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Young cattle continue to firm in AuctionsPlus, Stocklive catalogues

Young cattle listings on online marketing platforms AuctionsPlus and Stocklive continued their upwards price trajectory this week…Read More

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

Carbon

Debate emerges over plans to cut carbon market

Debate has emerged this week over the future of one of Australia’s longest standing climate policies, with One Nation and the Coalition planning to scrap a key part of carbon market if either of them come into Government at the next election…Read More

Eric Barker, 12/06/2026

News

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we use them’ a warning on farm vehicle safety

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we are using them’ – side-by-side vehicles are meant to be safer than quad bikes, but are causing similar numbers of deaths.

Lydia Burton, 12/06/2026

News

AA Co’s Dolly’s Dream fundraiser musters incredible $404,000 + PICTURES

Industry stakeholders dug deep for a much-loved cause yesterday, raising an incredible $404,501 for the Dolly’s Dream program at AA Co’s annual long lunch and charity auction held in Brisbane…Read More

Jon Condon, 12/06/2026

News

Ground cover the key pillar of positive environmental outcomes

AgForce members say reformed federal environmental laws offer a chance to recognise the positive outcomes for Australia’s landscapes and the heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, by acknowledging the importance of ground cover and how different tree species function in an ecosystem.  ..Read More

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

You can’t afford to lose a calf you didn’t have to lose

What got Australian beef to where it is today is not what will keep it there. The margin for avoidable loss has all but disappeared. After four decades on the frontline of bovine reproduction, Dr Ced Wise reflects on how far the Australian beef industry has come and what it now costs producers to leave reproductive outcomes to chance…Read More

S6 Ep18: Beef 2027 boss, Simon Irwin, as industry counts down to its biggest event

This week on The Weekly Grill, host Kerry Lonergan sits down with Simon Irwin, CEO of Beef 2027, to talk about learnings from Beef 2024 and the plans for the next event in Rockhampton; they discuss record attendances, exhibitor demand, new features planned for next year, and the event’s economic impact…Read More

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

Recruitment

Recruitment: Is automated farming a threat to future job security?

There is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key ‘industries of the future’. But will the pace of implementation of automated farming technologies threaten or enhance the farm sector’s job opportunities of the future?..Read More

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

News

2026 tax time guides for ag employees, meat workers and truck drivers

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

Markets

Dubbo sale 11 June 2026: Stronger market for 2584 head

David Monk, NLRS, 12/06/2026

Live Export

SE Asia Report: Vietnam trade draws fresh interest | China recognises Brazil as FMD free

Dr Michael Patching, 11/06/2026

News

Is it time to review, adjust – or even shelve – the industry’s Female Slaughter Ratio herd measurement?

Jon Condon, 11/06/2026

News

Major cattle levy review invites producer feedback

Beef Central, 11/06/2026

The Week in Beef - Podcast

Podcast: US disease crisis | Carbon debate heats up | What about El Nino?

Beef Central, 11/06/2026

Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

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

Today

37.45

Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.7050

Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

13 Jun 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

163245

Source: MLA's NLRS

EYCI

Eastern Young Cattle Indicator, c/kg

Today

973

Source: MLA's NLRS

90CL Cow

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

Today

1124

Source: Steiner Consulting, MLA

Live Export

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

Today

420

Source: Trade contacts

SOI

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-14.14

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Feeder Steer

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

Today

490

Source: Feeder Steer

What readers are saying

AA Co’s Dolly’s Dream fundraiser musters incredible $404,000 + PICTURES

Congratulations to all involved, the generous sponsors, the successful bidders, to a very worthwhile cause. Special mention must go to Dolly's parents, who have, through their horrendous experience, shone a....

Sally Black

Ground cover the key pillar of positive environmental outcomes

An excellent summary and the opposite of what is being forced upon agriculture....

Greg Brown

You can’t afford to lose a calf you didn’t have to lose

Congratulations Ced, This is one of the most visionary, balanced, and informative industry letters that I have read, should be compulsory reading for our future Industry leaders. Thanks for your council....

Steve Taylor

North Qld’s Valley of Lagoons sells under the hammer for $30m

I'd say the report from early explorer Ludwig Leichhardt is where ReedyBrook Station got its name from. I'd assume Walter Jervoise Scott had something to do with the nearby....

Jyden Carmody

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we use them’ a warning on farm vehicle safety

‘It’s not the machines, it’s how we are using them’ – side-by-side vehicles are meant to be safer than quad bikes, but are causing similar numbers of deaths.

Lydia Burton, 12/06/2026

AA Co’s Dolly’s Dream fundraiser musters incredible $404,000 + PICTURES

Jon Condon, 12/06/2026

Ground cover the key pillar of positive environmental outcomes

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

Recruitment: Is automated farming a threat to future job security?

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

Markets

Young cattle continue to firm in AuctionsPlus, Stocklive catalogues

Young cattle listings on online marketing platforms AuctionsPlus and Stocklive continued their upwards price trajectory this week…Read More

Beef Central, 12/06/2026

Dubbo sale 11 June 2026: Stronger market for 2584 head

There were more weaners that varied a lot in condition and the yearlings suited the feeders and restockers more than the trade buyers…Read More

David Monk, NLRS, 12/06/2026

Regional cattle markets wrap: When does markets analysis become cheerleading?

When does markets forecasting become cheerleading, Elders Richard Koch asks in this week’s regional cattle markets wrap. ..Read More

Beef Central, 11/06/2026

Dalby sale 10 June 2026: Numbers jump to 8029 head

Despite the large selection of yearling steers and heifers to feed prices hovered around the previous week’s levels…Read More

Beef Central, 11/06/2026

NSW cattle producers and veterinarians are concerned by the growing number of cattle dying from tick fever and are calling for urgent boots on the ground from DPIRD. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 04/06/2026

Australians in Nepal for global gathering of pastoralist women

Meet the four women representing Australia at the Global Gathering of Pastoralist Women, as part of the UN’s International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists…Read More

Lydia Burton, 02/06/2026

15 million pigs need to go right now, Susan McDonald

Feral pigs are tearing through farms, waterways and wetlands, leaving behind millions of dollars in damage and devastation for producers already under enormous pressure, LNP Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald says…Read More

Beef Central, 29/05/2026

Processing

Red Meat Processing & Export conference returns

Dates and venues have been confirmed for the red meat processing and export sector’s next biennial industry gathering…Read More

Beef Central, 10/06/2026

Weekly kill: Market boom sees saleyards pricing pull ahead of direct consignment

As often happens in a rapidly-rising market like this, saleyards slaughter cattle prices have pulled ahead of direct consignment values in comparative terms for the time being – despite some hefty 30-40c kicks in over-the-hooks grids in Queensland last week. Some markets observers suggest slaughter cattle previously booked earlier with processors on space only (no price attached) have since been diverted into the saleyards channel to exploit the dramatic surge that has happened through the saleyards channel. ..Read More

Beef Central, 09/06/2026

Weekly kill: Qld grids soar 30-40c/kg, as supply tightens further after rain

Some of the biggest slaughter cattle price increases seen since the 2022-23 era when cattle supply was greatly hampered by herd rebuilding have been seen this week…Read More

Jon Condon, 02/06/2026

Vale Tony Nolan: Beef processing innovator, mentor, community leader

Popular Queensland meat processing industry identity Tony Nolan, whose funeral service was held in Gympie this morning, is being remembered as a meat processing industry innovator, technology pioneer and a great local community leader…Read More

Jon Condon, 29/05/2026

Lotfeeding

Feeder cattle market: Prices up 30-50c as Quilty makes bold prediction

Feeder cattle grids have surged 30-50c in the past fortnight as the main saleyard indicators reach heights not seen since 2022…Read More

Eric Barker, 08/06/2026

Feedgrain Focus: More rain, lower values as north ups planting

Grain prices have dropped another $3-$10/t this week to reflect export parity and improved production prospects for the northern region…Read More

Liz Wells, 08/06/2026

Does the Darling Downs have enough water to keep building feedlots?

As Australia’s biggest feedlot operators continue to fill council pigeonholes with plans to expand their operations on Queensland’s Darling Downs, there is one local issue that is becoming a growing concern by the day – water…Read More

Eric Barker, 02/06/2026

MLA releases best practice guide for feedlot cattle preparation

A new best practice guide brings together key industry resources into a single, first-of-its kind reference to help grassfed cattle producers improve how feeder cattle are prepared for feedlot entry…Read More

Beef Central, 02/06/2026

Live Export

SE Asia Report: Vietnam trade draws fresh interest | China recognises Brazil as FMD free

The big news this month came from outside the region, China recognising the whole of Brazil as free of foot-and-mouth disease and opening the world’s largest beef market fully to the world’s largest beef exporter. The reason it matters here is twofold…Read More

Dr Michael Patching, 11/06/2026

Beyond the feedlot: The Indonesian households relying on Australia’s live cattle trade

One feedlot in Indonesia, filled with Australian cattle, supports more than 12,000 Indonesian families. The large number of households the trade supports is often overlooked. ..Read More

Lydia Burton, 26/05/2026

Leaked review finds “no definitive evidence” for daylight-only livestock vessel inspections

Several years after the Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ceased night-time biosecurity inspections for returning vessels – a move that industry has estimated has cost live cattle exporters up to $26,000 per shipment – an independent report prepared for the Department has found no definitive scientific evidence supporting the daylight-only inspection policy…Read More

James Nason, 25/05/2026

SE Asia Report: Falling Darwin feeder numbers offer Indonesia’s squeezed lotfeeders a first glimpse of relief

Vietnam seeks emergency approval to import SAT-1 FMD vaccines as cross-border disease risk rises | Indonesian meat processors continue to lobby for their 2026 private beef quota to be restored from 30,000 to 180,000 tonnes | Sea freight stays under pressure, with Singapore bunker fuel at USD 850/mt still nearly double January’s USD 480/mt…Read More

Dr Michael Patching, 22/05/2026

Trade

Tighter global beef supply expected to support Australia’s export outlook

A new industry report says Australia’s beef sector is well placed to benefit from tightening global supply, firm international demand and only limited near term disruption from recent trade policy changes…Read More

Beef Central, 09/06/2026

May beef exports soar to all-time record volume above 152,000t

Australia’s beef exports surged to their highest monthly level on record in May, driven by high levels of production, export quota/tariff pressures adding urgency in some markets, and underlying global protein demand…Read More

Jon Condon, 03/06/2026

Brazil steps ahead of Australia as the US’s biggest imported beef supplier

After 40 years as the principal supplier of imported beef to the United States, Australia has been tipped-out of the top position in recent months by Brazil…Read More

Jon Condon, 01/06/2026

Beef tariff impacts dominate trade talks during Shanghai’s huge SIAL food trade show

Concerns about chilled and frozen beef business into China once key export nations fill their 2026 quotas was in clear evidence at the giant SIAL Food Trade show held in Shanghai last week. SIAL, which finished on Friday, is one of the world’s largest food exhibitions, and has become a gathering point for red meat exporters from across the world to engage with existing and new Chinese customers…Read More

Jon Condon, 25/05/2026

Genetics

Weekly genetics review: What lies ahead for 2026 spring bull sales?

While destocking due to drought will inevitably impact bull buying demand in regions like the New England and NSW Northwest this year, on the upside, bull buying is likely to be strongly supported by the current cattle price boom and continued above average pasture conditions in Queensland, southern NSW and other parts of northern Australia, genetics editor Al Rayner writes…Read More

Genetics editor Alastair Rayner, 09/06/2026

Texas Angus field day to showcase latest beef industry trends and technology

The ‘Nothin But Beef’ field day to be held at Texas Angus’s Doongara property, Warialda, in July will bring together a range of industry leaders, economists, technology specialists and supply chain representatives to discuss key issues shaping the future of the beef industry…Read More

Beef Central, 09/06/2026

Australian Wagyu beef and dairy genetics return to China after five-year absence

A major export agreement to supply Australian-bred Wagyu and dairy genetics into China is marking the first export of Australian cattle semen into that market for five years. Five years..Read More

Beef Central, 03/06/2026

Have we listed your Spring 2026 bull sale details?

Beef Central is putting the finishing touches on its 2026 Winter/Spring bull sales calendar, featuring seedstock sales fixtures nationwide across all major beef breeds being held from now until the end of November. Do we have your sale details?..Read More

Beef Central, 01/06/2026

Ag Tech

Profitability is sustainability, in that order

Producers are being asked to care about emissions, but Collin Kramer argues chasing the wrong number could come at a real cost. In this opinion piece, he identifies the figure that really matters…Read More

Collin Kramer, C-Lock Inc, 03/06/2026

The case for commercialising leucaena in WA

With the local abattoir planning to reopen next year, growing access to supplementary feeding and more markets emerging, there is plenty of excitement in the Western Australian cattle industry…Read More

Eric Barker and Lydia Burton, 27/05/2026

Craig Mostyn Group acquires WA’s Patmore Feeds

Western Australian-based agribusiness Craig Mostyn Group has announced its purchase of stockfeed manufacturer Patmore Feeds…Read More

Beef Central, 14/05/2026

Help needed as regional Aussies navigate new mobile tech

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has dubbed the Regional Tech Hub an essential service ahead of major changes to telecommunications in the bush…Read More

Beef Central, 15/04/2026

AgProperty Central

Weekly property review: Recently completed sales

Holzwart family pays $22.5m for CW Qld’s Durrandella | $11m for Maranoa’s Quebec, offering abundant grass | $8m under the hammer for Stonehenge grazing country | Farming family expands with NW Qld’s Spellary Creek | Gascoyne cattle stations make $4m+ for Fortescue..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 10/06/2026

Movement at the Station: Recent property listings

Renowned SW Victorian assets up for grabs | Neighbours offer 2000ha in NSW’s Riverina | Miller family to auction Roma cattle country | EOI for WA’s Dampier Downs close on August 6..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 10/06/2026

Properties for sale – Recently re-listed assets

NSW’s Grand Junction splits in two | Solid interest for SA’s Maranoa Downs | Gogango’s Boomer offers breeding | Dingo’s Mon-Abri offered as a whole or separately..Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 10/06/2026

Weekly property review: North Qld grazing market shows resilience despite rising costs

Solid to excellent seasonal conditions, recovering cattle prices and strong inquiry for quality breeder country are helping underpin North Qld’s grazing property market. According to valuer Roger Hill, the region’s grazing property market is showing resilience in 2026, with values for improved coastal country holding firm and buyer confidence still evident across well-presented breeder and backgrounding assets…Read More

Property editor Linda Rowley, 03/06/2026

AgCarbon Central

Debate emerges over plans to cut carbon market

Eric Barker, 12/06/2026

Carbon farming: The side of net zero running out of friends

Looking at One Nation’s continually soaring popularity in the polls, it is fair to say scrapping Australia’s target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 is a popular plan. The Coalition has joined in scrapping the target, meaning one side of the net zero target has lost another friend…Read More

Eric Barker, 10/06/2026

Carbon markets: ACCU prices jump, future supply concerns

The market for Australian Carbon Credit Units has jumped in the past couple of weeks after companies covered by the country’s “safeguard mechanism” squared away their balance sheets at the end of March…Read More

Eric Barker, 28/04/2026

The one factor that could open up more timber harvesting on grazing land

While environmental groups have been campaigning against the harvesting of timber from native forests for years, a not-for-profit organisation says there is untapped potential to use the practice for restoring stressed environments across the country…Read More

Eric Barker, 23/04/2026

Sheep Central

Hay drop helps out as winter bites in northern NSW

An Aussie Hay Runners drop to the north-west slopes of NSW is helping graziers counter the feed deficit brought on by a dry summer and autumn...Read More

Kelpies to $23,500 at 30th Casterton Working Dog auction

A lifelong dedication to Kelpie type and working ability was vindicated with a dominant sale result for Welshpool stud Beloka Kelpies at the 30th Casterton Working Dog Auction on Sunday...Read More

Global economic outlook weakens amid energy shock and rising inflationary pressures: Here’s two scenarios on what might happen

The conflict in the Middle East has become the dominant force shaping global economic prospects, prompting an energy shock that is driving inflationary pressures and is projected to have adverse..Read More