Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight {AU-SA}| market for manufacturing beef | AusLCI, U
Unit process v00.00.000
This is a market process, it represents the mix of cattle systems which produce beef in Australia. Documentation for this dataset can be found in the 'LCAgMetrics Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' report, available at https://agrifutures.com.au/It was developed as part of the LCAgMetrics project, a partnership between Agrifutures Australia and Lifecycles, funded by the Australian Government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant as part of the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program. Production volume: 2880111.507 kg/yr Geography: South Australia, Australia, Australia Direct field emissions are included. The system boundary ends at the farm gate with the production of cattle for sale in three classes - culled cattle (Cast For Age cows and bulls), prime cattle (heifers, feeder steers and finished steers) and weaner cattle (female and male) Energy values: 13.0 MJ/kg. Nutritional values: Protein: 14.1%. Carbohydrate: 0.8%. Fat: 14.6%. Geography: South Australia, Australia. Technology level: Represents current practices as per gross margins reports (NSW DPI 2023 Rural Solutions SA 2022). Time period: 2017-2021. Version: 1.2 Record: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU
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- Material
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- Last updated
- 09 Jul 2025
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8167721a-0264-37d7-a4ed-aa24cdef3020
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- Quantitative reference
- Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight {AU-SA}| market for manufacturing beef | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Secondary data based on national statistics
- Creation date
- 09 Jul 2025
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- Is infrastructure process
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Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle, manufacturing beef, cattle, live weight {AU-SA}| market for manufacturing beef | AusLCI, U | 2880111.507 | kg | Carbon content, fossil: 0.0 kg C/kg dry mass. Carbon content, non-fossil: 0.44 kg C/kg dry mass. Dry mass: 0.3 kg/kg wet mass. Wet mass: 1 kg/kg wet mass. |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Cereal Zone {AU-SA}| AusLCI, U | 599820.4543 | kg | — |
| Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, High Rainfall {AU-SA}| AusLCI, U | 1776366.427 | kg | — |
| Cattle, manufacturing beef, live weight, Pastoral Zone {AU-SA}| AusLCI, U | 503924.6252 | kg | — |
| Transport, truck, 40t load {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 982118.023887 | t*km | — |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA_Cereal_Zone | 599820.4543 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na) [kg] Calculated based on the average mass of culled beef per head of cattle in the herd a the number of head in the region of reference. |
| SA_High_Rainfall | 1776366.427 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na) [kg] Calculated based on the average mass of culled beef per head of cattle in the herd a the number of head in the region of reference. |
| SA_Pastoral_Zone | 503924.6252 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na) [kg] Calculated based on the average mass of culled beef per head of cattle in the herd a the number of head in the region of reference. |
| total_LW_SA | 2880111.507 | — | (2,1,1,1,1,na) [kg] Sum of SA |
| road_transport | 341.0 | — | [km] Transport distances for delivering live cattle to abattoirs was derived from the CSIRO TraNSIT model (https://benchmark.transit.csiro.au/). Average of distance from property, feedlot and saleyard to abattoir. |