Table Selected physical characteristics, beef cattle producing farms, by region average per farm Physical characteristics unit Northern Australia Southern Australia 2012–13 2013–14p 2014–15y 2012–13 2013–14p 2014–15y Area operated at 30 June ha 21 260 23 340 (7) 23 436 5 678 5 231 (8) 5 561 Beef cattle numbers at 30 June no. 1 490 1 515 (4) 1 453 415 404 (4) 400 Calves branded no. 432 454 (4) 459 163 159 (4) 163 Beef cattle purchases no. 53 50 (19) 42 26 29 (30) 30 Branding rate % 71 70 (2) na 89 86 (1) na Beef cattle sold no. 398 471 (5) 508 167 184 (5) 197 Within-year change in cattle numbers % 1 (24) 4 (57) –4 –5 –2 –1 Area planted to crops ha 105 112 (16) 65 213 198 (13) 130 numbers at 30 June no. 173 226 (43) 223 1 106 1 132 (7) 1 056 Stocking rate—hectares per large stock unit ha 13 14 (7) na 7 7 (9) na Cattle turn-on rate % 5 5 (16) 4 7 7 (29) 7 Cattle turn-off rate % 31 34 (4) 38 41 46 (4) 47 p Preliminary estimate. y Provisional estimate. na Not available. Note: Figures in parentheses are standard errors expressed as a percentage of the estimate. Source: ABARES Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey
Table Selected physical characteristics, beef cattle producing farms, by region average per farm Physical characteristics unit Northern Australia Southern Australia 2012–13 2013–14p 2014–15y 2012–13 2013–14p 2014–15y Area operated at 30 June ha 21 260 23 340 (7) 23 436 5 678 5 231 (8) 5 561 Beef cattle numbers at 30 June no. 1 490 1 515 (4) 1 453 415 404 (4) 400 Calves branded no. 432 454 (4) 459 163 159 (4) 163 Beef cattle purchases no. 53 50 (19) 42 26 29 (30) 30 Branding rate % 71 70 (2) na 89 86 (1) na Beef cattle sold no. 398 471 (5) 508 167 184 (5) 197 Within-year change in cattle numbers % 1 –4 (24) –5 4 –2 (57) –1 Area planted to crops ha 105 112 (16) 65 213 198 (13) 130 numbers at 30 June no. 173 226 (43) 223 1 106 1 132 (7) 1 056 Stocking rate—hectares per large stock unit ha 13 14 (7) na 7 7 (9) na Cattle turn-on rate % 5 5 (16) 4 7 7 (29) 7 Cattle turn-off rate % 31 34 (4) 38 41 46 (4) 47 p Preliminary estimate. y Provisional estimate. na Not available. Note: Figures in parentheses are standard errors expressed as a percentage of the estimate. Source: ABARES Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey
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