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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.

26 April 2024
Lamb and sheep slaughter achieve the second largest weekly slaughter on record.

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.

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.

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.

02 May 2024
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, or EYCI, is a seven-day rolling average of young cattle from 23 saleyards across Queensland, NSW and Victoria. It is expressed in cents per kilogram carcase (or dressed) weight (¢/kg cwt) and is rounded to two decimal points

27 August 2015
Lamb throughput remained steady week-on-week, with 11,338 head penned.

02 July 2015
Cattle consignments in NSW increased by 16% week-on-week, for a total of 21,686 head, with the rise partially due to the inclusion of Moss Vale as a reported market.

06 August 2015
A total of 3,090 head was yarded across the state, back 11% week-on-week.