Previous Close Cattle Markets Summary

Cattle markets were generally stronger across Queensland and New South Wales, with recent rain and favourable seasonal forecasts boosting restocker demand, while Victoria and South Australia recorded mixed results across cattle categories.

The trends appear to be:

• Rain and favourable seasonal conditions strengthened restocker confidence and buyer competition.

• Weaner cattle, feeder yearlings and quality steers attracted strong demand across Queensland and NSW.

• Cows generally held firm or improved, although results varied between centres.

• Victorian markets were mixed to dearer, while South Australian results ranged from strong to easier.

• National yardings eased slightly, with supply varying across states.

Queensland

• Dalby recorded a smaller yarding, with medium and heavy feeder yearlings, bullocks and cows selling dearer following light rain.

• Charters Towers saw strong demand on favourable rain forecasts, lifting feeder yearling steers, grown steers and cows, while heavy bullocks eased.

Summary: Queensland cattle markets strengthened overall, supported by seasonal optimism and strong demand for feeders and cows, although heavy bullocks at Charters Towers eased.

New South Wales

• Singleton benefited from overnight rain, with strong gains for light steer and heifer calves and heavier cows, while yearling cattle eased.

• Casino recorded a stronger market, with southern restockers driving significant gains for light and medium weaner steers and heifers. Heavy steers and cows also improved.

• Moss Vale experienced a very strong market as renewed export and restocker competition lifted weaner steers, feeder cattle and heavy prime cows.

• Silverdale maintained strong prices for feeder cattle, restockers and weaners, while heavy kill bulls sold well and limited cows held firm.

• Additional reports were available from Scone and Singleton without further market details.

Summary: NSW cattle markets were notably stronger, with rain and renewed restocker and exporter competition supporting weaners, feeders, cows and quality kill cattle.

Victoria

• Bairnsdale recorded mixed results, with finished young cattle holding firm and grown heifers and heavy beef cows improving, while light cows and heavy bulls eased.

• Echuca remained firm to dearer, with heavy beef and dairy cows improving and strong restocker and feeder demand supporting lighter calves. Trade cattle remained mixed.

• Additional reports were available from Shepparton, Sale and Echuca without further market details.

Summary: Victorian cattle markets were mixed to stronger, with cows and lighter restocker cattle performing well while some categories remained under pressure.

South Australia

• Mount Compass recorded a positive market across all categories, supported by good-quality cattle, favourable spring conditions and active trade, processor, feeder and restocker demand.

• Mount Gambier experienced a firm to easier market, with vealers, grown steers, bullocks and grown heifers easing, while heavy cows remained firm.

• An additional agency report was available from Naracoorte without further market details.

Summary: South Australian markets were mixed, with strong competition at Mount Compass contrasting with softer prices for several categories at Mount Gambier.

Western Australia

• Boyanup had an additional store cattle report available without further market details.

Summary: No specific market trend was provided for Western Australia.

National Summary

Australian cattle markets were generally stronger, led by strong restocker, feeder and exporter competition in NSW and Queensland, where rain improved seasonal confidence. Victoria recorded mixed to dearer results, while South Australia varied between a strong market at Mount Compass and easier prices at Mount Gambier. Cows and quality young cattle remained well supported across several centres.

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Cattle yardings & reports

Queensland

• Dalby cattle report: Yarding: 3,424, (-1,116) A reduced yarding at Dalby following light rain met generally dearer demand, with medium and heavy feeder yearlings up over 20c/kg, bullocks 14c/kg dearer and cows lifting 3–7c/kg. Full report available here
• Charters Towers cattle report: Yarding: 3,120, (-190) A slightly smaller, mixed-quality yarding met very strong demand on rain forecasts, lifting feeder yearling steers by 13–26c/kg, grown steers by up to 30c and cows by up to 15c, while heavy bullocks eased 15–30c/kg. Full report available here

New South Wales

• Silverdale cattle report: Yarding: 577. 577 head yarded this week, with limited cows holding last week’s rates, heavy kill bulls selling impressively, and feeder steers, heifers, restockers and weaners maintaining strong prices. Full report available here
• Moss Vale cattle report: Yarding: 940, (+83) An increased yarding of 940 mixed-quality cattle met a very strong market with renewed export and restocker competition, lifting weaner steers considerably, feeder cattle modestly and heavy prime cows by 20c/kg. Full report available here
• Casino cattle report: Yarding: 1,046, (+146) A slightly larger, improved-quality yarding met strong southern restocker demand, lifting medium and light weaner steers by 60–80c/kg, weaner heifers by 43–70c/kg, heavy steers by 18c/kg and cows by 2–8c/kg. Full report available here
• Singleton cattle report (Inc audio): Yarding: 583, (+23) Overnight rain supported a dearer market at Singleton, with light steer calves up 68c/kg, heifer calves up 46c/kg and heavy cows 5–15c/kg dearer, while yearling cattle sold cheaper due to limited numbers. Full report available here
  • MLA
  • BPL
• Scone cattle report (13/10) Full report available here
  • DC
  • SAA
• Gunnedah cattle report (13/10) View the latest report here

Victoria

• Echuca cattle report: Yarding: 1,260, (+160) A slightly larger yarding of 1,260 cattle met a firm to dearer market, with heavy beef cows up around 10c/kg, better dairy cows rising up to 20c/kg and strong restocker and feeder demand supporting lighter calves, while trade cattle remained mixed and selective. Full report available here
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  • Elders
• Bairnsdale cattle report (Inc audio): Yarding: 244, (+89) A slightly larger, cow-dominated yarding met mixed demand, with finished young cattle firm, grown heifers up 6c/kg and heavy beef cows dearer by up to 10c/kg, while light cows and heavy bulls eased. Full report available here
• GRLE Sale cattle report. View the latest report here
• GVLX Shepparton cattle report (13/10) Full report available here’
  • RLX
  • Elders

South Australia 

• Naracoorte cattle report (13/10) View the latest report here
• Mt Compass cattle report: Yarding: 477, (+177) A larger yarding of just over 500 cattle of generally very good quality met strong competition and a positive market trend across all categories, supported by favourable spring conditions and active trade, processor, feeder and restocker demand.  Full report available here
• Mt Gambier cattle report: Yarding: 867, (+297) A larger yarding of 867 cattle of mixed quality met a firm to easier market, with vealers down up to 20c/kg, grown steers and bullocks back 7c/kg, grown heifers down 10c/kg, while heavy cows remained firm. Full report available here

Western Australia

• Boyanup store cattle report Watch the latest report here

Tasmania

• No Reports