Rural

12 May 2026

Cattle markets – LAIDLEY

957 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. The prices held up well in an unsettled market. Quality cattle met strong competition, cows were solid, while your plainer cattle and younger heifers were again easier. Peter Bro...

12 May 2026

Moreton Saleyards market report

Agents Boyd O’Brien Bartholomew reported a reduced yarding of 471 head of cattle. All export cows and bulls sold to slightly dearer market. Heavy heifers and ox were in short supply, those yarded sold to increased rates. Classy weaner steers and heif...

10 May 2026

Cattle numbers drop nationwide

By Ray White Head of Research, Vanessa Rader Australia’s beef cattle herd shrank in 2024/25. That is the headline from new data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which puts the national beef herd at 27.6 million head at 30 Ju...

4 May 2026

Final call for growers to back water scheme

MORE than 160 growers attended forums in early April to be part of Queensland’s most exciting water project in decades, with final calls being made to those yet to come forward. The Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Security Scheme (LVSWSS) held foru...

4 May 2026

Moreton Saleyards market report

Agents Boyd O’Brien Bartholomew reported a yarding of 657 head of cattle. Over 220 cows came to hand with the heavier cows selling to a slightly dearer market with increased competition from southern meatworks, the middle grade and store cows were sl...

4 May 2026

Cattle markets – WOODFORD

212 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Woodford cattle sale on Monday. A lot of younger cattle came to hand this week, selling to solid rates in the current market, with competition for all descriptions. Christopher Nutier, Neurum, sold Droughtmaster...

4 May 2026

Seaweed shows methane cuts in cattle

Adelaide University researchers have demonstrated that a naturally derived seaweed compound can dramatically reduce methane emissions from beef cattle raised in extensive grazing systems, without harming calves. The study, published in Frontiers in A...

3 May 2026

Heavy Droughtmaster Feeder Steers Sell to $2200/head at Toogoolawah Store sale

Shepherdson and Boyd reported a yarding of 877 head at Toogoolawah on the 24th of April. The market saw heavy feeder steers sell to a firm to slightly easier market. Very nice lines of weaner steers and heifers sold to an easing market trend, but the...

28 April 2026

Cattle markets – Laidley

802 HEAD were sold at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. A terrific line up of cattle came to hand, with the market dearer across the board. All descriptions of cattle met stronger competition than previous weeks, with Western buyers s...