With the Australian cattle market at full stride, the lowest online commercial cattle offering in the past three months is expected to add fuel to the price inferno, with only 12,951 head catalogued across the two sales. With the 20% reduction in supplies for this week driven primarily by the recent widespread rain across key regions, with the addition of a short week in some states, the competition for the condensed offerings is expected to spark “boxing-day sale level aggression” for the best lines.