Trading With Confidence: How Numbers, Grass & Teamwork Drive Better Decisions ~ Rhys and Catherine Daniels

In this episode, we dive into a practical and powerful conversation about livestock trading, using tools like AuctionsPlus and the KLR Marketing calculator, and how clear thinking—not emotion—creates consistent profit. Our guests share how they transformed their business by focusing on cashflow, grass budgeting, timing, and teamwork.

🔥 Key Topics Covered

• Using AuctionsPlus strategically – how real-time updates during a sale with the KLR Calculator App, help remove emotion and guide buying decisions.

• The power of the KLR calculator – working out profit per head, per trade, and per annum before committing.

• Setting a clear "sell" first – why knowing your sale price makes buying decisions far simpler.

• Removing emotion from trading – no more falling in love with "nice-looking" cattle; decisions are purely numbers-based.

• Cashflow transformation – how their trading success exceeded expectations and delivered stronger-than-anticipated cashflow.

• Why market risk is overrated – and why feed risk is now the biggest factor to manage.

• Grass budgeting as the real edge – understanding how feed reserves unlock opportunity and protect profit.

• Opportunity in low markets – why falling prices often create the best margins.

• Teamwork in trading – how Catherine's fresh perspective and enthusiasm enhanced decision-making.

• Using data to challenge assumptions – when the calculator shows cattle are overpriced, even if "they don't look done".

• Finding margins everywhere – using the calculator to test scenarios: sell now or add weight? Hold or trade?

• Balancing fieldwork and market awareness – how working together helps identify opportunities they might otherwise miss.

💡 Key Quotes

• "I just look at the numbers and that's the decision."

• "The market isn't the risk for us anymore—the biggest risk is feed."

• "Low prices create the best opportunities because people make silly decisions."

• "The calculator says they're ready."

• "Being able to take opportunities has been a huge part of our success."

🎧 Why This Episode Matters

This episode is a masterclass in thinking clearly about livestock trading:
✔ How to trade confidently—without stress
✔ How to use numbers instead of emotions
✔ How to turn low prices into opportunity
✔ How teamwork and fresh eyes improve decisions
✔ How to remove market risk and focus on the real risk—feed

If you're managing livestock, juggling grass, cashflow, and markets, or looking to improve decision-making on your farm, this episode is full of practical insights about the benefits of attending a KLR Marketing School. Find out more at www.klrmarketing.com.au