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14 March 2024
Grain prices have continued to ease through the start of 2024, further improving lot feeder margins and building confidence in the sector.

18 January 2024
The Australian sheep flock is the largest since 2007, currently sitting at 78.75 million head due to historically large numbers of breeding ewes and high marking rates.

12 April 2024
The cattle market was relatively mixed this week. Yardings lifted slightly, up 3,866 head (or 7%) to 58,596, though still below the numbers seen earlier in the year. Despite the short week last week, yardings fell in NSW and Tasmania due to several store sales. Queensland yardings lifted slightly 13,485 head, as the Queensland Monday sale was not covered this week.

19 September 2017
Global cattle prices converge

16 April 2020
Lamb over-the-hook indicators saw significant shifts this week, as processors adjust grids to reflect the market uncertainty.

15 February 2024
The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI), which is used to measure the performance of the Australian wool market,easing by 17% over the past 12 months. The sheep and wool market saw some major price movements over the past couple of months with the tide turning towards sheepmeat.

15 February 2024
For 12 weeks in a row, excluding holiday price anomalies, the restocker yearling heifer price has remained above the heavy steer indicator price. As of Thursday 15 February, the restocker yearling heifer indicator is 304¢/kg live weight (lwt), 10¢ above the heavy steer indicator at 294¢/kg lwt. This is the first extended period of a restocker heifer premium since early 2023.