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17 June 2021
Victorian heavy lamb over-the-hooks prices are currently 12% below the same period in 2020, with lower yardings having no impact on prices.

18 July 2018
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, lamb prices have once again broken records this week, with the Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator reaching a new high of 744¢/kg cwt.

17 May 2024
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) announcement of a La Niña watch has imbued the cattle market with a positive outlook for a majority of indicators. Yardings eased slightly by 529 to 59,006 head, year-to-date with a 12% decrease in yardings. Yardings have stabilised for the past three weeks from around 60,000 to 65,000 head.

15 October 2015
The return to a full trading week saw lamb supply, reported by MLA, increase 25% week-on-week, to 191,981 head.

24 October 2018
After hitting record highs this winter and then steadily declining during September, lamb prices have seen a resurgence over the past few weeks

11 July 2018
Lamb prices look to be stabilising after unprecedented growth, but it remains challenging to gauge what the future holds.

04 July 2018
Scattered rainfall combined with tighter supply has boosted saleyard prices, with the Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) reaching 14¢/kg higher than the previous record set in January.

04 March 2021
Despite underperforming lamb indicators in 2021 compared with a year ago, incentives are clear to finish lambs and capitalise on heavy category prices.

14 March 2017
Restocker lamb prices higher year-on-year

26 August 2021
Year-to-date slaughter and yardings Year-to-date lamb slaughter for the eastern states is operating 5% stronger than 2020 levels, amounting to...