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Price received

$3.40/kg LW blended

The average $/kg liveweight your stock actually earn. Read against cost of production, it is your margin per kilogram.

Worked example · vs $2.53/kg breakeven
Breakeven $2.53 $3.90 $2.50 $3.40 Weaners Cull cows Blended
vs $2.53/kg breakeven
The benchmark

Cattle prices are cyclical — benchmark your $/kg spread against the MLA National Young Cattle Indicator and the cull-cow market rather than a fixed figure.

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What it signals

Read against cost of production, this is your margin per kilogram. A widening gap to the market indicator signals better selling — meeting spec, timing, competition at the sale — not just a better market.

Data required to calculate
Gross sales by lot$Liveweight sold by lotkgLW

Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.

How to improve it
01

Sell to specification — weight and fat score — to avoid grid discounts.

02

Time sales against the seasonal price curve, not the calendar.

03

Weigh before selling so you negotiate on data, not estimates.

Questions & answers

What is price received?

The average $/kg liveweight your stock actually earn. Read against cost of production, it is your margin per kilogram.

What data do you need to calculate price received?

You need: Gross sales by lot ($), Liveweight sold by lot (kgLW). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.

What is a good price received benchmark?

Cattle prices are cyclical — benchmark your $/kg spread against the MLA National Young Cattle Indicator and the cull-cow market rather than a fixed figure.

How do you improve price received?

Sell to specification — weight and fat score — to avoid grid discounts. Time sales against the seasonal price curve, not the calendar. Weigh before selling so you negotiate on data, not estimates.

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