Argus Meat & Livestock
With a focus on the Australian cattle markets, the Argus Meat & Livestock service provides market participants with tightly specified, trusted benchmarks to manage growing risk, protect margins and monitor price spreads in these exceptionally volatile market conditions.
Bringing price transparency to volatile markets: What are market participants saying about the Argus Australian Feeder Steer Index and its pricing applications?
"We've got a really accurate weekly index showing us what the values of a feeder steer is - that talks to value discovery not just for lot feeders but right across the supply chain - that's a grass fed producer in North Queensland, a processor in Brisbane, or an Angus producer in the South - you can draw a correlation off of that".
- A major farming, breeding, and feedlot owner speaking about
the Argus Feeder Steer Index at BeefEx 2022
The Argus Meat & Livestock service gives access to:
- Australian northern feeder cattle pricing, charting and downloadable data
- Australian northern Angus feeder cattle pricing, charting and downloadable data
- Australian cattle market analysis, market moving news and insights
- China hog market analysis
- Global livestock news
All available via a specially curated online dashboard or in PDF format.
Developed with the industry, for the industry
This service has been developed in close consultation with market participants across the cattle supply chain, including producers, feedlots and processors.
Click below to find out how Argus helps you navigate this opaque market.
The need for trusted benchmarks
What is Argus doing in the Australian cattle market? What methodology underpins the index? Why does the Australian cattle industry need trusted benchmarks? What sets Argus apart from other providers?
Find more insights on this increasingly volatile market.
Mecardo podcast: The value of the Argus Feeder Steer Index
“Talking to feedlots, there is a lot of confidence in what you’re doing... Each time I speak with you I become more confident that you’re going to be a serious influence in the Australian cattle industry” – Nutrien’s Robert Herrmann on the Argus Feeder Steer Index.
Hear how the index is calculated, its varied applications in price negotiations, contracts, benchmarking and planning/decision marking, as well as what other pricing Argus is developing.
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