WHILE remaining a little below the same time last year, cattle numbers on feed in December remained above one million head for the twentieth consecutive quarter.
Released this morning, results from the December quarter survey conducted by Meat & Livestock Australia and the Australian Lot Feeders Association showed total head-count in Australian yards at 1.145 million head, a rise of 89,000 head or 8.4pc on the September quarter, but 1.3pc below December 2021.
What’s clearly evident is that the feedlot industry no longer sees large swings in occupancy based on seasonal conditions and…
