Gunnedah Cattle Report
Report Date: 3rd March 2026
Total Yarding: 6,850
Commentary
The numbers keep coming in Gunnedah with a record yarding of 6850 cattle up 1000 cattle on the previous week. It was good quality yarding with large numbers of cows and weaner calves. There were fair numbers of yearlings ideal for the feeders along with fair numbers of prime cattle in all sections. A full field of buyers were operating as well as an extra southern export processor.
Young cattle to the trade were 5c cheaper with prime yearlings selling from 426c to 479c/kg. Feeder steers were 8c/kg dearer while feeder heifers held firm. Feeder steers sold from 476c to 515c/kg. Feeder heifers sold from 366c to 446c/kg. Young cattle to the restocker were again dearer with the young steers selling to 550c/kg. Their heifer counterparts made to 473c/kg.
The better run of grown steers and heifers were dearer. Prime grown steers sold from 455c to 482c while the prime grown heifers sold from 420c to 465c/kg. Cows were 10 to 14c dearer with the 2 and 3 scores to the processors making from 280c to 377c/kg. Prime heavy weight cows sold from 365c to 405c to average 385c/kg. Cows to the restocker sold from 200 to 363c/kg. Heavy bulls made to 397c/kg.
Report produced by Hamish Hosegood
