More than 100,000 Head of Livestock Lost during Flooding in Outback Queensland

AgForce Queensland general president Shane McCarthy said he had seen stock losses of up to 80 per cent in some areas.

In short:

Early estimates indicate more than 105,348 head of livestock are dead or lost in the ongoing outback Queensland floods.

Industry figures say the losses could be "catastrophic" for graziers.

What's next?

The total number of livestock lost will not be known until floodwaters subside.

There are an estimated 13.3 million head of cattle, about 2.7m sheep and some 713,000 goats in Queensland.

The DPI also confirmed 3,183 kilometres of fencing had been impacted, along with 4,076km of private roads.

Those number are expected to increase in the coming days.

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