Meat & Livestock Australia

26/09/2025

Weekly market wrap 📊

🔴 National cattle yardings fell 17% to 62,460 head, with Victoria and NSW driving the decline. 📉
🔴 Lamb yardings rose 5% to 183,927 head with increased supply of new season lambs. 🐑
🔴 National sheep and lamb slaughter lifted 9% to 536,826 head, the highest weekly total since June. 📊

Full report 👇
https://www.mla.com.au/news-and-events/industry-news/26092025weekly-cattle-and-sheep-market-wrap/

National cattle yardings fell 17% to 62,460 head. Victoria posted the sharpest decline, down 37%, followed by NSW (–31%), while Queensland slipped by just 3%. In contrast, SA and WA recorded modest increases. The ease in supply follows recent rainfall in parts of NSW and Queensland, which encourag...

26/09/2025

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25/09/2025

MLA were proud to support AgForce North at a recent field day hosted by the Lethbridge family at Amber Station, Mount Surprise. 🤝

Presenters covered safety, animal welfare, Chain of Responsibility and how sound infrastructure and good handling not only helps animals and transporters but boosts producer profit margins as well. The centrepiece of the day was the double decker, extra wide, new loading ramp designed by cattle producer and transporter John Lethbridge and Shawn Champman.

Five years in the making the ramp is designed for safety, efficiency and ease of loading. 🚛

It was fantastic to see such strong turnout to the event covering best practice preparation for livestock loading and transport.

Stressless Ramps AgForce Queensland

25/09/2025

Food waste costs the Australian economy an estimated $36.6 billion each year.

To combat this, TAFE NSW and NSW Environment Protection Authority have partnered up to teach hospitality workers to tackle food waste, thanks to a $200,000 Business Food Waste Partnerships Grant. Online short courses will be developed to equip the next generation of chefs and hospitality workers with the skills they need to reduce and recycle food waste and encourage more sustainable practices in commercial kitchens. 🤝

MLA supported the launch of this program by delivering an Australian Good Meat Masterclass live to commercial cookery classes at Ryde TAFE that was broadcasted across every TAFE in NSW — showcasing butchery skills, culinary confidence, and the Australian red meat sustainability story.

This partnership is a great step for sharing the sustainability story of the Australian red meat industry.

23/09/2025

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Discover how HerdFlow® is transforming livestock data management across Australia’s extensive pastoral industry in a FREE upcoming webinar.

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20/09/2025

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Agriculture Victoria Precision Agriculture

Looking for ways to boost their feedbase to supply quality nutrition to their flock year-round, the Gollop family became one of four host properties involved in the ‘Precision soil mapping in central Victorian pastures’ Producers Demonstration Site (PDS) program.

19/09/2025

Weekly market wrap 📊

🔴 Processor cow prices hit a record high, with strong demand for heavy and leaner cows. 📈
🔴 Lamb indicators strengthened, with heavy and light lamb prices rising on the back of tighter yardings. 🐑
🔴 National cattle slaughter eased, while sheep and lamb throughput rose slightly but remains well below year ago levels. 📊

Full report 👇
https://bit.ly/3IfC5Mh

19/09/2025

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18/09/2025

Hear the top reasons why MLA's Managing Director Michael Crowley thinks it's worth attending MLA's biggest event of the year- MLA Updates 2025. 🙌

17/09/2025

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17/09/2025

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16/09/2025

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