Livestock news Stronger demand from US helping drive lamb prices higher Australian lamb and mutton have both recorded higher year-on-year export figures signalling a significant recovery in the demand for sheepmeat. Total June exports were well ahead of last year at 37.5 per cent higher than 2020 while this year June lamb exports were also 26pc stronger than the fiver-year average.... Published on: 2021-07-22 Source: Live Stock Pricing Early results in on Gundagai?s world-first lamb IMF grid A LAMB producer has achieved a 43c/kg carcase weight premium for a high intramuscular fat consignment in the first results from the Gundagai Meat Processors world-first IMF grid offering. In mid-May this year, GMP offered its world-first lamb grid paying producers on lean meat yield, weight and intramuscular fat, with... Published on: 2021-07-22 Source: Live Stock Pricing New bank loan to beef business linked to meeting targets on emissions and animal welfare The amount of interest paid on a bank loan by a Queensland beef business will be charged according to how it reduces greenhouse gases, meets animal welfare targets, and provides a safe workplace for its staff. In what Commonwealth Bank claims is a first for Australian agriculture, the Stockyard Group... Published on: 2021-07-22 Source: Live Stock Pricing Weekly kill: Export weight grass steers crash through 700c/kg Slaughter cattle direct consignment price grids have surged deeper into record territory this week, driven by a rise in international beef demand in some countries as COVID confidence grows, at a time when mid-winter supply becomes chronically tight across large parts of eastern Australia. While some 10c/kg adjustments this week... Published on: 2021-07-21 Source: Live Stock Pricing Sheep shopping from west to east eases Sheep have been headed across the Nullarbor in record numbers since the rain started to fall on the east coast early in 2020, but the trucks are starting to slow. About 2.3 million sheep have been transferred from Western Australia to the east coast since the beginning of last year... Published on: 2021-07-21 Source: Live Stock Pricing Angus-cross cattle proving their worth on Havelock Poll Herefords have been the mainstay of the Struss family's operations on Havelock, 50 kilometres north of Mitchell in Queensland, for more than 70 years. But their decision seven years ago to join a portion of their yearling-mated heifers with low birth weight Angus bulls has proven to be fruitful.... Published on: 2021-07-21 Source: Live Stock Pricing JBS grainfed supply chain introduces first mandatory BRD vax program IN an Australian first, JBS Australia has introduced a mandatory BRD pre-vaccination requirement for feeder cattle entering the company?s three NSW feedyards. Along with some other large grainfed supply chains, JBS has for years offered a voluntary pre-vaccination incentive payment for feeder cattle suppliers, recently $15/head on top of the... Published on: 2021-07-20 Source: Live Stock Pricing Online sheep and lamb prices and clearances lift SHEEP and lambs sold dearer in several categories on AuctionsPlus last week as listings dropped 16 percent to 45,371 head and clearance rates increased. New season lambs are starting to make their way into the market, with 9731 head offered last week, with all but one lot managing to sell,... Published on: 2021-07-20 Source: Live Stock Pricing Aussie lamb in the menu in Korea and North America Emerging markets in North America and Korea are signalling an undeniable appetite for Australian lamb as consumption trends continue to grow for what was traditionally looked upon as a niche product. And according to the latest Meat and Livestock Australia figures sheepmeat exports to both Korea and North America are... Published on: 2021-07-20 Source: Live Stock Pricing Angus genetics open up market avenues for Cook family Bruce and Andy Cook's infusion of Angus genetics has opened up a wide variety of markets for the family to sell their cross-bred progeny into. The Cooks operate the business, with Bruce's parents Bernard and Marie Cook, from Coovin, 50km north of Clermont in the Kilcummin area, Greenhills, situated 5km... Published on: 2021-07-19 Source: Live Stock Pricing Jefferis family creates Australian auction history with major Brahman reduction sale The compliment that Australia's commercial cattle producers paid Rodger and Lorena Jefferis in creating an Australian record for a single vendor beef cattle sale at their Elrose grey Brahman major reduction sale is the ultimate reward for the pair who have dedicated a lifetime to the industry. Over three momentous... Published on: 2021-07-19 Source: Live Stock Pricing Larkin parts company with Kidman/Hancock Pastoral THE man in charge of operations for Gina Rinehart?s Hancock Pastoral and Kidman Pastoral investments, David Larkin, left the business abruptly over the weekend. Hancock contacts would not comment on the development when approached by Beef Central, but sources close to both companies confirmed Mr Larkin?s weekend departure this morning.... Published on: 2021-07-14 Source: Live Stock Pricing Lamb on track for another strong year as the world hungers for Australian meat The price of lamb is continuing to rise as global demand for meat ramps up through the back half of the winter season. The National Trade Lamb Indicator is currently sitting at 870?/kg after a steady rise since early June, compared to 769?/kg at the same time last year. Thomas... Published on: 2021-07-14 Source: Live Stock Pricing Buffalo industry back in business, with Batchelor abattoir reopening after six-month closure The Northern Territory's only major abattoir has reopened after a six-month closure. It is welcome news to contract buffalo musterer Jed Fawcett, who started the season late due to uncertainty around the abattoir's reopening date. "We all sort of sat on our hands waiting for it to open ? we... Published on: 2021-07-13 Source: Live Stock Pricing Mutton prices on the move Prices for mutton are red hot as producers' insatiable appetite to restock continues and saleyard demand picks up. The national mutton Indicator is moving closer to record territory of 729 cents per kilogram which peaked back in March 2020. Last week it gained three cents to finish at 695c/kg and... Published on: 2021-07-13 Source: Live Stock Pricing Toby Doak: Why salmonella is tough to manage SALMONELLA can affect cattle during every stage of production, including when pregnant and on feed. It's a particular issue for young calves in high density environments. Treatment of infected cattle is challenging, made more difficult because the control of an outbreak can't be achieved using antibiotics. There is also no... Published on: 2021-07-13 Source: Live Stock Pricing Retail beef pricing nears a record We've been talking about record cattle prices for a while now, but are these being passed through the supply chain to the consumer? A check of Australian retail prices show we are nearing records in this space too. Rabobank's calculations from the Q1 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures for... Published on: 2021-07-12 Source: Live Stock Pricing Young cattle prices head north in online trading OVERALL offerings on AuctionsPlus this week totalled 10,439 head, back 19 percent on the week before. Record high prices did little to dampen buyer enthusiasm for sales, with clearance rates exceeding 95pc for some of the largest steer and heifer categories. The unrelenting surge in the young cattle market continued... Published on: 2021-07-12 Source: Live Stock Pricing Lamb prices driving towards winter peak The Australian lamb market is in the middle of a winter boom, reflecting historic seasonal trends as prices increase and throughputs fall. In fact, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) reports show the eastern states trade lamb indicator has hit levels the industry hasn't experienced since February this year. Historically, there's... Published on: 2021-07-09 Source: Live Stock Pricing Vale Bindaree?s John ?JR? McDonald Veteran NSW beef processor John ?JR? McDonald passed away on Tuesday, aged 86. The founder of the Bindaree Beef processing business based out of Inverell in the state?s north, JR McDonald was active in the meat processing business across NSW for more than 60 years. Bindaree has grown today into... Published on: 2021-07-09 Source: Live Stock Pricing
