Mt Gambier Cattle Report

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Report Date: 19th February 2025

Total Yarding: 1,196

Commentary

Numbers rose this week at Mount Gambier as agents yarded 1,196 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. These sold to the usual field of trade and processor buyers along with feeder and restocker interest. Quality fell,this week with it being mixed at best as a large number of secondary lots came forward however this didn’t deter the buying group with the market lifting significantly with a rise of 30c/kg being witnessed with more in places.
Vealers were small in number as steers sold from 322c to 380c and heifers to 365c with both the trade and feeders active. Yearling steers attracted the trade from 325c to 335c and feeders from 280c to 385c/kg. Yearling heifers sold from 280c to 375c to the trade, from 280c to 340c to feeders and from 268c to 320c/kg to restocker orders.
Grown steers rose 15c to sell from 338c to 389c as feeders operated from 330c to 380c/kg. Grown heifers saw increased competition to lift up to 35c as they sold from 300c to 371c with feeder activity from 338c to 360c as manufacturing steers returned from 310c to 335c/kg.
Heavy cows saw a rise of also 35c to sell from 294c to 359c as lighter lots made from 240c to 294c to the trade and there was some restocker activity from 220c to 272c/kg. Bulls ranged from 310c to 335c/kg.
Market Reporter Peter Kerr