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Central Qld cattle producer and historic cattle drive honoured for biosecurity leadership

Central Queensland cattle producer David Hill and the Eidsvold Cattle Drive have been recognised in the 2026 Australian Biosecurity Awards for their contributions to strengthening Australia’s biosecurity preparedness…Read More

Beef Central, 11/11/2026

News

Does the world need meat? Scientists put the evidence under the microscope in Geelong

More than 240 scientists and delegates from around the world have gathered in Geelong this week to examine what the science really says about the role of meat and livestock in human health, environmental sustainability and society…Read More

James Nason, 10/11/2026

Processing

Weekly kill: Processors look like operating ‘hand to mouth’ for the balance of the year

It’s looking increasingly like export beef processors will be operating hand-to-mouth for what’s left of 2026, with the sharp rise seen in slaughter cattle values since recent rain forcing many to reduce shifts to better align supply with projected meat market returns…Read More

Jon Condon, 10/11/2026

News

“Get into the comments section”: Industry urged to lift its communications game

A YOUNG cattle industry leader has challenged the beef industry to get more involved in online comment sections to correct misinformation, while senior industry leaders have pledged to lift their..Read More

James Nason, 10/11/2026

Processing

Sustained consumer demand for protein underpins stronger JBS 3Q result

Strong and sustained consumer demand for animal-derived protein is one of the factors behind improved performance in global protein giant JBS’s third quarter financial results delivered this morning, Australian time…Read More

Beef Central, 10/11/2026

November in the north is bull sale time – and breeders are focussing more on artificial breeding and semen evaluation

Vendors and buyers in Queensland’s north are gearing up for a month of bull sales that Gener8 Reproduction says reflects an industry growing in confidence and ambition, with artificial breeding and semen evaluation playing a key role…Read More

Trespassing needs to be condemned in Australian Animal Welfare Strategy

Industry groups have called for the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy to set a consistent standard across state and territory jurisdictions. Now is the final chance to have a say on the draft.
..Read More

Lydia Burton, 26/10/2026

Weather

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 9 November 2026

Weekly rainfall totals of 15-100mm were recorded across parts of Australia’s north and east over the past week. Thunderstorms, some severe, affected northern Australia and the eastern coast as troughs drew tropical moisture across the north, while another trough, interacting with moist onshore flow, triggered storms over parts of eastern Queensland and NSW…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, 10/11/2026

Markets

Gunnedah 10 Nov 2026: Overall dearer market for larger 3580 head yarding

Beef Central, 10/11/2026

Lotfeeding

Feeder cattle market: Northern flatbacks hit southern Angus levels, as more rain builds

Eric Barker, 09/11/2026

Genetics

No ‘sudden surprises’ coming with multibreed genetic evaluation concept, MLA says

Jon Condon, 09/11/2026

Lotfeeding

Feedgrain Focus: Post-rain quality punished, markets in think mode

Liz Wells, 09/11/2026

News

As diesel from the Gulf and Russia dried up, Australia had to find new suppliers – at a cost

Beef Central, 09/11/2026

Markets

Further steer and heifer price rises in online trading

Beef Central, 08/11/2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

38.05

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6868

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

11 Nov 2026 (updated 10am daily)

Company	Price	Trending
Elders	$8.96
Australian Agricultural Co	$1.52
Graincorp	$7.29
Ridley	$2.12
Woolworths	$36.64
Wellard	$0.06

Source: ASX

Beef Kill

Eastern States, weekly

Last Week

131713

Source: MLA's NLRS

EYCI

Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, c/kg

Today

1051.2

Source: MLA's NLRS

90CL Cow

Imported 90CL cow beef price. Landed US, Ac/kg CIF

Today

1011

Source: Steiner Consulting, MLA

Live Export

Live export feeder steer prices ex Darwin (c/kg liveweight)

Today

460

Source: Trade contacts

SOI

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-20.95

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Feeder Steer

NLRS-reported yards (feedlot buyers only); 0-600kg, 0-2T, c/kg LW

Today

550

Source: Feeder Steer

What readers are saying

No ‘sudden surprises’ coming with multibreed genetic evaluation concept, MLA says

Well done Jon on a great article. I am pleased to see MLA/Mick Cowley’s comments to these complex topics. To slow this down and develop tools that....

Jim Lindsay

Records fall as 4000 NT backgrounder Brahmans sell in single online offering, to domestic buyer

Congratulations to all concerned in this record sale. The success of this transaction illustrates that the auction system is the only obvious price discovery mechanism at a particular....

Howard Gardner

What makes a more nutritious steak? New research finds some surprising answers

I have had a butcher shop for fifty years and a farm for forty years (just recently sold). What I found and believed was supplementing feeding to be the....

Rob Ashton

Cattle producer’s defence of land management draws applause at Coles AGM

Thank you Adam Coffey, for telling it how it is. As a producer in the NT, a part of the “grass fed “ cattle industry. Over 20 years we....

Valmai Jones

Central Qld cattle producer and historic cattle drive honoured for biosecurity leadership

Beef Central, 11/11/2026

Does the world need meat? Scientists put the evidence under the microscope in Geelong

James Nason, 10/11/2026

“Get into the comments section”: Industry urged to lift its communications game

James Nason, 10/11/2026

Trespassing needs to be condemned in Australian Animal Welfare Strategy

Lydia Burton, 26/10/2026

Markets

Gunnedah 10 Nov 2026: Overall dearer market for larger 3580 head yarding

It was an overall dearer market for 3580 head of cattle offered at Wagga …Read More

Beef Central, 10/11/2026

Further steer and heifer price rises in online trading

There were further price rises in some steer and heifer categories on AuctionsPlus this week, while most breeding female categories trended down. Cattle listings fell 16pc to 15,149 head, while clearance declined to 89pc. ..Read More

Beef Central, 08/11/2026

Wagga sale 9 Nov 2026: Numbers lift with higher prices

Major feedlots were operating, with most seeking Angus steers weighing above 330kg. Feedlot buyers paid premiums for cattle in leaner condition, and prices spiked for these type of steers weighing 400-500kg…Read More

Leann Dax, 09/11/2026

Dubbo sale 5 November 2026: Numbers lift sharply to 9090 head, with grown steers +10c and cows +3-6c/kg

Grown steers were 10c/kg better while cows lifted 3-6c/kg in a very large yarding of 9090 head at Dubbo yesterday. Contributing to the numbers were some large consignments of plainer quality cattle from the state’s far west…Read More

David Monk, NLRS, 06/11/2026

How can practical wound treatment and management strategies improve animal welfare and production outcomes following dehorning? This is the topic for the next Beef Connect webinar, scheduled for Wednesday, 28 October…Read More

Beef Central, 08/10/2026

$8m Future Forward Fund welcomed as an investment in SA livestock industry priorities

Livestock SA has welcomed the South Australian government’s $8 million Primary Industries Future Forward Fund as an opportunity to support practical, industry-led initiatives that strengthen the state’s livestock industry…Read More

Beef Central, 05/10/2026

Scholarship to give working dog education across the US

Applications are open for a new scholarship that will give young people with a passion for working dogs the opportunity to undertake a tour of America, aiming to improve their skills…Read More

Beef Central, 02/10/2026

Processing

Weekly kill: Processors look like operating ‘hand to mouth’ for the balance of the year

Jon Condon, 10/11/2026

Sustained consumer demand for protein underpins stronger JBS 3Q result

Beef Central, 10/11/2026

Weekly kill: Slaughter numbers tighten after rain; some grids lift, despite flat meat trade

There have been some rises in Queensland direct consignment slaughter cattle offers this week, in what is now shaping as a very difficult procurement period through to Christmas seasonal closures…Read More

Jon Condon, 03/11/2026

Workforce pressures in red meat processing set to build over next decade

The red meat processing industry will need to manage more than 91,000 worker departures over the next decade, economic analysis commissioned by AMPC suggests. Most new entrants to the sector will be replacing departing workers, leaving a growing gap as labour demand strengthens later in the decade…Read More

Beef Central, 28/10/2026

Lotfeeding

Feeder cattle market: Northern flatbacks hit southern Angus levels, as more rain builds

Northern flatback feeder steers are now level-pegging or dearer than southern Angus prices as cattle now start to come back to market after widespread rain in Queensland…Read More

Eric Barker, 09/11/2026

Feedgrain Focus: Post-rain quality punished, markets in think mode

Markets have gone quiet as growers and consumers ingest the impact of a soggy northern harvest, and a low-protein profile for southern cereals…Read More

Liz Wells, 09/11/2026

Permanent shelter momentum growing in lotfeeding sector

Taking a look around the 100-odd commercial trade displays at the grainfed industry’s BeefEX conference held recently, and it was clearly evident that permanent shade structures are now big business across the feedlot sector…Read More

Jon Condon and Eric Barker, 05/11/2026

Cattle health cameras being developed to support pen riders, not replace them

Technology that monitors cattle health and performance in a feedlot is currently being developed on two Queensland feedlots, to help pen riders identify sick animals earlier…Read More

Lydia Burton, 04/11/2026

Live Export

Frontier’s Indonesia representative Denis Febta makes history with livestock export award

A young livestock export professional recognised for his passion, integrity and commitment to building strong relationships across the supply chain has been named the 2026 Nutrien Ag Solutions Livestock Export Young Achiever of the Year…Read More

Beef Central, 06/11/2026

Live exporters support 30pc levy rise

Livestock exporters have backed a package of reforms designed to strengthen the industry’s capacity to respond to changing global markets, regulatory demands and emerging opportunities…Read More

Beef Central, 05/11/2026

“Cattle producers die waiting for live export justice”: Susan McDonald

Shadow Minister for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald has condemned the extraordinary length of the live cattle export class action after Senate Estimates revealed the Commonwealth has made no revised compensation offer following the latest Federal Court ruling, while another procedural process remains unresolved…Read More

Beef Central, 03/11/2026

ALEC CEO to step down

The Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) has announced that CEO Mark Harvey-Sutton will step down after eight years at the helm, leaving a significant legacy of effective advocacy, industry leadership and collaboration across Australia’s livestock export sector…Read More

Beef Central, 02/11/2026

Trade

Rain event starts to impact Australia’s October beef exports

Lower beef production during October caused by rain disruptions and producers electing to hold cattle back until next year is already starting to impact beef exports…Read More

Jon Condon, 03/11/2026

Strong red meat industry representation among Australian Export Awards finalists

The red meat industry and its service providers are well represented among the finalists for the 2026 Australian Export Awards being announced in Canberra next month…Read More

Beef Central, 30/10/2026

Customer-savvy independent butchers kicking goals in red meat sales

Brisbane-butcher Billy Gibney who will manage Australia’s 2028 World Butchers Challenge Team shares his insights from behind the retail counter on how cost-of-living pressures are playing out at the retail shop front, but also the the bright future in the next generation of young butchers coming through, including newly inducted Australian Butchers’ Challenge team member Luke Thomas from Toowoomba…Read More

Roger Desailly, 22/10/2026

Central Qld’s King River Wagyu supply chain claims regional exporter award

Wagyu beef supply chain King River has claimed a major award during the 2026 Premier of Queensland’s Export awards held in Brisbane this week…Read More

Jon Condon, 16/10/2026

Genetics

No ‘sudden surprises’ coming with multibreed genetic evaluation concept, MLA says

Don’t expect any sudden, surprise announcements about implementation of a multibreed beef genetic evaluation model at this month’s MLA annual meeting in Townsville, or the Beef 2027 event in Rockhampton in May next year. A staged process including research EBVs is still being worked through, and delivery is unlikely before about 2030, Beef Central has been told ..Read More

Jon Condon, 09/11/2026

Weekly genetics review: The highs and the lows of the 2026 bull sale season

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner’s summary across 450 bull sales held so far in 2026 across Australia shows numbers offered were up 3.2pc on last year, clearance lifted almost 2pc to 91.6pc, while the weighted average price rose 43pc to $12,113. ..Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 27/10/2026

84pc of Angus seedstock breeders back breed-owned genetic evaluation, as questions over MLA plan go unanswered

Results from a recent survey of members show that Angus seedstock breeders have given their national breed society a clear mandate to keep control of Angus genetic evaluation, as MLA progresses moves towards a multibreed evaluation system…Read More

Beef Central, 27/10/2026

Angus Australia challenges MLA over multi-breed evaluation moves

The nation’s largest and most influential seedstock representative body has taken MLA to task over its proposed establishment of a national multi-breed genetic evaluation platform…Read More

Jon Condon, 21/10/2026

Ag Tech

User-friendly drone technology targeting weeds hovers into view

Land managers are closer to harnessing the benefits of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to help them manage Australia’s large and diverse exotic weed pest challenge…Read More

Beef Central, 28/08/2026

Technology to bolster on-farm biosecurity compliance

For biosecurity plans to be successful, they must be followed by everyone who enters a property. Technology has been developed to help make this easier…Read More

Lydia Burton, 07/08/2026

Virtual fencing delivers 99pc sheep, 96pc cattle compliance in US grazing trial

A year-long grazing trial in the United States has demonstrated high rates of compliance for cattle and sheep managed with virtual fencing technology…Read More

James Nason, 08/07/2026

High-tech simulator boosting safety on Queensland farms

A machinery simulation unit will be deployed to schools and feedlots across Qld as AgForce Training works to boost farm safety…Read More

Beef Central, 08/07/2026

AgProperty Central

Rain’s impact on Northern NSW property market

Below the NSW/Queensland border, property agents are anticipating a rise in listings and sales activity either side of Christmas, in response to recent solid rain and a lift in the cattle market..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 04/11/2026

Weekly property review: Rain and year-end timing point to quiet fourth quarter rural property market

Recent rain and the resultant lift in cattle prices has lifted seasonal confidence across large areas of eastern Australia, but rural property agents say the approaching Christmas break could delay much of the resulting listing activity until early 2027…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 04/11/2026

Weekly property review: Recently completed sales

Grimwade & Gordon portfolio winds down | Qld family buys Lund Grain’s Burdekin irrigation & cattle operation | Three NQ cattle stations secured for new national parks..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 28/10/2026

Properties for sale- New South Wales

Leading wool broker lists Molong’s Mullungeen | Liverpool Plains property tipped to attract good interest | Coolah’s Kapsch Farms remains for sale | $20m price tag for Western Lands Lease..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 28/10/2026

AgCarbon Central

Victorian property receives a large issuance of 18,000 soil carbon credits

A Victorian grazing family has successfully generated 18,864 Australian Carbon Credit Units from its soil carbon project following a technical review by CarbonLink ahead of the project’s first reporting period…Read More

Beef Central, 06/11/2026

Call for food production to be protected in carbon market development

With the Federal Government reviewing the main policy underpinning demand for carbon credits, the National Farmers Federation says it needs to make sure food production is protected…Read More

Beef Central, 30/09/2026

Opinion: A bad time to be a tree in Queensland

James Henderson is a producer from Monto in Central Queensland and a co-founder of carbon and natural capital advisory IsidoreAg. In this contributed article, he argues that the Federal Government’s new environmental laws combined with a tightening of carbon and natural capital opportunities is pushing landholders to clear more trees than necessary…Read More

James Henderson, 08/09/2026

New method makes dual emissions reporting available to cattle companies

A new research paper has developed the first methodology enabling livestock companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions using both GWP100 and GWP*…Read More

James Nason, 02/09/2026