“2022 will be a year of fundamentals versus history for the Australian cattle market”

The amazing run of the Australian cattle market looks like ending 2021 at all-time highs, with the fundamentals of rain, lack of supply and La Nina underpinning the market. However, the once-in-a-generation conditions look set to face the weight of history as 2022 progresses, with prices set to decline as two years of herd rebuilding finally starts feeding through the industry.

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The largest AuctionsPlus commercial cattle offering in five weeks has been catalogued for sale tomorrow, with 16,250 head schedule...
The supply of cattle booked in for tomorrows AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales remains seasonally tight, as the fallout from th...
Another exceptionally wet week across the eastern states has suppressed cattle numbers for AuctionsPlus commercial sales on Friday...
The largest AuctionsPlus commercial cattle offering in five weeks has been catalogued for sale tomorrow, with 16,250 head scheduled.
The supply of cattle booked in for tomorrows AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales remains seasonally tight, as the fallout from the wettest November in over a century continues to both frustrate and entice producers.
Another exceptionally wet week across the eastern states has suppressed cattle numbers for AuctionsPlus commercial sales on Friday 26th November.
AuctionsPlus has long carried the perception that smaller offerings of cattle are not suited for the platform...
By any expectation, the record-breaking run of the cattle market throughout 2021 has been nothing short of phenomenal.
The supply of cattle scheduled for tomorrows AuctionsPlus commercial cattle sales is back for the second consecutive week, as the widespread rain throughout the first two weeks of November continues to impact stock movements and logistics.
Every additional dump of rain in 2021 seems to act like another squeeze of the gas burner…feeding more “hot air” into the market, pushing it higher and higher.
One of the first shots for the upcoming weaner season will get fired this week, with the pre-sale catalogue views for the Amherst Circuit Weaner Sale a clear indication of the rampant demand for weaner cattle in late spring.
The very familiar story in 2021 of widespread rain and enthusiastic buyers will again underpin a comparatively large offerings of cattle through AuctionsPlus three main commercial cattle sales on Friday 5th November.

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