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Report Date: 28th October 2026
Total Yarding: 1000 (+150)
Numbers increased slightly this week to total 1,000 head. There was a good supply of young cattle and a fair penning of cows. The yarding of young cattle consisted mainly of weaners in a fairly mixed quality offering. The market was very strong with restocker weaner steers averaging 630c to improve by 30c and ranged from 538c to 704c/kg. Restocker weaner heifers were 20c dearer selling from 480c to 562c with the medium weights averaging 523c/kg. Light yearling steers to background gained 20c to sell up to 638c/kg. Grown steers were in limited supply with heavy weights toping at 496c to process and feeders to 552c/kg. The cow market was up to 15c dearer with the 2 score medium weights selling from 376c to 402c while 3 score medium weights averaged 395c/kg. There was several pens of heavy high yielding cows through the sale, ranging from 408c to 432c to average 416c/kg. Heavy bulls were 20c dearer reaching a top price of 442c/kg. Report by
Doug Robson
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| 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 | 280-330 | Restocker | C | 2 | 31 | -10 | 492 | 638 | 555 | 23 | 911 | 1,182 | 1,028 | $1,601 | $1,914 | $1,697 |
| 330-400 | Restocker | C | 2 | 32 | 21 | 530 | 598 | 591 | 76 | 982 | 1,107 | 1,094 | $1,802 | $2,153 | $2,112 | |
| 400+ | Processor | C | 3 | 17 | 16 | 452 | 482 | 457 | 17 | 837 | 876 | 844 | $1,989 | $2,545 | $2,087 | |
| Yearling Heifer | 400+ | Processor | C | 3 | 7 | NQ | 452 | 480 | 464 | NQ | 837 | 889 | 859 | $1,898 | $2,160 | $2,011 |
| Vealer Steer | 0-200 | Restocker | C | 2 | 62 | 36 | 558 | 704 | 627 | 30 | 1,033 | 1,304 | 1,161 | $1,060 | $1,408 | $1,213 |
| 200-280 | Restocker | C | 2 | 204 | 109 | 538 | 686 | 630 | 32 | 996 | 1,270 | 1,167 | $1,237 | $1,823 | $1,576 | |
| 280-330 | Restocker | C | 2 | 31 | 18 | 590 | 658 | 636 | 6 | 1,093 | 1,242 | 1,189 | $1,770 | $2,048 | $1,940 | |
| Vealer Heifer | 0-200 | Restocker | C | 2 | 12 | -24 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 13 | 972 | 972 | 972 | $824 | $824 | $824 |
| 200-280 | Restocker | C | 2 | 64 | -148 | 480 | 562 | 523 | 22 | 906 | 1,060 | 987 | $1,056 | $1,461 | $1,246 | |
| 280-330 | Restocker | C | 2 | 10 | NQ | 520 | 520 | 520 | NQ | 981 | 981 | 981 | $1,508 | $1,508 | $1,508 | |
| Grown Steer | 400-500 | Feeder | C | 3 | 8 | NQ | 472 | 552 | 514 | NQ | 874 | 1,022 | 951 | $2,360 | $2,760 | $2,568 |
| 750+ | Processor | C | 4 | 3 | NQ | 496 | 496 | 496 | NQ | 902 | 902 | 902 | $3,968 | $3,968 | $3,968 | |
| Grown Heifer | 0-540 | Processor | C | 2 | 23 | NQ | 348 | 390 | 373 | NQ | 720 | 830 | 782 | $1,253 | $1,482 | $1,421 |
| 4 | 3 | -2 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 17 | 837 | 837 | 837 | $2,260 | $2,260 | $2,260 | ||||
| 540+ | Processor | C | 4 | 4 | NQ | 466 | 466 | 466 | NQ | 863 | 863 | 863 | $2,563 | $2,563 | $2,563 | |
| Cows | 0-400 | Processor | D | 2 | 5 | -6 | 374 | 374 | 374 | 13 | 813 | 813 | 813 | $1,496 | $1,496 | $1,496 |
| Restocker | D | 2 | 8 | NQ | 345 | 345 | 345 | NQ | 767 | 767 | 767 | $1,380 | $1,380 | $1,380 | ||
| 400-520 | Dairy | D | 2 | 13 | NQ | 290 | 350 | 317 | NQ | 644 | 778 | 705 | $1,218 | $1,575 | $1,388 | |
| Processor | D | 2 | 24 | -21 | 376 | 402 | 391 | 15 | 817 | 876 | 847 | $1,730 | $1,950 | $1,849 | ||
| 3 | 51 | 4 | 388 | 410 | 395 | 4 | 790 | 854 | 820 | $1,826 | $2,070 | $1,951 | ||||
| 4 | 52 | 35 | 400 | 428 | 413 | 14 | 800 | 856 | 827 | $2,080 | $2,226 | $2,150 | ||||
| Restocker | D | 2 | 48 | NQ | 346 | 440 | 380 | NQ | 769 | 978 | 832 | $1,453 | $1,872 | $1,695 | ||
| 520+ | Dairy | D | 2 | 4 | 1 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 30 | 776 | 776 | 776 | $2,280 | $2,280 | $2,280 | |
| Processor | D | 4 | 103 | 15 | 408 | 432 | 417 | 8 | 810 | 842 | 829 | $2,173 | $3,089 | $2,454 | ||
| Bulls | 0-450 | Feeder | C | 2 | 13 | NQ | 420 | 518 | 499 | NQ | 778 | 959 | 924 | $1,823 | $2,072 | $2,025 |
| Processor | C | 2 | 1 | NQ | 410 | 410 | 410 | NQ | 759 | 759 | 759 | $1,845 | $1,845 | $1,845 | ||
| 450-600 | Processor | B | 2 | 8 | 7 | 408 | 455 | 430 | 62 | 756 | 843 | 797 | $2,448 | $2,730 | $2,582 | |
| 600+ | Processor | B | 2 | 24 | 16 | 408 | 442 | 427 | 20 | 756 | 819 | 783 | $2,856 | $4,199 | $3,453 | |
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