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What the MLA's new Online Young Cattle Indicator is telling us

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) have begun reporting daily price information on online young cattle sales with reference to their Online Young Cattle Indicator, or OYCI. Effectively it is an online version of their saleyard Eastern Young Cattle Indicator also known as the EYCI.

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Protein margins to remain tight in 2024: Rabobank

Animal protein production growth will slow as margins remain tight in 2024, with producers and processors needing to adapt to sust...
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Cattle

Will the feeder premium continue into 2024?

As 2023 draws to a close, the cattle market looks to be adding a final twist to one of the more interesting years on record.
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Cattle, Opinion

Lessons from Roma: Fertility key to beef’s future

AuctionsPlus recently joined 250 passionate delegates from across the beef supply chain at the Young Beef Producers Forum.
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Protein margins to remain tight in 2024: Rabobank
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.
Will the feeder premium continue into 2024?
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.
Lessons from Roma: Fertility key to beef’s future
At the Young Beef Producers Forum, the next generation of farmers showed how keen they were to embrace new tools and ‘take the reins’ of the industry.
Australian beef defies declining global production trend
Rabobank believes cattle prices have now found a floor and levelled out, and expect slaughter numbers to increase in the first quarter of 2024. 
Female slaughter ratio shows herd liquidation not far off
Following the most recent quarterly measure, the market is just 0.3% away from signalling a herd liquidation phase has begun.
You can’t have it all but the right KPIs can help you maintain profitability
Before you make any big decisions, take a look at your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to see how they can help your business make informed decisions.
Feedlot cattle close to record highs
Compared to the five-year average levels for the September quarter the current cattle on feed numbers are running nearly 16% above the September average
How your breed has fared over the downturn
Analysis of the AuctionsPlus sales data shows which breeds have fallen the most and the least.
Chinese demand for beef surpasses Japanese appetite
Back in August 2023, the US wrestled top spot from Japan and now in October, China has pushed them further down the pecking order.

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