Previous Close Cattle Markets Summary
Cattle markets strengthened sharply across the eastern states, with rain-reduced yardings and aggressive feeder and restocker competition driving widespread price gains across most categories.
The trends appear to be:
- Lower supply levels, particularly in NSW and WA following rainfall and previous large weaner sales
- Strong buyer competition, especially from feedlots, restockers, and processors
- Young cattle and feeder lines significantly dearer across most selling centres
- Cow markets stronger, with heavy cows lifting sharply in several markets
- Quality feeder cattle highly sought after, supporting broad market gains
- Market confidence improving, particularly in rainfall-affected regions
East Coast (NSW, VIC)
Overall much stronger market, with reduced numbers and strong competition driving significant price rises across most categories
NSW results were particularly strong:
- Forbes saw most categories lift, led by yearling steers, heifers, and cows gaining up to 30c/kg
- Tamworth recorded gains of 15c to 40c/kg across young cattle, grown stock, and cows in a smaller yarding
- Wagga delivered one of its strongest sales in years, with fierce feedlot and restocker demand pushing prices sharply higher across all classes
VIC (Mortlake) saw:
- Stronger prices across most categories despite mixed quality
- Trade cattle, bullocks, and cows lifting by up to 30c/kg
- Strong feeder and restocker competition underpinning the market
Summary: Rain-reduced supply and strong feeder confidence continue to drive a very strong eastern cattle market, with widespread gains across young cattle, feeders, and cows
Western Australia
Muchea (857 head) saw:
- Smaller mixed-quality yarding following the previous weaner sale
- Weaner prices only slightly easier
- Trade cattle, cows, and heavy bulls remaining firm
Summary: WA cattle markets remained relatively steady, with firm demand for trade and export stock offsetting softer trends in some weaner categories following recent large sales
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Cattle yardings & reports
Queensland
- Sarina cattle report (Elders) (22/5) View the latest report here
New South Wales
- Wagga cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 3,600, (-660). Rain-reduced numbers and fierce competition from feedlots and restockers drove one of Wagga’s strongest sales in years, with prices surging across all classes. Full report available here.
- Forbes cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 1,158, (+47) Stronger market with improved quality feeder cattle saw most categories lift, led by yearling steers, heifers, and cows gaining up to 30c/kg. Full report available here.
- TRLX Tamworth cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 2,326, (-964). Smaller Tamworth yarding met a much stronger market, with young cattle, grown stock, and cows all surging 15c to 40c/kg dearer. Full report available here.
Victoria
- WVLX Mortlake cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 1,850, (+50). Mortlake cattle prices strengthened across most categories despite mixed quality, with strong feeder and restocker demand lifting trade cattle, bullocks, and cows by up to 30c/kg. Full report available here.
South AustraliaÂ
- No Reports
Western Australia
- Muchea cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 857, (-1,134). Following last week’s weaner sale, a smaller mixed-quality yarding saw weaner prices ease only slightly while trade cattle, cows, and heavy bulls remained firm. Full report available here
Tasmania
- No Reports