Commercial cattle listings on the AuctionsPlus platform slipped to 10,869 head this week. The market was generally positive with Value Over Reserve increasing $33 to average $93, while clearance also improved to 43%, up 12% on last week. The 200-280kg weight category for both steers and heifers performed well in online sales this week, posting impressive gains. Positive signs in export markets may suggest that the market is finding an equilibrium between supply and demand at a new level of pricing.

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Commercial sheep and lamb listings dropped further this week, decreasing 21% with 44,155 head offered. The overall market was flat...
Commercial cattle listings on AuctionsPlus totaled 12,693 head – down 15% from last week. The cattle market continues to experienc...
Commercial sheep and lamb listings dropped by 19% this week with 56,127 head offered. The market was again mixed as the smaller ya...
Commercial sheep and lamb listings dropped further this week, decreasing 21% with 44,155 head offered.
Commercial cattle listings on AuctionsPlus totaled 12,693 head – down 15% from last week. The cattle market continues to experience challenging trading conditions with high supply of slaughter ready cattle and a lack of restocker demand placing downward pressure on prices
Commercial sheep and lamb listings dropped by 19% this week with 56,127 head offered.
Commercial cattle listings on AuctionsPlus totaled 14,917 head – down 21% from last week. The fall in listings was driven by a 48% reduction in offerings out of Queensland.
Commercial sheep and lamb listings on AuctionsPlus rose 20% on last week with 69,049 head - 32% higher than the same week last year.
Commercial cattle listings on AuctionsPlus rose by 7% this week to total 18,792 head. The largest single weekly listing of 2023 was met with subdued demand, resulting in a 38% clearance.
Commercial sheep and lamb listings on AuctionsPlus fell to 57,714 – down 19% from last week. Average value over reserve lifted $3 to $12 and clearance rate lifted 1 percentage points to 49%.
Listings of commercial cattle on AuctionsPlus slipped back 5% this week to 17,584 head.

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