Echuca Cattle Report

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Report Date: 15th July 2026

Total Yarding: 1,400

Commentary

More numbers at 1400 cattle, up nearly 600 head on last week. Most of the increase in numbers was in the trade and younger cattle sections. Quality broke up a bit more today across the yarding with more wintery and plainer bred types in the mix – the strong cattle market probably enticing a few in. On the demand side of couple of trade buyers were absent, while an export processor that missed last week was back. The trade cattle run had a more selective and softer feel to it, buyers reluctant to chase as hard as last week and overall price averages rolled back modestly, by about 10-15c/kg. But that said there was still top end sales for nicely weighted and high yielding grain fed calves at 550c to a top of 574.6c/kg which matches last Wednesday. Quality lines of feeder and store calves were dearer to the market top of 580c/kg for 8 Angus that weighed 330kg. Export cows were dearer to a top of 426c/kg.

The top price paid by domestic processors was 574.6c/kg for a B-muscle steer weighing 460kg and only about 15 sales went above 550c/kg in the bigger offering. The majority of the grainfed steers and heifers which displayed good shape sold from 500c to 540c/kg, followed by a few off the top trades at 470c to 500c/kg. Heavier fed cattle weighing over 500kg livweight also faced more selective bidding today at 490c to 536c/kg. The good lines of feeder and store calves sold strongly at 530c to 580c/kg. Once off the lead yearlings and grown steers and heifers the rate for the plainer and crossbred types was generally 430cto 480c/kg.

In the exports, the cow market was dearer with heavy beef cows back over 400c to 426c; Dairy cows also stronger with good Friesians 365c to 398c/kg. Leaner and lighter cows 330c to 380c/kg for most. A pen of fed Friesian steers with fat cover made 428c/kg.

Market reporter: Jenny Kelly