CVLX Ballarat Cattle Report

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Report Date: 4th June 2025

Total Yarding: 1,145

Commentary

Cattle numbers increased to 1,145 penned. The yarding mostly consisted of plainer cattle lacking condition with very limited numbers of well bred and finished young cattle, cows represented well over half the yarding in a mostly light condition. All the usual buying group attended in a market mixed result depending on weight and quality. Young cattle sold to 20c dearer and more in places for the better bred lots while the plainer lots slipped 10c to 20c/kg. Grown steers and heifer sold firm for the better quality, however the plainer lots sold to 10c/kg softer. Heavy cows sold firm, with a few isolated sales to 10c dearer, medium weight cows were mostly firm and the light weights slipped 15c to 25c/kg. Heavy bulls gained 15c and the lighter and younger bulls sold to 20c/kg dearer in places.

Young cattle sold from 290c to 420c for the better quality and from 132 to 280c/kg for the plainer secondary types mostly selling to feeders and restockers. Grown Steers sold to the trade from 302c to 380c/kg. Grown heifers sold from 308c to 338c for the better quality and from 124c to 282c for the secondary types. Manufacturing crossbred steers made from 200c to 304c/kg.

Heavy cows sold from 250c to 330c, medium and light weight cows made from 80c to 262c, and the dairy bred cows made from 70c to 266c/kg. Heavy bull sold from 284c to 324c, and the lighter and young bulls made from 190c to 320c/kg.

Market Reporter, Sheona Lamb