Queensland
WHILE drought has stemmed some of the longer-term trend towards Australia’s beef herd shifting north, Queensland retains its status as Australia’s beef powerhouse, accounting for more than twice as many cattle as next largest state, New South Wales.

Queensland and New South Wales account for 69% of beef and veal production. While Australia is the world’s seventh largest beef-producing country, it is the world’s second largest exporter of beef.

Approximately 30-40% of all Queensland cattle spend some time in a feedlot prior to slaughter….The principal regions where cattle are produced are in the:

• Fitzroy.
• Desert Channels.
• North Queensland Dry Topics and;
• Murray Darling Basin.

Queensland, Australia
In the year ending June 2020, approximately 1.1 million metric tons of beef were produced in Queensland, Australia. This represented the largest beef-producing state in the country.

Beef cattle The national beef herd remained relatively steady at 24 million head, with declines in the herd in most states offset by increases in Queensland and Victoria: At June 2018 the national beef herd comprised: 5 million calves (down 0.3%) 12 million cows and heifers (down 0.2%)

Anna Creek Station
Anna Creek Station is the world’s largest working cattle station. It is located in the Australian state of South Australia.

Prime cattle (fat or slaughter cattle): Cattle which are ready for slaughter. Store cattle are not ready for slaughter. Saleyard: A physical auction market where buyers and sellers trade livestock.

The dominant land use is livestock grazing. This occurs mostly on native vegetation and makes up 56 per cent (or 4.3 million square kilometres) of Australia (see Table 3.1).

Japan remains Australia’s most valuable export market Japan, the US and China were the most valuable markets for beef exports, however, values were down on 2020 by 3%, 7% and 28%, respectively. South Korea was a strong performer, as export value sat even with the year prior.

Rockhampton
Rockhampton is recognised as the beef capital of Australia with livestock production being dominated by beef cattle, currently numbering 3.2 million head in the Greater Rockhampton Region.

The principal regions where cattle are produced are in the: Murray Darling Basin. Queensland’s cattle herds are predominantly fed on natural and improved grazing pastures as well as grain supplementation systems. Queensland’s extensive areas of native pastures are able to satisfy consumer demand for clean, grass fed beef.

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Major processors are located on the east coast while the majority of the state’s slaughter capacity resides in the south-east corner of the state. In 2017-18, Queensland slaughtered 3.526 million head of cattle, representing 44.6% of the nation’s total slaughter of 7.91 million head.

In 2017-18, Queensland slaughtered 3.526 million head of cattle, representing 44.6% of the nation’s total slaughter of 7.91 million head. This produced over 1 million tonnes of beef and veal of which 645,000 tonnes was exported at a value of $4.52 billion.