As we begin 2024, the Australian sheep and cattle producers are treading a path markedly different from the stellar heights of the previous years. After witnessing livestock prices halving from the record levels reached in 2022 and the earlier months of 2023, this year brings with it a set of variables that promise to shape the trajectory of livestock markets.

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The Angus Youth National Roundup Auction raised almost $50,000 on Saturday night – the biggest fundraising auction total in the or...
The National Trade Lamb Indicator (NTLI) hit a 10-month high today and is 22.96c/kg higher than this same day last year.
The highly anticipated Victorian weaner sales have kicked off, with confidence-boosting rain lifting demand and firming prices, dr...
The Angus Youth National Roundup Auction raised almost $50,000 in 2024.
The National Trade Lamb Indicator (NTLI) hit a 10-month high today and is 22.96c/kg higher than this same day last year.
The highly anticipated Victorian weaner sales have kicked off, with confidence-boosting rain lifting demand and firming prices, dragging the industry out of the doldrums of 2023 and setting the tone for a positive year ahead.
With the final commercial cattle sales catalogued for the year, the results of AuctionsPlus’ commercial cattle offerings have been tallied for Q4. We look at how regions have been buying and selling during Q4.
An insight into the location of commercial cattle breeds listed on AuctionsPlus in the first three quarters of 2024.
AuctionsPlus has recorded its largest commercial offering of the year, with 23,775 cattle listed for Friday’s sales.
A comparison of the price spread in cents per kilogram cwt has shown the OYCI attracted as much as a 20% premium over the EYCI this year.
Animal protein production growth will slow as margins remain tight in 2024. Producers and processors will need to adapt, according to Rabobank’s Global Animal Protein Outlook.
Feeder steers showed a slight premium in the months of August, September and October before reversing in November. The premium was last seen in 2019.

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