Mt Compass Cattle Report

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Report Date: 5th August 2026

Total Yarding: 424

Commentary

Numbers remained similar as agents offered 424 liveweight and open auction cattle. The usual field of trade and processor buyers were active along with specialty butchers, feeders and restockers. Quality was again extremely mixed and of only fair to average quality apart from a few isolated drafts of better cattle. Prices generally were easier across the offering with grown steers and heifers the exception, with these selling to a generally firm trend. Vealer steers sold from 524c to 534c with heifers ranging from 429c to 589c/kg. Yearling steers sold from 320c to 557c with heifers fetching 339c to 557c/kg. Manufacturing steers traded from 377c to 475c/kg. Grown steers ranged from 400c to 540c with heifers fetching 430c to 461c/kg. Light dairy cows sold from 165c to 230c, medium weight beef cows ranged from 260c to 385c with dairy breeds selling from 243c to 385c/kg. Heavy beef cows ranged from 320c to 400c as dairy breeds ranged from 140c to 365c/kg Bulls sold from 381c to 430c/kg.

This sale was reported remotely via the agents online auction selling platform
Southern Livestock Exchange YouTube 5/08/2026
Market reporter: John Traeger.