The latest news, genetics, and market insights from Australia's beef cattle industry.
For the young heifers, prices averaged higher for the two largest heifer categories, with the 200-280kg liveweight portion of the market jumping $104 on last week, to average $1,416/head – with an 88% clearance rate for the 1,241 head offered.
The Angus Youth National Roundup is back in 2022, heading to Wodonga, Victoria January 13-16.
Nine Angus studs will open their gates to prospective purchasers during the 2021 The Land Northern Beef Week in New South Wales on June 21-24.
Some excellent falls of rain continued to underpin the unprecedented demand for light cattle, with the EYCI jumping back above 900c during the week.
Selecting suitable bulls and managing their acclimatisation is vital for a bull to deliver reproductive and genetic impact to herds in northern environments.
There were some big price movements through the AuctionsPlus cattle categories last week, as the heavy steer and heifer lines took a substantial hit, while selected breeding lines registered steady gains.
The Genetic Hub welcomes Rachael Constable to the team in the Registrar department.
The proposed new Import Conditions significantly increased the JD testing requirements for Qld and NT herds wishing to sell bulls and females into WA and in addition had rigorous conditions requiring that to remain WA eligible herds could only introduce cattle from other WA eligible herds.
The return on investment achieved when investing in new genomic selection tools for commercial heifers was discussed in a presentation delivered at the Angus CONNECT Research and Development Update – Autumn 2021.
Buyers continue to be very selective through the PTIC lines, with reports of buyers going the extra mile to confirm pedigree and quality.
A combination of global and localised factors is creating a “very tight” global beef cattle market – with strong demand and record high prices in many regions throughout the world.
The 2021 Australian Wagyu Association’s Elite Wagyu Sale held on April 28 continued to highlight the global strength of the Association’s Wagyu BREEDPLAN estimated breeding values (EBVs) and genomic analysis to an ever-increasing domestic and international Wagyu sector market.
