核心要点
昆士兰州依旧占据活牛周度上市量首位。
冬季牧场休整关停，致使绵羊与羔羊相关指标下滑。
母羊肉屠宰量保持平稳，但仍处于历史低位。
肉牛市场
全国活牛上市量下降9%，至67283头。供给缩减带动多数肉牛指标走弱：重型阉公牛指标下跌4%，加工母牛指标保持平稳。昆士兰州依旧是活牛主要供给来源，本周上市量占全国总量45%。
育肥一岁阉公牛指标下跌0.5%，至活重531澳分/公斤，上市量6107头，其中昆士兰州供给占比达84%。后备一岁小母牛指标同样呈现昆士兰州集中供给特征，该品类昆士兰州货源占81%，同时占到线上青年牛指标上市总量的49%。
重型阉公牛指标下跌4%，至活重441澳分/公斤，上市量仅2343头。该品类最高成交价出现在沃加，达到活重514澳分/公斤，上市货源仅有48头，也是唯一成交价突破500澳分的市场。
绵羊市场
全国羔羊周度上市量环比下降12%，至126578头；全国绵羊上市量同步下滑8%，达44848头。新南威尔士州羔羊供给占总量73%，绵羊供给占70%。本周所有绵羊及羔羊价格指标全线走低，降幅区间为美利奴羔羊指标下跌1.5%至后备羔羊指标下跌4%。本轮价格下行源于多家屠宰企业进入冬季停工检修期，交易市场需求受到压制。
全国重型羔羊指标下跌3%，胴体价至1128澳分/公斤，上市量21315头。该品类最高价出现在科罗瓦市场，均价1253澳分/公斤胴体重；卡坦宁市场上市306头，成交均价1222澳分/公斤胴体重。
美利奴羔羊指标成交均价1121澳分/公斤胴体重，上市总量14002头，其中新南威尔士州货源占 60%，西澳占22%。卡库尔市场成交价最高，达1238澳分/公斤胴体重。
屠宰量：
统计周期：截至2026年7月17日当周
（1）牛只
全国肉牛屠宰量周环比上升3%，达到152022头。昆士兰州增幅最为显著，周环比上涨6%，屠宰量80917头。南澳州与塔斯马尼亚州屠宰量小幅回落，分别环比下降1%（3885头）、11%（4246 头）。
各州肉牛屠宰量（同比变动百分比）：
新南威尔士州：同比下降7%，屠宰量33906头
昆士兰州：同比上升1%，屠宰量80917头
南澳大利亚州：同比上升4%，屠宰量3885头
塔斯马尼亚州：同比下降13%，屠宰量4246头
维多利亚州：持平，屠宰量25284头
西澳大利亚州：同比上升35%，屠宰量3784头
（2）羊肉
全国羔羊屠宰量周环比下降7%，至311172头；母羊肉屠宰量保持平稳，但依旧处于历史低位，为37397头。屠宰企业冬季停工检修是屠宰量下滑的主要原因。
各州羔羊屠宰量（同比变动百分比）：
新南威尔士州：同比下降11%，屠宰量85816头
昆士兰州：同比下降12%，屠宰量1075头
南澳大利亚州：同比下降21%，屠宰量21340头
塔斯马尼亚州：同比下降6%，屠宰量6197头
维多利亚州：同比下降6%，屠宰量176797头
西澳大利亚州：同比下降56%，屠宰量19947头
信息来源：澳大利亚肉类协会市场信息分析师 亚历克斯·弗莱（Alex Fry）
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Weekly cattle and sheep market wrap
Key points
Queensland continues to dominate weekly cattle yarding.
Winter maintenance closures caused sheep and lamb indicators to drop.
Mutton slaughter remained stable but at a historically low level.
Cattle market
The national cattle yarding dropped 9% to 67,283 head. A smaller offering brought weaker results across most cattle indicators, ranging from a 4% drop for the Heavy Steer Indicator to stability for the Processor Cow Indicator. A significant portion of the yarding continues to be drawn from Queensland, which contributed 45% this week.
The Restocker Yearling Steer Indicator remained dropped 0.5% at 531¢/kg liveweight (lwt) across an offering of 6,107 head. Queensland formed 84% of the total contribution. The trend of restocker categories coming from Queensland was mirrored in the Restocker Yearling Heifer Indicator, with Queensland forming 81% of that offering and making up 49% of the Online Young Cattle Indicator.
The Heavy Steer Indicator dropped 4% to 441¢/kg lwt across a small offering of 2,343 head. The best price for the category was found in Wagga at 514¢/kg lwt with a very tight offering of 48 head – the only market to break 500¢.
Sheep market
The national lamb yarding dropped 12% over the week to 126,578 head, while the national sheep yarding also dropped 8% to 44,848 head. NSW formed 73% of the lamb offering and 70% of the sheep offering. All sheep and lamb indicators fell over the week from 1.5% for the Merino Lamb Indicator to 4% for the Restocker Lamb Indicator. The drop comes as more processors shut for winter maintenance periods, suppressing demand across yards.
The National Heavy Lamb Indicator fell 3% to 1,128¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) across an offering of 21,315 head. Best prices for the category came from Corowa, averaging 1,253¢/kg cwt, while the 306 head offered in Katanning made 1,222¢/kg cwt.
The Merino Lamb Indicator made 1,121¢/kg cwt across an offering of 14,002 head with NSW making up 60% of the offering and WA making up 22%. Carcoar made the best prices at 1,238¢/kg cwt.
Slaughter:
Week ending 17 July 2026
（1）Cattle
National cattle slaughter numbers increased 3% week-on-week (WoW) to 152,022 head. Queensland had the largest spike, with WoW numbers increasing by 6% to 80,917 head. SA and Tasmania noted a slight WoW drop off – down 1% to 3,885 head and down 11% to 4,246 head respectively.
State-by-state cattle slaughter (YoY%):
NSW: down 7% to 33,906 head
Queensland: up 1% to 80,917 head
SA: up 4% to 3,885 head
Tasmania: down 13% to 4,246 head
Victoria: stable at 25,284 head
WA: up 35% to 3,784 head.
（2）Sheepmeat
National lamb slaughter fell 7% over the week to 311,172 head while mutton slaughter remained stable but at a historically low level at 37,397 head. Winter processor shutdowns contributed to the fall.
State-by-state lamb slaughter (YoY%):
NSW: down 11% to 85,816 head
Queensland: down 12% to 1,075 head
SA: down 21% to 21,340 head
Tasmania: down 6% to 6,197 head
Victoria: down 6% to 176,797 head
WA: down 56% to 19,947 head.
Attribute content to: Alex Fry, MLA Market Information Analyst
Information is correct at time of publication on 24 July 2026.
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