Eastern Young Cattle Indicator and National Young Cattle Indicator rolling coverage

The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator is holding firm at 726c/kg, while the National Young Cattle Indicator has lifted to 382c/kg liveweight. See the full market details and top prices.

The benchmark Eastern Young Cattle Indicator is trending at 726c/kg carcass weight on July 11, 2025.

Prices down slightly by 1.42c/kg in a week, and 19c/kg higher than a month ago and 101c/kg more than the same time last year.

The National Young Cattle Indicator is trading at 382c/kg liveweight on July 11, 2025. It is 1.22c/kg more than a week ago and 4.10c/kg compared to this time last month.

The EYCI, calculated by Meat and Livestock Australia, is the key price guide for restocker, processor and feedlot buyers, and sellers.

Precisely, it is derived from the seven-day moving average price for C2 and C3 vealers and yearlings at major cattle markets in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

Meanwhile, NYCI is the key price guide for vealer, weaner, and yearling heifers, steers and mixed pens bought by restockers, with a live weight from 200kg.

It is a seven-day rolling average of young cattle sold across all National Livestock Reporting Service-reported saleyards and online livestock marketplaces. It is expressed in cents-a-kilogram liveweight.

The Ryan family sold 50 heifers at Yea cattle sale. Picture: Jenny Kelly

The EYCI’s latest close is based on 20,357 cattle sold during the past seven days. The top eight contributing saleyards were as follows:

Roma Store

Head: 6109

Contribution %: 30.01

Average Price (c/kg cwt) Current Close: 701.36

Dalby

Head: 2680

Contribution %: 13.17

Average Price (c/kg cwt Current Close: 685.59

Dubbo

Head: 1726

Contribution %: 8.48

Average Price (c/kg cwt) Current Close: 768.03

Wagga Wagga

Head: 1642

Contribution %: 8.07

Average Price (c/kg cwt) Current Close: 840.68

Forbes

Head: 1099

Contribution %: 5.40

Average Price (c/kg cwt) Current Close: 753.49

TRLX Tamworth

Head: 1025

Contribution %: 5.40

Average Price (c/kg cwt) Current Close: 749.76

Warwick

Head: 856

Contribution %: 4.20

Average Price (c/kg cwt) Current Close: 654.49

Moss Vale

Head: 817

Contribution %: 4.01

Average Price (c/kg cwt) Current Close: 725.85

The NYCI’s latest close is based on 21,474 sold during the past seven days. The top eight contributing saleyards were as follows:

Roma Store

Head: 4944

Contribution %: 23.02

Avg Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 372.71

NSW Online Sales

Head: 4608

Contribution %: 21.46

Avg Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 372.71

Queensland Online Sales

Head: 2784

Contribution %: 12.96

Avg Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 368.86

Dalby

Head: 1218

Contribution %: 5.67

Avg Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 364.02

Victorian Online Sales

Head: 729

Contribution %: 3.39

Avg Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 428.82

CQLX Gracemere

Head: 583

Contribution %: 2.71

Avg Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 321.96

Dubbo

Head: 540

Contribution %: 2.51

Av Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 360.34

Tasmanian Online Sales

Head: 529

Contribution %: 2.46

Avg Price (c/kg lwt) Current Close: 375.25

Please note: Saleyards with incomplete data have been excluded from this list.

For more, visit: mla.com.au/prices-markets/cattle/eycireport/