Previous Close Cattle Markets Summary
Cattle markets were generally stronger, supported by improved restocker demand and forecast rain across Queensland and NSW, while Victoria also strengthened and South Australia was mixed.
The trends appear to be:
- Queensland was generally stronger, with restocker demand and forecast rain supporting yearlings, cows and heavier cattle.
- NSW markets strengthened broadly, led by stronger demand for feeders, grown cattle, cows and quality young cattle.
- Victoria was generally dearer, with strong demand for quality cattle, cows and heavy crossbreds, although secondary young cattle eased.
- South Australia was mixed, with young cattle and grown steers softer while grown heifers and heavy cows strengthened.
- WA remained firm, led by stronger demand for heavy cows.
Queensland
- Roma recorded a larger, mixed-quality yarding with selective buying, although heavier yearling steers and grown cattle generally improved.
- Warwick recorded a smaller yarding as forecast rain reduced supply, with strong restocker demand lifting yearling cattle and cows.
- Charters Towers recorded a mixed-quality offering in a relatively firm market, with bullocks stronger while heifers and cows eased.
Summary: Queensland cattle markets were generally stronger, supported by forecast rain and strong restocker demand, particularly for yearlings and heavier cattle.
New South Wales
- Inverell recorded a smaller yarding as rain prospects reduced supply, with strong demand lifting cows, heavy heifers and yearling steers.
- Carcoar offered good-quality cattle to a mixed market, with feeder steers and grown cattle stronger while weaner steers and prime trade cattle eased.
- Scone recorded a smaller yarding that sold to a stronger tone, with light and yearling steers and heavy cows benefiting from improved confidence around forecast rain.
- Gunnedah recorded a smaller yarding of good-quality cattle that met a dearer market, led by stronger heavy feeder steers and heifers and firmer cows.
- Additional Tamworth, Forbes, Scone and Inverell reports provided no current market trend.
Summary: NSW cattle markets were broadly stronger, with reduced supply and forecast rain supporting buyer confidence across feeders, grown cattle, cows and quality young cattle.
Victoria
- Wodonga recorded a significantly smaller, high-quality yarding that attracted stronger demand, with vealers, bullocks and heavy cows all dearer while feeders and other export cattle remained firm to strong.
- Shepparton saw a market rebound, with cows stronger and quality trade cattle firm to dearer, although buyers remained selective on plainer types.
- Koonwarra recorded a generally dearer market, with grown cattle and cows firm to stronger and heavy crossbreds improving, while secondary young cattle eased.
- Additional Mortlake, Wodonga and Wangaratta reports provided no current market trend.
Summary: Victorian cattle markets strengthened overall, supported by strong demand for quality cattle, cows and heavy crossbreds, despite weaker secondary young cattle.
South Australia
- Naracoorte recorded a smaller yarding, with young cattle and grown steers cheaper while grown heifers and heavy cows strengthened and bulls eased.
Summary: South Australian cattle markets were mixed, with stronger demand for grown heifers and heavy cows offsetting weaker young cattle and steers.
Tasmania
- Powranna reports provided no current market trend.
Summary: No current Tasmanian cattle market trend was available from the reported Powranna update.
Western Australia
- Muchea recorded a smaller, mixed-quality yarding that sold to a firm tone, with heavy cows strengthening while most other categories remained steady.
- An additional Muchea report provided no current market trend.
Summary: WA cattle markets remained firm, led by stronger demand for heavy cows.
National Summary
Australian cattle markets were generally stronger, with forecast rain and reduced supply supporting buyer confidence across Queensland and NSW. Victoria also strengthened on strong demand for quality cattle, while South Australia was mixed and WA remained firm. National yardings were lower both on the day and week to date.
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Cattle yardings & reports
Queensland
- Roma store cattle report: Yarding: 7,796, (+2,066) Roma’s yarding rose 2,000 head to 7,796, with mixed quality and selective buying, while heavier yearling steers and grown cattle generally improved, led by gains of 7–12c/kg. Full report available here
- Warwick cattle report: Yarding: 1,106, (-177) Warwick’s yarding fell 177 to 1,106 head as forecast rain reduced supply, with strong restocker demand lifting yearling cattle 10–20c/kg and cows generally 5–10c/kg dearer. Full report available here
- Charters Towers cattle report (23/9): Yarding: 3,525. Charters Towers yarded 3,525 cattle, with a mixed-quality offering but a relatively firm market; bullocks strengthened 5¢, while heifers eased 8¢, cows 5¢, and bulls remained unchanged. Full report available here
New South Wales
- Gunnedah cattle report (Inc audio): Yarding: 2,150, (-1,050) Gunnedah’s yarding fell 1,050 to 2,150 head, with good quality cattle selling to a dearer market, led by stronger heavy feeder steers and heifers and firmer cows. Full report available here
- Scone cattle report: Yarding: 615, (-335) Scone’s smaller yarding of 615 head sold to a stronger tone, with light steers up 35c/kg, yearling steers 32c dearer and heavy cows 9–15c/kg firmer on improved confidence from forecast rain. Full report available here
- CTLX Carcoar cattle report (Inc audio): Yarding: 1,280, (-320) A smaller yarding of good-quality cattle saw mixed trends, with feeder steers and grown cattle stronger, while weaner steers and prime trade cattle eased and cows remained firm. Full report available here
- IRLX Inverell cattle report (Inc audio): Yarding: 1,254, (-568) Inverell’s yarding fell 568 to 1,254 head as rain prospects reduced supply, with strong demand lifting cows and heavy heifers 9–22c/kg and yearling steers to improved rates. Full report available here
- TRLX Tamworth cattle report (28/9) View the latest report
- Forbes cattle report (28/9) Watch the latest report here
Victoria
- WVLX Mortlake cattle report (28/9) Watch the latest report here
- NVLX Wodonga cattle report: Yarding: 950, (-450) A significantly smaller, high-quality yarding met stronger demand, with vealers up to 38c/kg, bullocks 28c/kg and heavy cows 8c/kg dearer, while feeders and other export cattle remained firm to strong. Full report available here
- GVLX Shepparton cattle report: Yarding: 1,450, (+250) A slightly larger yarding of 1,450 cattle saw a market rebound, with cows gaining 10–15c/kg and heavy grown steers improving modestly, while quality trade cattle remained firm to dearer and buyers selective on plainer types. Full report available here
- EVLX Koonwarra cattle report (Inc audio): Yarding: 1,688, (+95) A 100-head increase to around 1,670 cattle saw a generally dearer market, with grown cattle and cows firm to stronger and heavy crossbreds gaining 25c/kg, while secondary young cattle eased. Full report available here
- Wangaratta cattle sale. View the latest report here
South Australia
- Naracoorte cattle report (Inc audio): Yarding: 849, (-351) Cattle numbers eased to 849 head, with young cattle and grown steers 5–15c/kg cheaper, while grown heifers and heavy cows strengthened and bulls eased 10c/kg. Full report available here
Western Australia
- Muchea cattle report: Yarding: 719, (-956) Conservative pre-long-weekend supplies saw a mixed yarding sell to a firm tone, with heavy cows the standout gaining 10c/kg to 360c, while most other categories held steady. Full report available here
Tasmania
- Powranna cattle report Watch the latest report here