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Restocker lambs hit new highs as new season flow picks up

Restocker lamb prices on AuctionsPlus surged through July, with demand pushing values to record highs across most indicators.

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Market Insights, Sheep & Lamb

Restocker lamb price surges to 2019 peaks

The AuctionsPlus Restocker Lamb Indicator (ARLI) is up over 1000c/kg DW for the second week in a row - and it hasn't run this hot ...
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Market Insights, Sheep & Lamb

Producers plan flock reductions. Why?

The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) May 2025 Sheep Producers Intentions Survey (SPIS) re...
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Cattle, Market Insights, Sheep & Lamb

Battle of the heavyweights

As we have entered winter the Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Heavy Lamb Indicator as surged past $10 on a carcass weight bas...
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Restocker lamb price surges to 2019 peaks
The AuctionsPlus Restocker Lamb Indicator (ARLI) is up over 1000c/kg for the second week in a row - and it hasn't run this hot since 2019.
Producers plan flock reductions. Why?
The Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) May 2025 Sheep Producers Intentions Survey (SPIS) revealed 41% of surveyed producers plan to reduce their breeding ewe flocks. Additionally, 20% of that group intend a 25% reduction.  
Battle of the heavyweights
Heavy lambs are outpricing heavy steers — again. Is it business as usual, or a sign of something shifting? Matt Dalgleish digs into the data and what it could mean for the months ahead.
Can mutton prices keep climbing?
The National Mutton Indicator price surge continued last week, increasing 7¢ to 674¢/kg carcase weight (cwt), nearing the 731¢/kg cwt record.
Flock liquidation consolidates as STR climbs into 2025
The Sheep Turnoff Ratio (STR), a key metric in monitoring the national flock cycle of rebuild and liquidation phases, has now firmly signalled that Australia’s sheep industry has shifted into a liquidation phase, writes Matt Dalgleish.
Record surge in the National Mutton Indicator
The National Mutton Indicator has experienced its most dramatic weekly increase on record, rising to 529c/kg carcase weight (cwt), with daily prices peaking at 551¢/kg cwt late last week.
WA getting the flock out of here
The anecdotal evidence of a declining flock in Western Australia is compelling, the data coming through is backing it up. While we haven’t had a solid number for the WA flock for several years, the slaughter figures are suggesting a rapid liquidation, which gained pace at the end of 2024.
Getting turned off
The lamb market experienced volatile price shifts in 2024, with unexpected rallies and retracements influenced by supply, demand, and weather patterns. Matt Dalgleish provides his insights and projections for 2025 and beyond.
Lotfeeding finds new highs as outlook supports future growth
Record highs in lotfeeding sector for 2024; increased capacity and exports set the stage for growth with strong demand for Australian grassfed beef in 2025.

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