WVLX Mortlake Cattle Report

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Report Date: 26th October 2026

Total Yarding: 2081 (+452)

At Mortlake agents yarded 2,081 head an increase of 450 compared with the previous sale. The bullock and grown steer offering was of very good quality displaying good weight and finish although there was a larger proportion of crossbred cattle. Trade cattle generally showed more weight and were less mixed in quality than in the previous yarding. The cow offering comprised 48% beef cattle with the balance being dairy-bred. The total yarding consisted of 369 bullocks, 816 trade cattle, 815 cows and 81 grown bulls. Most of the regular buying group was present.

Despite the increase in numbers the market generally remained fully firm across the bullock grown steer and trade cattle categories while cows were slightly dearer by 5c/kg odd places more.However most bulls eased by 10 to 15c/kg.

Bullocks sold to 494c/kg while grown steers reached 490c/kg. Crossbred steers made to 470c and dairy-bred manufacturing steers sold to 430c/kg. Grown heifers ranged from 450 to 490c while better quality trade cattle sold from 480 to 545 c/kg. Heavy beef cows made between 406 and 436c while medium weight cows sold from 362 to 386c/kg. Dairy cows with better coverage ranged from 360 to 414c/kg. Grown beef bulls reached 480c/kg and dairy-bred bulls sold to 430 c/kg with younger bulls making up to 450c/kg.

Market Reporter: Chris Agnew.

							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	5	NQ	492	492	492	NQ	946	946	946	$1,378	$1,378	$1,378
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	3	NQ	450	450	450	NQ	865	865	865	$1,485	$1,485	$1,485
	330-400	Feeder	C	1	9	NQ	465	465	465	NQ	894	894	894	$1,860	$1,860	$1,860
				2	16	NQ	470	490	476	NQ	904	942	915	$1,739	$1,824	$1,791
		Processor	C	3	9	6	420	545	531	30	808	1,048	1,021	$1,470	$2,180	$2,101
	400+	Feeder	C	1	10	NQ	470	478	474	NQ	904	919	912	$1,927	$2,055	$1,991
				2	61	54	435	534	493	21	837	1,027	947	$2,001	$2,750	$2,325
				3	27	22	466	490	475	-6	896	942	913	$2,196	$2,454	$2,340
		Processor	C	2	22	13	460	500	470	-12	885	962	904	$2,100	$2,530	$2,343
				3	65	33	456	540	495	-6	877	1,039	952	$2,055	$2,716	$2,379
Yearling Heifer	200-280	Feeder	C	1	9	NQ	420	420	420	NQ	808	808	808	$1,050	$1,050	$1,050
	330-400	Dairy	D	1	7	-1	402	402	402	42	838	838	838	$1,528	$1,528	$1,528
			E	2	5	NQ	364	364	364	NQ	758	758	758	$1,456	$1,456	$1,456
		Feeder	C	2	35	4	465	494	486	22	894	950	936	$1,767	$1,976	$1,923
		Processor	C	2	7	-3	480	480	480	-21	923	923	923	$1,920	$1,920	$1,920
				3	12	10	480	530	509	-1	923	1,019	979	$1,920	$2,067	$2,006
	400+	Dairy	D	1	15	NQ	346	388	368	NQ	721	746	730	$1,522	$2,212	$1,847
				2	37	31	375	400	386	0	781	833	805	$1,613	$2,120	$1,806
		Feeder	C	1	6	NQ	442	442	442	NQ	850	850	850	$2,033	$2,033	$2,033
				2	121	102	430	488	471	-1	827	939	905	$1,806	$2,400	$2,133
				3	39	NQ	430	496	478	NQ	827	954	919	$1,974	$2,496	$2,369
		Processor	C	1	10	NQ	447	447	447	NQ	860	860	860	$1,922	$1,922	$1,922
				2	43	33	440	486	464	-15	846	935	892	$1,978	$2,538	$2,339
				3	50	25	460	525	486	0	885	1,010	934	$1,998	$2,523	$2,375
Manufacturing Steer	0-540	Dairy	D	2	1	NQ	428	428	428	NQ	823	823	823	$2,226	$2,226	$2,226
		Feeder	C	2	5	NQ	432	432	432	NQ	831	831	831	$2,074	$2,074	$2,074
	540+	Dairy	D	1	3	NQ	422	422	422	NQ	879	879	879	$2,870	$2,870	$2,870
				2	35	3	420	430	427	7	819	896	886	$2,656	$3,696	$2,961
		Processor	C	2	18	16	410	468	447	-18	789	900	859	$2,501	$3,036	$2,841
				3	4	NQ	455	455	455	NQ	875	875	875	$2,639	$2,639	$2,639
			D	2	14	NQ	465	470	467	NQ	894	904	898	$2,930	$3,384	$3,124
Grown Steer	400-500	Feeder	C	2	14	13	465	465	465	3	894	894	894	$2,186	$2,186	$2,186
		Processor	C	2	15	NQ	472	472	472	NQ	908	908	908	$2,360	$2,360	$2,360
				3	13	NQ	468	468	468	NQ	900	900	900	$2,340	$2,340	$2,340
	500-600	Feeder	C	3	6	-6	468	468	468	-34	900	900	900	$2,668	$2,668	$2,668
		Processor	C	2	36	29	455	490	470	12	875	942	903	$2,628	$2,842	$2,709
				3	9	5	470	475	472	-10	904	914	908	$2,491	$2,832	$2,748
		Restocker	C	2	1	NQ	486	486	486	NQ	935	935	935	$2,527	$2,527	$2,527
	600-750	Dairy	D	2	3	NQ	442	442	442	NQ	850	850	850	$3,182	$3,182	$3,182
		Processor	C	2	12	-17	462	488	469	-4	889	939	901	$2,818	$3,468	$3,068
				3	32	-31	452	494	476	-10	869	1,000	931	$3,243	$3,514	$3,413
	750+	Processor	C	3	9	-17	432	465	454	-9	831	894	873	$3,403	$3,720	$3,622
Grown Heifer	0-540	Feeder	C	2	9	2	474	474	474	36	912	912	912	$2,370	$2,370	$2,370
		Processor	C	1	4	NQ	395	395	395	NQ	760	760	760	$1,936	$1,936	$1,936
				2	12	-16	444	455	448	-7	854	875	861	$2,087	$2,457	$2,210
				3	4	-24	485	485	485	0	933	933	933	$2,571	$2,571	$2,571
	540+	Dairy	D	2	1	NQ	420	420	420	NQ	875	875	875	$2,394	$2,394	$2,394
		Feeder	C	3	4	NQ	472	472	472	NQ	908	908	908	$2,738	$2,738	$2,738
		Processor	C	2	5	-15	435	460	450	9	837	885	865	$2,576	$2,697	$2,624
				3	77	15	452	490	470	-10	869	942	903	$2,594	$3,229	$2,839
Cows	0-400	Dairy	E	1	31	8	316	350	332	12	733	825	786	$1,076	$1,330	$1,201
	400-520	Dairy	D	1	44	14	358	368	363	2	689	818	783	$1,575	$1,846	$1,726
				2	20	7	372	395	382	1	775	823	795	$1,810	$2,028	$1,911
			E	1	14	NC	328	354	346	-1	787	863	824	$1,484	$1,699	$1,594
				2	30	21	368	374	372	18	767	831	816	$1,608	$1,665	$1,633
		Feeder	C	1	5	-5	386	386	386	-6	858	858	858	$1,814	$1,814	$1,814
		Processor	C	1	3	-7	388	388	388	10	746	746	746	$1,843	$1,843	$1,843
				2	22	-3	390	412	406	7	779	813	787	$1,701	$2,142	$1,995
	520+	Dairy	D	1	46	-10	356	377	366	4	704	910	795	$1,955	$2,519	$2,084
				2	89	-7	372	414	389	6	754	863	809	$2,234	$3,312	$2,445
		Processor	C	2	60	25	408	418	413	3	785	804	795	$2,203	$2,693	$2,314
				3	283	104	415	436	428	2	798	839	822	$2,242	$3,619	$2,847
Bulls	450-600	Processor	C	1	1	NQ	375	375	375	NQ	682	682	682	$2,100	$2,100	$2,100
				3	2	-6	450	452	451	9	750	753	752	$2,486	$2,700	$2,593
	600+	Dairy	D	1	14	7	400	428	416	-1	727	778	756	$2,600	$3,749	$3,066
				2	13	1	422	438	429	-1	703	796	770	$2,743	$3,962	$3,603
			E	1	1	NQ	410	410	410	NQ	746	746	746	$2,542	$2,542	$2,542
				2	4	1	406	430	418	-6	717	778	743	$2,964	$3,552	$3,187
		Processor	C	1	1	NQ	400	400	400	NQ	667	667	667	$3,040	$3,040	$3,040
				2	8	-14	422	442	436	-17	703	737	727	$2,795	$3,757	$3,150
				3	27	-1	430	480	458	-13	733	827	768	$2,752	$5,520	$3,982

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