Bairnsdale Cattle Report

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Report Date: 7th October 2026

Total Yarding: 155 (-83)

There were 155 head penned including 14 young and grown cattle and 13 bulls leaving 128 cows. Quality declined with prime cattle lacking and most weights and grades presented in the cows. Light and medium weight cows sold firm while heavy beef cows eased 5c to 15c/kg. Heavy bulls held firm.

Most light and medium weight cows sold from 310c to 390c/kg. Heavy weight cows made mostly between 360c and 410c/kg. Heavy bulls sold between 400c and 462c/kg.

Market reporter: Brendan Fletcher.

							Liveweight (c/kg)				Carcass weight (c/kg)			$/head
Category	Weight Range	Sale Prefix	Muscle Score	Fat Score	Head	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg
Yearling Steer	200-280	Restocker	D	2	1	NQ	390	390	390	NQ	750	750	750	$1,092	$1,092	$1,092
	400+	Processor	C	2	2	1	468	468	468	8	867	867	867	$2,059	$2,059	$2,059
Yearling Heifer	330-400	Restocker	D	2	2	-17	420	420	420	-34	808	808	808	$1,470	$1,470	$1,470
	400+	Processor	D	4	2	NQ	440	440	440	NQ	815	815	815	$2,200	$2,200	$2,200
		Restocker	D	2	1	-6	425	425	425	-8	817	817	817	$1,955	$1,955	$1,955
Grown Steer	500-600	Processor	D	3	2	NQ	460	460	460	NQ	852	852	852	$2,645	$2,645	$2,645
Grown Heifer	540+	Processor	D	4	4	NQ	420	420	420	NQ	808	808	808	$2,352	$2,625	$2,420
Cows	0-400	Dairy	E	1	2	NC	300	300	300	50	750	750	750	$1,140	$1,140	$1,140
	400-520	Dairy	E	1	9	6	310	342	328	-3	775	814	797	$1,395	$1,625	$1,523
				2	4	3	369	369	369	7	802	802	802	$1,919	$1,919	$1,919
		Processor	C	2	1	NQ	390	390	390	NQ	780	780	780	$1,950	$1,950	$1,950
			D	1	5	4	368	372	370	5	818	827	821	$1,546	$1,711	$1,612
				2	5	4	372	390	384	24	792	813	807	$1,860	$2,028	$1,951
			E	2	1	NQ	390	390	390	NQ	830	830	830	$1,853	$1,853	$1,853
		Restocker	D	1	5	-30	355	365	363	-29	789	811	807	$1,775	$1,825	$1,815
	520+	Dairy	D	1	6	5	360	360	360	9	783	783	783	$2,232	$2,232	$2,232
				2	1	NQ	368	368	368	NQ	783	783	783	$2,116	$2,116	$2,116
			E	1	4	2	342	342	342	6	777	777	777	$1,847	$1,847	$1,847
		Processor	C	2	2	NQ	395	395	395	NQ	790	790	790	$2,370	$2,370	$2,370
				3	4	NQ	412	412	412	NQ	792	792	792	$2,575	$2,575	$2,575
			D	2	27	14	368	396	381	-12	751	825	786	$2,052	$2,561	$2,218
				3	17	2	394	420	401	0	788	840	804	$2,266	$2,568	$2,408
				4	27	-17	398	405	401	-15	777	804	795	$2,312	$2,626	$2,497
Bulls	0-450	Processor	C	1	1	NQ	370	370	370	NQ	698	698	698	$1,480	$1,480	$1,480
	450-600	Processor	C	1	1	NQ	400	400	400	NQ	741	741	741	$2,400	$2,400	$2,400
	600+	Processor	C	1	5	4	400	410	404	4	741	759	749	$2,550	$3,280	$2,812
				2	4	2	408	435	424	-10	729	768	747	$3,010	$4,785	$3,873
				3	2	-4	450	462	456	14	770	776	773	$4,500	$5,544	$5,022

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