Forecast rain spells opportunity for southern producers

Recent rains in the south enough to lift confidence, and that’s all that matters.
Price outlook through winter is solid, supported by fundamentals, but dry conditions on major cattle regions are a market risk moving forwards.
StoneX Feeder Cattle Swap forward bids and offers remain stable out to the end of 2025.

Slaughter performance five years in the making beginning to show

Q1 2025 slaughter and production data provides further evidence to the move towards cyclical highs in the cattle cycle. Victorian ...

Cattle, Market Insights

Are feedlots filling up?

This week the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association (ALFA) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) released results from the March ...

Cattle

Northern interest puts a floor under livestock prices

The first two weeks of May have seen near-record online listings and the highest saleyard yardings in seven years. Despite dry con...

Slaughter performance five years in the making beginning to show

Cattle slaughter and production data from Q1 2025 provides further evidence that the industry is moving towards the cyclical highs typical of the cattle cycle. Notably, cattle slaughter in Victoria ranked within the top 8% of all quarters on record, underscoring the scale of current activity.

Are feedlots filling up?

Australia’s red meat sector has experienced significant market volatility in recent years. By adjusting for inflation using ABS Consumer Price Index data, it creates a better understanding of how cattle prices have moved over the past two decades.

Northern interest puts a floor under livestock prices

The first two weeks of May have seen near-record online listings and the highest saleyard yardings in seven years. Despite dry conditions across the south, it’s been the strength of northern buying that’s propped up the market—putting a floor under prices and helping it perform well above where it might have been otherwise, writes Ripley Atkinson.

First look at exports post-tariff

Angus Brown takes discusses the first look at how US tariffs are impacting Australian beef and lamb exports to the US and China, with insights from April's export data.

Growing cattle supply a reflection of the beef industry’s move towards cyclical production highs

At a point where general market activity is significantly hampered by short working weeks, this window gives us an opportunity to examine some more structural aspects of cattle supply so far in 2025, writes Ripley Atkinson.

Wagyu School - Public versus private

Hot on the heels of the Wagyu Edge 2025 annual conference Matt Dalgleish take a look at F1 Wagyu pricing versus the MLA National Young Cattle Indicator (NYCI) and National Feeder Steer Indicator (NFSI).

Growing volatility in the cow market

The cow market is experiencing increasing volatility, with basic market fundamentals likely causing the shifts rather than the 90CL imported price, writes Emily Tan.

Floods and tariffs butt heads

Floods in Queensland and increased US tariffs on China are impacting cattle markets, causing price rallies and supply disruptions.

Season defining widespread rain for key cattle country to drive herd growth in 2025

In what can only be described as widespread, season defining rains for most of Australia’s key cattle regions, these falls (other than those flooded) are going to deliver an exceptional 2025 for many producers and big numbers of cattle.

Forecast rain spells opportunity for southern producers

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Slaughter performance five years in the making beginning to show

Are feedlots filling up?

Northern interest puts a floor under livestock prices

Slaughter performance five years in the making beginning to show

Are feedlots filling up?

Northern interest puts a floor under livestock prices

First look at exports post-tariff

Growing cattle supply a reflection of the beef industry’s move towards cyclical production highs

Wagyu School - Public versus private

Growing volatility in the cow market

Floods and tariffs butt heads

Season defining widespread rain for key cattle country to drive herd growth in 2025

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