Birth weight is one of the most important and considered traits when it comes to breeding cows or buying your next bull.
Birth weight is one of the most important and considered traits when it comes to breeding cows or buying your next bull.
Birth weight is one of the most important and considered traits when it comes to breeding cows or buying your next bull.
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Providing market insights at this stage in the cattle cycle is incredibly difficult, as you can become somewhat of a self-fulfi...
The United States has extended its lead away for the other three major beef export markets. The 25,761 tonnes of beef shipped t...
Lamb exports reached 31,779 tonnes shipped in August, the highest monthly export volumes ever. The record figure comes off the ...
August bull sales on AuctionsPlus have seen multiple new record prices as six-figure sires hit the market. However, analysis of...
The transition from a wet season into a drier period is one of the hardest situations to manage. Several tough decisions need t...
The United States has split from the pack and is screaming ahead with beef export volumes for the month of July double what it ...
A new price discovery tool provides insights into the successful sale results of similar livestock and with actual pricing data...
Lamb and mutton exports remain at elevated levels in July despite an easing from June to July. Lamb exports totalled 27,839t wh...
Bull prices were expected to come under some pressure Read More
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In the most recent June quarter, AuctionsPlus had 173,563 head offered online, up 10% from the previous quarter and down 27% fr...
Australian beef exports lifted higher in June to exceed the five-year average for the second time this year. The total of 94,00...
Lamb and mutton exports maintained historic highs in June. Lamb exports have again achieved the third highest monthly export vo...
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle listings are up over the previous quarter but down for the year. See what regions are buying...
Consecutive years of record high bull prices are on the line as sale results return to more normal levels in line with commerci...
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Cattle prices have been declining since October 2022 due to a higher supply of slaughter-ready cattle and subdued restocker dem...
Australian beef exports have risen on the back of higher slaughter numbers, with China remaining the top destination for the se...
Lamb and mutton exports hit historic highs in May. Lamb exports achieved the third highest monthly export volumes since 1994 at...
The Autumn stud sale season has come to a close, with a total of 7,143 bulls sold on AuctionsPlus acr...
The steep decline in cattle prices from November 2022 to May 2023 has taken some in the industry by s...
The flexibility and versatility of the AuctionsPlus platform gives the power back to vendors. There a...
Back at the start of December 2022, we outlined our expectations for a Read More
April bull prices followed the broader cattle market and continued a steady decline to average $9,959...
Australian beef exports have continued their strong run for the first four months of the year, tracking well above 2022 levels ...
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AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings for the first quarter of 2023 (1st January – 31st March) reached a t...
AuctionsPlus commercial cattle offerings for the first quarter of 2023 (1st January – 31st March) totalle...
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AuctionsPlus is Australia’s largest cattle market, with record throughput for the past twelve mo...
In March, bull prices on AuctionsPlus experienced a slight decline, with an average price of $10,553, down 13% from February an...
A lamb to ram price ratio is a useful measure of how many lambs are needed to pay for a new ram....
All agricultural industries are inherently connected through the influence of similar seasonal and economic conditions. Some in...
The psychology of pricing is not based on rigorous economic reasoning and is not usually included in ‘Market Insights’. But thr...
Bull prices averaged $12,196/head across all sales interfaced with AuctionsPlus in February, down 6% from the February 2022 ave...
Australian red meat exports have started the year on the right foot, with January and February export volumes exceeding 2021 an...
PTIC heifers are the largest single category of commercial cattle offered on AuctionsPlus. In th...
The annual Jerilderie working dog auction was held on February 25, now in its sixth consecutive ...
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Detailed analysis of AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sale data has reinforced the strong seasonal...
As all sides of the cattle market navigate some challenging operating conditions, recent post-au...
The rise of Wagyu beef and cattle in the past decade has led to substantial premiums being achie...
The long-term commitment to training and preparation paid-off for students at Tocal College on M...
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It was another record breaking month for several stud bull vendors, with September seeing
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Cattle prices that were previously only wished for, are starting to be reached, with records being broken across several breeds...
The Australian cattle market has experienced extraordinary fluctuations in the past three years.
The 2022 bull sale season is steaming ahead, with average prices in August maintaining the rapid pace established in July.
As part of its weekly cattle market reporting service, AuctionsPlus’ Insights team analyses and publishes a table of prices and...
The 2021-22 (FY22) financial year was a period of major herd rebuilding for the Queensland cattle industry. Analysis of Auction...
In the first two weeks of August, weekly commercial cattle prices have shown signs that the winter chill has thawed, as buyers ...
If there was a growing sentiment of cautiousness in the cattle market throughout July, someone forgot to tell bull buyers. The ...
The volume of Tasmanian livestock offered through AuctionsPlus during the past year has increased significantly, as vendors con...
The 2021-22 financial year was one of record prices for commercial cattle on AuctionsPlus. Milder summer conditions paired with...
The recent run of wet years and significantly understocked paddocks since the start of 2020 has been clearly reflected in the t...
Since the start of 2020, the rebuild in the Australian cattle herd has underpinned soaring cattle prices. With breeding cattle ...
Soaring cattle prices in the past two years has underpinned the record re-investment into the seedstock industry, as excellent ...
Following on from the feedback received from last week’s Read More
Clearance rates and average prices from AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales are quick indicators for market trends. However, t...
As the weather cooled and rain gauges filled throughout May, the heat endured for bull sales through AuctionsPlus – both for in...
Most producers would guess that PTIC females which have been Artificially Inseminated (AI) would return a price premium over th...
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