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Cattle, Cattle Breed Breakdowns

2024 Q1 Breed Hoofprint

Aggregating several years of detailed transaction data through the AuctionsPlus platform, the AuctionsPlus Breed Hoofprint report showcases the indicative location of purebred commercial cattle in Australia. Where is the hotspot for your breed?

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Market Insights, Sheep & Lamb

Light lambs stung by 162c/kg discount

Key points: Heavy lambs fetch a 162¢ premium to light lambs in saleyards. Elevated US demand for heavier carcase weights has suppo...
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Cattle

Top Studs: Who had the most successful Autumn sales?

“Done-done”. The gavel falls to close the last of the 155 stud cattle sales interfaced or hosted by AuctionsPlus during the March ...
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Future of Agriculture, Geopolitics

Black swans, butterflies and hashbrowns ... riding the geopolitical bumps

Farmers are known for their resilience, but this has been tested in new ways in recent years. At the Future Ag conference in Melbo...
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Light lambs stung by 162c/kg discount
The price disparity between light and heavy lambs has grown. Currently, the indicators are showing a 162¢ light lamb discount, the largest discount this year.
Top Studs: Who had the most successful Autumn sales?
During the March quarter, 5,804 stud bulls were sold nationwide on AuctionsPlus for $55 million. These are the studs that performed best.
Black swans, butterflies and hashbrowns ... riding the geopolitical bumps
The Future Ag conference panel “building resilience in the face of geopolitical disruption”, has important lessons for farmers.
Duxton Farms sells 8,000ha Timberscombe to Canadian fund
Duxton Farms has sold its 8000ha Timberscombe property to Altora Ag Pty Ltd for $70million. 
Slaughter numbers expected to bounce back towards record highs after Easter break
Processor activity has dipped from the record highs experienced before the short Easter weeks, but a strong interest from processors in a big yarding week bodes well for the continued high trajectory for slaughter figures. 
How online markets compared against the EYCI this year
MLA's Online Young Cattle Indicator (OYCI) versus the saleyard Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) saw spread behaviour get a little erratic but as prices and spreads normalise, where do they sit now?
US appetite drives Aussie beef exports to two-decade high
Q1 beef exports are the highest they have been since 2015 with the USA accounting for 24.7% of the total beef trade from Australia.
2024 Q1 Cattle Power Rankings: Who was buying and who was selling?
We look at how regions have been buying and selling during the first quarter of 2024. 
Farm business planning as easy as 1, 2, 3
Paul Blackshaw from Meridian looks at the three different areas of planning and how they fit together for farming businesses.

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