Mt Gambier Cattle Report

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Report Date: 26th August 2026

Total Yarding: 263

Commentary

Numbers dropped away this week as agents yarded 263 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. These sold to a large buying group with the trade, feeders and restockers all active over the pens. Quality improved with some good weights in the pens as the market sold to mostly dearer rates.
There was insufficient yearlings on offer to quote as the few heifers that sold ranged from 422c to 476c to the trade and to feeders from 388c to 488c/kg.
Grown steers and bullocks lost a little ground to be from firm to 6c easier in price as they sold from 450c to 490c with feeder activity from 460c to 491c/kg. Grown heifers lifted up to 24c to the trade as they returned from 410c to 480c with feeders active to 460c as manufacturing steers reached 420c/kg.
Heavy cows had more weight and condition this week to rise 10c as they sold from 420c to 436c with lighter lots making from 350c to 388c as bulls sold from 405c to 460c to lift up to 14c/kg.
Market Reporter Peter Kerr