Monday 15 June 2026

Top 25 Lotfeeders List – 2023

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TOP 25 AUSTRALIAN LOTFEEDERS  (ranked by one-time operating capacity, annual turnover)
Rank Business (Click to link to profile) No. of feedlots One-time capacity Turnoff 2022* (head)
1 JBS Australia – Prime City, Tabbita NSW;  Riverina Beef, Yanco NSW; Caroona, Caroona NSW; Yambinya, Burraboi NSW; Beef City, Purrawunda, QLD; Mungindi, Mungindi QLD. 6 154,000 SCU +300,000
2 Mort & Co – Grassdale, Dalby, Qld; Pinegrove, Millmerran, Qld, Yarranbrook, Inglewood, Qld. 3 108,000 SCU 220,000
3 NH Foods – Whyalla Beef, Texas QLD 1 75,000 SCU 130,000
4 Teys Australia – Teys Condamine (QLD), Charlton (VIC), Jindalee (NSW) 3 67,000 head 220,000
5 Australian Country Choice, Brindley Park, Roma; Brisbane Valley, Opal Creek, Cecil Plains Qld 3 60,500 head
6 Stanbroke Beef, Stanbroke feedlot, Chinchilla Qld 1 50,000 head
7 Rangers Valley Cattle Station. Rangers Valley feedlot, Glen Innes NSW 1 40,000 SCU
8 Smithfield Cattle Co, Smithfield Feedlot, Proston Qld; Sapphire Feedlot, Goondiwindi Qld 2 38,499 SCU
9 Australian Agricultural Co, Aronui feedlot, Dalby Qld; Goonoo feedlot, Comet Qld 2 35,000 SCU
10 Morgan Pastoral Co, Kurrawong and Whaka feedlots, Quinalow, Qld 2 40,000 head
11 Morgan family, Lillyvale feedlot Condamine Qld  1 26,500 SCU
12 Thomas Foods International, Southern Cross Feedlot, Tintinara SA 1 28,000 SCU, 30,000 head 35,000* (pre-expansion)
13 Rowe family – Princess Royal, Burra SA; Tungali, Sedan SA  2 25,000* 40,000*
14 Hancock Agriculture – Maydan, Warwick Qld; Gunnee, Delungra NSW  2 22,800 SCU 30,000 *
15 Stockyard Kerwee Feedlot, Jondaryan Qld 1 20,200 SCU 26,000
16 Camm Agriculture Wonga Plains, Bowenville Qld  1 21,000* SCU 42,000
17 Elders Killara feedlot, Quirindi NSW  1 20,000 SCU, 22,000 head 65,000
18 Harvest Road, Koojan Downs, WA 1 20,000 head 60,000
19 Lemontree Feedlot, Millmerran Qld 1 20,000 head 48,000
20 ICM Peechela Beef, Wangaratta VIC 1 27,000 head (20,000SCU) 29,000
21 Bindaree Food Group, Myola Feedlot, Moree NSW 1 20,000 head 48,000 (100-day)
22 Condabri Feedlot, Miles Qld 1 20,000 head 60,000
23 Wambo Feedlot, Kogan Qld 1 15,400SCU, 20,000 head 30,000
24 North Australian Pastoral Co, Wainui feedlot, Bowenville Qld 1 14,145SCU, 18,268 head 58,000
= 25 Allied Beef – Vandyke, Springsure Qld; Gunyerwarildi, Warialda NSW 2 16,000 head +30,000
= 25 Lotte International Sandalwood Feedlot, Dalby Qld  1 16,000 head 35,000
TOTALS 43 943,467 1,773,000 (incomplete)

* Note: Annual turnoff 2022 figures are either supplied by the entrant, or where indicated, estimated using a combination of one-time capacity, feedlot utilisation levels during the year and typical duration of feeding programs (proxy for average carcase weight). Rankings determined on a combination of built capacity, annual turnoff, and average carcase weight.

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