Damien Thomson

Damien Thomson is Beef Product Manager at Genetics Australia. He was previously a Senior Analyst within the AuctionsPlus Insights team. Formerly an Industry Economist at ABARES, Damien has a passion for using data and modelling to draw out insights and analysis for livestock industries. Growing up on the family farm near Yass, NSW, Damien has experience in commercial beef cattle production and a keen interest in seedstock breeding and genetics.

Holstein cow and calf

What is the ideal birth weight for your herd?

Picture of Damien Thomson Damien Thomson: May 2, 2024

Birth weight is one of the most important and considered traits when it comes to breeding cows or buying your next bull.

Cattle Beef2024
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Drought indicators and resources

Picture of Damien Thomson Damien Thomson: Sep 21, 2023

Seasonal conditions across Australia are extremely patchy at the moment. Some...

Weather Resilience in the Bush
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Spring 2023 Cattle Price Forecast

Picture of Damien Thomson Damien Thomson: Sep 14, 2023

Providing market insights at this stage in the cattle cycle is incredibly...

Cattle Market Insights AuctionsPlus
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United States driving beef exports higher

Picture of Damien Thomson Damien Thomson: Sep 7, 2023

The United States has extended its lead away for the other three major beef...

Cattle Market Insights
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Record lamb exports for the month of August

Picture of Damien Thomson Damien Thomson: Sep 7, 2023

Lamb exports reached 31,779 tonnes shipped in August, the highest monthly...

Market Insights Sheep & Lamb
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What August bull sales are saying about the market

Picture of Damien Thomson Damien Thomson: Aug 31, 2023

August bull sales on AuctionsPlus have seen multiple new record prices as...

Cattle
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Further evidence suggests the cattle market is transitioning into liquidation

Picture of Damien Thomson Damien Thomson: Aug 23, 2023

In our 2023 cattle market outlook published last December, we raised the idea...

Cattle Market Insights
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