核心要点
随着上市供给增加，肉牛各项指标上行。
品相优良的当季新羔羊开始进入新南威尔士州南部与维多利亚州市场。
维多利亚州羊肉屠宰量大幅攀升。
尽管昆士兰州东部、西澳大利亚州西南部以及塔斯马尼亚部分地区干旱形势加剧，但本周牛羊市场各项指标全面走强。
肉牛市场
全国肉牛上市量上涨11%，达到53816头，肉牛各项指标全线走高。涨幅区间为：奶牛指标上涨0.6%，后备一岁阉公牛指标上涨8%。
罗马与达尔比拍卖行上市量增加，推动本周整体上市规模走高。达尔比市场报告提到，部分地区预期降雨并未如期到来，促使更多牛只送到交易市场。南部采购商持续进场采购，支撑全部肉牛指标价格保持上涨态势。
全国青年肉牛指标（NYCI）上涨3%，报514美分/公斤活重，本次统计样本上市量15440头。尽管昆士兰州市场占比较大，但线上交易渠道依旧发挥重要作用。
新南威尔士州线上成交量占全国青年肉牛指标统计样本的13%，昆士兰州线上交易占比10%。新南威尔士州拍卖行价格继续领跑，亚斯（83头）、沃加‑沃加（434头）、塔姆沃思（241头），在上市数量有限的情况下，平均价格均高于570美分/公斤活重。
绵羊市场
全国羔羊上市量环比上涨9%，达128513只，市场反馈显示拍卖行新季羔羊供货量开始增加。与之相反，全国绵羊上市量本周下降16%，为42604只。
尽管供给走势分化，本周绵羊与羔羊全部指标均上行，增重羔羊指标上涨1%，后备补栏羔羊指标涨幅达13%。
后备补栏羔羊指标上涨13%，报1177美分/公斤胴体重，统计样本上市量11500只，较前一周上涨19%。正如上周所述，卡坦宁市场对该指标波动影响显著。
本周卡坦宁后备补栏羔羊平均价格1004美分/公斤胴体重，从前一周666美分/公斤胴体重大幅反弹51%。上周卡坦宁市场后备羔羊整体品质下滑，叠加部分采购商缺席，造成价格大幅下挫。
羊肉指标上涨2%，报874美分/公斤胴体重。该数值虽仍低于2026年7月916美分/公斤胴体重的高点，但较去年同期高出22.5%，是同期表现最优指标。紧随其后的是美利奴羔羊指标，较上年同期上涨6%。
屠宰量
统计周期：截至2026年8月28日当周
（1）牛只
全国肉牛屠宰量环比下降3%，至146129头。除西澳大利亚州屠宰量上涨11%，达到3866头以外，其余各州加工数量均有所下滑。
各州肉牛屠宰量（同比）：
新南威尔士州：下降7%，至32841头
昆士兰州：上涨4%，至78389头
南澳大利亚州：下降1%，至3841头
塔斯马尼亚州：上涨1%，至3842头
维多利亚州：下降11%，至23368头
西澳大利亚州：上涨3%，至3866头
（2）羊肉
全国羔羊屠宰量环比下降6%，为347168只；成年绵羊屠宰量上涨19%，达132451只。
各州羔羊屠宰量（同比）：
新南威尔士州：上涨20%，至119019只
昆士兰州：下降22%，至1028只
南澳大利亚州：下降12%，至36462只
塔斯马尼亚州：上涨43%，至7786只
维多利亚州：下降18%，至135440只
西澳大利亚州：上涨21%，至47433只
信息来源：澳大利亚肉类及畜牧业协会（MLA）市场信息分析师 亚历克斯·弗莱
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Weekly cattle and sheep market wrap
Key points
Cattle indicators lift across a larger offering.
Excellent condition new season lambs begin entering southern NSW and Victoria markets.
Victorian mutton slaughter lifts sharply.
Cattle and sheep market indicators strengthened across the board this week, despite dry conditions intensifying across eastern Queensland, south-west WA and parts of Tasmania.
Cattle market
The national cattle yarding lifted 11% to 53,816 head, with all cattle indicators posting gains. Increases ranged from 0.6% for the Dairy Cow Indicator to 8% for the Restocker Yearling Steer Indicator.
Larger yardings at Roma and Dalby saleyards contributed to the weekly increase in yardings. The Dalby market report noted that forecast rainfall missed the mark in some areas, which drove numbers to the yard. Southern buyers continued to operate, which maintained the trend in improved prices across all cattle indicators.
The National Young Cattle Indicator (NYCI) lifted 3% to 514¢/kg liveweight (lwt) across an offering of 15,440 head. Despite Queensland yards forming a large part of the contribution, online channels continue to have significance.
Online sales from NSW accounted for 13% of the NYCI offering, while Queensland online sales made up a further 10%. The strongest prices continued to be achieved at NSW saleyards with Yass (83 head), Wagga Wagga (434 head) and Tamworth (241 head) all averaging above 570¢/kg lwt across limited numbers.
Sheep market
The national lamb yarding lifted 9% week-on-week to 128,513 with reports noting increased numbers of new season lambs beginning to appear in saleyards. In contrast, the national sheep yarding fell 16% across the week to 42,604 head.
Despite mixed supply trends, all sheep and lamb indicators lifted across the week, ranging from 1% for the Heavy Lamb Indicator to 13% for the Restocker Lamb Indicator.
The Restocker Lamb Indicator lifted 13% to 1,177¢/kg carcase weight (cwt) across an offering of 11,500 head, up 19% from the previous week. As noted last week, the Katanning market had a significant influence on the indicator’s movement.
Restocker lambs at Katanning averaged 1,004¢/kg cwt this week, rebounding 51% from 666¢/kg cwt the previous week. A fairer quality in the restocker offering at Katanning was noted last week along with some absent buyers, which marked the sharp decline.
The Mutton Indicator lifted 2% to reach 874¢/kg cwt. While still below its July 2026 peak of 916¢/kg cwt, the indicator remains 22.5% above year-ago levels, making it the strongest-performing indicator over that period. The next best performer was the Merino Lamb Indicator, which lifted 6% above its level a year ago.
Slaughter
Week ending 28 August 2026
（1）Cattle
National cattle slaughter numbers decreased 3% week-on-week to 146,129 head. All states recorded lower processing numbers except WA, which lifted 11% to 3,866 head.
State-by-state cattle slaughter (YoY):
NSW: down 7% to 32,841 head
Queensland: up 4% to 78,389 head
SA: down 1% to 3,841 head
Tasmania: up 1% to 3,842 head
Victoria: down 11% to 23,368 head
WA: up 3% to 3,866 head.
（2）Sheep
National lamb slaughter decreased 6% WoW to 347,168 head, while mutton slaughter lifted 19% to 132,451 head.
State-by-state lamb slaughter (YoY):
NSW: up 20% to 119,019 head
Queensland: down 22% to 1,028 head
SA: down 12% to 36,462 head
Tasmania: up 43% to 7,786 head
Victoria: down 18% to 135,440 head
WA: up 21% to 47,433 head.
Attribute content to: Alex Fry, MLA Market Information Analyst
Information is correct at time of publication on 4 September 2026
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