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Angus weaner steers sell for $1870 at Woodford | Queensland Country Life

Trevor Carberry, Elaman Creek, sold South Devon steer calves for $1200. Sommer Brothers, Maleny, sold Angus cows for $1800. John Chambers, Neurum, sold Santa calves, with steers making $1250 and $1230, and heifers $1195 and $900. Paul Keylar, Dayboro, sold Brangus weaner steers for $1690. Mike Wheeler, Stony Creek, sold Murray Grey calves for $1160. […]

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Weekly kill: QLD grids surge higher, as southern buyer pressure continues

‘Mexicans’ from south of the border competing for Queensland slaughter cattle continue to add competitive tension in the northern slaughter cattle market this week. Most Queensland processor grids have shifted higher again since yesterday, as a phalanx of Victorian meat processors continue to source cattle out of more northerly regions – albeit with a 40-50c/kg […]

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Industry fightback against pasture dieback continues

To view video click here The North Australia Beef Research Council says future research into pasture dieback must concentrate on pasture health and restoration to maximize the benefit of the research to the industry. When pasture dieback re-emerged in 2015 as a devastating threat to Central Queensland grazing operations, NABRC worked with MLA, the Queensland […]

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NSW Police rural crime squad relaunches Operation Stock Check

New South Wales Police’s Rural Crime Prevention Team has relaunched a proactive operation to prevent livestock theft by disrupting the movement of stolen stock throughout NSW. Operation Stock Check was initially launched in August 2020, and allows officers of all ranks to inspect vehicles carrying livestock to identify and target loads which may have been […]

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Slaughter cattle purchase value hits record high in second quarter

DESPITE relatively low rates of slaughter across Australia this year due to herd rebuilding, second quarter adult slaughter cattle value outlaid by beef processors reached record levels, data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. The ABS production figures for the second quarter ended June 30 provided insights on slaughter, production, value and carcase […]

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