Mt Barker Cattle Sale Report
Report Date: 27th February 2026
Total Yarding: 305
Commentary
Numbers were down for a small yarding of 305 head of cattle at Mt Barker for our final double sale of the season. A mixed quality yarding dominated by heifers and cows. Good numbers of yearling heifers were up with feeder competition while heavy grown heifers eased 5c with the cow market following the trend to finish down on last week.
Yearling steers weighing under 400kg sold from 374c to 396c while yearling heifers made 310c to 372c /kg.
Bullocks weighing over 600kg sold for 344c to 365c while weights under 600kg made 365c to 382c/kg. Grown steers weighing between 400 and 500kg returned 320c to 370c/kg.
Grown heifers weighing under 540kg sold from 338c to 372c while heavier weights returned 318c to 332c /kg.
Heavy weight cows eased 10c selling at 280c to 338c and store cows made 236c to 284c /kg.
Heavy bulls sold from 252c to 288c/kg.
Tracey Kilner–NLRS
