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02 September 2022
This week, the Western Young Cattle Indicator (WYCI) has strengthened a further 31¢ to 985.89¢/kg cwt, following a 121¢ increase last week. A strong yarding of 900 head at Muchea with a good showing of quality cattle improved prices for the state.

01 September 2022
Dairy, earless and miniature goat producers now have an alternative to conventional ear tags, ensuring they can continue to meet their traceability requirements.

19 August 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) strengthened again this week by 46¢ to sit at 1,006.28¢/kg cwt. This is the first time since the middle of July that the EYCI has been pushed above year-ago levels.

16 August 2022
Livestock producers wanting practical information and tools to better manage their on-farm biosecurity are invited to watch the latest industry webinar update now available.

28 July 2022
There’s been lots of discussion lately in our industry around Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) as well as Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). Australia is currently free of FMD and LSD, both of which have recently been detected in Indonesia.

22 July 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has eased 24¢ week-on-week to 954.14¢/kg cwt, with a majority of sales going to restockers. The percentage going to restockers has increased nearly 10% week-on-week with most of the sales coming out of Roma. Processors haven’t been extremely active, even though prices have dropped under 800¢/kg cwt.

15 July 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has softened a further 28c week-on-week, falling to below year-ago levels. This is off the back of Dalby sales, which traded at the national average price of 927.16c/kg cwt, easing 33c week-on-week. Dalby saw a strengthening in yardings of 2,277 head, with most sales going to restockers.

08 July 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) eased 8.17¢ week-on-week after hitting 999.09¢/kg cwt on Tuesday on the back of Dalby, which traded at 959.16¢/kg cwt. This was the lowest price since September last year and was due to the easing in yardings by 800 head with stock coming from as far as South Australia. The EYCI bounced back on Wednesday with a strong sale at Roma and Wagga trading at 5¢ and 27¢ above the national average respectively.

01 July 2022
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has eased 39c week-on-week to 1,013.57c/kg cwt. This is the lowest average price since September 2021 and is due to the mixed quality and variation in the drafts presenting at the saleyards, creating the two-tier pricing experienced over the last few weeks.