Previous Close Cattle Markets Summary
Cattle markets were generally stronger across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, supported by favourable seasonal conditions and strong processor, feeder and restocker competition, while Tasmania remained mostly steady.
The trends appear to be:
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Wet weather and active buyer competition strengthened prices in Queensland.
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Strong feeder, restocker and processor demand lifted cattle prices across NSW.
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Well-finished cattle and processing cows attracted strong competition in Victoria.
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South Australia recorded broad price improvements.
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Tasmania remained mostly steady, with quality influencing individual results.
Queensland
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Roma: A larger yarding of quality cattle met a stronger market, with prices improving across all categories amid wet weather and active buyer competition.
Summary: Queensland strengthened on favourable seasonal conditions and strong demand for quality cattle.
New South Wales
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Carcoar: Good-quality cattle with plenty of weight met a stronger market, led by trade heifers, feeder steers and heavy cows, while prime grown steers and bullocks remained firm.
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Inverell: A reduced, mixed-quality yarding met a much dearer market, with strong gains for feeder and backgrounder cattle, heavy cows and bulls. Plainer cattle remained quality-dependent.
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Gunnedah: Reduced numbers and good quality supported a mostly dearer market, with feeder and lighter restocker steers attracting strong demand, while cow prices were mixed.
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Scone: Strong processor and feeder competition drove a buoyant market, lifting yearling steers, grown cattle and heavy cows.
Summary: NSW markets strengthened broadly, supported by strong competition for feeder, restocker and heavier cattle despite variable quality.
Victoria
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Wodonga: A larger yarding of well-finished cattle met strong demand, with feeder steers, feeder heifers and heavy cows dearer, while heavy bullocks attracted particularly strong bidding.
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Shepparton: Strong demand lifted well-finished processing cows, while younger trade cattle remained subdued and buyers selective.
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Koonwarra: Improved-quality trade cattle and several export categories strengthened, although heavy beef cows eased slightly.
Summary: Victoria was generally firm to dearer, led by strong demand for finished cattle and processing cows, while younger trade cattle remained more selective.
South Australia
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Naracoorte: Good-quality cattle met a dearer market, with prices improving across most categories amid strong trade, processor and feeder competition.
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Dublin: No specific market trend provided.
Summary: South Australia strengthened on solid competition across the main buying groups.
Tasmania
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Powranna: A slightly larger, mixed-quality yarding met a mostly steady market.
Summary: Tasmania remained steady, with variable quality influencing individual results.
Western Australia
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Muchea: No specific market trend provided.
Summary: Western Australia’s market direction was unclear from the supplied reports.
National Summary
Cattle markets were broadly stronger across the eastern states, led by Queensland’s wet-weather support and strong feeder, restocker and processor competition in NSW and Victoria. Quality and weight remained key price drivers, with finished cattle and processing cows particularly well supported. South Australia also improved, while Tasmania was mostly steady and the available reports provided no clear direction for Western Australia.
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Cattle yardings & reports
Queensland
- Roma store cattle report: Yarding: 4,164, (+736) Roma’s larger yarding of 4,164 quality cattle saw prices strengthen 15–30c/kg across all categories, driven by wet weather and active buyer competition, with yearling steers reaching 714c/kg. Full report available here
New South Wales
- CTLX Carcoar cattle report: Yarding: 1,332, (-308) A good-quality yarding with plenty of weight saw a stronger market, led by trade heifers up 25–30c, feeder steers up 10–15c and heavy cows up 2–5c/kg, while prime grown steers and bullocks remained firm. Full report available here
- IRLX Inverell cattle report: Yarding: 425, (-957) Inverell’s reduced yarding of 425 mixed-quality cattle met a much dearer market, with strong gains for feeder and backgrounder cattle, heavy cows up 31c and heavy bulls up 36c/kg, while plainer types remained quality-dependent. Full report available here
- Gunnedah cattle report: Yarding: 2,300, (-1,450) Gunnedah’s reduced yarding of 2,300 good-quality cattle met a mostly dearer market, with feeder steers up 25c to average 601c/kg, while lighter restocker steers averaged 618c/kg and cow prices were mixed. Full report available here
- Scone cattle report: Yarding: 1,580, (+555) Scone’s larger yarding of 1,580 good-quality cattle met a buoyant market amid limited rainfall and strong processor and feeder competition, with yearling steers up 55c, grown cattle up 40c and heavy cows up 15c/kg. Full report available here
- Forbes cattle report (26/10) Watch the latest report here
- TRLX Tamworth cattle report (26/10) Read the latest report here
Victoria
- NVLX Wodonga cattle report: Yarding: 2,026, (+526) A significantly larger yarding of very good-quality, well-finished cattle met strong demand, with feeder heifers up 37c, feeder steers up 18c and heavy cows up 6c/kg, while heavy bullocks attracted the strongest bidding. Full report available here
- GVLX Shepparton cattle report: Yarding: 1,450, (-100) Shepparton’s 1,450-head yarding saw strong demand for well-finished processing cows, with lead beef cows averaging 10c dearer and Angus cows reaching 450c/kg, while younger trade cattle remained subdued and selective. Full report available here
- Wangaratta cattle report. Read the latest report here
- EVLX Koonwarra cattle report: Yarding: 1,848, (+98) A slightly larger yarding of export and young cattle met a generally dearer market, with improved-quality trade cattle lifting, bullocks up 6c/kg, manufacturing steers up 2–8c and dairy cows up 5–10c, while heavy beef cows eased slightly. Full report available here
South Australia
- Naracoorte cattle report: Yarding: 1,334, (-43) Naracoorte’s steady yarding of 1,334 good-quality cattle met a dearer market, with prices lifting 5–8c/kg across most categories amid strong trade, processor and feeder competition. Full report available here
- Dublin cattle report. Watch the latest report here
Western Australia
- Muchea cattle report (26/10) Read the latest report here
Tasmania
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