Young cattle prices remained near record levels in a larger offering of 12,260 head on AuctionsPlus this week. A clear recent trend has been the restoration of premiums paid for Wagyu cross backgrounder and feeder cattle, with four steer and heifer categories in this week’s sale topped by F1 Wagyu. ..Read More
Beef Central, January 23, 2021
Prices generally improved across most classes, with light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock reaching a new high level of 712.2c/kg…Read More
Beef Central, January 21, 2021
Prices improved across the yarding markedly from the last sale for 2020 due to the reduced supply and strong competition, with light weight yearling steers under 200kg reaching new record prices…Read More
Beef Central, January 20, 2021
Feedlot and restocker demand continue to drive cattle prices at Wagga, in a bigger yarding of 3080. ..Read More
Leann Dax, January 19, 2021
Young steer and heifer categories mostly rose in price in a larger AuctionsPlus offering last week, when 10,920 commercial cattle were offered. Above average seasonal conditions in many areas of eastern Australia continued to underpin very strong buyer demand…Read More
Beef Central, January 18, 2021
Heifers have gone past equivalent steers in value in young cattle trading during the opening stages 2021 in large parts of eastern Australia, for the first time in recent memory. What’s driving it?..Read More
Why experience and understanding trumps luck in understanding the trends | Don’t get wound up about market indicators, look for the subtle changes inside the larger number | Positivity in the livestock industry should be our focus leading into 2021…Read More
Chris Howie , January 14, 2021
MLA has recommenced reporting the over-the-hooks (OTH) indicators and feeder report and yarding reports after shutting down for the Christmas period…Read More
Beef Central, January 14, 2021
Buyer attendance was good with a full panel of export processors plus feed and local trade buyers active in the market, as well as local and interstate restockers. Prices generally improved on the levels experienced at the close of last year…Read More
Beef Central, January 14, 2021
In this cross-posting from the Thomas Elder Markets website, livestock market analyst Matt Dalgleish tackles the question many people are pondering in the wake of the 2021 southern weaner sales: can buyers still expect to turn a profit from young cattle purchased at last week’s record price levels? ..Read More
Matt Dalgleish, Thomas Elder Markets, January 13, 2021
As the dust settles on last week’s record-breaking southern weaner sales, market analyst Murray Arnel and three Elders livestock managers last night took a deeper dive via video interview into some of the main trends that emerged and the outlook for demand and prices from here…Read More
James Nason, January 12, 2021
Quality was fair to good and a large gallery of onlookers who were eager to watch how the sale would unfold, with prices arguably dearer than the previous sale…Read More
Leann Dax, January 12, 2021