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Report Date: 4th November 2026
Total Yarding: 439 (-79)
Numbers dropped slightly to 439 head, again there was an excellent yarding of heavy cows and more young cattle offered of better quality. All the regular buyers were present and active in a stronger market across most categories. Heavy cows dominated the yarding and sold 15c to 25c/kg stronger. Young restocker types sold to 668c, while trade cattle were limited. Heavy bulls also gained to 20c/kg. Young steers and heifers sold to the trade from 430c to 480c, while the feeders and restockers made from 470c to 668c for the better quality and the plainer lots sold from 300c to 476c/kg. Grown Steers sold to 440c to 475c, grown heifers made 415c to 455c/kg. Manufacturing crossbred steers sold from 350c to 456c and feeders made 380c to 450c/kg. Heavy cows sold to the trade from 380c to 440c and feeder and restocker types sold from 368c to 390c/kg. Heavy bulls sold from 370c to 462c and the younger and lighter bulls made from 308c to 492c/kg. Market reporter: Sheona Lamb
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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 | Feeder | D | 2 | 3 | NQ | 300 | 450 | 400 | NQ | 588 | 865 | 773 | $900 | $1,463 | $1,275 |
| 3 | 8 | NQ | 450 | 466 | 454 | NQ | 849 | 896 | 861 | $1,463 | $1,491 | $1,470 | ||||
| 330-400 | Feeder | C | 3 | 4 | -12 | 492 | 492 | 492 | -30 | 911 | 911 | 911 | $1,673 | $1,673 | $1,673 | |
| D | 3 | 10 | NQ | 430 | 460 | 454 | NQ | 811 | 860 | 846 | $1,606 | $1,824 | $1,705 | |||
| 400+ | Feeder | D | 3 | 5 | NQ | 440 | 476 | 464 | NQ | 815 | 882 | 859 | $1,890 | $2,285 | $2,101 | |
| Processor | C | 3 | 3 | NQ | 458 | 470 | 462 | NQ | 848 | 870 | 856 | $2,186 | $2,221 | $2,209 | ||
| 4 | 2 | NQ | 480 | 480 | 480 | NQ | 889 | 889 | 889 | $2,376 | $2,376 | $2,376 | ||||
| Yearling Heifer | 280-330 | Feeder | D | 2 | 1 | -6 | 350 | 350 | 350 | -32 | 673 | 673 | 673 | $1,138 | $1,138 | $1,138 |
| 330-400 | Feeder | C | 3 | 3 | -1 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 9 | 891 | 891 | 891 | $1,794 | $1,794 | $1,794 | |
| D | 2 | 4 | NQ | 390 | 390 | 390 | NQ | 750 | 750 | 750 | $1,365 | $1,365 | $1,365 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 410 | 452 | 447 | 19 | 789 | 869 | 859 | $1,497 | $1,785 | $1,749 | ||||
| Processor | C | 3 | 4 | -4 | 460 | 460 | 460 | -10 | 852 | 852 | 852 | $1,771 | $1,840 | $1,806 | ||
| D | 3 | 2 | NQ | 430 | 430 | 430 | NQ | 811 | 811 | 811 | $1,570 | $1,570 | $1,570 | |||
| 400+ | Processor | C | 3 | 10 | -2 | 450 | 480 | 477 | 0 | 833 | 889 | 883 | $2,112 | $2,363 | $2,245 | |
| Vealer Steer | 200-280 | Restocker | C | 3 | 5 | NQ | 668 | 668 | 668 | NQ | 1,285 | 1,285 | 1,285 | $1,637 | $1,637 | $1,637 |
| D | 3 | 5 | NQ | 486 | 486 | 486 | NQ | 935 | 935 | 935 | $1,361 | $1,361 | $1,361 | |||
| 280-330 | Restocker | C | 3 | 18 | NQ | 516 | 644 | 598 | NQ | 956 | 1,239 | 1,136 | $1,600 | $2,061 | $1,879 | |
| D | 3 | 4 | NQ | 450 | 485 | 468 | NQ | 865 | 898 | 882 | $1,305 | $1,407 | $1,356 | |||
| 330+ | Restocker | C | 3 | 2 | NQ | 500 | 500 | 500 | NQ | 926 | 926 | 926 | $1,825 | $1,825 | $1,825 | |
| Vealer Heifer | 200-280 | Restocker | C | 3 | 16 | NQ | 498 | 520 | 509 | NQ | 940 | 1,000 | 970 | $1,300 | $1,320 | $1,310 |
| 280-330 | Restocker | D | 3 | 2 | NQ | 452 | 452 | 452 | NQ | 853 | 853 | 853 | $1,356 | $1,356 | $1,356 | |
| 330+ | Restocker | C | 3 | 8 | NQ | 462 | 500 | 486 | NQ | 872 | 926 | 906 | $1,700 | $1,756 | $1,721 | |
| Manufacturing Steer | 0-540 | Feeder | C | 3 | 1 | NQ | 450 | 450 | 450 | NQ | 833 | 833 | 833 | $2,205 | $2,205 | $2,205 |
| D | 3 | 5 | 1 | 380 | 430 | 415 | -55 | 717 | 823 | 792 | $1,839 | $2,236 | $1,974 | |||
| Processor | D | 2 | 4 | 3 | 350 | 350 | 350 | -4 | 700 | 700 | 700 | $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,400 | ||
| 3 | 1 | NQ | 392 | 392 | 392 | NQ | 740 | 740 | 740 | $2,058 | $2,058 | $2,058 | ||||
| 540+ | Feeder | D | 3 | 2 | -2 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 12 | 849 | 849 | 849 | $2,543 | $2,543 | $2,543 | |
| Processor | D | 3 | 8 | 1 | 410 | 443 | 420 | -12 | 789 | 820 | 799 | $2,481 | $2,850 | $2,669 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 430 | 456 | 442 | 12 | 827 | 846 | 840 | $2,941 | $3,118 | $3,013 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | NQ | 356 | 356 | 356 | NQ | 685 | 685 | 685 | $3,738 | $3,738 | $3,738 | ||||
| Grown Steer | 500-600 | Feeder | C | 3 | 2 | -7 | 475 | 475 | 475 | -4 | 880 | 880 | 880 | $2,423 | $2,423 | $2,423 |
| Processor | C | 3 | 5 | NQ | 440 | 470 | 458 | NQ | 815 | 870 | 848 | $2,398 | $2,468 | $2,440 | ||
| 600-750 | Processor | C | 4 | 1 | -6 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 4 | 843 | 843 | 843 | $2,935 | $2,935 | $2,935 | |
| 750+ | Processor | C | 4 | 4 | NQ | 448 | 448 | 448 | NQ | 830 | 830 | 830 | $3,517 | $3,517 | $3,517 | |
| Grown Heifer | 0-540 | Processor | C | 3 | 5 | 3 | 446 | 455 | 450 | 18 | 826 | 843 | 833 | $2,007 | $2,207 | $2,087 |
| D | 3 | 1 | NQ | 430 | 430 | 430 | NQ | 796 | 796 | 796 | $2,150 | $2,150 | $2,150 | |||
| 540+ | Processor | C | 3 | 16 | -16 | 430 | 440 | 436 | 3 | 796 | 815 | 808 | $2,559 | $2,904 | $2,743 | |
| D | 3 | 2 | NQ | 415 | 418 | 417 | NQ | 769 | 774 | 771 | $2,407 | $2,508 | $2,458 | |||
| Cows | 400-520 | Feeder | D | 2 | 2 | NC | 368 | 368 | 368 | 22 | 736 | 736 | 736 | $1,840 | $1,840 | $1,840 |
| 520+ | Processor | C | 3 | 60 | 5 | 398 | 432 | 414 | 16 | 796 | 864 | 828 | $2,350 | $3,132 | $2,553 | |
| 4 | 81 | -24 | 410 | 440 | 430 | 20 | 820 | 880 | 860 | $2,743 | $3,182 | $2,881 | ||||
| D | 3 | 5 | -12 | 380 | 425 | 402 | 26 | 760 | 817 | 791 | $2,204 | $2,635 | $2,407 | |||
| 4 | 2 | -3 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 20 | 824 | 824 | 824 | $2,657 | $2,657 | $2,657 | ||||
| Restocker | D | 3 | 1 | NQ | 390 | 390 | 390 | NQ | 780 | 780 | 780 | $2,126 | $2,126 | $2,126 | ||
| Bulls | 0-450 | Feeder | B | 3 | 2 | -1 | 426 | 492 | 459 | 17 | 789 | 911 | 850 | $1,363 | $1,402 | $1,383 |
| C | 3 | 4 | NC | 358 | 412 | 372 | -27 | 663 | 763 | 689 | $1,360 | $1,584 | $1,468 | |||
| D | 2 | 1 | NQ | 308 | 308 | 308 | NQ | 592 | 592 | 592 | $986 | $986 | $986 | |||
| 450-600 | Feeder | B | 3 | 3 | NQ | 400 | 450 | 427 | NQ | 741 | 833 | 790 | $2,260 | $2,610 | $2,455 | |
| Processor | B | 3 | 1 | NQ | 430 | 430 | 430 | NQ | 796 | 796 | 796 | $2,580 | $2,580 | $2,580 | ||
| C | 3 | 1 | -1 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 24 | 812 | 812 | 812 | $2,355 | $2,355 | $2,355 | |||
| 600+ | Processor | B | 4 | 20 | 10 | 410 | 462 | 437 | 23 | 759 | 856 | 809 | $3,053 | $5,302 | $4,235 | |
| C | 3 | 5 | NC | 370 | 420 | 394 | 23 | 685 | 840 | 754 | $2,562 | $4,641 | $3,553 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 7 | 416 | 432 | 430 | 46 | 832 | 864 | 860 | $2,642 | $2,873 | $2,844 | ||||
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