Previous Close Cattle Markets Summary
Store cattle markets strengthened further across the eastern states, with rainfall-driven confidence and strong southern buyer competition lifting prices sharply for quality weaners, Angus yearlings and feeder cattle.
The trends appear to be:
- Buyer confidence improving, supported by recent rainfall and stronger seasonal outlooks
- Strong competition for quality Angus cattle, especially weaners and yearlings
- Store cattle markets generally dearer, with standout gains in lighter calves and feeder lines
- Southern and feedlot buyers highly active, particularly in NSW feature sales
- Quality continuing to drive results, with well-bred cattle attracting significant premiums
- Limited offerings in some regions due to smaller or mixed-quality yardings
East Coast (QLD, NSW, VIC)
Overall strong store cattle market, with renewed restocker and feeder confidence lifting prices across most categories
QLD (Emerald) saw:
- Smaller mixed-quality yarding of 653 head
- Stronger statewide demand across prime and feeder categories
- Bullocks topping 420c/kg
- Weaner steers reaching 496.2c/kg
NSW recorded standout feature sale results:
- Tamworth store sale (3,344 head) delivered a much dearer market
- Strong southern competition for Angus weaners and yearlings
- Carcoar store sale (6,500 head) saw sharp price rises across all classes
- Rainfall-driven confidence underpinned strong buyer demand
VIC (Bairnsdale store sale) saw:
- Heavy yearling steers lift by around $50/head
- Lighter calves improve by up to $150/head
- Strong competition from local graziers and feedlots despite mixed quality
Summary: Store cattle demand remains very strong across the east coast, with rainfall confidence, active feeder support, and competition for quality Angus cattle driving significant price gains across most categories
Western Australia
Mount Barker activity was limited to agency reporting, with no major MLA cattle indicators released
Summary: WA market activity remained relatively quiet, with limited benchmark sale data available
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Cattle yardings & reports
Queensland
- Emerald cattle report (H&W) (21/5)Â At the Emerald Combined Agents sale, a smaller mixed-quality yarding of 653 local cattle met stronger statewide demand, with prime and feeder categories selling dearer as bullocks topped 420c/kg and weaner steers reached 496.2c/kg. Full report available here
- Sarina cattle report (SCA) Watch the latest report here
New South Wales
- Armidale cattle report (APL) (21/5) Watch the latest report here
- TRLX Tamworth store cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 3,344, (+628) Strong southern competition lifted the final Tamworth Autumn store sale, with quality Angus weaners and yearlings selling to a much dearer market across 3,344 head. Full report available here.
- CTLX Carcoar store cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 6,500, (+1,286) Strong buyer confidence driven by recent rainfall pushed Angus weaner steers and heifers sharply higher at the final autumn feature store sale, with standout demand across all classes. Full report available here.
Victoria
- Bairnsdale store cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 1,569, (+19)Â Strong competition from local graziers and feedlots pushed heavy yearling steers up $50/head and lighter calves up to $150/head in a mixed-quality yarding of 1,570 cattle. Full report available here.
- EVLX Koonwarra store cattle report (RLX) (21/5) Watch the latest report here
South AustraliaÂ
- No Reports
Western Australia
- Mount Barker cattle report (Elders) (21/5) View the latest report here
Tasmania
- No Reports