Mt Gambier Cattle Report

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Report Date: 24th June 2026

Total Yarding: 584

Commentary

Numbers rose this week as strong price results saw a lift in numbers to 584 head of liveweight and open auction cattle. There was a slightly smaller field of trade buyers this week with an additional feeder order balancing this out. Some strong competition saw the feeder orders take a significant percentage of the offering as restockers also turned cattle back out to grow on. Quality was good for the time of the year as more grown steers and light bullocks came forward with some mixed pricing being the end result.
Yearling numbers were small with steers reaching 486c to the trade with similar heifers making 444c/kg. Feeders took heifers from 446c to 530c with restocker activity from 458c to 532c/kg over both sexes.
The trade failed to purchase in the grown steer and bullock run as strong competition in particular from the additional buyer saw a lift in price of 20c to 40c as they sold from 510c to 562c/kg. Grown heifers to the trade lost a little ground this week which was mostly quality related as they sold from 436c to 466c with a drop of 10c/kg. Feeders continued to be strong here as they purchased from 431c to 524c as manufacturing steers returned from 422c to 472c/kg with both the trade and feeders active on those.
Heavy cows remained firm in price as they sold from 395c to 441c with lighter lots making from 336c to 390c as bulls also stayed firm to sell from 360c to 440c/kg.
Market Reporter Peter Kerr