IRLX Inverell Cattle Report

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Report Date: 20th October 2026

Total Yarding: 1382 (+287)

Inverell penned 287 extra to offer 1382 mixed quality cattle. The regular buyers attended along with an extra cow buyer returning after an absence. Trends mostly to a dearer result with the odd cheaper trend for drafts of plainer quality types.

Light weaner steers to background much dearer 580c to 652c/kg similar heifers 540c to 556c/kg although the heavier grades resulted in a negative result down 4c/kg 450c to 550c/kg. Light yearling steers to background gained 29c/kg 450c to 552c/kg. Medium feeders lifted 27c/kg 474c to 576c/kg. Backgrounders much dearer 432c to 590c/kg. Heavy feeders down 6c/kg 444c to 478c/kg. Medium processor steers made 556c/kg.

Light yearling heifers considerably dearer to background 450c to 536c/kg and medium feeders significantly dearer 480c to 520c/kg. Heavy feeders dearer 446c to 518c/kg. Heifers to 480kgs for processing 420c to 490c/kg.

Grown steers to process 400c to 500c/kg similar heifers 415c to 450c/kg. All cows dearer. Cows to the paddock 318c to 370c/kg three score cows to process 360c to 385c/kg and prime heavy cows 390c to 418c/kg. Heavy bulls dearer 380c to 450c/kg. Yearling bulls to feed 408c to 420c/kg.

Stephen Adams MLA

							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	200-280	Feeder	C	2	1	NQ	436	436	436	NQ	807	807	807	$1,221	$1,221	$1,221
		Restocker	C	2	16	-27	450	562	516	29	833	1,041	955	$1,215	$1,517	$1,343
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	8	NQ	546	546	546	NQ	1,011	1,011	1,011	$1,747	$1,747	$1,747
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	104	35	474	576	547	28	878	1,067	1,012	$1,801	$2,131	$2,067
		Processor	C	2	17	16	400	456	452	24	741	844	837	$1,400	$1,824	$1,785
				3	15	NQ	556	556	556	NQ	1,030	1,030	1,030	$2,224	$2,224	$2,224
		Restocker	C	2	23	16	432	590	561	87	800	1,093	1,039	$1,469	$2,131	$1,989
	400+	Feeder	C	2	18	8	444	552	496	29	822	1,022	918	$1,873	$2,970	$2,338
		Restocker	C	2	2	NQ	452	452	452	NQ	837	837	837	$1,989	$1,989	$1,989
Yearling Heifer	200-280	Feeder	C	2	2	-6	508	508	508	17	959	959	959	$1,168	$1,168	$1,168
		Restocker	C	2	105	43	450	536	511	30	849	1,011	964	$1,142	$1,490	$1,353
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	4	-32	518	518	518	4	977	977	977	$1,658	$1,658	$1,658
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	51	50	480	520	508	79	906	981	959	$1,728	$1,992	$1,933
		Processor	C	2	4	-8	400	458	441	59	755	864	832	$1,480	$1,695	$1,632
		Restocker	C	2	16	-22	528	532	530	60	996	1,004	999	$1,809	$1,954	$1,899
	400+	Feeder	C	2	38	27	455	520	502	55	859	981	948	$2,250	$2,503	$2,404
				3	11	-4	446	518	511	34	842	977	965	$2,230	$2,849	$2,793
		Processor	C	2	5	NQ	420	420	420	NQ	793	793	793	$2,100	$2,100	$2,100
				3	8	-1	480	490	489	66	906	925	922	$2,016	$2,744	$2,653
		Restocker	C	2	3	NC	528	528	528	42	996	996	996	$2,904	$2,904	$2,904
Vealer Steer	0-200	Restocker	C	2	49	38	580	652	619	126	1,074	1,207	1,146	$986	$1,196	$1,130
	200-280	Restocker	C	2	88	-53	426	654	579	-20	789	1,211	1,073	$980	$1,685	$1,372
Vealer Heifer	0-200	Restocker	C	2	13	-6	540	556	549	103	1,019	1,049	1,035	$972	$1,001	$988
	200-280	Restocker	C	2	63	26	450	550	535	-5	849	1,038	1,010	$990	$1,375	$1,212
Grown Steer	400-500	Feeder	C	2	1	NQ	452	452	452	NQ	837	837	837	$1,898	$1,898	$1,898
				3	6	NQ	520	520	520	NQ	963	963	963	$2,288	$2,288	$2,288
		Restocker	C	2	4	NQ	420	420	420	NQ	778	778	778	$1,848	$1,848	$1,848
	500-600	Processor	C	3	2	-2	432	432	432	-44	800	800	800	$2,419	$2,419	$2,419
	600-750	Processor	C	3	9	NQ	400	500	465	NQ	741	926	861	$2,600	$3,250	$2,914
Grown Heifer	0-540	Feeder	C	2	8	NQ	482	518	509	NQ	927	996	979	$1,832	$2,331	$2,206
				3	8	NQ	452	498	475	NQ	869	958	914	$2,396	$2,689	$2,542
		Restocker	C	3	3	NQ	388	388	388	NQ	746	746	746	$1,397	$1,397	$1,397
	540+	Feeder	C	3	14	4	440	448	445	5	846	862	855	$2,552	$2,598	$2,579
		Processor	C	3	22	-1	415	450	431	6	798	865	830	$2,413	$2,726	$2,546
			D	2	1	NQ	330	330	330	NQ	635	635	635	$1,815	$1,815	$1,815
Cows	0-400	Restocker	D	2	5	-35	330	370	338	91	733	822	751	$1,320	$1,480	$1,352
	400-520	Processor	D	2	4	NQ	345	345	345	NQ	750	750	750	$1,794	$1,794	$1,794
		Restocker	D	2	29	-75	318	358	340	6	707	778	744	$1,463	$1,862	$1,607
	520+	Feeder	D	4	10	NQ	405	405	405	NQ	810	810	810	$2,552	$2,552	$2,552
		Processor	D	3	103	55	360	385	377	11	750	802	784	$2,016	$2,387	$2,210
				4	21	-37	390	418	401	8	780	836	802	$2,457	$2,633	$2,535
Calves	80+	Restocker	C	2	1	NC	505	505	505	90	953	953	953	$505	$505	$505
Bulls	0-450	Feeder	C	2	5	NQ	408	420	418	NQ	756	778	773	$1,596	$1,632	$1,603
		Processor	B	2	1	-2	416	416	416	77	770	770	770	$1,664	$1,664	$1,664
				3	1	NQ	350	350	350	NQ	648	648	648	$1,330	$1,330	$1,330
	450-600	Processor	B	2	1	-2	350	350	350	-31	603	603	603	$1,750	$1,750	$1,750
	600+	Feeder	B	2	4	NQ	380	380	380	NQ	704	704	704	$3,268	$3,268	$3,268
		Processor	B	2	8	4	334	422	377	11	576	703	638	$2,184	$3,798	$3,128
				3	49	34	380	450	406	7	633	759	679	$3,120	$4,275	$3,553

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