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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.

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.

05 April 2024
The cattle market has shown signs of improvement across various indicators. Following the Easter break and bolstered by strong rainfall, yardings increased by 1,688 to reach 23,704 head – however, this is still a 61% drop from two weeks ago. Queensland witnessed the largest reduction in yardings, declining by 1019 to 5,869 head.

28 March 2024
This week was a record-breaking week in the markets, with the highest lamb and cattle slaughter in years. It was largely driven by market dynamics and the smaller yardings due to the Easter long weekend.

22 March 2024
The cattle market was mixed, with an overall improvement in prices across the week. Yardings eased by 24%, a 27,024 decline to 51,696 head.

15 March 2024
The cattle market has experienced a downturn across all indicators. Cattle yardings have decreased by 20,001 to 67,332 head, marking a 30% increase compared to figures from 2023. Notably, there has been a 40% increase in week-on-week yardings compared to 2023.

08 March 2024
The cattle market has experienced a general easing across all indicators this week. Yardings have decreased by 5,802 to 62,583 head, but remaining above the weekly average of 45,851 head, a 23% increase from last year.

23 February 2024
The cattle market experienced a general easing across most indicators this week. Yardings decreased by 40,673 to 50,731 head. The heavy steer indicator remained stable at 283¢/kg live weight (lwt), with throughput easing by 484 head to 2,333 head. The dairy cow indicator was the only other cattle indicator to improve this week – rising 6%.

16 February 2024
The cattle market has eased across all indicators. Yardings have eased by 3,898 to 75,856 head. Yardings eased in a majority of states except Tasmania and Victoria. Yardings are 30,758 head above the national average for the last five weeks.