Previous Close Cattle Markets Summary

Cattle markets were generally firm across Australia, with strong processor, feedlot and restocker demand supporting quality cattle despite mixed price trends in some centres where quality varied.

The trends appear to be:

• Strong processor, feedlot and restocker demand supported quality cattle.
• Improved quality underpinned firm to dearer markets in several centres.
• Mixed-quality yardings resulted in varied price trends across some sales.
• Additional agency reports provided broader market coverage.

Queensland

• Blackall yarded more cattle with improved quality, supporting a firm market as strong demand lifted backgrounder steers and standout heavy bulls. An additional market report was available from GDL for Gracemere.

Summary: Queensland cattle markets remained firm, with improved quality and strong buyer demand supporting backgrounders and heavy bulls.

New South Wales

• Armidale yarded mixed-quality cattle, with stronger demand lifting feeder steers and store cows, while light restocker cattle and lower-grade cows eased.
• Yass offered fewer cattle, with stronger processor and restocker competition lifting cows, heavy bulls and light steers, although feeder cattle eased.
• Dubbo presented a smaller mixed-quality yarding, where grown cattle and cows sold dearer while trade and restocker young cattle eased despite strong prices for quality weaners.

Summary: NSW cattle markets produced mixed results, with stronger competition supporting processor cattle and quality weaners while feeder and restocker categories varied by quality.

Victoria

• Koonwarra yarded fewer store cattle, with improved quality and strong feedlot and restocker competition maintaining a firm market for heavy Angus steers and heifers.
• Mortlake offered a much larger, quality Angus yarding, where strong buyer competition lifted most steer and heifer categories, particularly heavy cattle and lighter weaners.
• Ouyen released its latest livestock market report.

Summary: Victorian cattle markets remained firm, supported by strong feedlot and restocker demand for quality store cattle.

Tasmania

• Powranna yarded a larger, good-quality offering of store cattle, with strong local competition keeping the market fully firm to slightly dearer across weaner and yearling categories.

Summary: Tasmanian store cattle markets remained firm, supported by strong local buyer competition.

Western Australia

• Mount Barker yarded fewer cattle, with solid demand lifting trade heifers and heavy bulls while heavy cows remained firm. An additional market report was available from Elders.

Summary: WA cattle markets remained firm, with solid demand supporting trade cattle, heavy cows and bulls.

National Summary

Australian cattle markets remained generally firm, with strong processor, feedlot and restocker competition supporting quality cattle, while mixed-quality offerings continued to produce varied price trends across selling centres.

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Cattle yardings & reports

Queensland

• Blackall cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 2,500, (+1,116) Increased cattle numbers and improved quality supported a firm market, with strong demand for backgrounder steers and standout heavy bulls lifting sharply. Full report available here
• CQLX Gracemere cattle report (GDL) (15/7) Watch the latest report here

New South Wales

• Armidale cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 758, (+88) Armidale yarded 758 mixed-quality cattle, with stronger demand lifting feeder steers and store cows, while light restocker cattle and lower-grade cows eased. Full report available here
• SELX Yass cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 613, (-297) Reduced cattle numbers saw dearer processor cows and heavy bulls, while strong restocker demand lifted light steers despite easier feeder prices. Full report available here
• Dubbo cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 2,310, (-669) Smaller mixed cattle yarding saw dearer grown cattle and cows, while trade and restocker young cattle eased despite strong top prices for quality weaners. Full report available here

Victoria

• EVLX Koonwarra store cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 3,375, (-339) Yarding eased to 3,375 head as improved quality and strong feedlot and restocker competition kept the market firm, with heavy Angus steers and heifers attracting solid prices. Full report available here
• WVLX Mortlake store cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 5,439, (+3,155) Strong buyer competition and quality Angus offerings lifted most steer and heifer categories, with the biggest gains in heavy cattle and lighter weaners. Full report available here
• Ouyen Cattle Report (OLE): Yarding: 10,639. Yarding eased to 3,375 head as improved quality and strong feedlot and restocker competition kept the market firm, with heavy Angus steers and heifers attracting solid prices. Full report available here

South Australia 

• No reports

Western Australia

• Mount Barker cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 536, (-254) Reduced cattle numbers met solid demand, with trade heifers gaining strongly, firm heavy cows, and improved prices for heavy bulls. Full report available here
  • MLA
  • Elders

Tasmania

• Powranna store cattle report (MLA): Yarding: 1,504, (+419) Larger and relatively good quality store cattle yarding sold fully firm to slightly dearer, with strong Tasmanian competition across weaner and yearling categories. Full report available here