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Report Date: 7th October 2026
Total Yarding: 300 (-400)
Recent heavy rain and the long weekend saw a modest 300 cattle on offer this week. Quality was generally good with some ideal heavy cows and bullocks coming forward. The usual trade and processor buyers were joined by specialty butchers, feeders and restockers with competition generally good. Yearlings eased in price along with heavy cows, however grown cattle posted a 5c to 20c/kg gain on a very good selection.
Vealer steers ranged from 400c to 520c as heifers sold to 420c/kg. Yearling steers sold from 300c to 511c with heifers fetching 331c to 500c/kg. Grown steers sold from 409c to 483c with heifers ranging from 380c to 471c/kg. Medium weight beef cows sold from 301c to 400c as heavy beef cows ranged from 347c to 420c/kg. Bulls sold from 389c to 439c/kg.
This sale was reported remotely via the agents online auction platform.
Southern Livestock Exchange YouTube 7/10/2026
Market reporter: John Traeger.
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| 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 | 280-330 | Restocker | C | 3 | 1 | -8 | 471 | 471 | 471 | -38 | 942 | 942 | 942 | $1,437 | $1,437 | $1,437 |
| 330-400 | Restocker | C | 2 | 14 | -2 | 380 | 470 | 453 | -23 | 760 | 940 | 905 | $1,406 | $1,800 | $1,589 | |
| 3 | 34 | 14 | 450 | 511 | 487 | -18 | 900 | 1,022 | 974 | $1,740 | $1,993 | $1,883 | ||||
| 400+ | Feeder | C | 3 | 5 | -6 | 449 | 480 | 468 | 17 | 898 | 960 | 936 | $2,025 | $2,304 | $2,196 | |
| Restocker | C | 2 | 1 | -8 | 420 | 420 | 420 | -90 | 840 | 840 | 840 | $1,785 | $1,785 | $1,785 | ||
| 3 | 11 | -9 | 450 | 510 | 473 | -54 | 900 | 1,020 | 946 | $1,935 | $2,499 | $2,124 | ||||
| D | 2 | 1 | NQ | 300 | 300 | 300 | NQ | 638 | 638 | 638 | $1,245 | $1,245 | $1,245 | |||
| Yearling Heifer | 330-400 | Processor | C | 2 | 1 | NQ | 331 | 331 | 331 | NQ | 662 | 662 | 662 | $1,324 | $1,324 | $1,324 |
| 3 | 2 | NC | 500 | 500 | 500 | 32 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | $1,985 | $1,985 | $1,985 | ||||
| Restocker | C | 2 | 4 | -18 | 427 | 443 | 439 | 16 | 854 | 886 | 878 | $1,528 | $1,623 | $1,552 | ||
| 3 | 15 | 11 | 400 | 400 | 400 | -50 | 800 | 800 | 800 | $1,492 | $1,492 | $1,492 | ||||
| 400+ | Feeder | C | 2 | 2 | -1 | 360 | 411 | 386 | -65 | 720 | 822 | 771 | $1,494 | $1,665 | $1,579 | |
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 419 | 450 | 437 | -3 | 838 | 900 | 874 | $1,705 | $1,892 | $1,806 | ||||
| Processor | C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 54 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | $2,035 | $2,035 | $2,035 | ||
| Restocker | C | 3 | 12 | 5 | 409 | 480 | 457 | 3 | 818 | 960 | 915 | $1,677 | $2,088 | $2,044 | ||
| Vealer Steer | 200-280 | Processor | C | 3 | 2 | NQ | 520 | 520 | 520 | NQ | 1,040 | 1,040 | 1,040 | $1,440 | $1,440 | $1,440 |
| Restocker | D | 2 | 1 | NQ | 400 | 400 | 400 | NQ | 851 | 851 | 851 | $1,060 | $1,060 | $1,060 | ||
| 280-330 | Processor | C | 3 | 1 | NQ | 515 | 515 | 515 | NQ | 1,030 | 1,030 | 1,030 | $1,663 | $1,663 | $1,663 | |
| Restocker | C | 3 | 2 | -2 | 460 | 460 | 460 | -62 | 920 | 920 | 920 | $1,320 | $1,320 | $1,320 | ||
| 330+ | Restocker | C | 3 | 1 | -7 | 505 | 505 | 505 | -24 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | $1,869 | $1,869 | $1,869 | |
| Vealer Heifer | 280-330 | Restocker | C | 2 | 2 | -4 | 420 | 420 | 420 | -21 | 840 | 840 | 840 | $1,247 | $1,247 | $1,247 |
| Manufacturing Steer | 540+ | Feeder | C | 3 | 1 | NQ | 410 | 410 | 410 | NQ | 820 | 820 | 820 | $2,522 | $2,522 | $2,522 |
| Grown Steer | 500-600 | Feeder | C | 3 | 4 | NQ | 443 | 480 | 459 | NQ | 886 | 960 | 919 | $2,326 | $2,544 | $2,406 |
| Processor | C | 3 | 14 | -5 | 435 | 480 | 460 | -13 | 870 | 960 | 920 | $2,349 | $2,767 | $2,521 | ||
| Restocker | C | 3 | 3 | -2 | 447 | 463 | 458 | -42 | 894 | 926 | 915 | $2,280 | $2,533 | $2,448 | ||
| 600-750 | Processor | C | 3 | 20 | -8 | 409 | 483 | 464 | 5 | 818 | 966 | 927 | $2,618 | $3,333 | $3,124 | |
| Grown Heifer | 0-540 | Feeder | C | 3 | 7 | 6 | 380 | 450 | 440 | 40 | 760 | 900 | 880 | $1,938 | $2,219 | $2,178 |
| Processor | C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 433 | 460 | 442 | 21 | 866 | 920 | 883 | $2,260 | $2,369 | $2,305 | ||
| 540+ | Dairy | D | 2 | 1 | NQ | 320 | 320 | 320 | NQ | 681 | 681 | 681 | $1,872 | $1,872 | $1,872 | |
| Processor | C | 3 | 3 | -53 | 453 | 471 | 465 | 29 | 906 | 942 | 930 | $2,514 | $2,661 | $2,612 | ||
| Cows | 0-400 | Restocker | C | 2 | 1 | NQ | 285 | 285 | 285 | NQ | 570 | 570 | 570 | $1,083 | $1,083 | $1,083 |
| 400-520 | Feeder | C | 3 | 1 | NQ | 369 | 369 | 369 | NQ | 738 | 738 | 738 | $1,716 | $1,716 | $1,716 | |
| Processor | C | 2 | 4 | -1 | 330 | 340 | 335 | -29 | 660 | 680 | 670 | $1,634 | $1,690 | $1,662 | ||
| 3 | 9 | -9 | 301 | 400 | 389 | 49 | 602 | 800 | 778 | $1,385 | $2,080 | $2,003 | ||||
| Restocker | C | 2 | 2 | NQ | 279 | 301 | 290 | NQ | 558 | 602 | 580 | $1,186 | $1,324 | $1,255 | ||
| 520+ | Dairy | D | 2 | 1 | -18 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 20 | 745 | 745 | 745 | $2,065 | $2,065 | $2,065 | |
| Processor | C | 2 | 5 | -12 | 355 | 370 | 361 | -9 | 710 | 740 | 722 | $2,054 | $2,237 | $2,114 | ||
| 3 | 53 | -5 | 375 | 420 | 398 | -10 | 750 | 840 | 796 | $1,958 | $3,373 | $2,435 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | NQ | 347 | 347 | 347 | NQ | 694 | 694 | 694 | $2,099 | $2,099 | $2,099 | ||||
| Bulls | 600+ | Processor | C | 3 | 14 | -7 | 389 | 439 | 418 | -11 | 778 | 878 | 836 | $2,392 | $5,767 | $3,819 |
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