Mt Gambier Cattle Report

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Report Date: 9th July 2025

Total Yarding: 515

Commentary

Agents penned 515 cattle, quality improved across the yarding with a good selection of well covered young cattle and heavy cows with less plainer lots lacking condition. All the usual buying group were on the rail in a dearer market across all weights and grades. A limited offering of yearlings and vealers selling firm to 15c dearer in places, grown steers gained 15c to 30c and grown heifers sold to 20c/kg stronger and more in places. Heavy cows sold to 25c better and heavy bulls gained 20c to 50c/kg with a better quality line up offered.

Young cattle sold to the trade to 412c and feeders and restockers paid to 370c for the better quality and from 242c to 320c for the plainer types. Grown steers sold from 380c to 440c for the better quality and plainer lots made from 310c to 385c/kg. Grown heifers sold from 380c to 420c to the trade and feeders paid from 150c to 330c/kg, mostly plainer types.

Heavy cows made from 290c to 390c, medium weights sold from 288c to 310c, the lighter weights made from 150c to 178c, while restockers paid from 260c to 300c/kg. Heavy Bulls sold from 310c to 350c/kg and lighter and younger bulls sold to feeders from 276c to 306c/kg.

Market Reporter: Sheona Lamb