Weather – or more accurately the prospect of it – is again providing the underpinnings for slaughter cattle supply and demand this week, with some grids moving 10-20c higher in anticipation of tighter supply…Read More
Jon Condon, 13/10/2026
Record export volumes and carcase weights are masking a growing concern in the Australian beef industry, according to one of the country’s most respected meat scientists…Read More
It’s a nation of weather contrasts this week, with handy rain across large parts of Victoria, southeastern NSW and into South Australia over the past week seeing slaughter cattle supply dwindle in that region, while conditions continue to deteriorate in Qld and northern NSW…Read More
Jon Condon, 06/10/2026
A New South Wales red meat processor has implemented a staged heat recovery system that reduces natural gas consumption, improves refrigeration efficiency and removes the need for a major boiler upgrade…Read More
Beef Central, 30/09/2026
A sharp contrast is emerging between slaughter cattle and feeder prices, relative to the lighter restocker descriptions which are currently falling rapidly in the saleyards system…Read More
Jon Condon, 29/09/2026
Rapidly elevating fuel prices are now having a significant effect on slaughter cattle buying patterns, with the sharply rising transport cost keeping some southern Australian buyers out of the Queensland market…Read More
Jon Condon, 22/09/2026
A new transport pathway for MSA will now allow more grassfed cattle to access the world-leading grading system, with eligible cattle still MSA-compliant after journeys of up to five days…Read More
Lydia Burton, 22/09/2026
From Western Queensland to Northern Victoria – Lansdowne Pastoral Company has been supplying a high-end grassfed program in Victoria for three years. ..Read More
Lydia Burton, 17/09/2026
Australia’s world-leading trade in animal tallow is unlikely to be threatened by clashes in the Gulf, and could even be boosted by the conflict, according to an industry leader speaking ahead of the Australian Renderers’ Association’s International Symposium which started in Melbourne on Tuesday. ..Read More
Sue Webster, 16/09/2026
Spring turnoff patterns are now well established across much of Eastern Australia, with the onset of hot, drier weather and forecasts of an El Nino event ahead prompting some vendors to push cattle out the gate…Read More
Jon Condon, 15/09/2026
Weather conditions and outlook are now clearly established as the primary driving factor in the eastern states slaughter cattle supply-demand dynamic…Read More
Jon Condon, 08/09/2026
Saleyards cow prices appear to be defying gravity at present, in stark contrast with the export beef trimmings market which continues to deteriorate. The recent strengthening in cow prices in the saleyards appear to have forced processors’ hands, with some 20-30c/kg rises in direct consignment grid offers on cows this week, with some competitive operators in southern Queensland up to 690-700c/kg this week…Read More
Jon Condon, 01/09/2026