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Angus cross steers hit $1610 at Beaudesert | Queensland Country Life

Angus cross steers 2.5 years account Alena Ladd, Croftby, sold for $1610. Eurara Pty Ltd, Innisplain, sold Droughtmaster cross steers 18 months for $1405. Charbray steers 12 months account Glenn and Justine Stanton, Maroon, sold for $1080. Angus cross steers 12 months account Gold Coast Pastoral Company, Currumbin, sold for $1000. Click to check the […]

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Feedlot placements surprise the market

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the latest “Cattle on Feed” report on Friday, showing feedlot inventory totaled 11.6 million head on June 1, 2023, down 3% from June 1, 2022. While this was in line with the pre-report trade estimate, placements levels were a different story. According to the report, placements during May totaled […]

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Reports detailing 2022 National Beef Quality Audit Results available

Approximately every five years, the beef cattle industry undergoes a National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA), funded by the Beef Checkoff, to help determine quality conformance of the U.S. beef supply. Reports detailing 2022 NBQA results are now available here. The “Market Cow and Bull” and “Fed Cattle” reports outline where the beef supply chain is […]

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Cattle Australia chairman David Foote talks retail beef prices, and grassroots farming issues with grain grower Barry Large

Cattle Australia chairman David Foote sits down with James Wagstaff to discuss everything from deflated cattle returns to retail beef prices to market access. We also introduce our Over The Fence segment with leading farmers addressing the issues affecting them at a grassroots level; this week we catch up with West Australian grain grower Barry […]

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High capacity testing an enormous asset for livestock producers

A machine that holds more than 5,000 samples on a plate no wider than a couple of postage stamps is among the innovations that could vastly enhance molecular diagnostic testing capacity at Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, advancements that would make tests more affordable and future pandemic-driven surges easier to handle. The “SmartChip” quantitative […]

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Norbrook introduces first generic Cydectin injectable solution

Norbrook has added Tauramox (moxidectin) Injectable Solution to its extensive portfolio of cattle health products available to North American producers and veterinarians. Tauramox is the first generic Cydectin (moxidectin) Injectable Solution available for the treatment of a broad range of internal and external parasites that impact the health and performance of beef and nonlactating dairy […]

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