NVLX Wodonga Cattle Market Report

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Report Date: 17th March 2026

Total Yarding: 800

Commentary

Despite rain across the supply area numbers increased with cows making up more than half the yarding. Quality lifted notably with an excellent selection of grass finished and grain assisted young cattle. There were a few vealers in the mix, and most sold to lot feeders and restockers. There was an almost full field of buyers in attendance, and all were participating in the sale. Heavy cattle were limited and quality was fair to very good.

It was a mixed offering of veal most lighter weights. Vealer purchased by feedlots and restockers sold from 460-572c/kg. Trade steers and heifers were either grass finished or grain assisted and sold between 420-518c/kg. Meanwhile, competition and price for feeder types operated around breed. Feeder heifers medium weight 400-500kg improved 11c and made from 420-474c/kg. Feeder steers in the medium weight category sold to solid demand to average 493c/kg.

On the export side heavy steers and bullocks suitable for processors sold to stronger demand with heavy steers improving 9c making from 444-484c/kg. Bullocks sold solid competition making from 431-485c/kg. In the cow sale, heavy cows were in reasonable numbers and most buyers operated solidly across this category. The bulk of the better heavy cows made from 396c to 430c/kg. Leaner cows D3 types under 520kg were mixed selling from 330-390c/kg. Store cows were well supplied making from 310-385c/kg. The better shaped heavy bulls sold from 381-415c/kg.