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19 April 2024
The cattle market eased for all indicators with the Restocker Yearling Heifer indicator performing the strongest. Yardings reached 84,609 head with a notable increase of 15,339 head positioning it as the fourth largest yarding of the year.

28 February 2019
The EYCI has continued its recent downward trend, falling to its lowest value since 2015. There has also been an increase in light cattle numbers across eastern saleyards.

13 January 2016
The EYCI hit a new record high on Wednesday, at 600¢/kg cwt, driven by big price jumps at Roma, CTLX Carcoar, Gunnedah and IRLX Inverell.

14 October 2015
Finishing at 542.75¢/kg cwt, at the close of Tuesday markets the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) was 36.25¢/kg cwt behind week-ago levels and 52.50¢/kg cwt below where it peaked a fortnight ago.

18 April 2018
The lack of decent follow-up rain in QLD, and little rain across many south east supply regions, has led to the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator falling below 500c/kg for the first time since 2015.

27 June 2018
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has begun to stabilise as rainfall and a falling supply of young cattle start to impact the market.

05 December 2018
EYCI waits for seasonal break

04 April 2017
April EYCI begins with a bang

07 February 2019
Despite the young cattle market being relatively stable over the last fortnight, the EYCI experienced a slight upwards turn earlier this week. Here’s the latest on the eastern sales state-by-state.

01 April 2021
Western young cattle prices are soaring as tight supply and east coast demand have helped the indicator blow eastern prices away by over 80c/kg.