Echuca Cattle Report

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Report Date: 8th April 2026

Total Yarding: 502

Commentary

Another small yarding in the short Easter week. Just 500 cattle with limited export grades but still some handy vealers and grainfed yearlings presented to buyers. Not all buyers attended. The market was firm to 5c to 15c/kg better over some of the nicer presented trade cattle, heifers with a bit of shape showing the most improvement on a week ago. But that said the overall price range cattle were selling in still only matched recent markets, it’s just that averages for certain grades moved up a bit.

Some quality Limousin and Charolais sired vealers 520c to a top of 535c/kg for a 335kg steer. Grainfed yearlings 470c to 524c/kg with a lot selling either side of the 500c/kg mark. Plainer heifers 440c to 465c/kg. Restockers paid to 500c for lightweight Angus calves, while feeders paid to 496c for good steers ready to go onto grain. There was some secondary cattle that sold at 200c to 295c, the outcome linked to breed and quality.

There was only 200 cattle in the export run with not enough sales in most categories to provide accurate trends. A pen of good Euro-cross cows sold to 396c/kg, the rest of the cows tended to be very mixed for condition and quality at 320c to 370c/kg. Dairy and crossbred steers 350c to 450c in a patchy offering. No genuine bullocks to quote.

Market reporter: Jenny Kelly