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09 May 2025
Dry conditions continue to promote cow turn-off, impacting prices. Despite a 15% reduction in the mutton price, weekly averages remain very firm. Post long weekend slaughter lifted significantly, and processors played catch-up.

02 May 2025
There was strong growth across all cattle indicators as demand returned after the long weekends. Yardings are now back in line with the weeks before the disrupted sales over the past fortnight. Cattle yardings lifted over 150% to 77,073 head, the sixth largest throughput this year.

24 April 2025
The cattle market has moved sideways across all indicators, with only the Dairy Cow and Restocker Heifer Indicators lifting notably. Cattle yardings dropped by 41,741 to 16,804 head.

17 April 2025
The mixed results in the cattle market this week were due to the volatility of supply in saleyards. This was caused by interrupted sales, with reduced yardings the week prior.

11 April 2025
The cattle market has changed direction after the announcement of US tariffs, with the exception of the Restocker Steer Indicator, which has remained stable. With the Easter break approaching, supply spiked by 6,326 to 69,564 head.

04 April 2025
There was strong movement in the cattle market this week. The east coast continued to receive rain, and flooding became severe in some western Queensland regions. Due to these weather conditions, cattle supply was dramatically reduced. Demand remained stable, which caused a jump in the market.

28 March 2025
Cattle prices improved this week due to widespread rainfall across the east coast. National yardings eased 33% (28,847 head) to a total of 59,708, the smallest yarding since early February. Queensland saleyards saw a dramatic reduction in throughput e.g. a 40% reduction in Tuesday's Roma sales, with stock transported from NSW and SA to a market of regular buyers.

21 March 2025
The cattle market experienced a downturn this week. With a continued dry outlook, producers tried offloading more cattle this week, and yardings lifted by 21,192 to 81,876 head.

14 March 2025
The cattle market has been generally positive except for the Restocker Yearling Heifer Indicator. Yardings experienced a significant reduction of 31,624 to 43,942 head. This reduction is largely due to the impacts of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and New England producers holding onto cattle in the hopes for rainfall.