highest price of 920c/kg late last week, and up from 800-820c/kg before that…Read More
Terry Sim, May 17, 2019
Large numbers of weaners and cows dominate numbers as people make the decision not to feed their cattle through what is shaping up to be another tough winter…Read More
David Monk, May 17, 2019
Buyer attendance was good, with the return of a local export processor into the market.However, prices eased across most classes, with bulls the only exception…Read More
Beef Central, May 16, 2019
Prices were firm for quality cattle, but secondary lines saw significant decreases from the previous week, especially across the lighter weight categories..Read More
Beef Central, May 15, 2019
Despite rain the on-going sell off continues. Prices cheapened, led by young secondary cattle that have slipped 22-35c/kg…Read More
Leann Dax, May 14, 2019
Numbers climbed sharply for the third consecutive week on AuctionsPlus this week, reaching 12,914 head, up almost 3000 head or 30pc on the previous week. Larger numbers saw a dip in clearance rate, to 44pc across all commercial cattle sales.Yearling steer offerings averaged 318c…Read More
Beef Central, May 11, 2019
Young cattle lacking finish and large numbers of cows dominated numbers in the larger yarding which produced a cheaper market for most sections…Read More
David Monk, May 10, 2019Apart from some lightweight young cattle experiencing a cheaper trend, most classes improved in price at Dalby sale yesterday, where almost 5900 head were yarded…Read More
Beef Central, May 9, 2019