Millah Murrah shows its Vigour with $200,000 sale topper

The spring bull selling season hit full stride this week, with AuctionsPlus linking 25 cattle studs to buyers across the country and beyond. From the top of Queensland to the tip of Tasmania, online bidders generated strong competition, helping to drive impressive results and secure leading genetics across a wide range of seedstock operations.

Here are some of the standout sales from the week ending Friday, September 5.

Ag news

Livestock drives forecast record production values, but cash income for producers to take a hit

ABARES is forecasting a record agriculture production value of $94.7 billion, $41.6 billion from livestock, this financial year, b...

Market Insights, Sheep & Lamb

What’s driving Australia’s feedlot momentum?

Australia’s feedlot sector has entered the second half of the 2025 calendar year with record levels across capacity, numbers on fe...

Cattle

Spring for the ages up north, watch this space down south

And just like that, the calendar year of 2025 is fast approaching its twilight, with the formal start of Spring beginning this wee...

Livestock drives forecast record production values, but cash income for producers to take a hit

ABARES is forecasting a record agriculture production value of $94.7 billion, $41.6 billion from livestock, this financial year. Natasha Lobban looks at what that means for profits in farmers' pockets.

What’s driving Australia’s feedlot momentum?

Australia’s feedlot sector has entered the second half of the 2025 calendar year with record levels across capacity, numbers on feed and utilisation, writes Erin Lukey.

Spring for the ages up north, watch this space down south

As the cattle industry looks forwards to how Spring 2025 will play out, there are an array of factors to consider, writes Ripley Atkinson.

Central West buyers driving demand as sheep market stabilises

Demand from the Central West of NSW had been particularly strong for lambs this week, with significant volumes being picked up by buyers in Canowindra, Forbes and surrounding districts.

Recent data release providing misleading signals back to the sector on the herd cycle

Outdated datapoints are overstating female kill, misleading cattle cycle signals. MLA BPIS and producer insights indicate herd growth in 2025. Reinstating monthly ABS data and heifer feedlot placements would improve transparency, writes Ripley Atkinson.

Millah Murrah shows its Vigour with $200,000 sale topper

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Livestock drives forecast record production values, but cash income for producers to take a hit

What’s driving Australia’s feedlot momentum?

Spring for the ages up north, watch this space down south

Livestock drives forecast record production values, but cash income for producers to take a hit

What’s driving Australia’s feedlot momentum?

Spring for the ages up north, watch this space down south

Central West buyers driving demand as sheep market stabilises

Recent data release providing misleading signals back to the sector on the herd cycle

Brahman productivity and profitability on show during feedlot trial

Northern breeds shine as stud sales deliver standout results

Red meat sector smashes records as beef, lamb and mutton surge

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