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Clearance sinks to just 36pc in tough trading week on AuctionsPlus       

It was a tough week for commercial cattle traded online this week, with a 17,760 head offering on AuctionsPlus managing to clear just 36pc. Most medium and heavy steer and heifer categories fell in value…Read More

Beef Central, 16/03/2024

Wagga sale 18 March 2024: Yarding drops after price correction

While there was an increase in feeder orders this week, only the heifer portion saw gains…Read More

Leann Dax, 18/03/2024

Dry southern autumn drags EYCI down 38c in a week

A north to south divide has appeared in the benchmark Eastern Young Cattle Indicator this week, as it fell below 600c/kg carcase weight for the first time since the start of the year…Read More

Eric Barker, 15/03/2024

Dalby sale 13 Mar 2024: Market reflects easing trend

The reduction in prices experienced nationwide continued…Read More

Trevor Hess, NLRS, 14/03/2024

Roma sale 12 Mar 2024: Numbers jump to 8706

All the regular processors feedlotters and backgrounders present and active but buyers selective on quality…Read More

Beef Central, 13/03/2024

Heavier steers and heifers ease in value in 17,200 head online offering

Medium and heavier steer and heifer categories declined in value, while lighter descriptions lifted in AuctionsPlus online trading this week…Read More

Beef Central, 09/03/2024

Wagga sale 11 March 2024: Cattle prices decelerate

The cow market experienced the most significant decline, with heavy cows dropping by 40c to 45c, while leaner grades faced corrections of 50c to 70c/kg, fetching prices from 208c to 227c/kg…Read More

Leann Dax, 11/03/2024

Dalby sale 6 Mar 2024: Prices reflect mixed yarding

Buyers were very selective with only top end quality lines receiving strong support and a small reduction in quality resulted in a large fall in price…Read More

Trevor Hess, NLRS, 07/03/2024

Roma sale 5 Mar 2024: Agents yard 5147 head

All the regular processors feedlotters and backgrounders present and active however prices could not maintain recent levels…Read More

Beef Central, 06/03/2024

Brave cattle trade generates significant returns to start the year

A Western Queensland producer has come out on the good side of a tumultuous cattle market in the past six months – generating a 40pc return from cattle he purchased in the third quarter of last year…Read More

Eric Barker, 05/03/2024

ABARES tips cattle price recovery in 2024-25

A 24 percent lift in forecast saleyard prices next financial year is the headline forecast for beef producers in ABARES’s latest annual outlook statement released today…Read More

Beef Central, 05/03/2024

Last call for entries in our reader competition predicting EYCI at year’s end

There’s major bragging rights – and great prizes – at stake for the winner of Beef Central’s EYCI prediction competition, asking readers to guess where the indicator will sit at the end of this year. Entries close at 5pm Monday 4 March…Read More

Beef Central, 02/02/2024

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