Mt Compass Cattle Report

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Report Date: 16th September 2026

Total Yarding: 429

Commentary

Numbers remained steady as agents offered 429 liveweight and open auction cattle. Quality was generally fair to average across the offering as the usual trade and processor buyers, specialty butchers, feeders, online bidders and restockers provided steady competition. Returns reflected the quality on offer with yearlings and grown cattle easing in price. Among the top sales were Angus bullocks 843kg selling at 440c/kg with 520kg heifers at 467c/kg. Angus steers 603kg topped at 477c with a draft of 13 Angus cows 769kg peaking at 431c/kg.

Vealer steers ranged from 473c to 553c as heifers ranged from 480c to 520c/kg. Yearling steers sold from 393c to 529c with heifers ranging from 391c to 523c/kg. Maunfacturing bullocks sold from 400c to 447c/kg. Grown steers ranged from 353c to 477c with heifers selling from 381c to 480c/kg. Light dairy cows sold to 230c as medium beef cows sold from 287c to 380c with dairy types ranging from 275c to 325c/kg. Heavy beef cows sold from 350c to 435c with dairy breeds ranging from 250c to 385c/kg. Bulls sold from 333c to 453c/kg.

This sale was reported remotely via the agents online auction platform.
Southern Livestock Exchange YouTube 16/09/2026.
Market reporter: John Traeger.