The 2022 calendar year saw AuctionsPlus again deliver record sale results, with gross merchandise sales reaching $3.067 billion – up 2% year-on-year.

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While 2022 registered an exceptional rally in cattle prices, with the EYCI reaching record heights and the continuation of high co...
AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings continue to roar back to life in 2023, with tomorrow’s offering of 145,283 head the largest e...
AuctionsPlus commercial sheep and lamb listings for the final quarter of 2022 (October-December) reached a total of 1,172,366 head...
The larger supply of cattle in the market has supported downward pressure on prices, as market fundamentals point to a considerably cheaper market this year compared to the historical highs of 2022.
AuctionsPlus sheep and lamb listings continue to roar back to life in 2023, with tomorrow’s offering of 145,283 head the largest ever January listing.
Across the final quarter of 2022, lamb listings increased by 112% from the previous quarter, to total 715,415 head – 61% of total sheep and lamb throughput.
Australian mutton exports to China for the past calendar year reached 57,246 tonnes swt, on par with 2021 volumes, but down 42% on 2019 figures.
For December, Australian goat exports reached a 15-year low with 1,325 tonnes swt – a 35% decline.
Sustained demand for Australian lamb from the US was a key driver in the rise of lamb exports for the year, with exports hitting a record 75,011 tonnes swt – up 6% on the previous year.
Australian beef and veal exports for the 2022 calendar year were the lowest in 19 years, sitting 30% below the drought induced levels of 2019.
Improved pasture growth and warmer weather in the final quarter of 2022, paired with a backlog, facilitated the accelerated flow of cattle listings online.
Take a look at 12 standout highlights from 2022.

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