The sheep flock reset changes the rebuild story

Earlier this year Episode3.net looked at where Australia sat in the livestock cycle. At the time, the sheep sector looked to be slightly further...

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Reality check: the other side of the cattle price story

Reading some headlines on the future of cattle prices from a well noted...

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Little fanfare for record trades and mutton

There hasn’t been a lot of fanfare, as prices have been strong for some time,...

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May rain masks a deeper dry but cattle are moving

May brought solid rain to much of the eastern seaboard, but the year-to-date...

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Could this be peak steer supply?

The end of March seems a lifetime ago given what has gone down in cattle...

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Supply in the spotlight: The China rush, grainfed prioritisation and processors keeping up

In late May, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the quarter 1...

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Most cattle producers optimistic about the next year

MLA’s April 2026 Beef Production Intention Survey results were released this...

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