TOP 25 AUSTRALIAN LOTFEEDERS (ranked by one-time operating capacity, annual turnover)
|
| Rank |
Business (Click to link to profile) |
No. of feedlots |
One-time capacity |
Turnoff 2022* (head) |
| 1 |
JBS Australia – Prime City, Tabbita NSW; Riverina Beef, Yanco NSW; Caroona, Caroona NSW; Yambinya, Burraboi NSW; Beef City, Purrawunda, QLD; Mungindi, Mungindi QLD. |
6 |
154,000 SCU |
+300,000 |
| 2 |
Mort & Co – Grassdale, Dalby, Qld; Pinegrove, Millmerran, Qld, Yarranbrook, Inglewood, Qld. |
3 |
108,000 SCU |
220,000 |
| 3 |
NH Foods – Whyalla Beef, Texas QLD |
1 |
75,000 SCU |
130,000 |
| 4 |
Teys Australia – Teys Condamine (QLD), Charlton (VIC), Jindalee (NSW) |
3 |
67,000 head |
220,000 |
| 5 |
Australian Country Choice, Brindley Park, Roma; Brisbane Valley, Opal Creek, Cecil Plains Qld |
3 |
60,500 head |
|
| 6 |
Stanbroke Beef, Stanbroke feedlot, Chinchilla Qld |
1 |
50,000 head |
|
| 7 |
Rangers Valley Cattle Station. Rangers Valley feedlot, Glen Innes NSW |
1 |
40,000 SCU |
|
| 8 |
Smithfield Cattle Co, Smithfield Feedlot, Proston Qld; Sapphire Feedlot, Goondiwindi Qld |
2 |
38,499 SCU |
|
| 9 |
Australian Agricultural Co, Aronui feedlot, Dalby Qld; Goonoo feedlot, Comet Qld |
2 |
35,000 SCU |
|
| 10 |
Morgan Pastoral Co, Kurrawong and Whaka feedlots, Quinalow, Qld |
2 |
40,000 head |
|
| 11 |
Morgan family, Lillyvale feedlot Condamine Qld |
1 |
26,500 SCU |
|
| 12 |
Thomas Foods International, Southern Cross Feedlot, Tintinara SA |
1 |
28,000 SCU, 30,000 head |
35,000* (pre-expansion) |
| 13 |
Rowe family – Princess Royal, Burra SA; Tungali, Sedan SA |
2 |
25,000* |
40,000* |
| 14 |
Hancock Agriculture – Maydan, Warwick Qld; Gunnee, Delungra NSW |
2 |
22,800 SCU |
30,000 * |
| 15 |
Stockyard Kerwee Feedlot, Jondaryan Qld |
1 |
20,200 SCU |
26,000 |
| 16 |
Camm Agriculture Wonga Plains, Bowenville Qld |
1 |
21,000* SCU |
42,000 |
| 17 |
Elders Killara feedlot, Quirindi NSW |
1 |
20,000 SCU, 22,000 head |
65,000 |
| 18 |
Harvest Road, Koojan Downs, WA |
1 |
20,000 head |
60,000 |
| 19 |
Lemontree Feedlot, Millmerran Qld |
1 |
20,000 head |
48,000 |
| 20 |
ICM Peechela Beef, Wangaratta VIC |
1 |
27,000 head (20,000SCU) |
29,000 |
| 21 |
Bindaree Food Group, Myola Feedlot, Moree NSW |
1 |
20,000 head |
48,000 (100-day) |
| 22 |
Condabri Feedlot, Miles Qld |
1 |
20,000 head |
60,000 |
| 23 |
Wambo Feedlot, Kogan Qld |
1 |
15,400SCU, 20,000 head |
30,000 |
| 24 |
North Australian Pastoral Co, Wainui feedlot, Bowenville Qld |
1 |
14,145SCU, 18,268 head |
58,000 |
| = 25 |
Allied Beef – Vandyke, Springsure Qld; Gunyerwarildi, Warialda NSW |
2 |
16,000 head |
+30,000 |
| = 25 |
Lotte International Sandalwood Feedlot, Dalby Qld |
1 |
16,000 head |
35,000 |
|
TOTALS |
43 |
943,467 |
1,773,000 (incomplete) |
