Echuca Cattle Report

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Report Date: 29th January 2025

Total Yarding: 1,193

Commentary

Numbers came back slightly as 315 exports and 794 trade cattle were penned. There was a wide range of both store conditioned and finished supplementary fed steers and heifers. There were very few bullocks over 600kg. Feedlotters were keen to secure the heavier young cattle along with the grown steers up to 500kg.

There was a greater interest to purchase the top end of the grain finished steers and heifers. There were some excellent lines of Euro cross steers in the later runs, along with B muscled vealers. The best of the vealers made to 375c/kg. The yearling steers to the trade made from 320c to a top of 380c/kg. The yearling heifer portion made from 280c to 378c/kg.

The 400 to 500kg steers ranged from 316c to 368c/kg, with the feeder steers making from 315c to 355c/kg. The 500 to 600kg steers to the trade made from 316 to 367c/kg and the 600kg plus bullocks reached 340c/kg. The majority of the heavy beef cows made from 280c to 290c/kg and the handful of dairy cows reached 268c/kg.