Week in Beef Overview: Market Trends and Insights

As we approach the end of 2025, auctioneers are witnessing an invigorated market, with national yarding figures significantly surpassing averages for the fifth consecutive week.

In the past two weeks, national yarding has exceeded 100,000 head, a milestone only observed three times this year. This week, the numbers continue to be strong, with 77,000 head recorded in the yarding, indicating robust sales are on the horizon.

This Week’s Highlights

• Animal activists have achieved a significant victory in their campaign to release footage obtained from abattoirs. Sue Webster discusses the broader implications of this ruling.
• Eric Barker provides insights into the current situation in Western Australia, featuring interviews with Brent Dancer of V & V Walsh and Donovan McDonald from Big Don’s Smokehouse.
• The ‘Number of the Week’ segment covers critical topics such as feedlot shade, virtual fencing, European deforestation, and how David Alker of New South Wales arrived at his figure to win Beef Central’s guess the EYCI competition.

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