Mt Gambier Cattle Report

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Report Date: 16th September 2026

Total Yarding: 499

Commentary

Numbers eased at Mount Gambier today as agents yarded 499 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. These sold to the usual field of trade and processor buyers with feeders also active over the pens. Quality continues to be mixed with some large weights in the bullock pens with the good lots attracting interest and competition from the buying group. Pricing continued on recent rates in a fully firm sale.
Yearling numbers again stayed small as steers sold to the trade to 484c and feeders operated from 465c to 506c/kg. Yearling heifers saw trade support from 436c to 475c and feeders purchased from 440c to 520c/kg.
Grown steers and bullocks returned from 438c to 490c to trade buyers and to feeders from 465c to 492c/kg. Grown heifers ranged from 420c to 467c to the trade and from 424c to 492c to feeder orders as manufacturing steers sold from 420c to 436c/kg.
Heavy cows were small in number as they returned from 400c to 424c with lighter lots making from 310c to 385c with the bulls selling from 415c to 470c/kg.
Market Reporter Peter Kerr