Mt Gambier Cattle Report

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Report Date: 15th July 2026

Total Yarding: 288

Commentary

Numbers fell by over half as agents yarded 288 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. These sold to a smaller field of trade, feeder and restocker buyers with all of these active over the pens. Quality was mixed with pricing holding up to be either side of firm this week.
Yearling steers sold from 444c to 515c with similar heifers making from 430c to 472c/kg. Feeders sought steers from 444c to 505c, heifers from 400c to 486c with restockers taking both sexes from 480c to 502c/kg.
Grown steers and bullocks were in short supply as they sold from 454c to 468c to the trade with feeders seeking supply from 460c to 518c to be from firm to 3c/kg better in price. Grown heifers were from firm to 4c easier in price as they returned from 438c to 455c with feeders active from 471c to 480c as manufacturing steers sold from 365c to 390c/kg.
Heavy cows remained firm in price to sell from 398c to 435c as lighter lots sold to both the trade and restocker orders from 363c to 385c as bulls rose up to 7c as they ranged from 365c to 430c/kg.
Market Reporter Peter Kerr